Help with shaft flex

[TaylorMadeMark]

I have a weird situation my irons are stiff flex and I hit them great with good distance and sometimes a slight draw, now my 3 wood and hybrid 4 are both regular flex and I hit them fairly straight and consistant the problem I have is my driver. I know everyone says it's the hardest club to hit but let me lay it out for you.. My driver has a stiff flex shaft and 2 out of 10 go straight and very long but the other 8 slice HARD right and I may as well be hitting a 6 iron. I used a friends driver an Adams with a regular flex shat and was BOMBING the ball almost all were dead straight with the exception of a few slight draws. my question is I have always been told that you want all your clubs to have the same flex but I love sitff in my irons, I'm thinking going to a regular flex in my driver is this a good idea or no? Any imput helps.. thanks

[CoolBreeze20]

Have you had your swing speed measured with your driver? If it isnt fast enough to justify a stiff shaft, that could add to the problem. But, I have never heard it definitively said that if your shaft is too stiff/not stiff enough your ball will do "X".

[glebert]

I think a too stiff shaft on driver, combined with the tendency to want to kill the ball, can lead to the kind of problem you are describing. More feeling from the shaft (more flex, torque) might help some, but I would spend more time looking at how you swing driver (compared to your other clubs) to see what you are doing differently.

I find that if I swing easy, keep a light grip, full shoulder turn, etc. I can swing just about any flex.

[thumper07]

first thing you should do is get fitted for a shaft. They should check not only ss but tempo as well. john daly's shaft are more flexible than nick price's shafts so swing speed is not the only deciding factor. shaft weight and torque are bigger contributing factors than flex alone.

-matt