Steel Shaft recommendations?

[GJac10]

I am looking for recommendations on steel shafts. I usually play a stiff flex shaft as I have a swing speed over 100mph. That being said, I've been trying out some clubs with regular flex shafts and I really like the Lag that comes with a regular shaft. However, I don't want something "whippy", can you guys recommend a shaft that is stiff enough to get better control, but produces some lag? brand??

[JWL1957]

Rifle 6.0 is a very nice shaft which falls into the softer side of stiff & and the firm side of regular. Super nice feel to them. I installed some Rifles into a set of Titliest's for a friend a couple months ago and they are sweet. Im thinking about installing them in my irons. Project X is another really nice shaft. They both come in the 6.0.

[groovezilla79]

I would also recommend Rifle 5.5's or 6.0's. I wish I had gotten my MP57's in 5.5's for the exact same reason.

[misty_mountainhop]

Far too much many variables here. Seriously. What ball flight are you after? Height? Spin? Feel? Preferred weight of shaft? Etc etc....

[GJac10]

Far too much many variables here. Seriously. What ball flight are you after? Height? Spin? Feel? Preferred weight of shaft? Etc etc....

I have no problem getting the ball high, I am looking for a little more spin and feel. I prefer a lighter shaft.

[motteler621]

I have no problem getting the ball high, I am looking for a little more spin and feel. I prefer a lighter shaft.

You can always get a stiff shaft soft stepped as well. I had to do that because I am in right at the beginning swing speed for stiff shaft. The soft step makes it inbetween a stiff and regular. For my irons recently I went with the dynamic gold high launch shaft in stiff and soft stepped once. The guys at titleist recommended this shaft based off the mizuno shaft optimizer recommendation of a mizuno shaft. They said this one was most comparable out of what they offer for the ap2 irons.

[ry1808]

Shafts are one of those golfing myths for me. I can see a perfect shaft on paper and hit it like a dog, or I can see something that would never suit me and I get a great ball flight. In the UK we are a little hampered by the lack of true custom fitting places but the best bet is to find a club head you like and go to a fitting shop and try as many shafts as you can.

I just got a new set of irons with the Project X flighted shaft in 6.0 and they feel great. I didn't really go through a proper selection process as there are not many easily accessible places for that round here that would do them at a sensible price but these work for me. Such a huge step up from my old irons that it is worth it. The time and expense to get the extra 10% just wasn't justifiable in my opinion.

[shades9323]

Rifle 6.0 is a very nice shaft which falls into the softer side of stiff & and the firm side of regular. Super nice feel to them. I installed some Rifles into a set of Titliest's for a friend a couple months ago and they are sweet. Im thinking about installing them in my irons. Project X is another really nice shaft. They both come in the 6.0.

Are the Rifles softer than the PX's? Because a 6.0 in a PX is almost an x-stiff. The are comparable in stiffness to a DG x100. The PX 5.5 is more stiff than a DG S300. He would be better off soft stepping a 5.5.

[misty_mountainhop]

Shafts are one of those golfing myths for me. I can see a perfect shaft on paper and hit it like a dog, or I can see something that would never suit me and I get a great ball flight. In the UK we are a little hampered by the lack of true custom fitting places but the best bet is to find a club head you like and go to a fitting shop and try as many shafts as you can.

Ug. You like the PXs? Feel awful for me but each to their own.

To the OP. I like the standard Rifle and Flighted Rifle. I'm not sure about lag that they allow but to me , they feel like they have a nice kick into the ball. They aren't really a low launch though so you might get a bit higher flight than is best for you. What shafts do you play currently?

[GJac10]

Ug. You like the PXs? Feel awful for me but each to their own.

I am currently playing Nippon NS Pro1030 H