Some personal insight on shafts...

proputter1 · Prospect

Up until recently, I was on the same bandwagon with most golfers who believe that steel shafts are preferable to graphite shafts. Some myths I subscribed to include the belief that with graphite you get fliers, or that you get inconsistent distances. Well, that's exactly what I've been getting with steel., even with Taylor Made clubs ... up until recently, when I reluctantly decided to try a graphite shaft and immediately noticed a difference. Obviously, it all boils down to personal preference and skill, but I read that graphite actually has more torque than steel does, which could account for some of the improvement in the distance of my long drive. Every iron in Rich Beem's bag was outfitted with Aldila graphite shafts when he won the PGA championship, which should have been my first clue that graphite may actually not be a bad choice. So I tried re-shafting my Cobra gravity back driver with an Aldila One 65g s flex high launch shaft. I chose this one with the hope that it would give me more trajectory control and greater distance, and to my surprise, it actually did. It has really made a difference for me. This one I use is shown here: http://www.aldila.com/product6.html If you get a chance to try one of these, remember to try different bend profiles to see which works best for you. You might not want as much flex in your tip as I use in mine, etc. I don't know what other shafts, if any, offer three different tip configurations in each flex, but if you can get your hands on one, I highly recommend trying it out for yourself. In any case, if you're not getting the results you want from steel shafts, whatever you do, don't discount graphite. If I had, I'd still be getting the same results.

ZR440 · Hall of Famer

All I seem to notice is that my slices go farther into the woods. Other than that, I like graphite.

paully600 · Hall of Famer

my slices seem to happen more often when i use the graphite or more wobbly shaft

btw i missed the freaken cut of the golf team when i shot ten over on 6 holes and this kid who made it i shot 2 strokes better. THe sticking point is when the coach was wacthing on the last par three i choked and missed green and ended up with a six
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AvsCupChamps · Prospect

I hate graphite shafts....I had a Callaway Hawkeye VFT driver and i had a slight fade on it, i just recently bought a cleveland launcher with a type of metal or something shaft and i crush it, straight. as for irons, i have the callaway x-14's all steel shafts and i love them, well being a 5 Handicap in 11th grade i guess i cant complain. Well im glad golf is here finally

. well thats just how i feel. thanks

Kyle

ZR440 · Hall of Famer

Five handicap? Nice.

Graphite shafts can be tricky to figure out when you switch from steel. I had to go with a tour flex because of my swing speed, but I don't think I have the correct offset at the club head. The best thing a person can do to find the right combination (grip, shaft, length, head offset) is to attend a club demo held by a sales rep or golf pro at a golf course or sales store. They can match a driver to your swing characteristics. It's better than buying clubs off the rack and not knowing if they will work out. Sometimes a sales store will even allow you to demo a club on a course before you buy it if you want to go that route.

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