Iron Help

[CrazyO_8]

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?

[john tuttle]

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.

[CrazyO_8]

  john tuttle said:

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?

[thomas_mikel]

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.

[CrazyO_8]

  thomas_mikel said:

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....