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Swing weight for Older Golfer

74hc

By 74hc
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Is it typical for an golfer to go down in swing weight similar to going from a stiff to regular flex?

Reason for asking is my surprise when Ping answered my email regarding the make up on my clubs.  I started with a Eye2+ in green dot, +1/4, and a swing weight of D3 with KT shafts.  This was about 22 years ago.  The clubs I've been playing are i3+ in standard length, also green dot, CS-Lite in regular flex with cushin inserts.  I do swing these much better than my old Eye2+, but was surprise when Ping said they left the factory with a C9 swing weight.    I had also thought these were shafted with JZ and no inserts.

At nearly pushing 55, I know I needed to go down to regular flex, but I was surprised at the light weight shaft and particularly the C9 swing weight.  These clubs are great though.

I would like to reshaft the Eye2+ and don't fear lose swing weight as much.  Thinking of Nippon 950 or 1050, and TT XP95 or XP105.  Any ideas?


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Is it typical for an golfer to go down in swing weight similar to going from a stiff to regular flex?

Reason for asking is my surprise when Ping answered my email regarding the make up on my clubs.  I started with a Eye2+ in green dot, +1/4, and a swing weight of D3 with KT shafts.  This was about 22 years ago.  The clubs I've been playing are i3+ in standard length, also green dot, CS-Lite in regular flex with cushin inserts.  I do swing these much better than my old Eye2+, but was surprise when Ping said they left the factory with a C9 swing weight.    I had also thought these were shafted with JZ and no inserts.

At nearly pushing 55, I know I needed to go down to regular flex, but I was surprised at the light weight shaft and particularly the C9 swing weight.  These clubs are great though.

I would like to reshaft the Eye2+ and don't fear lose swing weight as much.  Thinking of Nippon 950 or 1050, and TT XP95 or XP105.  Any ideas?

I'm older than you and my irons are D5 steel ladies/senior flex. My driver is 46.5 inches D7 x-stiff shaft.

Bob

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Driver:                         Ping I25 10.5 PWR65 stiff Flex

Fairway Woods:          Ping TiSi Tec 3, 5 and 7 graphite Cushin stiff flex

Irons:                         Pinhawk SL 5-PW 37.25 inches 

Wedges:                     Reid Lockhart 52 and 60 quad bounce, 56 dual bounce 

Putter:                        Boccieri Heavy Putter B3-M (250 gram back weight)

Ball:                            MG C4 / Wilson Duo

Grips:                         Winn DriTac midsize Blue

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Thanks.  I guess it's the shaft and flex that does not suite me anymore.   What shafts are you using for the irons?


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Thanks.  I guess it's the shaft and flex that does not suite me anymore.   What shafts are you using for the irons?

I have Apollo stepped steel shafts in ladies/senior flex trimmed to 263 CPMs. They were $3 apiece at golfsmith.

Bob

WITB

Driver:                         Ping I25 10.5 PWR65 stiff Flex

Fairway Woods:          Ping TiSi Tec 3, 5 and 7 graphite Cushin stiff flex

Irons:                         Pinhawk SL 5-PW 37.25 inches 

Wedges:                     Reid Lockhart 52 and 60 quad bounce, 56 dual bounce 

Putter:                        Boccieri Heavy Putter B3-M (250 gram back weight)

Ball:                            MG C4 / Wilson Duo

Grips:                         Winn DriTac midsize Blue

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