Aldila Shaft Guide: NV, NVS, Rogue, Quaranta, Ascent and RIP

NV and NVS: the shafts to start with

The NV is a constant-taper shaft, which means it gets thinner at an even rate from butt to tip instead of in steps. That is what gives it the smooth, even feel players have liked for twenty years, and it is why the two colors can be built so differently and still feel like the same family. Green is the low-launch, low-spin shaft; Orange (the NVS) is the high-launch partner. Between them they cover 48 g to 89 g and senior through X-stiff, and the '23 version is the same shaft under new graphics.

Aldila fits the NVS Orange flexes we sell from under 80 mph driver speed (A) to 91 to 105 mph (S). Full line: NV and NVS collection; earlier graphics in the NXT collection. The iron shafts are sold one per iron with the butt left long; see how tapered tip shaft lengths work.

Rogue: the faster-swing family

Rogue is Aldila's tour line and the Infinity is the current version, with Aldila's Dual Torque Core and three profiles sorted by start line rather than just launch. Red has a softer tip that helps the face close for the player who starts it right; White has the stiffest tip and holds the face open for the player who starts it left; Blue is neutral. The 2nd Gen Silver 110 M.S.I. is the stiff-tipped tour Rogue in mid-low launch, and the MAX adds a woven outer layer for low torque.

Full line: Rogue collection. Rogue Infinity ships assembled with your adapter and grip; the Silver 110 is stocked raw as well.

Quaranta, Ascent and Synergy: light and lively

Quaranta means forty, and the line is built around 40 g and 50 g class driver shafts for the player who wants more clubhead speed from a lighter club. The Blue is the softest and lightest at 44 g in senior flex; the Sapphire keeps the weight down but tightens torque to 4.6 to 5.1 and adds a stiff flex; the Gold sits between them with a low kick point for height. Ascent Red is the higher-launch, higher-speed option at 68 g, and the Synergy Blue is a smooth 54 g stiff for the player who wants a light build without a soft one.

Full line: Quaranta collection. For other light driver shafts in senior flex, see the senior flex driver shaft guide.

Tour, Xtorsion and RIP: the heavier, lower-spin shafts

These are the lines for the player who wants a 65 g to 88 g shaft that does not spin. Tour Green and Blue are constant-taper designs like the NV but stiffer through the tip; Xtorsion adds a low-torque layup for the player who twists the shaft at the top; the RIP family uses Aldila's RIP (Reverse Interlaminar Placement) construction, which puts the stiff fibers where they resist ovalling, so the Alpha and Phenom hold their shape under a hard transition. The RIP Alpha is the one with published numbers, and its torque runs down to 2.0 degrees in the 80 X.

Collections: Tour, Xtorsion, RIP. Most of these ship assembled with your adapter and grip.

Where Grafalloy fits

Grafalloy is the value graphite brand under the same roof as Aldila, now rated and sold by True Temper. The ProLaunch line is the simplest fitting on this page: Blue is the high-launch shaft, Red is the low-launch shaft and Platinum sits between them, all at a similar weight, so you pick the color by what your ball flight needs and nothing else. The Pro Custom is a 48" combination-flex shaft that club builders use for long builds and odd heads. If you want a sound driver shaft for well under a hundred dollars, this is where to look, and we build every one of them with an adapter.

Full line: Grafalloy collection.

Aldila shaft spec table

Every Aldila shaft on this page in one list: tip, launch and spin, the flexes we stock, weight and torque, from the maker's spec charts and our product pages. A blank cell is a figure the maker has not published. Click a model to open it.