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    tip stiffness on shafts....

    how does tip stiffness affect ball flight, etc.?

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    Well, since nobody else is answering this I'll use my uncountably infinite wisdom to give it a shot. Anyway...the stiffer the tip the lower the ball flight. The softer the tip the higher the ball flight. This is in GENERAL. Can you find soft tips that hit lower than stiff tips??? Probably. Usually stiff tips are for people with 105+ mph (or, in other words, higher clubhead speed)...just because they like the control. So, hope that helps a bit.

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    Agree with CG. "Soft" tips are also typically coupled with a high-launch overall bend profile. Shaft manufacturers are coming out with more combination-flex shafts all the time, though--shafts that offer relatively controlled tip flex and still promote high/er launch angles. Pretty interesting stuff, but can quickly become an obsession.
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