Re: ShopTalk: Best Left hand drivers

[Bernie Baymiller]

Rick,   Personally, I don't like the feel of the Graman CF310. It feels heavy and dead for my swing.   Now, I think one of the best driver shafts ever made for the 80-100 mph swing is the Graman FL-50 R. With a good kick, 46" length and weighing only 53 grams, the R is a great driver shaft, though a little softer than some Rs. I was very upset when Graman changed shaft manufacturers. The shaft quality since the change (from the HL-40 to the TP440) has not been as good. I have an FL-50 on a 47" Bang SRV II and hit it very well, though not as far as my 48" BOM.    The 56 gram Graman HL-40 A (plum color) was also an excellent ladies' wood shaft combined with the Chicago 966SD. I made a bunch of those drivers and fairway woods about 10 years ago and am still getting calls asking if I could make one like so-and-so's club. I'm still playing HL-40 Rs on my old Cydonia fairway woods, too, and haven't found any better hitting combo at any of our OEM demo days.   I align any Graman shaft NBP @9 on FLO, and almost always get good results. Graman shafts also seem to play about half a flex softer than Grafalloy ProLites, though the two are very similar in specs.   Bernie Write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Wampler To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:08 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Best Left hand drivers Bernie, Again, I would like to thank you for spending so much time on answering my question.  I always save your e-mails, because you include so many reasons on why something works or doesn't. A few years ago you were recommending the Graman Power Lite HL 40, I bought a few of them but was not pleased with the result.  I wish I could remember why I didn't but I can't.  So now that I remember I still have some of those maybe I'll stick the BOM on one and see what it does.  It might be better for me with todays bigger heads. I will buy theTour Series Ultralight 400 and give it a go.  I have also read a few good things about the UL640, could be a sleeper. Any thoughts on the Graman CF310 or the Ultra-Light FL-50, I have a couple of each of those? rick