Steel in fairway woods ?

Anyone out there using steel shafts in their fairway woods ?  I have a #3 Rocket Balz w/factory reg flex graphite.  It's a great club as far as disance (180) and ability to launch the ball, but I'm finding that it isn't as accurate as my old Callaway S2H2 that I replaced (steel shaft).  I was thinking of going to a TT/DG/Reg.  Any thoughts ?

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I'm pretty sure @Lihu has played steel shafts in his woods for a while. Maybe he can chime in?

Steel is straighter and has way less spin. I hit more fairways than with graphite at a cost of only 20 yards. I would recommend only flexing up one notch, I think I over did it a bit. In general, expect shorter distances, but more short grass.

Thanks, kind of what I was thinking, I wasn't expecting a 20yd difference, 10 wouldn't have surprised me.  The club I'm thinking of re-shafting is a Rocket Balz 3 w/a stock Regular Flex graphite.  I get good distance but I'm all over the fairway.  I was thinking of going to a TT Multi-Step Lite with 1 hard step or a TT DG/SL with 1 hard step.  I have no trouble getting the ball in the air, just looking for as much consistency as I can and preserving the distance.  The Factory graphite shaft is definitely not the greatest.

If you replace the regular shaft with an S300 Steel wood shaft, you should not lose too much distance. The heavier shaft will make up for the stiffer flex. The X100 from a regular will lose you the extra 10 yards you were not expecting.

The modern head with a steel shaft appears to be a very forgiving combination. Maybe too forgiving for my own good. . .

Ahhh,I think I understand.  Going from graphite to steel you should go one notch stiffer, so to speak, to make up for the increase in shaft weight (which will slow the swing ?).  Did I get that right ?

I disagree.....

Graphite shafts are very good these days.   Whether choosing graphite or steel, the key is finding a shaft flex that fits your swing.  The material is irrelevant.   I can't think of a reason why I'd ever play a steel shaft in any club longer than an iron.  Doing so is a step backwards.....

It's a step backwards for AMs too....

Yes, you can verify this by doing frequency analysis on the club. [quote name="BuckeyeNut" url="/t/76776/steel-in-fairway-woods#post_1046728"]I disagree..... Graphite shafts are very good these days.   Whether choosing graphite or steel, the key is finding a shaft flex that fits your swing.  The material is irrelevant.   I can't think of a reason why I'd ever play a steel shaft in any club longer than an iron.  Doing so is a step backwards..... It's a step backwards for AMs too.... [/quote] Graphite shafts are much better, but it's really hard to beat the $18 price for a steel shaft versus $200-$1700 for a graphite shaft. The Proforce shafts are kind of interesting, but still over $80. If the OP liked the feel of steel shafts with an old style club head, the new style club heads should work with steel shafts too. Plus it's hard to beat the jewelry chrome finish on the steel shafts. Tougher too.

I used a steel shaft in my 7 wood for a long time.  I experimented w/ different shafts and found one that worked for me that was graphite, so I could pick up a couple of yards.  I moved from the steel to fubuki's last year.  I thought the same thing for a long while, should I just put steel in everything.  But, eventually finding some nice graphite shafts worked well.  I still like slightly heavier graphite, but still able to grab a little more distance.