Extra-stiff shafts in my irons....Stiff-shaft in my fairway/driver: problems?

[RichF]

I use TaylorMade RAC MB TPs with DG X-100s ...got them last year and found it straighened/lowered my previous ball-flight of hooky-and-high (using Titleist 695.MB with DG S300s).

Initially, distance-wise I was about 10 yards shorter on each club, but over the last 6 months, I've been hitting the gym a lot and due to increased strength/flexibility, now I find I get more yardage out of every iron, e.g. I use my PW from 140yds, 6-iron-185yds, 3-iron-220yds, etc

This is all well and good, butnow  I can't hit my driver or fairway wood at all - TaylorMade R9s (9° /  15° with Fujikora Motore 65 &70 Stff stock-shaft, respectively)...I'd say 70% of shots is a 150-200yd duck-hook and Ive tried every fix: open-stance, open-face, weaker-grip...when I get one right, it goes....but that 'one' is usually out of 5 attempts...

Could the constant use of Extra-Stiff flex in my irons have such an effect on my Stiff-shafted woods?

[Gioguy21]

I have the same in terms of X stiff in the irons and stiff in the woods/driver/hybrid. i'm thinking seriously about going to x in them too. i have a similar ball flight with the woods, etc but it's not a hook...my miss is a big draw..i'm consistently a mid-trajectory, straight or baby fade with my woods (desired) and can draw when i'd like to. my big draw gets in there every now and then and i swear it has everything to do with the shaft...whenever i hit one i 'feel' the shaft flex more. i'm waitin to hear what other people say about this too.../subscribe.

[tomvk77]

Normaly this is the other way around, stiff shaft in irons and x stiff in woods, so

it might do something, going from straight to dughook i think something more is going wrong.

I do have this whenn i hit my moms driver but that is a lady flex driver, if i get it pure it goes miles but it takes me 5-6 shots indeed to get one pure.

But than that is lady flex to a havy stiff shaft. a big differense compaired to a stiff shaft and a x stiff.

did you try to deloft your driver, it opens the clubface slightly

[geharnist123]

Get x stiff for your driver!!!! I have kbs tour x stiff in my mp-68s. I hit my irons same distance. My woods had 60gram in the driver stiff flex and 70 gram in 3 wood. I just switched to xstiff in the woods and gained consistancy and yards. 120ss and fast tempo.

[geharnist123]

Take your driver and 3 wood to a custom fitter and have him check your numbers. He will put the right shaft in them and you WILL see a difference.