Lets talk irons

[RS22]

So I took a few years off from golf after my collegiate playing days and now that I'm back I'm interested in what the best forged cavity back or muscle back irons out there are. I've seen the titleist AP2s and they look pretty nice but I don't know what else is out there brand wise. I currently play Cleveland TA2s and I love em but down the road I may look to upgrade those bad boys.

I'm also new to rifle shafts, my experience with iron shafts in the past was always dynamic gold steel shafts and nothing else. I have a swing speed of around 128mph and I hit the ball very high so I was reading about rifle shafts and realized I don't know anything about them. What would any of you guys suggest as far as shafts for me hitting high and having a fairly high swing speed. I prefer as low torque as possible for my clubs.

[wmiller]

It's been almost 20 years since my swing speed was that high, and back then all we played were DG x-100s, and I hit everything high. Now, I'm old enough for the sr. tour by almost 5 years, swing 110-112, play px 5.5s and still hit everything high. It is (IMHO) a better feeling shaft with tighter dispersion. Maybe a 6.5 for you?

[andef]

  wmiller said:

It's been almost 20 years since my swing speed was that high, and back then all we played were DG x-100s, and I hit everything high. Now, I'm old enough for the sr. tour by almost 5 years, swing 110-112, play px 5.5s and still hit everything high. It is (IMHO) a better feeling shaft with tighter dispersion. Maybe a 6.5 for you?

You might even want to consider the 7.0. You have roughly the same swingspeed as pros like Mickelson and Villegas who play the Project X 7.0. I don't have any experience with the Rifle shafts but I believe they launch lower than the Project X so you might want to give those a shot.

The DG X100 are very stiff and launch the ball low. Same goes for the KBS Tour Xstiff. You have many different shafts to test out so your best option is to hit them all keeping the same clubhead to see differences in ballflight.

[VCGolfer]

We have very similar swings. My swing speed is about 120 - 123 consistantly. Have always hit a high ball flight. If you normally hit a high ball and go with the project-x's, expect to hit them a little higher. I use the 6.0, you might need the 6.5 or 7.0.

The only problem I have at times is working the ball. I tend to hit the ball very straight with these shafts. I have had these shafts for only about 3 months, so I'm hoping with a few more months under my belt I'll be back to my normal ways. I bet if I actually went to the range my shaping would be a lot better. Good luck.