Extra stiff shafts???

[Ajkline]

Hey guys I'm 16 years old and I currently play with stiff shafts. My average drive is around 305 my average for my 3 wood is 285. And for an iron my average 5 iron shot is around 205-210. My swing speed is 110mph give or take a few depending on the club. But I was just wondering if you all suggest I switch to extra stiff shafts vs my plain stiff shafts. And if so what are some good models for extra stiff shafts. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[x129]

Get fit. Everything else is just guessing.

  Ajkline said:

Originally Posted by Ajkline

Hey guys I'm 16 years old and I currently play with stiff shafts. My average drive is around 305 my average for my 3 wood is 285. And for an iron my average 5 iron shot is around 205-210. My swing speed is 110mph give or take a few depending on the club. But I was just wondering if you all suggest I switch to extra stiff shafts vs my plain stiff shafts. And if so what are some good models for extra stiff shafts. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[VMAN]

  x129 said:

Originally Posted by x129

Get fit. Everything else is just guessing.

I definitely think this is the reasonable thing to do.  Personally, I liked, and bought, the KBS tours at my fitting.  I compared to project X and DG.

Edited: If you just change the shafts you may also have to do some work on the heads to retain the swingweight that you like.  Stiffer shafts are heavier.

[Shorty]

You are a very short hitter for your age and your swing speed is pretty slow,

Until you are hitting the ball reasonable differences, I would stick with what you have.

But you are doing the right thing by asking people who've never seen you hit a ball what you should be using.

It's an excellent strategy.

Being a 16 year old off 3, there wouldn't be any local pros who know your game who could help you at all.

You are longer than Gary Woodland but short of Bubba Watson. Makes us want to help you out.

EK	RANK LAST WEEK	PLAYER	ROUNDS	ALL DRIVES	TOTAL DISTANCE	# OF DRIVES
1	1	Bubba Watson	30	309.9	101,025	326
2	2	Gary Woodland	31	299.6	109,048	364
3	4	Dustin Johnson	24	297.5	74,672	251
4	3	Scott Stallings	24	296.5	71,159	240
5	6	Harrison Frazar	27	295.4	87,723	297
6	5	Kyle Stanley	36	294.2	119,158	405
7	8	Keegan Bradley	38	294.0	128,760	438
8	10	J.B. Holmes	29	293.3	90,323	308

[Aleks7243]

  Shorty said:

Originally Posted by Shorty

You are a very short hitter for your age and your swing speed is pretty slow,

Until you are hitting the ball reasonable differences, I would stick with what you have.

But you are doing the right thing by asking people who've never seen you hit a ball what you should be using.

It's an excellent strategy.

Being a 16 year old off 3, there wouldn't be any local pros who know your game who could help you at all.

You are longer than Gary Woodland but short of Bubba Watson. Makes us want to help you out.

EK

RANK

LAST

WEEK

PLAYER

ROUNDS

ALL DRIVES

TOTAL DISTANCE

# OF DRIVES

1

1

Bubba Watson

30

309.9

101,025

326

2

2

Gary Woodland

31

299.6

109,048

364

3

4

Dustin Johnson

24

297.5

74,672

251

4

3

Scott Stallings

24

296.5

71,159

240

5

6

Harrison Frazar

27

295.4

87,723

297

6

5

Kyle Stanley

36

294.2

119,158

405

7

8

Keegan Bradley

38

294.0

128,760

438

8

10

J.B. Holmes

29

293.3

90,323

308

lol! bit harsh though....

[x129]

I have no idea if the OP is accurate or not but these stats do not say that he is longer than Gary Woodland. I have no clue about exactly what Gary tees off with but I bet it is driver around half the time at best. It is amazing how poor people are at understanding stats.

  Shorty said:

Originally Posted by Shorty

You are a very short hitter for your age and your swing speed is pretty slow,

Until you are hitting the ball reasonable differences, I would stick with what you have.

But you are doing the right thing by asking people who've never seen you hit a ball what you should be using.

It's an excellent strategy.

Being a 16 year old off 3, there wouldn't be any local pros who know your game who could help you at all.

You are longer than Gary Woodland but short of Bubba Watson. Makes us want to help you out.

EK

RANK

LAST

WEEK

PLAYER

ROUNDS

ALL DRIVES

TOTAL DISTANCE

# OF DRIVES

1

1

Bubba Watson

30

309.9

101,025

326

2

2

Gary Woodland

31

299.6

109,048

364

3

4

Dustin Johnson

24

297.5

74,672

251

4

3

Scott Stallings

24

296.5

71,159

240

5

6

Harrison Frazar

27

295.4

87,723

297

6

5

Kyle Stanley

36

294.2

119,158

405

7

8

Keegan Bradley

38

294.0

128,760

438

8

10

J.B. Holmes

29

293.3

90,323

308

[sean_miller]

  x129 said:

Originally Posted by x129

I have no idea if the OP is accurate or not but these stats do not say that he is longer than Gary Woodland. I have no clue about exactly what Gary tees off with but I bet it is driver around half the time at best. It is amazing how poor people are at understanding stats.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shorty

You are a very short hitter for your age and your swing speed is pretty slow,

Until you are hitting the ball reasonable differences, I would stick with what you have.

But you are doing the right thing by asking people who've never seen you hit a ball what you should be using.

It's an excellent strategy.

Being a 16 year old off 3, there wouldn't be any local pros who know your game who could help you at all.

You are longer than Gary Woodland but short of Bubba Watson. Makes us want to help you out.

EK

RANK

LAST

WEEK

PLAYER

ROUNDS

ALL DRIVES

TOTAL DISTANCE

# OF DRIVES

1

1

Bubba Watson

30

309.9

101,025

326

2

2

Gary Woodland

31

299.6

109,048

364

3

4

Dustin Johnson

24

297.5

74,672

251

4

3

Scott Stallings

24

296.5

71,159

240

5

6

Harrison Frazar

27

295.4

87,723

297

6

5

Kyle Stanley

36

294.2

119,158

405

7

8

Keegan Bradley

38

294.0

128,760

438

8

10

J.B. Holmes

29

293.3

90,323

308

If Gary Woodland played my course he'd need a spotter because he'd be hitting drives to places I never dreamed of. Watch any of these long hitters on Shot Tracker for a few holes. When there's a true driving hole, the bombers are often 30-50 yards past their calculated average. I'd comment on the OP's data, but I don't want to be accused of being a hypocrite.

[Mr3Wiggle]

  x129 said:

Originally Posted by x129

I have no idea if the OP is accurate or not but these stats do not say that he is longer than Gary Woodland. I have no clue about exactly what Gary tees off with but I bet it is driver around half the time at best. It is amazing how poor people are at understanding stats.

Is the tour now using every drive in the fairway to determine avg drive distance instead of just 2 predetermined holes from each round?  I remember they used to pick two holes on a course where they assumed most would hit driver and only measure distance on those holes.

[sean_miller]

  Mr3Wiggle said:

Originally Posted by Mr3Wiggle

Quote:

Originally Posted by x129

I have no idea if the OP is accurate or not but these stats do not say that he is longer than Gary Woodland. I have no clue about exactly what Gary tees off with but I bet it is driver around half the time at best. It is amazing how poor people are at understanding stats.

Is the tour now using every drive in the fairway to determine avg drive distance instead of just 2 predetermined holes from each round?  I remember they used to pick two holes on a course where they assumed most would hit driver and only measure distance on those holes.

Are you asking "What does All Drives mean?"

Did you look at the table? Bubba has 326 drives in 30 rounds.

30 x 2 < 326

[Mr3Wiggle]

  sean_miller said:

Originally Posted by sean_miller

Are you asking "What does All Drives mean?"

Did you look at the table? Bubba has 326 drives in 30 rounds.

30 x 2 < 326

Ah got it.  Didn't look at the table.  The tour used to only measure on two holes, now it's all drives in the fairway.  Makes sense now.