golf graphite shafts

Question
i have a Liquid Metal driver. they are out of business but made good drivers and
graphite shafts.  how good are Liquid Metal shafts? thanks

Answer
Hey Paul,

I never actually got my hands on one of their drivers, although I did play a round or two with one of their putters years ago. All of the technology surrounding those clubs was in the clubhead. The alloy was designed to transfer more energy than steel or titanium. I watched their staff's presentation at a trade show in Texas one time, and it was pretty impressive. They dropped a ball bearing onto a block of titanium and next to that dropped one onto a block of liquid metal. The ball stopped bouncing on the titanium within a few bounces, but the ball bounced for a couple of minutes on the liquid metal before it finally stopped. It was pretty cool to watch, actually.

That having been said, I have basically no information about the shafts, other than I can almost guarantee you that they didn't manufacture the shafts themselves. At the time there were only handful of companies that made all of the shafts for the entire industry. Actually, it's still that way today. The shafts were supposedly "designed" to optimize the efficiency of the club, but I doubt there was anything spectacular about it.  If you look online and search "Liquidmetal golf clubs" you'll find a couple of sites that reviewed the clubs and provided specs. If you really like these shafts, I'd look at these and determine what the weight, kick point, torque, etc. was for these shafts, then look for current shafts with the same characteristics.

Good luck,

John