Reshafting 3-wood

[Ram]

I've been toying with the idea of reshafting my 3-wood with graphite. It's a Titleist 980F with a stiff steel shaft. At first, I was just going to get a new one, but I can't find a 3 wood that looks as good at address.

My question is, do you think it's a good idea to go ahead and put a graphite shaft in it, and if so, which one? I do hit it pretty solid as is, but I would like to get some more distance out of it. On the really long par 5s I can't hit in two with irons, the distance I currently get out of it prevents me from going for the green.

[out_in_30]

Its fine to reshaft them as long as the person that is doing the work knows what they are doing and can align the 'spine' in the shaft.. i would think about these criteria: how stiff do you want it? stiff? xstiff? if you want to hit it higher you need a low kick point shaft and if you want to hit it lower with a flatter trajectory you want a shaft with a kickpoint in the middle to high up area. there are tons of shafts to choose from its just about finding the one that matches up with what you want in a shaft. there is a wide range of shafts listed and described on the titleist webpage. maybe look there for which shaft suits you. also, as far as a club that looks great at address, the 909f3 squares up nicely to the ball; just a sidenote.

[ControlJunkie]

Like he ^ said, there's a lot out there to choose from, and some are definitely going to suit you better than others. I recently swapped in a UST ProForce V2 on my Dymo 3W, and I'm very happy. The shaft feels stable all throughout my swing, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a new shaft.

[hamletsdead]

Easy to do, but your clubfitter is going to have to fool around a bit to get the same swing weight, since presumably your steel shaft now is at least 100 grams and you'll be looking at 75-85 grams max in graphite with a 3-wood. And if you don't want to make the shaft longer than your current steel shaft, then it could get a bit tricky.