Tiger Woods made his return at the 2023 Hero World Challenge last week.
During his first time back in competition it was seen that he was playing the new TaylorMade Qi10 LS driver powered by a new Graphite Design Tour AD-VF 6X red and black shaft.
The Graphite Design Tour AD-VF is also gamed by Justin Thomas but today, Ian narrows down which flex he want’s as his gamer!
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23 Comments
RIP Diamana “whiteboard”
nobody cares about Tiger anymore. He's a cheater and a drug addict.
Great video
Unreal content the last few months. You guys have hit your stride and are truly the leader in the Golf Equipment YouTube space. I love the level of detail and "in the weeds" information provided. Really excited for release season in 2024.
Hurry up and bump up those nmnrs before the geezers in charge of golf come back and steal the distance 😅
how does this compare to a Tensei CK Orange?
Wow!! Nicely done Ian!!
What would you recommend for an old guy with a 100++ swing speed? I have a DI 6 SR which is lovely.
I’m thinking a 5 R?? in the VF. Smooth loader, late release, parallel at top of back swing.
Did you tip either shaft?
If we really want to get at what's behind Tiger's comeback we need to investigate the new socks he is wearing. Maybe his belt as well.
Off topic but my 2 cents on the ball rollback announcement…. I am 100% against the rollback because the only reason is to limit male tour pros. There's no need to cut distance for everybody. The overwhelming majority is against it. The better solution would have been to limit driver head size and implement new rules for driver face COR.
My idea for the COR, is to lower the max COR outside of 5mm from the center of the club face. Today's drivers are way too forgiving on mishits for tour pros. Yes, tour pros button the sweet spot consistently, but they are by no means perfect. This will still allow guys to bomb it but there's greater punishment for bad swings. Today's level of forgiveness and head stability allows tour pros to go max effort with minimal risk.
Just from a physics perspective, reducing head size will reduce MOI, and a positive consequence of this is that drivers will regain workability and the art of shot-shaping will likely return. Currently, drivers built for tour pros are built with one shot shape in mind depending on the player. Rahm, DJ, Morikawa and Homa (to name a few) only hit fades and put zero effort into working a draw with driver. Their drivers are built to be low-mid spin fade machines.
In this video, Ian hit a few clunkers and the ball still is in the fairway and only 5-10 yards shorter than a well-struck shot. If the golf world needs to make things tougher for pros, just make rules for the driver to less forgiving.
Back to reality for us old guy mortals 80-90 mph speed would you consider doing a slower swing speed test comparison with the new Newton shafts with the six dot swing chart
Cheers from Norcal
Awesome test fella’s. I’m going to get me a 6x. I typically play 7x shafts in Ventus, I like the weight to slow me down a bit and help with accuracy. Sounds like these shafts “feel” heavier, going with the 6x.
Was the stiff shaft tipped differently. You guys mentioned in between flexes and I was curious if you did that here with the stiff version here.
GD starting apparel brand and signing Tiger!
I’m playing AutoFlex 505x and feel like I’m leaving ball speed on the table but haven’t found anything better.
BIG QUESTION I HAVE : Chasing speed I’m in the Ventus Black 7X tipped 1” in driver I want to grab one of these in 6TX should I tip it right away I don’t have a place I can test them before
just finished this vid the S when it was neutralized was sick if Ian only needs 285+ off the tee let him hit his three wood that shaft was money the carry was insane IN THE BAG
Cheers from Norcal
What’s the weight of the VF 5s?
Would love to see this vs ventus Tr black
He needs something in the middle of the 2 the strikes are way better with the S
Title should be “how to gain 17 yards in your drive”
#nohousered
Great test guys! This is always the goal in a fitting for long drive drivers too. Softer, lighter, faster. Then dial it in.