metal shaft in my 3W?

[erikpmort]

i am going to buy a 906f4 titleist 3W. i am thinking about getting a metal shaft to sacarifice a little distance to gain accuracy, but how much distance do you loose on avg anybody know?

[MGP]

You won't necessarily lose any distance. In theory, a lighter and (usually) longer graphite shaft will give you more distance. Studies by clubmaker gurus like Tom Wishon show that the distance improvement is actually pretty marginal at best.

Your best distance will come with whatever shaft gives you the most consistent sweetspot contact. For me, it seems I swing clubs with a heavier shaft much more consistently and they just "feel better" to me.

I switched my hybrid shafts to steel this past year and shortened them 1" from their graphite shaft lengths (to keep swingweight consistent). I actually hit the steel shafted hyrids more consistently and slightly longer because of much better face contact at impact.

I just built a 3W with a steel shaft to continue this experiment. We'll see how it works out but I am betting it will be no shorter than my current 3W, especially if I make consistent contact with the ball.

I honestly think the swing speed improvements ascribed to graphite shafts vs. steel shafts is exagerrated. This is based on measuring my swing and a few others with my swing speed radar. Almost all the swing speeds I've measured have been within a few percent between graphite and steel given a club that weights about the same and is within a 1/2" or so in length.

[erikpmort]

hey thats exactly what i was hoping to hear, and it sounds great! thanks i love this forum

[moshdirtjumpr]

I recently bought a driver from Upswing golf with a steel shaft. I noticed that it also gives a more accuarte shot. Alot less hooking.