New clubs and the ball is now going left

[bmartin461]

Based on fitting recommendations I switched from regular flex to a stiff flex on my irons.  I had as set of R7's and now I am using JPX-800 Pros.

I went to the range for the first time with the JPX's and on the lower irons the consistently went left 10-15 yards or so.  The only way I could correct it was to weaken my grip.  Is this a normal side effect of going to a stiff flex on the irons?

The Gap wedge is what I hit first and with my normal grip it went perfectly straight and my normal distance as compared to my previous clubs.

Any insight would be much appreciated!

Brad

[max power]

A stiffer shaft usually produces (for a righty) a more left to right shot, if it does anything different.  99% sure you're doing something different with your swing.

[bmartin461]

Ok, good to know, thanks.  I agree, it could have been something else I was doing.  Since it was the first session with the new clubs I will continue to monitor the results.

I will say I enjoying hitting them quite a bit, they felt very smooth and sounded great when struck correctly.

[Harmonious]

Could be the lie angles are too upright.  That will lead to left shots.

[sparko]

i had a set of ap 2s and got them made the same as my old set of snake eyes clubs,2 degree upright ,BUT ,when checking both specs the ap2s where considerably more upright standard than my set which made a 5 iron 4 degrees upright in the ap2s so i had to bend that back to the ap2s standard spec which was the same as my old set that was made 2 degree upright from new,this may be the problem your having