New set or just new shafts?

[OCdude12]

Alright, so I think I have to do a complete overhaul in my bag after this last weekend and I'm not really looking forward to the amount of $ I'll have to drop.

My stupid ass soaked my grips overnight, (thinking it might clean them more for some reason), and now I've had my 3rd iron snap in half after hitting the ball a tad chunky which leads me to think its just a matter of time before they all do.  Guessing a little water got down in the shafts, insides got a little rusty and now they're all doomed.

Think I needed better shafts in my irons anyways since they came with the original stock shafts, but I'm wondering whether I should just replace all the shafts in my irons and how much it might cost me to do that, or just go buy a new set?  I love my 33's, does anyone know what is the most similar iron to them, is it the Nike's?

The other new shafts I think I need are in my Driver and 4+.  Driver is just a 65g Stiff Aura gold, but after hitting my buddy's driver over the weekend, pretty sure I need an X.  Any good cheap recommendations for that?  Lastly, my Callaway Steelhead III 4+ wood has the stock FIRM shaft in it, and I NEVER hit it anymore cause its so unreliable.  Feels too whippy and will always hook left if I don't put a good swing on it.  My hybrid that has an X shaft in it goes just as far and much straighter and I just hit that everytime on par 5's for my second shot and might be losing out on 15 yards or so.

I should know more about clubs but don't, anyone, please help with suggestions.  Thinking about going to a local guy here in SF to get custom fit, hoping its not going to put a huge hole in my wallet.

[delav]

Starting with a club fitter in your area would be the best bet.

Depending upon your swing, he will recommend shaft weight and stiffness that will suit your game.  Can't go wrong with True Temper Dynamic Gold, or Project X and KBS shafts.

I'm not surprised the Callaway 'firm' flex shaft is less than reliable, those play very soft.

If you're playing to a 2.7, you shouldn't sacrifice the right shafts for saving a few bucks.  As it sits, you'll be looking at several hundred dollars anyways.

[dbuck]

Don't be too hard on yourself.How long ago did you soak your grips? Unless you soaked them in salt water, I don't think they would rust enough that fast to cause them to break.

At any rate, steel shafts for your irons will run from around $12-$50 per stick plus installation depending on which shaft you select, so about $85-350 for shafts and 50-60 for grips and maybe $5-10 per stick installation for your 4-PW.

You can spend anywhere from $20-200 per shaft for graphite/composite for your driver/3W plus grip and installation.

If you are going this route, might as well select a clubmaker that can do an adequate fitting-if you are getting all this work done they might not charge for the fitting but just for the above plus any bending required.

[OCdude12]

  dbuck said:

Originally Posted by dbuck

How long ago did you soak your grips? Unless you soaked them in salt water, I don't think they would rust enough that fast to cause them to break.

At any rate, steel shafts for your irons will run from around $12-$50 per stick plus installation depending on which shaft you select, so about $85-350 for shafts and 50-60 for grips and maybe $5-10 per stick installation for your 4-PW.

You can spend anywhere from $20-200 per shaft for graphite/composite for your driver/3W plus grip and installation.

If you are going this route, might as well select a clubmaker that can do an adequate fitting-if you are getting all this work done they might not charge for the fitting but just for the above plus any bending required.

It was probably a good 9-10 months ago I soaked them, first club snapped during a tourney 8 months ago, then another a couple months after, and the most recent this past weekend.  First two snapped right at the middle, this weekends one snapped just below the grip.

Do you guys think I should just re-shaft all the irons if I don't really feel comfortable switching heads yet?  I'd want to go for some decent shafts but nothing super expensive, I've seen lots of guys with the Project X, but if I could get them all re-shafted and re-gripped for around $350 I'd be in.  Love the 33's too much and I haven't hit too many other irons I'd want to drop $800 or so on.

I love the head of my driver, (those don't go dead do they?) and could go for a reshaft for no more than $150 probably.  And then for a 3 wood, I guess I could just buy a year old model thats dropped in price a bit, I just need something that can go longer than my 2-hybrid but straight still.