Shaft Flex for the high handicapper

[Island Par]

Hi Guys,

I bought my TM rescue duals (see signature) brand new for $100 dollars each here as they were on sale last october. Am using them and am so far satisfied with them, given the occassional slice and hooks. The thing is is am just wondering if the shaft flex is the right one for me. You see the 19* and 22* are mitsubishi diamana stiff shafts and the 25* is a regular steel shaft. Given my handicap and my swing speed around 90mph,(all stock shafts) are these shafts ok?

a friend of mine got me wondering by saying am not maximizing my capability (having to have to "pound" the ball whenever i use these clubs) because I should be using regular R2 or R3 flex shafts.

My driver and fairwaywoods are on regular flex (both are stock shafts) and i have no problems with them either. Would appreciate your help...

Thanks for being patient.

[Masa]

There are plenty of people around here that know more than me, but flex is really personal. I know a guy that shoots in the 60s pretty regularly and he just sent off his i-10s to Ping to get them reshafted with soft regular (senior) flex steel shafts because he wanted something a little softer than the regular flex he was using. It's all a matter of your individual swing. I'm assuming when you say your swing is 90mph that you mean for driver. Unfortunately, swing speed really doesn't say everything because it's all about your individual swing. Some people have more violent transitions at the top and might need a stiffer flex to get the most out of their swing. On top of this, not all flexes are uniform across the brands. One company's "stiff" might be very close to other companies' "regular". The only way to really know is to see a good fitter and they can suggest the right things.

[Jack_2251]

A stiff flex for a 90 swinger should suit you fine. Don't worry or think about it.

[Beach Golfer]

I think that you should be using a flex no stiffer than Regular Flex. I played with a professional the other day and his driver had a regular flex shaft so a stiff flex would probably be too much for you.

[fusioncal]

Supposedly, someone with swing speed of 90 mph should be using regular flex but I don't think it's absolute. My swing speed is 95mph and I'm using stiff flex for accuracy and feel. I used to play with NS Pro 950GH R-flex with my MP-60. There's nothing wrong with them, but after I had tried my friend's MP-67 with TT Tour Concept S3, I knew I wanted heavier and stiffer shaft. The reason being that NS Pro felt (too) whippy at impact and I'm losing the feel everytime during the swing because it's too light. In fact I just got reshafted a few days ago and I haven't had the chance to test them at the range. But I'm sure they're great just like my friend's.

That's for irons, by the way. For the flex in woods, hybrids, and driver I definitely think you should get fitted.

[DaveLeeNC]

Hi Guys,

You will probably like R flex shafts a bit better (I'm assuming that your 90 mph SS is driver SS). But it also probably won't make a lot of difference either.

dave

[Island Par]

You will probably like R flex shafts a bit better (I'm assuming that your 90 mph SS is driver SS). But it also probably won't make a lot of difference either.

Thanks. My Driver shaft is a Mizuno Exsar regular flex 50g, 4.5 torque and am hitting it well. Does it mean that for my 3 wood and hybrids I should get the same specs?

[DaveLeeNC]

Thanks. My Driver shaft is a Mizuno Exsar regular flex 50g, 4.5 torque and am hitting it well. Does it mean that for my 3 wood and hybrids I should get the same specs?

The same shaft (with appropriate tipping by the clubmaker/manufacturer) would be the right place to start (and in all likelihood the right place to end).

dave

[Island Par]

Thanks Dave!

[Island Par]

Went to see a a club fitter yesterday and after checking out my swing speed etc. he saw that the diamana stiff shaft was definitely not for me. He replaced my rescue's shafts with regular flex and I'm picking them up later for a test in the nearby driving range.