T-flex

[chris17 0]

Are the synthesis and all the other new tapered shafts better then the t-flex. If im correct the t-flex only weights 275g and the synthesis is 300g. Does anyone know how long the t-flex shaft is? I guess what im asking is are there any advatages to the new tapered shafts compared to the t-flex.

Thanks,

Chris

[Chadd 916]

The T-flex is the same length as the standard hosel Easton shafts, somewhere around 50" or so. I'm 6-1 or so and the t-flex shafts, and most Easton shafts, were always on teh fringe of being too short for me with the satandard plug. If you're fairly short you could use a t-flex with teh short hosle blades without any problem.

[habsfan87 0]

The shaft itself is the same except for 3" shorter. The new ones are designed to go with the short hosel blades which gives a ops low kick feel. So performance wise, it gives lower kick, but I don't think there's any design improvements. Like ljack said, if you're short enough, you can use a t-flex with shart hoseled blades.

[cgin6 0]

A synthesis shaft and blade is pretty much the same total length as a t-flex with a t-flex blade. I am 6' and I either use the t-flex/t-flex blade combo with the plug pulled out, or a t-flex/synthesis blade with the plug back in.

[Chadd 916]

You like a very short stick.

[cgin6 0]

I suppose I do. But I guess the moral of the story is, if you prefer short hoselled blades and you typically need to cut standard easton shafts about 2 inches for your preferred height, than a t-flex shaft with a short hosel blade should be fine. With respect to technology, I dont think there are differences between the two shafts, I think they are both made of the kevlar and have the same length taper. But in combination with a short or long hosel blade there are differences in feel and kickpoint. I think if one prefers long hosel blades to short blades, the extra length of the synthesis is redundant and the t-flex shaft is a better deal because they are typically less than half the price.

[sn1per 0]

yep, I'm 6' and I use the t-flex with t-flex blade. Need an even shorter blade cause I like short stick. I currently play with a cyclone with an inno mogilny blade in it and the inno mogilny blade has got a really short one. But yah, performance wise, I think it'd be the same.

[chris17 0]

The t-flex shaft was green right. I was talking to a guy about a t-flex shaft and he said it was red.

[Keith 0]

The first t-flex graphite shafts were red.

[chris17 0]

Do you know what year that was?

[Keith 0]

1996 or 1997 if I had to guess.

[kosydar 0]

Nevermind....I reread and found my answer.

[habsfan87 0]

In it's last year they made black ones that I think were SMU to Sport-Chek.

[Icedog03 0]

In it's last year they made black ones that I think were SMU to Sport-Chek.

I thought the last Tflexs were green.

[dietzie27 0]

In it's last year they made black ones that I think were SMU to Sport-Chek.

I thought the last Tflexs were green.

first red, then i remember roenick using a sky blue, then black, then green, somebody correct me if im wrong

[mack 44]

Blue and then black (aluminum), then blackish/maroonish, then maroonish/reddish. then green and then the black SMU ones.

[chris17 0]

So the maroonish/reddish ones are the same as the green ones except for color and graphics. Will a shaft that was made in 1996 or 1997 have any negative effects due to its age?

[mack 44]

I can't think of any differences other than colour between the old graphite ones and the green ones. Age shouldn't matter because I use shafts that are almost 10 years old and they're fine.

[G.M. 0]

If anyone has an SMU Black one that is new, I'll buy it.