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I have a question about my irons. I have a set of teen clubs…they are cut shorter. They have a regular graphite shaft, but compared to others, it feels a little loose. I’ve had these for 3 years, and I was getting progressively better and better with them until this year. Last year, I had an 8-Iron carry of about 140 yds, and I hit my driver around 200 yds. This year I grew about 3 inches and put on some more muscle. I now bomb the driver around 270….280 (My new sumo driver helps) on a very long one, but my irons are way shorter than before, and it’s killing my game. My dad’s irons are very uncomfortable for me; he has an old ping set, about 10 years old I believe. Can upgrading to a full sized set help me that much? I’m now 5’9. I don’t know my swing speed, but I’d imagine that it would be a little below 100 MPH.

My irons before this were very good; they were actually the strongest part of my game. I'm hitting them pure, but they just don't go anywhere. Help?

Driver- Nike Sasquatch 10.5/Aldila VS Proto ByYou
5 wood- Taylormade CGB Max Clone
3-PW- Nike Pro Combo Tour Clones
3 Hybrid (2i replacement)-Ben Hogan Edge CFT
Wedge- Vokey 56 degree Oil Can ClonePutter- Guerin Rife 2-Bar CloneBag- Cougar Hydro III Carry Bag

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If you swing speed is that fast, you might want to try out need steel shafts for you irons. I am in a similar situation, I will need all new clubs next year to replace my fourty buck teen golf set. I am not as tall, nor do I have as fast of a swing speed as you, but my instructor still says I would need steel-shafter irons.

My $40 teen set:
fairway wood driver thingy
hybrid
mid and short iron
putterno-name lob wedge nxt tour balls ignite balls

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If you swing speed is that fast, you might want to try out need steel shafts for you irons. I am in a similar situation, I will need all new clubs next year to replace my fourty buck teen golf set. I am not as tall, nor do I have as fast of a swing speed as you, but my instructor still says I would need steel-shafter irons.

One of the pros commented that I had a very fast and very powerful swing, so that's what I am going off of. What would someone who drives it around 270 have?

Driver- Nike Sasquatch 10.5/Aldila VS Proto ByYou
5 wood- Taylormade CGB Max Clone
3-PW- Nike Pro Combo Tour Clones
3 Hybrid (2i replacement)-Ben Hogan Edge CFT
Wedge- Vokey 56 degree Oil Can ClonePutter- Guerin Rife 2-Bar CloneBag- Cougar Hydro III Carry Bag

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If you're hitting driver around 270, you probably have a swing speed in the mid to high nineteys. You should really consider a stiff steel shaft for your irons, especially if the regular flex graphites feel "loose" to you. I use Precision Rifle 6.0's but they are no longer in production, I think their latest product is called Project X. I love Precision's stuff because every iron feels the same.

Driver - Titleist 907D2 9.5 with grafalloy pro-launch red stiff shaft.
3-wood - Cobra SZ with Aldila stiff shaft.
5-wood - Vulcan Caldera Aldila stiff shaft.
4-GW Titleist DCI 981 Rifle precission 6.0 steel shafts.
56 and 60 degree Vokeys Rifle precission 6.0 steel shafts.Putter - Scotty Cameron...

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If you're hitting driver around 270, you probably have a swing speed in the mid to high nineteys. You should really consider a stiff steel shaft for your irons, especially if the regular flex graphites feel "loose" to you. I use Precision Rifle 6.0's but they are no longer in production, I think their latest product is called Project X. I love Precision's stuff because every iron feels the same.

Thanks. Now I juts have to decide what kind of irons to get...off to make another thread....

Driver- Nike Sasquatch 10.5/Aldila VS Proto ByYou
5 wood- Taylormade CGB Max Clone
3-PW- Nike Pro Combo Tour Clones
3 Hybrid (2i replacement)-Ben Hogan Edge CFT
Wedge- Vokey 56 degree Oil Can ClonePutter- Guerin Rife 2-Bar CloneBag- Cougar Hydro III Carry Bag

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