What swing speed for X-Stiff?

[Slice of Life]

I was at GG the other day, and the guy actually said I could step up from the stiff flex, to extra-stiff based off of their data. They handed me a funky looking 7 iron with a clipped on thing that measured my average clubhead speed at 91 mph.

No clue what my driver speed is. That was just swinging the one club 4-5 times.

Is there merit to this, or is he just trying to make a sale?

[cipher]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

I was at GG the other day, and the guy actually said I could step up from the stiff flex, to extra-stiff based off of their data. They handed me a funky looking 7 iron with a clipped on thing that measured my average clubhead speed at 91 mph.

No clue what my driver speed is. That was just swinging the one club 4-5 times.

Is there merit to this, or is he just trying to make a sale?

I think he is.  Wait a little bit until you have settled in to your swing changes, because you are probably over swinging a bit right now.

[Golfingdad]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

I was at GG the other day, and the guy actually said I could step up from the stiff flex, to extra-stiff based off of their data. They handed me a funky looking 7 iron with a clipped on thing that measured my average clubhead speed at 91 mph.

No clue what my driver speed is. That was just swinging the one club 4-5 times.

Is there merit to this, or is he just trying to make a sale?

I would agree with Cipher and be hesitant that he's likely trying to make a sale.  For the record, though ... I have an 86-ish mph swing speed with a 6-iron, to go along with a 107-108-ish swing speed with my driver.  And I use (and love) an X stiff shaft for my driver. (Stiff for everything else) So if his 7-iron doohicky is actually accurate, it could be possible that you might like an x stiff driver shaft.  I'd still wait though.

[gmanuel25]

I was recently fit by a certified Ping club fitter.  With the Mizuno shaft optimizer (I believe that is the funky clipped on thing) my swing speed with a 6 iron averaged 91mph.  After many swings I was fit into a new set of G25 irons with the CFS X-stiff shafts.

[Slice of Life]

How ironic...driver shaft snapped at the range today. :-(

[Golfingdad]

How ironic...driver shaft snapped at the range today. :-(

Umm ... Fate?? I'd suggest you go somewhere different (if possible) and see if you get the same results for the fitting. That way you'll be 100% you have the right equipment for you.

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by Golfingdad

Umm ... Fate?? I'd suggest you go somewhere different (if possible) and see if you get the same results for the fitting. That way you'll be 100% you have the right equipment for you.

Yeah, I just don't know of anyone else in the area. :/

Either way, I'm out a driver for a while. My game is probably better off without it, so I may just hold off on a new shaft for the time being so I can avoid temptation and horrible scores from OB shots.

I just don't know how it snapped...it's like a month old. :/

[Motley01]

Wow you have a faster swing speed than Jason Day?

Slow it down man, easy does it.......

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by Motley01

Wow you have a faster swing speed than Jason Day?

Slow it down man, easy does it.......

lol

Hey, I'm just telling you what the little doo-dad on their club said.

I was swinging great that day...simulator had my 5 iron at 215 yards, and the tape showed 6 hits in a row on the sweet spot. Can I do that in a round? Nope...more like hit fat and off the toe about 72 yards to the right.

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

lol

Hey, I'm just telling you what the little doo-dad on their club said.

I was swinging great that day...simulator had my 5 iron at 215 yards, and the tape showed 6 hits in a row on the sweet spot. Can I do that in a round? Nope...more like hit fat and off the toe about 72 yards to the right.

That there son, is called range golf. You always hit the ball perfect on the range, get out to the course, and chunks, slices. Crazy game.

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by Motley01

That there son, is called range golf. You always hit the ball perfect on the range, get out to the course, and chunks, slices. Crazy game.

Yeah, I knew something was off...driver sounded weird and hit even worse. There's a 240 yard flag out that and I hit a good swing, and it was probably 20 yards short of that pin...I was thinking "WTF is happening right now?" Next swing, bye bye driver head. lol

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

Yeah, I knew something was off...driver sounded weird and hit even worse. There's a 240 yard flag out that and I hit a good swing, and it was probably 20 yards short of that pin...I was thinking "WTF is happening right now?" Next swing, bye bye driver head. lol

Thanks you just made me spit up my drink all over the computer screen. LOL

My driver did the same thing, but I was playing at a course, that was next to a road. The damn driver head ended up on the road. I barely found it, no one saw it fly away.