Titleist 906F2 5W

[tdinneen]

Just bought a Titleist 906F2 5W. Wanted to get it with a steel shaft but they only had graphite in stock, had a few shots with it and liked it enough to buy it. Got the UST V2 shaft. After playing a few rounds with it I'd like to switch it to a steel shaft.

Anyone had this done before? not necessarily the 906F2 but has anyone had a wood reshafted from graphite to steel? I presume it's a no brainer as the 906F2 is available in steel.

I also assume moving from a 86 gram shaft to a 130 gram shaft (assuming a Dynamic Gold S300) will require shortening the club a bit to maintain swingweight. I'm guestimating a 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

Any advice, thoughts?

[boodaboy16]

I owned the 906 F2 5 wood with the Aldila NV stiff 75g. I found that it went pretty straight with that shaft, but your swing speed might be higher than mine. I'm around 95 with a driver. I've hit the 906 with a steel too and didn't like it at all. Same with the 585H. I think these clubs were weighted best for graphite. I used to play steel in all woods up to a couple years ago and I still prefer steel to some degree, but I didn't like it with these heads. On the flip side, I still own a 19 Taylor Made Rescue Mid in stiff steel that is way better than the graphite version.

[The Rambler]

It shouldn't be a problem if you take it to a good club maker. The shaft should only cost $15 at the most + labor

[tdinneen]

Thanks for the insight boodaboy16. I have the 585.H 21 in steel and absolutely love it. My 3W is also steel and love that. I generally just prefer the extra weight of steel, lightweight graphite shafts just put me off... maybe it's a tempo thing??

I bought the 906 with graphite 'cos from reading the specs (and also no steel in the shop the UST V2 has a similar torque and kick-point to the Dynamic Gold's. Thought I'd give it a shot and see how it would go. Distance is great, slightly longer than I was looking for though, it's encroaching on my 3W a bit, so steel is probably the way to go anyway to bring it back 10-15 yards or so. Thing is my consistency with the graphite, sometimes it draws when I want a fade and vice versa. I just can't seem to get the timing right unless I really hold back on the throttle, in which case it only goes as long as my 585.H hybrid.

[BigAl5150]

  tdinneen said:

Just bought a Titleist 906F2 5W. Wanted to get it with a steel shaft but they only had graphite in stock, had a few shots with it and liked it enough to buy it. Got the UST V2 shaft. After playing a few rounds with it I'd like to switch it to a steel shaft.

This is probably not a good example, but I did have a TM Bubble Burner reshafted from graphite to steel back 7-8 years ago. Any good club maker who knows what they are doing should be able to take care of this for you. FWIW, I still have Dynamic Gold in my Titleist 904 3W. I've tried graphite (including with my

review of this rocket launcher ) but for some reason always come back to steel. Personal preference I guess.