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I've had stiff shafts in all my clubs for awhile now, not really considering putting X-stiff shafts in any of my clubs until recently. I bought a 19 degree Sonartec Hybrid off ebay awhile back that has an X-stiff Speeder shaft in it and when I first hit it, the ball was going low and would tail off to the right most of the time. My game has been improving a lot in the last few months (3.3 index down from a 6.6 or so) and I now can hit that club any way I want usually. Still has a pretty low and penetrating ball flight, but I can get it to draw and hit it high when I need to also. I can hit it pretty much just as far as my 3 wood and is by far the most dependable club in my bag when I need to hit a straight tee ball, but this has got me to thinking, should I put an X in my Driver as well for more control? Any thoughts or similar experiences from anyone?

Driver: Taylormade Burner TP (2007 model)
Fairway Wood: Callaway Steelhead III 4+
Hybrid: Sonartec MD 19
Irons: Mizuno MP 33s  4-PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled wedges: 60, 56, 52Putter: Odyssey DFX 9900


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I always got stiff shafts because I always equated x-stiff with low handicap golfers. However, I recently found myself hooking the ball a lot more with the driver and fairway woods, so I tried an X-Stiff driver my friend had. It took care of the hooking, but the flight was a little low. However, that can be adjusted using a shaft with a higher kick point. I have about 10 fairway woods, all with stiff shafts, so I'm just gonna have to live with them for now... BTW, my driver speed is 108.

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Unless you're actually not happy with what you got right now, I'd stay with your current shaft. It's gonna take a whole new loading profile and feel completely different. It may match your swing specs but if you know how to hit the one you've got, new one isn't worth it.
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