20 Best Shaft For 3 Wood (2023 Updated)

I started golfing regularly at the end of 2020. I had bought some 2nd hand Mizuno mp-52’s which the topline, sole thickness, and offset are about equivalent to a modern day tour iron. I had told myself that once I broke 100, I was going to get fit for irons to improve my game.

My main issues were off the tee and putting, with irons being the strong part of my game. I broke 100 in January of 2022. I had originally wanted to test out the King forged Tec irons, but being left handed, none of the golf stores in my area had a left handed demo, and being fresh out of high school, was scared to spend $1,000.

00 on irons I had never seen before. since I am still relatively new to golf, the fitter suggested that I go more of the game improvement route. I tested a lot of GI irons, with the Radspeed blowing away the rest of them.

I ended up getting fit for them 5iron- Sand Wedge. There is a lot I like about these irons, but a few things I wish were a little better. These irons have helped me a lot with consistency, with mis-hits still going far and being in play.

for being stronger lofted, these still generate a nice ball flight and good spin. The feel is soft, the wedges are a little firm, but still give pretty good feel. The distance I can get out of these are incredible also, they have really helped me to close the gap from the woods and hybrid sections of my clubs.

That being said, there are a couple of things I wish could be better with these clubs. I while still having a good ball flight and spin, they don’t go just quite as high as I personally would like, and could use just a little more spin.

As I have gotten better with lots of practice, another thing I noticed is precision. while these are very good for keeping you in play and getting you close to the green, they aren’t as precise as I would like, getting you on or around the green, but not necessarily attacking the pin.

Overall, these irons are great for high handicappers looking for consistency and also for those who need more distance. These have worked well for me, I have shot as low as an 87 at my home course, but if I had to do it again, I probably would have taken the leap of faith and got the forged tec instead.

Even though I still am relatively new at golf, I just think I went a little too far back as far as iron type goes. I like a lot of the technology in these irons and they do play great, but I would’ve liked a more compact head.

Decided to get these clubs back in January. Finally got the clubs in March and on the first nice day out i went to the driving range to use my new clubs. I started with my 6 iron and upon my first shot the club head flew off the shaft.

Weird and upset I decided to take out another iron and sure enough upon swinging a second shot the club head flew off as well. I went to the PGA store and they said there must have been a manufacturing issue with the glue.

I reordered the set and played a few rounds with the new set. About a month into having the new set the same thing happened to my 6 iron. I went to PGA again and got refitted and ordered a more expensive set of clubs because the associate suggested switching clubs and said my swing speed needed a heavier shaft and said the cobra shafts are out of stock that i needed.

So surely i order a new set of clubs and this was back in Early june and now its the end of August and they are saying I won’t be receiving my clubs until september first. that is when they are estimated to ship, after they promised they would ship in early august.

Super disappointed with Cobra and how PGA handled this entire situation.

I quit golfing for 15 years because of frequent deployments. Started back recently with old clubs and found that I had lost what little abilities that I once had. After a few months of constant practice, decided to make some changes in equipment.

I bought a set of PXG 0211 irons with A-flex shafts and a gen 1 PXG Driver 0811LX with an Evenflow R-flex rated shaft and it was still only barely OK at best after adjustments of the drivers weights and dropping the 12* pitch to 10.

5*. After much research decided to try this shaft before trying another driver. I love the PXG irons but didnt have the same feelings for the driver. As I described it to my son, this shaft turned my PXG driver into a PXG golf rifle.

Aim pull the trigger and hit the target. !! Ive never written a review before because I can only speak for my own results, but felt I should over this purchase. !! It has to be the best purchase Ive ever made in golf.

Almost 60 years old and went from a R-flex to an A-flex shaft after deciding my swing speed isnt going to get any faster over the coming years. As I stated above the driver came with an Evenflow Riptide CB 5.

5-R 50G shaft. I wanted to try this shaft because of this shafts A-flex rating, the weight of the shaft and high torque rating. All I can say is thatit works for me, its giving me hope that I can actually substantially improve my scoring on any course.

I never believed that a shaft could make this great of a difference in my swing, my game and my feelings toward my driver. !! It definitely curbed my affinity to occasionally monster slice, in fact all slices have disappeared.

It seems to hit mid range ball flight consistently as described and as advertised even with taking my driver back to the standard 12*. And added about 10 yards of carry consistently to my drives. I couldnt be happier with a purchase.

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This is an incredible shaft for the skilled player at hand. It has great feel and response off the tee. it is a perfect mid-launch flight shaft and with 105 to 110 MPH swing speed you can expect to hit around 250 to 265 yards with center punch shots.

The shafts from adila are very nice and this particular one is a favorite of mine. I also have the shaft in two other clubs a 2 iron, and a 3 wood, and it is just incredible the difference a shaft can make in a golf shot.

I highly suggest trying it out if you ever thought of changing shafts to produce a low moderate ball flight and with a great feel and super performance during the swing impact. Good luck and good golfing to you.

Classic original version of the NV Green, low/mid launch, low spin. I bought the 85g weight for my 5 wood and have been enjoying the stability and tighter shot dispersion. I am a professional club fitter and play to a 1.

5 index.

I’m nearing 70 and slender in build. I’ve been playing regularly for about 5 years. Play a TM M5 10. 5 and got fitted for the weight positions. The Tiger position worked best for me. One weight center back, one weight fade.

Came with a Fujikura Atmos Orange 50 A-Flex. Kept losing left. Went to a Tensei Red 50 A-Flex which was straighter, but launched too high. The Aldila NVS Orange 55 A-Flex suits me well. Better feel, slight fade ball flight, not too high so I picked up some yards on the run out.

Well recommended.

I replaced my driver and 3 hyb shafts with these I am in love! 3 hyb is a. 370 85g shaft, not the. 335 but still the same make-up. These shafts provide effortless power and excellent distance. I would easily recommend this to anywho who wants to make all driver, wood, or hybrid shaft the same for similar feel.

Installed the shaft in a 3/4 Cobra Hybrid. Set it at 19* and it is a great fit for me. Love the kick point and from 185 to 200 yards able to reach greens that were out of reach before. Us seniors dont hit it as far as we once did.

Great shaft, would recommend it.

The Aldila NVS has been around for some time, but thankfully, they’re still available at a low price point. I figured I wouldn’t be out that much if they didn’t work for me, but I ended up with a great shaft for my swing speed with the added bonus of not having to spend a fortune.

I’m such a big fan of these, I now have these on my driver, two fairway woods, and my hybrid. The NVS is a great shaft with a nice kick if you’re not a really hard swinger.

Went to my local Golf Galaxy two days ago to check out the new Epic Speed and Speed Max LS. I’d had enough of the built-in fade bias of my current driver, and the Epic was at the top of my list. The store’s PGA professional, Scott Pierce, came to the bay I was hitting in and suggested we move over to a Trackman bay to get some good numbers with each of the 3 drivers I was hitting.

Scott not only helped me make the decision on the Speed, but gave me a ton of confidence that my play over the last couple years wasn’t due to my swing. Fast forward to today. I’ve been shooting in the mid to high 80’s and low 90’s since April of this year (my handicap was 2.

4 two years ago before shoulder injuries sidelined me for far too long). I missed two fairways today, and it was windy 10-15mph. On #4, I hit a high draw to the downhill slope of the fairway and it ended up running out left tof the fairway.

Hill assisted 330 yard drive. On #18, I missed the fairway by 2″ again left (ALL of my misses with my old driver were RIGHT). 5 birdies total, with 4 of them in the last 6 holes for a two-season low score of 74 (par 72).

I love the smaller profile of the Epic, and found it easy to shape shots: high draw, low draw, high fade, etc. without ever feeling like the club was going to exaggerate the ball flight I wanted with excessive spin.

I also love how forgiving it is on slightly off-center hits. I didn’t notice any distance loss by hitting it 1/2″ out on the toe, or 1/2″ toward the heel. just a slightly different ball flight (higher or lower) with the gear effect bringing the ball back on target.

I also love that it sits really square to barely open at the stated loft. Very confidence inspiring! I think this will be my driver for a very long time!.

Bought this MAX driver and the Epic Speed to compare and test this year. I initially figured the Epic Speed driver would prevail. Wrong. The MAX had a 60g stiff and the SPEED had a 50g stiff. Switched shafts around for various days of testing.

Results were excellent with the MAX and only so-so with the SPEED. Didn’t care for the smaller head on it and was not as high flight nor as forgiving. The MAX felt very good, higher flight and more forgiveness you hit it anywhere on the face virtually it goes straight.

But it felt stiff and a bit hard. After some research online and speaking with a golf shop pro in USA, he recommended putting the IM10 Smoke 70g REGULAR shaft from an Epic Max LS into my MAX driver, a different torque rating of 3.

2 and 73 gram weight. For testing I also bought a 60g regular just to see the comparison. Well, the 60 gram regular was very good, BUT the 70g was incredible! Longest I’ve hit a ball in 25 years and I’m 58 now.

Straight like a laser, this shaft lowered my spin and slightly lower trajectory to optimum so the MAX is now like a 1/2 way combo of the MAX and MAX LS. The spin is close to that of the LS now with trajectory in between the 2 drivers normal flight paths.

This gives me perfect launch and rollout forever. It’s fantastic. Sound and feel incredible and off center hits are straight with minimal yardage loss compared to the MAX LS. This is the best of both worlds in a driver.

Not shopping for a new driver for many years to come. LOVE IT!.

I am a 53 year old southpaw and have been golfing on and off for 30 years, the last 20 has been at a 16-18 handicap. I’ve lost about a half a club length off my distance in the last year due to age, with an average decent drive in the 230-240yds range.

My current driver had been a Titleist 910 D2 and the usual dispersion pattern for my drives has long been characterized by a frequent fade. This 10. 5 degree Epic Max driver (dialed dow to 9. 5) has straightened out my drives and mishits noticeably.

The fade is almost imperceptible when I do mis-hit it and I occasionally have a small draw, that is without even changing the settings to a draw bias. My last outing I was either in the fairway or just out of the fairway on seven out of seven drivable holes.

The fades are definitely not as prominent and the distance is about 25 yards longer than what I was hitting. For an intermediate player like me the forgiveness factor for this club is exactly as advertised.

The Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana series is by far the best Driver, Fairway wood shafts on the market. These shafts are low torque straight and responsive. The price was right so I’m converting my #3 wood to match my driver.

This shaft is awesome. A bit heavier is going to keep the ball in the fairway more often. Swings great and fits perfect in my new Nike driver

I played it a few rounds & it’s not much better then my old regular flex sgaft

I had this shaft before, lost it and couldn’t find one. Was lucky to get this one.

please to do business with. Product is great and as described.

Great shaft and perfect in any way. Perfect fit.

Product received was just what I had and wanted the exact replacement.

I Actually started hitting the ball immediately another 20 yards. I was keeping the ball in the fairway. Along with the club looking great it felt great. I can truly say I have became a better golfer because of this shaft.

This is the best investment of my golfing equipment I have ever made. I am totally in awe of the differance this shaft has made in my game.

Stock shaft that came with my pxg driver. Not sure if the shaft I got was cracked but it broke on the 18th hole on its first use. Instant regret getting this shaft.

I struggled with long irons and this cost me a number of shots over a round. This club has allowed me to hit a long iron shot but now it goes straight and long and I can safely say i have dropped a number of shots from my round.

Well balanced and easy to swing I would recommend this club to those who struggle with normal irons.

Not sure how these were going to be with such a low price, but to be fair they are good only tried in garden as courses currently closed but against the net all seems fine.

Arrived on time. Product as described

I recently purchased the g425 3 hybrid with a set of G710 irons. I’m nearly 60 and historically had always hit my irons longer that whom I was playing with. The last few years I found myself “clubbing up” one or two irons due to lack of distance.

I went as far as telling my son my frustrations with accepting old age and made an announcement that I was going to find a set of the most forgiving consistent irons I could find like the old Ping Zings.

Then I saw a set of old zings marketplace 3-9 plus all theee wedges in the correct fitting for me for $80. I bought them and had them cleaned, checked and gripped. Played 8 to 10 rounds with them (30 year old clubs) and didn’t think I could be happier.

For the hell of it one day while out of town I had no clubs with me and played with a demo set of g710 irons with the g425 hybrids. I was completely blown out of the water with both the iron set and hybrids.

I promptly purchased the set of irons and only the G425 3 hybrid as I have a shorter rescue that I will never part with and a driver that works incredibly well for me. I am consistently hitting the G425 3 hybrid 235 to 240 yards.

I am stunned at the distance and accuracy. I can absolutely count on putting it on the mark from that far out 98 percent of the time. The random mis hits have been my fault but still left me with a long playable shot.

I am a lifelong slicer with driver (I call it a “power fade” and have been showing up on the tee box on many tight holes with this hybrid since it hits so straight. Did not think I would have a new go to club in the bag so quickly.

I’m an average to above average amature golfer with a swing speed of 110-115 mph. I recently bought a Ping 3 hybrid stiff shaft to replace my 3 iron and fill the gap in yardage between my 5 wood, which typically plays 230-250 yds.

I’m hitting shots and greens with the Ping 3 hybrid that I’ve never hit before from 220 with ease. My 3 iron had a range of about 190-210 yards, however, I’ve always had trouble hitting my 3 iron straight.

For this reason I used my 3 iron maybe once or twice per round, only when I couldnt logically play something else. Shots with the Ping 3 hybrid feel pure no matter what the lie is or the conditions, i.

e. wind/rain. The club feels light, smooth, and comfortable at contact. Range for me in one season can be tuned from 195 up to 230 yards with ease and no change in swing style. My average distance this season has been 210-220 yards, repeatedly.

The best part is 95% of the shots with this club have been straight and on target. I’ve turned from using this club as a 3 iron replacement into my safe club for any shot over 200 yds and am hitting greens from 220 that I’ve usually had to chip onto when using my 3 iron.

This club is a must have for anyone looking to improve their long iron game or just need to have a safe club in their bag no matter if it’s in the middle of fairway or from the rough. As the title reads, it’s been a game saver and is quickly making its way into a top club choice in my bag.

Now if I can just make all these putts I’m not used to getting.

At first I was apprehensive about this club as Ping states that the club would only fit 10% of golfers. But my fitter stated that the data suggested this was a good fit (as was the G425 Max). He suggested that the LST might help my slight downward swing (attack angle average was -3).

Distance average was 250 yards with relatively tight shot dispersion. After several rounds, I’m glad I trusted my fitter. This club truly is great to hit and has been a fairway finder. We also found the Alta shaft (stiff) was best for my swing.

I have been very pleased with Ping; as I’ve improved in golf I’ve found that Ping clubs have helped my game. This G425 LST provides great distance and the mid to low trajectory I prefer to play. I LOVE the sound the club makes on contact! Again, thank you Ping for making great equipment which has translated into greater enjoyment of the game! One last thought regarding forgiveness as I’m sure readers would wonder.

Compared to the G425 Max this club is less forgiving meaning if you miss high-low or toe-heel, you still may have a playable shot but distance will suffer. The loss in distance for mishits was acceptable when I considered that I was obtaining consistent ball flight with the LST (low to mid trajectory).

Again, highly recommend fitting when shopping for golf clubs. Cheers!.

The Mitsubishi Tensei Blue is a very solid shaft that performs very well. I normally hit a stiff shaft but I ordered this one in Regular and it does just fine, no ballooning or hard snapper-roos to the left.

The tip is pretty stiff but the mid section has a very good kick to it and also has a very buttery feel to it, as again it has great control but also has a great feel. When you look at the shaft looks like it has four different sections to it, tip, lower mid, upper mid, and butt, and each one has it’s own purpose.

Bottom line to me this is one of the best shafts that Mitsubishi has ever made and for the price you cannot go wrong.

Be careful what year Driver Head you are expecting to install on this shaft, because the Tip is for the 2017 version M drivers and is a bit different from 2016 versions. If fits and is usable but difficult to get it to your specific loft.

Great product. Very light weight, and the ball flies straight. Very workable, both draw and fade.

There’s literally no need to look for another driver. I’ve been playing Titleist drivers since the 90’s and I’m hitting the ball longer with this club than anything I’ve ever touched. I switched a few years ago to Callaway Epic Flash and Speed drivers due to the hype (they aren’t bad clubs, they just aren’t great.

really hot face right in the center), but I eventually went back to the TSi 3 and then the TSi 2 due to it matching my ball flight better. Watching the PGA players using the TSr the past few months I could not believe the distance they were getting.

I was finally able to get my hands on the TSr 2 and did some tests with it. here are my findings: 1> You need to go 1 degree down from whatever you currently play. TSi 9 degree and TSr 8 degree have the same launch angle.

The TSi launches higher with less spin (that’s where you see the distance) 2> Carry on the two clubs is nearly identical with identical swing speeds. At 106 mph, ball speed and carry with both clubs is identical on the launch monitor.

it’s the spin that really reduces. 3> Roll out after landing is upwards of 20 yards difference depending on course conditions (my home course is currently a little long on the fairway grass, so this may be a bigger difference when it dries out).

4> Off-Center hits are where there is a dramatic improvement. The TSi 2 is a GREAT club, but mishits will let you know they were mishits. the TSr 2 moves into that nearly-unmissable category. (I purposely hit a ball off the toe at 105 mph and only had 2 mph reduction in ball speed (151 vs 149) and it was still piped.

My main takeaway is that the club is so forgiving and launches so consistently, it gives you the confidence that you can really go at it and still be on the planet. The only thing this has really messed up for me is I’m now hitting my approach shots from places I’ve never been.

The TSR2 is great! It’s forgiving, fast, and makes the game easier. However, I came from a TSi2 and the sound and flight are so much different. I use my same shaft and surfefit settings and couldn’t believe the difference.

The flight of the TSR2 is much lower, but a little farther. I gained roughly 10 yards with the odd pure shot that was more. The TSi2 had a much higher flight that allowed for more of a shop shape. Again, both heads were spec’d the same.

Lastly, the sound. I will say I prefer the TSi2 sound. It was loud. It sounded like you crushed the ball with a big pop. The TSR2 offers more of a dead sound off the face. Not ping sounding(you know what I mean) but nothing like the TSi2 sound.

I hit numerous balls outside on the range over 2 days and came to this conclusion. Pros- TSR2 – longer, straighter. Cons – lower flight, the sound is much duller, doesn’t seem as workable.

Bought 2 in March, 2021 – 1 w/ Ladies Flex for my wife, 1 Senior Flex for me. Both 9. 5 Degree, both of us found the Titleist True Fit Hosel Setting Adjustment set at C worked the best for us – controls your trajectory and distance.

Really nice feature. Right out of the box I hit mine 230 yards direct center of fairway the first 2 holes, some other ahh shots, and a great round. We are both extremely pleased. A welcomed club to our bags.

Nice trademark center spot on Titleist Face, great feel @ swing, and @ contact with the ball. We highly recommend this club!.