Originally Posted by BC MIST
The V-2 shafts have been profiled and are part of Tom Wishon's profiling software. Contrary to the statement above the V-2 does NOT play like an X or an XX.
In fact, the frequency specs on the V-2 S show that it has a butt flex close to the average of over 300 L, A, R , S and X profiled shafts, a little more flexible than average in the mid-section and a little stiffer than average in the tip section, but NOT a couple of "flexes" stiffer.
Shafts that are of comparable overall stiffness are the Proforce 65 S, Aldila NV 65 S,(V-2 is a little softer overall) Fujikura Vista Pro 60 S, Graffaloy Pro 65 S, SK Fiber Pure Energy S and the Graphite Design YS 7 S.
The flex that the golfer feels when he starts down from the top is the BUTT flex and what golfers describe as "loading." Loading is a poor term as it implies that the shaft then "unloads" providing some sort of "kick" or snap at impact and more club head speed. In fact, the shaft bends in the 12 to 6 oclock plane at the transition, rotates 90* by the time it gets close to impact, impact and by impact, the shaft bends FORWARD in the 3 to 9 o'clock plane. There is NO kick or snap.
If the golfer feels that the shaft is too stiff at impact, then he is feeling the effect of the stiffness of the tip section.
While the V-2 S is correctly labelled as "Stiff," it is typical of what should be stiff. I have tried the V-2 60 A, R and S flexes in my SMT Encore this year and the differences in flex are quite obvious when looking, via slow motion video, at the amount of bending that occurs at the transition. However, the club head speed with all three is the same, the feel is obviously different and the trajectory of the A was a little higher than the R and the S.
My conclusion from all of this and the posts above is that what we feel is and what really is, is NOT the same.