Advice needed, looking for wedge shaft

[King Norre]

I recently bought a brand new CG12 with a stock True Temper - Dynamic Gold (Wedge Flex) shaft. All my other clubs (irons/PW/SW, hybrids and woods) have graphite shafts and somehow I can't get used to the steel one of the CG12. It's probably a mental thing, I don't know. Anyway, I would like to replace the shaft with a graphite one. However, I don't know anything about shafts, so I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice. My other clubs have regular flex so I think that's what I need for my wedge also. What do you guys recommend? Grafalloy? Aldila? Other brands?
Or should I stick with the stock shaft and learn how to use it?

Thanks in advance,

KN

[r7 425]

i would stick with the stock the dynamic gold steel shafts are top of the line...if anything try a Project X shaft out by Rifle--they look like a graphite shaft but are steel..

[iacas]

i would stick with the stock the dynamic gold steel shafts are top of the line...if anything try a Project X shaft out by Rifle--they look like a graphite shaft but are steel..

The Project X shaft is by Royal Precision, not Rifle, and they're owned now by True Temper, who makes the Dynamic Gold. Your post pretty much seems to ignore what the OP has asked, too.

To the OP: I'm not certain what answer I'd give: I've never used graphite in irons let alone in wedges. Which graphite shafts do you have now? Why do you have them? What are you looking for from your wedge shafts that the current steel shafts aren't providing?

[King Norre]

The shafts I have are Aldila TM-70R who are made for BenRoss, and Re-Ax Superfast 50 on my TM Burner 3-wood. The biggest difference is the weight. I like clubs that are light and steel is too heavy for me. It's not that I can't handle it, but it doesn't feel as comfortable as graphite IMO. Does that make any sense?

Thanks,

KN

[Masa]

Which part of the graphite is more comfortable for you? The lighter weight or the graphite's vibration dampening? If you just want to give graphite a shot, a few options I can think of off the top of my head would be Grafalloy Attacklite and the Grafalloy Prolaunch iron shafts. Since you have a Cleveland CG12 wedge they use a 0.355 taper tip, which limits your options a little. The graphite shafts tend to be in the 65-85 gram range compared to approximately 130 grams for the stock dynamic gold. It comes down to your preference and what will perform best for you. You might also see if you can have a CG12 ordered with Cleveland's stock graphite shaft if you wanted to go that way.

[losingmyedge]

get as stiff as possible for control.

[skierbri10]

It's probably a mental thing, I don't know.

I have the same, but opposite problem. I can't get past the mental aspect of graphite shafts on irons. Crazy, because I can usually block out anything I want mentally.

[iacas]

get as stiff as possible for control.

For wedges, that might be good advice... It depends on how you use them primarily. Stiff usually means a loss of feel, and I know I like a little feel with half shots, shots from funny lies, etc. A little kick from the shaft can sometimes be helpful.

[The Gill]

My dad has a slower swing and has a set of Adams with graphite shafts.

For what it's worth:

• The biggest reason irons have steel shafts: torque. You don't hit down on a wood as much, and don't have a toe and heel that could dig in as much. If you hit behind the ball a little toe ore heel deep, you're going to have the clubface twist off line a bit more. This especially came into play when I was pitching with his clubs in our field. The tall grass caused a little more shots to go left.
• A graphite shaft will deloft a bit more, so make sure your wedges have enough bounce. If you don't swing with smooth tempo, the delofting might cause them to dig a bit.

You probably allready know this being that you play graphite allready. If I had to do it, I'd go with these: http://www.golfsmith.com/products/4898I They're UST (think V2) and very low torque.
Edited:
One thing I just remembered: There's a reason people went to graphite shafted drivers: increased swing speed. The swing weight and balance points are going to feel way different between your irons and your wedges. Have whoever reshafts those babies measure your current iron's swing weight to compare to your reshafted wedges.

[nykfan4life]

For wedges, that might be good advice... It depends on how you use them primarily. Stiff usually means a loss of feel, and I know I like a little feel with half shots, shots from funny lies, etc. A little kick from the shaft can sometimes be helpful.

yeah, this is how I feel to. I have A flex in my lob wedge because I only take 3/4 swings with it(usually). I feel like it cancels out the loss of swing speed.