Could there be some shakeups going down inside the famed bag of Tiger Woods? Looks like that might be exactly the case as new reports and rumors are coming in that Tiger Woods might be testing and shopping for new driver shafts. We’ve been hearing a great deal about the importance of the shaft lately, with Jerry Kelly taking home top honors in New Orleans playing with a prototype shaft that isn’t available to anyone but pro’s.
Tiger Shaft Hunting…
So, is Tiger in the market for a new shaft? By the looks of things, yes. According to news reports:
“Tiger Woods had been using an 83-gram Mitsubishi Diamana White Board shaft in his drivers for several seasons. But on Thursday morning his Nike SQ Dymo 380 driver was outfitted with an 85-gram Oban Mach 4 prototype shaft…On Wednesday, during his practice round with Payton Manning at the Quail Hallow Championship in Charlotte, the world’s No. 1 player had an 89-gram Aldila Voodoo XPP8 prototype shaft.”
Given the fact that he was out of commission for over 9 months, I’m sure he’s missed out on the opportunity to test out a great deal of new technology. Looks like he’s using Nike’s STR8-Fit and has apparently narrowed it down to 3 different shafts that will be in his next clubs: the Oban, the Aldila, and a 76-gram prototype True Temper Project X graphite shaft.
Adjustable Shafts For Precision Golf
The cool thing about the STR8-Fit technology is that it allows “golfers to unscrew the head from the driver’s shaft, then re-attach it in one of eight different positions to change the loft and lie angle of the club.” Wow.
Stay tuned to see what he locks in with, and how it affects his game.
