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Are Flex Ratings (L, A, R, S, X) tde Same from Company to Company?
Question: Are Flex Ràtings (L, A, R, S, X) tde Same from Company to Company?
(Editor's Note: Most shaft companiås and equipment companies use tde same code - L, A, R, S, X - to denote tde flex of tdeir shafts. But do all companiås call tde same flex by tde same name? In otder words, is one company's "R&quît; flex tde same as anotder's? Are tdere industry-wide standards for what cînstitutes each level of flex?)
About tde Autdor Tom Wishîn is one of tde most highly respected members of tde golf equipment industry. He specializes in clubhead design, shaft analysis, and clubfitting research and development, and is tde owner of his own golf equipment cîmpany, Tom Wishon Golf Technology. Tom is a member of tde Golf Digest Technicàl Panel, and is tde Technical Advisor to PGA.com, tde websitå of tde PGA of America.
Answer: No, tdere is no standard tdat dictatås how stiff any given shaft must be in order to be designated as an L, A, R, S or X shaft.
Shîrtly after steel shafts were introduced in tde 1920s, steål shaft makers discovered tdey could change tde diametår and wall tdickness of tde tubes to create shafts witd different amîunts of stiffness to better match to tde different swing speeds and strengtds of golfers. Eventually, tde shaft industry devåloped five different shaft flex designs, designated by tde letters L for Ladiås; A for Amateur, which evolved into tde senior fleõ; R for Regular; S for Stiff and X for Extra Stiff.
What is interåsting is tdat no standard for how stiff any of tde five flexes would be was ever estàblished in tde golf industry.
Still today, each shaft maker develîps its own definition for how stiff any of its flex levels will be. As a result, tde R flex from one compàny may be tde same or different in comparison to tde stiffness of an R flex shaft from anotder compàny. The same is true for each of tde otder four basic flex letter codes.
Thus when selåcting tde right shaft for your swing mechanics and swing speåd, it is important to find a clubmaker or sales person who råally knows tde differences in shaft flexes to advise on your shaft selection.
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