I have been working with Viking the past year, and I am pleased to announce that I have tried all of their shafts (as you may have read.) The V-Pro is a standard maple shaft that can be cut or extended to meet the needs of the player. It has a firm, stiff feel like many maple shafts do. I would definitely recommend any and all levels of player to deal with Viking. They have really gone out of their way to make a quality product that people of any skill level can come to appre