Help with shafts

[allin]

Just how much does weight affect distance. I actually seem to hit irons with heavier weight shafts like dynamic gold farther, should I consider heavier weight graphite shafts for my hybrids and woods? Maybe that is why I hit my old 7wd so well? Starting to look for new irons and want to make sure I understand the trade offs when I get fitted. I am particularly interested in rifle and rifle flighted shafts for irons and aldila NVS in irons and woods? My friends think that the rifles with a forged cavity back would be soft enough that I could go back to steel in my irons (chronic tendinitis). I am getting longer at almost 51 to my suprise. I have gone from a 100 yard carry with my 9 iron to about 115, 125 to 140 with a 7, 5 iron 160.

[iacas]

  allin said:

Just how much does weight affect distance. I actually seem to hit irons with heavier weight shafts like dynamic gold farther, should I consider heavier weight graphite shafts for my hybrids and woods? Maybe that is why I hit my old 7wd so well? Starting to look for new irons and want to make sure I understand the trade offs when I get fitted. I am particularly interested in rifle and rifle flighted shafts for irons and aldila NVS in irons and woods? My friends think that the rifles with a forged cavity back would be soft enough that I could go back to steel in my irons (chronic tendinitis). I am getting longer at almost 51 to my suprise. I have gone from a 100 yard carry with my 9 iron to about 115, 125 to 140 with a 7, 5 iron 160.

When I was observing some fittings for an article (back when the 735.CM was coming out), I tried the lighter weight shaft. I hit the ball a little farther on sweet-spot hits, but overall, averaged less distance because my contact was all over the face. My swing (or whatever) was better with a heavier shaft. I could feel the head more and the heavier weight helped "smooth out" some small little bumps or hiccups in my swing (I guess). My contact was all over the face with the lighter weight steel shaft, but almost all dead center with the DG S300.

The Rifles do feel a bit softer than the DGs, but I don't know that they'll feel like graphite for you.

[wachesawgolfer]

I think lighter graphite shafts should increase your swing speed and give you more distance which they do for most everyone. Why doesn't everyone use them in their irons, then? Because the distance comes at a cost of accuracy in distance and dispersion. Most folks would rather hit their irons an certain direction and distance and add another club if needed. A nine iron should be fairly precise. For players who need distance across the board, graphite makes a lot sense.