New Shaft/Fitting Question...

[Wet Doggg]

Guys...have two sets of clubs that I go back and forth of. Mizuno MP 11 and Hogan Apex Plus. I gave up the game for 10 years and this summer is my first back to playing on a regular basis. Well I bought both of these sets of clubs before they did a lot of club fitting.

My question is, they are both in great shape and I really like their looks and feel. Is it possible to go and get fitted for shafts and have them put in my existing clubs? Is this a good idea? Much appreciated.

[Blades4me]

If you want to do it up right find a golf shop/store that has a Mizuno Shaft Optimizer. Swing it and down load the data and the read out will give you some shaft choices that best suit your swing.

Pretty much any shop/store can pull your shafts and put new ones in, however it is expensive. If you do your own work it is very affordable and fun. Personally I weigh all of my club heads and will get them 6-8 grams apart and spine all of my shafts before putting them into the club head; but thats just me and my OCD.

[Scott_K]

I came off the bench last year after taking about 8 years off, so my irons still look very new as well.
I'm playing the stock Hogan shafts (4 stiff) and my shots are often pretty high. From what I've read, this is a common result a lot of Hogan players have. I've thought about switching one shaft just to see the difference in trajectory. I might do it with an old Hogan 3i blade I have lying around, but my driver shaft is my first priority.

The amount of info on shaft fitting these days is kind of insane with the help of ball flight monitors, etc. Look back 8-10 years ago, and it was Reg, Stiff, X Stiff. Hit 'em into a net. "hmm, these feel nice". At least that's what I remember.

[Wet Doggg]

Scott...you remember what I do as far as shaft and fitting. I can "work" my Hogans without issue and love how low I can hit my shorter irons if I want to.

It seems like all the newer irons go a little further...that is something I would like. Would updating the shafts with something like a Project X gain me any distance in my irons?

[Scott_K]

I can "work" the ball side to side with my Hogans. I have better control of my fade vs. my draw. I cannot however, hit the lower trajectroy shot with the short irons (7,8,9), unless I'm trying to play a knock down type shot.

The "newer" irons tend to be bent on the strong side (a few degrees), so that might be a factor. The TM burner irons are a good example of irons that are stronger. However, Hogan irons tend to be fairly strong for their time. I know my PW is 46 degrees for instance. Depending on the year, the degrees change a little bit.
I don't know enough about iron shafts, but the Project Xs seem to be pretty popular. I've mostly been following driver shafts. In general, comparing shaft options of today vs 10 years ago, I'd imagine that you can find a set of shafts which will give you a little more distance.