Reshafting

[ahnh666]

question about reshafting...and knowing what shaft works for you...i know the costly thing to do would be to reshaft and test out various shafts....but....i wanted to know the science behind steel shafts...

i have a extremely slow loose swing speed....taking the club up...and letting gravity bring the clubhead down..only adding full force the split second before the moment of impact...this has worked well for me...launching the ball and no feeling of shock from impact....and seems to launch the ball further than if i were to speed up my swing....

regarding shafts...i've tried graphite shafts and they seem to work fine for me....and actually do like the feel.....but i would like to stay with steel (to avoid any stigma from others)....if i were to go reshaft to true temper gs-75 at a mere 86 grams....would this be my solution?...or is this too much of a dramatic change?...

your thoughts?

[Everardo]

  ahnh666 said:

.....but i would like to stay with steel (to avoid any stigma from others)....

The first thing I noticed in your post was this statement. Who cares what other people think as long as the equipment works for you.

I would suggest you see a club fitter, which is the same thing I say to everyone else, so I'm not picking on you I answer this same question many times in this forum and can't say it enough. You can ask everyone on this forum or others about their thoughts on a particular club, head, shaft, grip, etc but I believe that no one can effectively fit you without seeing your swing. You say you have a slow loose swing which helps but I/we don't know your swing speed, your swing path, do you hit down on the ball or sweep, any physical limitations, how's your flexibility, etc. I ask and observe these questions and more when I go through a fitting and most clubfitters I know do that same thing. Also is doesn't have to be costly, many clubfitters (myself included) use different fitting systems so that people can try out a different shaft or clubhead, combined with a launch monitor we can fit the right fit in a fraction of the time and cost of you re-shafting a club every time you want to test something new.

[r7 425]

a heavier graphite shaft may work wonders for you

[ahnh666]

i've only been practicing 4 years (5 time a week year round) and playing rounds for 3 years (averaging once a month)....i'm seeing that my swing is more set now...for first 2 or 3 years..i've noticed that i kept making small adjustments to my swing.....so..i avoided getting fitted again and hearing about how they can adjust this and that.....so....now i think about it...i guess it's time to get fully refitted again....

  Everardo said:

The first thing I noticed in your post was this statement. Who cares what other people think as long as the equipment works for you.