Equipment
Project X’s tour-caliber 39-gram driver shaft
Certain numbers in sports have an almost mystical value to them, like running a mile in less than four minutes. Recently, True Temper broke one of those key figures — a driver shaft that weighs less than 40 grams.
According to True Temper, its Project X PXV 39 is the first PGA Tour-caliber shaft that weighs less than 40 grams at a length of 46 inches.
“This is for the guy who’s looking for the ultimate in club head speed,” said Don Brown, product developer for True Temper.
Because of the way the weight is distributed in the shaft, the PXV 39 will allow golfers to build a club with the lightweight shaft at either 46, 46.5 or 47 inches and still have a swing weight at D5 or less.
Brown said the mid-launch, mid-spin shaft has been in the works from True Temper for nearly 10 years. Originally, it was going to be used just for recreational players, but it has been tested and put in play by professionals in Europe and the U.S.
“We wanted to do our testing with Tour players because of the ball speeds they bring,” Brown said. “As it turns out, this shaft fits a lot of Tour players very well.”
Check out the video interview about the PXV 39 with GolfWRX’s Zak Kozuchowski and Brown to learn more about the shaft.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.
From the listing:
(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.
(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 70 6.5
5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Srixon ZXiU (23 degrees), Srixon Z785 MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), KBS Tour 130 X
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (50-08F, 54-10S, 58-04T @59)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Kent Baxter
Oct 27, 2013 at 9:51 pm
I just recently purchased a taylor made SLDR driver with a pxv39 shaft. I twas the best driver head shaft combo i have ever hit. the problem was after 5 1/2 rounds the shaft snapped in half just below the midpoint, for a brand new shaft to do this it either had a defective shaft or it cannot with stand very many strikes at the ball. I am looking for some feedback on this as I have ordered another one and don’t want the same thing happening with a $350.00 shaft. please reply with any info you can, thank you
Bob
Feb 27, 2013 at 2:12 pm
I can’t see a quick, aggressive swinger like Ricky Fowler, Rod Pampling, or a young Nick Price having a whole lot of success with this light of total weight. And 47″, that’s 2.5″ longer then the average length on the PGA Tour. Time will tell though.
J
Feb 15, 2013 at 9:57 pm
I’d bet that shaft feels ‘whippy’….a lot of movement in the tip. Maybe I’m wrong…but Id bet it does.
Hoover Golf Technology
Feb 17, 2013 at 9:15 am
Surprisingly solid feel. I thought it would feel whippy too. After 3 hits I was really striping it. Ordered a couple days ago. Can’t wait to start blasting it. Now the question is what to throw in the 3 & 5 woods.
Billy
Feb 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm
49 gram shafts?
Kent Baxter
Oct 27, 2013 at 9:55 pm
Mine broke after 5 1/2 rounds, i’m wondering if this has happened before or with yours