Mixed Sets / Mixed Shafts

[Shindig]

I've been wondering: for those of you who have mixed sets of irons, do you have mixed shafts, too?

I've been trying to find out what the shaft options are for Nike (at this point, I'm close to deciding on a mixed VR set), and as best I can tell, the stock shafts for the Full Cavity are "Nike Speed Step" by True Temper. As best I can tell, these are essentially Dynalite Gold? However, the split cavities seem to have Precision Rifle (Nike), or FST KBS (Nike) as an upgrade. For the blades, the stock options seem limited to dynamic gold. This is mildly annoying, although I recognize that better players tend to prefer heavier shafts, although I prefer something a little lighter than the 130g default shaft for the VR blades. I'm also a bit annoyed at the lack of convenient information for what shafts Nike has available: their websites lists almost nothing for it; I got this information by "customizing" a set at GolfSmith's website and looking at what had what upcharge.

So, I was a bit confused, because I thought the VR was meant to be mixed (hence three lines with the same name). So I looked at a set that I know is meant to be mixed: Titleist's AP1/AP2. And sure enough, AP2 stock shaft is TTDG, while the AP1s have Nippon NS Pro 105T, which is both lighter and from another manufacturer. My source for this knowledge was Titleist's irons page.

Then I looked at Mizuno's site; they're advocating mixed sets (and, conveniently, have a HUGE list of custom availability shafts for download). The MX-300 and MX-200 have dynalite gold as the default, and the MP-58s have dynamic gold.

Anyway, I see that it's possible to mix sets with mixed shafts, but I'm wondering if it's a good idea. Has anyone else done this? How did it work for you?

I realize my posts seem to be getting longer, so I'll include this:

Executive summary : If you mixed your irons, did you have a single type of shaft through them, or different ones? Do you suggest one or the other?

[enis750]

same shaft all the way through
the irons need to flow seamlessly, both heads and shafts
ONLY shaft i would consider something different, would be the 3 or 4i if you play it (like a HL shaft) but i would keep them the same
if you are custom ordering, i am sure you can get the same shafts in all of them

if not, shaft pulls are cheap on wrx
lots of guys will sell DG S300's for like $60 for all 8

[shades9323]

You can get pretty much any shaft you want from Nike. You just have to order them the way you want and pay extra for the upgraded shafts. FTR, my brother just got a set of full cavities and they came stock with DGHL shafts.

[WUTiger]

If you get flighted shafts, you arguably get the best of both worlds. You get a shift in flex point (kick point) within the set. So, a short iron will have a higher FP to keep it from ballooning, while a long iron will have a lower FP to help get ball up initially.

Despite the variable FPs, the shafts are all part of the same set.

[Shindig]

same shaft all the way through

Well, my understanding is that the sets were designed to be able to be mixed, which makes me wonder if the distances and feel will be comparable despite different stock shafts. I guess I'll need to hit a few of each with different shafts and see how they feel. But I definitely neglected the feel aspect of different shafts when I was thinking about it. Thanks for the heads-up.

If you get flighted shafts, you arguably get the best of both worlds. You get a shift in flex point (kick point) within the set. So, a short iron will have a higher FP to keep it from ballooning, while a long iron will have a lower FP to help get ball up initially.

Mmmm... that's not a bad idea. Thanks.

[shades9323]

Well, my understanding is that the sets were designed to be able to be mixed, which makes me wonder if the distances and feel will be comparable despite different stock shafts. I guess I'll need to hit a few of each with different shafts and see how they feel. But I definitely neglected the feel aspect of different shafts when I was thinking about it. Thanks for the heads-up.

What gave you the impression they were designed to be able to mix?

You can get the same shaft in each of them and that is what I would recommend.

[Shindig]

What gave you the impression they were designed to be able to mix?

That's ... a good question. I know I have the impression, but I can't find out where from, and a brief Google search tells me nothing.

Someone on another thread found a Titleist rep when making a purchase recently; maybe I'll need to find out if Nike Golf has a representative in the Los Angeles area, and if so, I'll ask him or her about this directly.