re: first driver "fitting"complete

I have heard the same from many club reps...basically a club manufacturer will buy a large quantity of shafts from say Matrix or UST. If the shaft is labeled as "Titleist exclusive" or "TaylorMade exclusive" you have purchased a head that was slapped on a shaft that is not necessarily what you're seeing; especially at the big box stores like Dicks. Is it an x-flex...Maybe...is it 60/70 grams...Probably not. I will always pay for the upgrade and wait for it to ship. it will normally come with a separate sticker from the shaft producer saying "authentic" or "hand made," Everything else is window dressing.

I have a Titleist 3-wood that I could not hit for the life of me. I got the shaft tested when I went to a tournament and come to find out that I was swinging a stiff flex/low torque/low kick point...when I was supposed to be swinging an x-flex/mid torque/mid kick...And this is one that came from direct from Titleist, so I can only imagine what some of the things in those box stores are selling.