Wyndham Clark’s win two weeks ago in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson came from one interesting change in its driver configurationmoving from new Project X Axis Titan Black to Titan Yellow, which was launched the following week.
The unique thing about Titan Yellow is that it’s basically a counterweighted version of Titan Black.
On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped, co-hosts Johnny Wunder and Jake Morrow share their experiences testing Titan’s new shafts and how a counterbalanced shaft profile can help your game.
While Wunder has yet to test the new Yellow profile, Morrow has tested both new shafts side by side, and had an interesting take. The Titan Yellow, coming in about three and a half points lighter (due to counterbalancing), sent its shots about 15 feet higher thanks to the extra 300-400 RPM spin, despite similar launch characteristics.
“That was the difference between a successful product in yellow and an unsuccessful product for me in black because I need my equipment to launch the ball,” Morrow said. “I don’t drop the ball.”
This surprised Morrow because the Titan Yellow is advertised as a true low-release, low-spin shaft, while most counterbalanced options are more in the mid-range, like the Mitsubishi Tensei Orange profiles.
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You can only evolve so many times. Then you have to reinvent. Designed and engineered in our R&D lab in San Diego, CA, the Titan Black is built to meet the demands of today’s fastest and most aggressive swingers. A more elastic section of the handle gradually tapers in the middle and tip, giving a smooth feel with added stability where it matters most. Synex technology uses multi-axial carbon fiber to reinforce the outer structure of the shaft, increasing the stiffness of the circle from the handle to the mid-section for efficient power transfer and improved control. Blending feel and stability, the Titan Black gives players the confidence to move faster without sacrificing dispersion or stability.
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At this point, Wunder interjects that counterbalancing a shaft profile often leads to a stiff grip section and a stiff tip section, which is why they’re really good for a Aggressive swinger like Matt Fitzpatrick.
“He’s an aggressive guy in transition, but he also needs help getting it up,” Wunder said. “So it’s plug and play for an orange (Tensei) guy. Someone who spins it a little bit, hits it, needs a little bit of help, but at the same time in transition it’s really, really hard.”
For players who pull the handle hard in transition, a counterweight profile can be very effective in helping them get the ball in the air. That’s why an aggressive athlete like Wyndham Clark has been so successful in both events since he switched to counterbalanced Titan Yellow.
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