Tour archive: Adam Scott’s autoFlex test
Looking back at an equipment test at the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open.
Adam Scott archive swing photo · Dumina official blog (not an event-day photograph)
In January 2021, an equipment test at the Farmers Insurance Open put a Korean shaft in the spotlight. GolfWRX reported that Adam Scott was testing autoFlex on the practice range—a notable moment for Dumina’s approach to lightweight, flexible shafts.
A new option on the practice range
The January 27 report identified autoFlex in Scott’s testing at the tournament. According to manufacturer information cited in the report, his evaluation of SF505 X and SF505 XX had begun around the preceding Masters.
Testing is a process of matching equipment to a player. Weight and flex markings are only part of that process; the response of a shaft with a particular head and swing matters too. The significance of this archive is that autoFlex had become an option for evaluation at the highest level of the game.
A different approach to shaft selection
Must a fast swing always be paired with a heavy, firm shaft? autoFlex gives golfers a different direction to explore through light weight and pronounced flexibility. Scott’s test was an early example of that approach attracting specialist tour-equipment coverage.
This article records a test reported in 2021. It does not describe Scott’s current equipment or establish a sponsorship relationship.
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