Ever since I started playing the FGS Plus shafts in my fairway woods, I’ve had quite a draw. Sometimes a lot of draw. It’s begun to get on my nerves, so I decided to test the torque. I have a Club Scout 3 with the torque testing pieces. My setup is definitely not professional, but as long as the shaft clamp is solidly mounted, the rest of the setup can be rigged up.
The way this works is, the shaft rests on a low friction carrier. You clamp a weight thingy on the tip. It’s a 12 inch rod extending in opposite directions, with calibrated weight on each end. You twang it, which twists the shaft and makes it rotate around and back for several seconds, and measure the cycles per minute. Then press the Torque button and the CS3 converts the CPMs to torque.
So here is the first one I tested.
I know “they say” torque doesn’t matter. But 8.4 is crazy high. Pretty likely these shafts have a lot of fiberglass in them. I’m going to start looking for something more normal. If you need anti-slice help, these might be the ticket.
