Ping Ascending Weight (AWT) 3.0 Iron Shaft Review

Leave a reply

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

PING first introduced the original AWT (Ascending Weight Technology) steel shafts in 2007, rolling them out as the stock steel shaft option for the PING G10 and i10 iron series. The original AWT shafts were co-developed with Nippon marking a shift for PING in shaft suppliers.The AWT design philosophy utilizes ascending weight, meaning the shafts get progressively lighter in the long irons (to increase clubhead speed and launch height) and heavier in the short irons (to maximize control and accuracy). PING has iterated on this technology over several generations. The third generation AWT 3.0 was introduced in 2025 for the G440 irons.

Distribution of the Ping AWT, made by Nippon, is available only in Ping irons. My set of review shafts came for pullout sold on EBay. I have only measured the S flex model but knowing the quality of Nippon products, the profile is very likely to represent other stiffnesses.

To continue reading this section of the review, you must be registered at a higher level membership.
Russ

Oban ISAWA Red Driver Shaft Review

Leave a reply

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter


A box of the new Oban ISAWA shafts arrived and as I was preparing them for measurement I was wondering just where Oban would go with a new design. They already have 5 shafts in the premium Kiyoshi family covering a wide range of profiles . They have the the Devotion in the in the high mid price range and the Revenge in the lower mid price range. Just what was the ISAWA going to bring to the party. The first thing I noticed was the MSRP, $199. Putting it in the same price range as the Devotion and the Revenge. It is a different profile from all the other Oban shafts.

To continue reading this section of the review, you must be registered at a higher level membership.
Russ

Graphite Design Tour AD EK golf Shaft Review

Leave a reply

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter


The Graphite Design Tour AD is another in a long line of Graphite Design shafts with a close match to the AD DI and the many, many shafts that resemble that very popular profile. There is a new Torayca fiber in the tip section and a higher balance that many previous versions of this profile.

To continue reading this section of the review, you must be registered at a higher level membership.
Russ

ACCRA Tour Z Green Driver Shaft Review

Leave a reply

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

ACCRA products are primarily distributed through certified club fitters, ensuring every player receives a shaft optimized for their swing. They are sold through Performance Fitting Centers (PFC) which are expected to fit with launch monitors, possess an array of interchangable fitting shafts and have the ability and tools to build clubs. We are told the Tour Green is a medium spin, mid launch shaft designed for moderate tempo seings.

To continue reading this section of the review, you must be registered at a higher level membership.
Russ

ACCRA Tour Z Red Driver Shaft Review

Leave a reply

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

ACCRA products are primarily distributed through certified club fitters, ensuring every player receives a shaft optimized for their swing. They are sold through Performance Fitting Centers (PFC) which are expected to fit with launch monitors, possess an array of interchangable fitting shafts and have the ability and tools to build clubs. We are told the Tour Red is a low spin, low launch shaft designed for fast tempo swings.

To continue reading this section of the review, you must be registered at a higher level membership.
Russ

ACCRA Artemis Driver Shaft Review

Leave a reply

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

Women and girls are the primary driver of growth in golf. They now represent 28% of on-course golfers in the US. They represent 52 to 60 percent of golf’s net growth since 2019. And they stay for more than an hour after their round, priortizing time at the patio, bar and restaurant. It’s not suprising that the golf gear manufacturers are responding with product focused on this demographic.

To continue reading this section of the review, you must be registered at a higher level membership.
Russ