Need help! Fading/too stiff of shaft and inconsistant ball striking?..

[averchereau]

Just recently I cut my clubs down 3/4 in my swing speed with a 6i is 77-79 I have project x 6.0 cut so they are even stiffer. When I hit the ball well i have low ball flight and it is difficult for me to make it draw. I am either luring  the ball or topping the ball what is my problem?..can someone recommend me a iron shaft for a 77 swing speed for 6i seeking a high ball flight!! I want to get taylormade Mb, I hit my buddies great but than went to store Nd I felt so discouraged haha. Maybe just a lot of head movement pleAse gimme feedback

Ialso feel as If I'm hitting my 567 irons the same distance or not much further Apart. I don't get it I'm Ina slump or something cause I am good player thank u for help

[Harmonious]

I could be a little off in my math, but a 77 mph 6-iron equates to maybe a 98 mph driver swing speed.  Borderline between R and S shafts, imo.  Yet you have turned a project x 6.0 shaft (X stiff already) into even a stiffer shaft, something that some touring pros would have difficulty hitting? You will likely lose a lot of distance, because you just can't fully load the shaft enough to take advantage of its characteristics. Probably explains why you have trouble with height and can't draw the ball anymore. Unless, you really like the feel of hitting a 2x4, I can't think of any reason why you have done that.

I checked an earlier thread of yours, and it appeared that, with your height of 5'2", you wanted shorter clubs.  In that case, you should have cut the shafts from the butt end, not the clubhead end.

[jamo]

True Temper and Rifle both offer shafts that are made to launch the ball high. You might want to check those out.

[WUTiger]

One thing to consider is the weight of the shaft after trimming.  This can be a drag on swing speed.

You might want to get some time on a launch monitor with some different shaft combinations from a fitting cart. Get some profiles on what works, and doesn't.

I play PX 5.0 Rifle flighted (a slightly firm R-flex), and get about 150 yards out of a 6 iron (cut shaft about 110 grams). At recent expos, etc., I have tried some different shaft combos. On NS Pro 1050GH in stiff (J-36 6 iron, about 109 gram shaft) , I got fairly decent ball flight and OK tempo, and about 150 yards distance despite a stiff flex.

On a Distance Master 135-gram Firm shaft (between stiff and regular), I had trouble getting a 5-iron to go much past 100 yds. I thought the DM problem was swingweight, but on the scale the DM iron was only D1. But the shaft weight felt like a metal pipe. After the DM shaft, I switched to a 6-iron in an R-flex 65-gram graphite shaft (can't remember the brand), and the club almost jumped out of my hand. Good distance, but I might need a bit more weight, as I sprayed the shots a lot.

So, don't forget the weight factor.

And, as hilarious noted, PX 6.0 plays very stiff. The weight (if PX rifle from 2010) would be about 125 grams pre-cutting. So, the PX 6.0 is stiff and fairly heavy.

Lots of irons available on Callaway Pre-Owned shafted PX 6.0

[glock35ipsc]

One of the best things I have done for my iron game was switching to a lighter shaft.  I had been using a TT Lite XL R flex (128g raw @ 43"), and went to Apollo Phantom R flex stepless shaft (105g raw @ 42").  Night and day difference.......

As for club length, don't go just by your height or wrist-to-floor measurements, use those as starting points.  Use impact tape on the face of your irons and see WHERE you are making contact on the face.  That will go along way toward helping you find your correct length.

[MiniBlueDragon]

I found the opposite for my swing. I was using Yonex True Temper shafts at 104g in my old clubs and found much more consistency of swing by going heavies to Dynamic Gold S300's at 130g. I guess everyone's different.

[pjwalsh606]

Just bought some new lamkin crossline oversize grips 1/8 oversize looking foward to throwing those bad boys on this week to this set of ping eye 2's i am refurbishing! Along with a set of Nike's should be good! Love those grips!

[pjwalsh606]

I forgot does anyone have a good chart showing how long your clubs should be relative to your height, i am cutting down a old 5 iron for a 10 year old who is the son of a friend of ours and i have not been able to find a good reliable chart! Thanks for the help!

[MiniBlueDragon]

Originally Posted by pjwalsh606

I forgot does anyone have a good chart showing how long your clubs should be relative to your height, i am cutting down a old 5 iron for a 10 year old who is the son of a friend of ours and i have not been able to find a good reliable chart! Thanks for the help!

It's not an ideal measurement but here you go (from the Mizuno website):

[pjwalsh606]

Thanks i think that chart will work!