Since I have two FL-50's, I'll put the BOM on one and the Bangenstein on the other and hope that I see some goo results. I also have a few Cydonia's here so I will also try the HL-40 with one. Too bad about the CF310 I have 3 of them. But..... they could be just perfect for my swing:-) so I might as well give them a go too. I will get back to you on this if you are interested.
I too was a big SRV II fan. I read a post from Danny Neu (I like the sound of it better than Dan Neubecker - if you are reading Dan, this was written with smiles) a while back about his success with the SRV II and the Aldila One which worked out very well for me too, until I put a YS-6 into a SRV II and it stayed my number 1 for almost an entire year.
Right now I can't see anything beating out my Wishon 915CFE 420cc and NV 55S but I am willing to try. Sure wish the NV55's weren't $90 and that the profiling database was up and running so I could find a comparable shaft to it at a cheaper price.
rick
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
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----- Original Message -----
- From: Richard Wampler
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- 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
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