Mitsubishi Chemical challenges shaft fitting paradigms
Key Questions
What is Mitsubishi challenging in shaft fitting?
Mitsubishi Chemical questions the traditional color-coded launch/spin shaft fitting system due to its limited 50% predictability. They propose reframing the shaft primarily as a consistency tool for impact location rather than a main lever for launch and spin.
Why does Mitsubishi see the current fitting system as unreliable?
The company cites only 50% predictability in the color-coded approach, suggesting it does not reliably deliver expected launch and spin outcomes. This leads them to advocate for a shift toward impact consistency over launch/spin optimization.
What could result from Mitsubishi's new perspective on shafts?
Their approach may reshape fitting research and prompt the industry to reconsider long-held assumptions about shaft performance and selection methods.
Mitsubishi Chemical recently challenged traditional color-coded shaft fitting, emphasizing consistency and impact location over flex codes. A new empirical study on custom fitting benefits for average golfers (using Trackman data) provides supporting data for the importance of fitting, showing tighter dispersion even for scratch golfers.