What is ‘TX’ Flex?
The TX flex designation that you may see on some golf shafts is more of a tricky topic than it may appear to be. Because there is no industry standard for flex, which we talked about in our full shaft flex breakdown, the TX designation can actually stand for several things. With some help from our sponsor True Temper, and their new ProjectX Denali woods shafts, we’ll dive in and demystify what it means when you see a TX designation on a golf shaft.
The TX designation has been around for quite some time, and can be used in several different scenarios. Depending on factors all the way down to the individual model of the shaft, the TX designation can be used to denote a new tour prototype, a stiffer than X-Stiff shaft, or even just a slightly different profile. The most basic existence of the TX designation is as a shaft that is simply stiffer than a retail X-Stiff shaft. You may also see the designation of 7.0 on some True Temper products. Because the TX is the stiffest part available for any given product, it usually comes with some additional weight as well as lower overall torque properties. You have seen this TX designation around lately with the new launch of the ProjectX Denali woods shafts which currently are only available in the TX part designation as they are available on tour, and soon to be released in the aftermarket in other flex and weight options.
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You may see some TX marked shafts on tour, and these are simply shafts marked as such because they are profile tweaks made for a specific player, and rather than marking it with a stock X signifier, its marked with a TX designation to make it visible that it’s some sort of one-off for that pro.
For the rest of us, well, we’re perfectly okay to be playing our standard X flex shafts and being happy with them! There may be a small ego boost and cool factor of playing something marked with the TX designation, but the truth is, the TX shaft market is for such a niche sector of the golf community, and is likely not the right fit for the average golfer. Yes, even you Mr. 330.
Thanks to our sponsor True Temper Golf for supplying us with the product you saw in this topic. For more information on all True Temper Golf products and accessories check out truetempersports.com/golf
