re: Calloway Smoke Max driver review

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It’s my shaft. I need a very very stiff shaft with my speed, but I simply can’t stand the feel of those stiff shafts. Hate it. Feels like swinging an Ugly Stick fishing pole

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As someone else said, clubhead setup affects launch much more than shaft.

You spin the ball way too much for your launch angle. 17 and 18 degree launch angles are far too high, then if you add in 3,000 RPM of spin, you are not optimizing carry with that swing speed/ball speed.

You can turn your driver down from 9° to 7.5° which should help lower both launch and spin. I'd be tempted to find an 8° head with low spin characteristics (Callaway Triple Diamond, TaylorMade Qi10 LS, Cobra Darkspeed LS) which are built to 1) lower launch and 2) lower spin.

I haven't hit the Ai Smoke Max, but the testing and reviews I've seen all say this is one of the highest launching drivers of the year. I don't think that's what you need.