Question about swing weight

[cooke119]

I play Callaway XR irons with a swing weight of D0, (they have graphite shafts). I'm looking at a set Cobra Baffler irons with steel shafts for my son, they have a swing weight of D3, is there that much of a difference? I understand the Bafflers are "game improvement" irons, why the heavier feel to the club?

[mvmac]

I play Callaway XR irons with a swing weight of D0, (they have graphite shafts). I'm looking at a set Cobra Baffler irons with steel shafts for my son, they have a swing weight of D3, is there that much of a difference? I understand the Bafflers are "game improvement" irons, why the heavier feel to the club?

Clubs with graphite shafts are typically 1 or 2 points lighter than those with steel shafts.

You'll probably notice a difference but it's just a feel thing, swingweight is about how heavy or light the club feels to a player swinging it . Swingweight and the actual weight of the club are different things.

[Dave2512]

The biggest difference is graphite irons tend to be a little longer but still minimal around 1/4" longer. SW is kind of a moving target anyway. Published specs for off the rack gear isn't exact. If you put all the irons in that set on a SW scale they would all be a little different. Shafts are +/- a few grams, heads are +/- a few grams, grips are +/- a few grams etc. My experience is clubs have to get into the C or E range before I actually feel it. Goes beyond that but I've never seen anyone playing odd SW's like G10.

[Righty to Lefty]

Like others have said.....swing weight is simply how head heavy or head light a club feels and this is very different from total weight.  Two clubs can weight the exact same yet one can be a C2 swing weight and the other can be E2 and they will play very different.  I prefer heavy total weight and swing weight so my clubs are in the E2-F1 range throughout the set and I love the way it makes the clubs feel like lil sledge hammers through impact. You just have to try out some different swing weights and see which type you prefer because if had to play D2 swing weights I'd still be an 18 handicap!