This post is not going to recommend specific models of golf shafts for drivers. Rather it is going to categorize what you should be looking for based on your swing speed. Beyond that, you should consider working with a fitter to find what you need. With no further ado, let’s get into it. For Beginners and Players with Slower Swing Speeds Players with slower swing speeds, and this includes...

Carbon fiber has effectively taken over the industry for golf shafts for drivers. There really are no steel shafts left, despite the fact that steel was the standard for many years. Carbon fiber driver shafts are lighter, more flexible, more versatile, and provide better feedback than steel, and even though they’re not stronger, they’re pretty close. What’s more, the...

There are some golf shafts for drivers that produce low-low performance, and long, straight, penetrating drives, like the Fujikura Ventus Black and the Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green. For the golfers these serve, there’s no other way, and they’re some of the best shafts in the game. But not all golf shafts for drivers produce like this. Some driver shafts produce high launch. Some...