Ultralight Steel Shafts, Any Experiences?

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I'm trying to gather some info on ultralight steel shafts. Does anyone have any experiences (good or bad) with them? Some of the ones I'm looking at are:

TT Dynamic Gold SL - 105 grams
TT GS 75 - 86 grams
TT TX-90 - 105 grams
Royal Precision Microlite 80 - 97 grams

Do the cut weights on these come close to the claimed cut weight?
Is there that much difference in your play?
Is there one to stay away from?
Any other recommendations?

[andre112]

i thought you would be talking about NS PRO 850GH (85g) or 750GH (75g)
i don't have them but i did heard from ONE clubmaker. He said because the walls with these shafts are so thin (hence lightweight) if you swing hard and play a lot, they might lose their stiffness.
but that's only from ONE clubmaker.

[iacas]

Wow, this post is two hours old and it's already been

linked to from Golf for Women . Anyway...

I'm trying to gather some info on ultralight steel shafts. Does anyone have any experiences (good or bad) with them?

I was fitted for irons a few years ago (more as background for a story than for an actual fitting). I asked why someone might want a lightweight steel shaft over a heavier one. The obvious answer is that less weight means a faster swing speed. When I asked why not just go graphite to get the added vibration dampening, he said "expense and steel is still a bit stronger, by a smidge."

So those, I guess, are the positives. Or rather, the one positive: increased swing speed. The cons - for me - included far less reliability. I could hit six or eight shots with the standard weight shaft (DG S300 in my case, that day) and all the marks for a 6-iron would be on the center of the clubface. One big blue dot on the impact tape. With the lighter weight shaft, my contact was all over the face. A heavier shaft wants to stay on plane more and I got a bit too wild and carried away with the lighter weight shaft. From, uhh, an article written by "someone" comes this:

Source: Titleist Article After watching a few more swings with the 38.5"/64.5° and deciding on it as the specs, we next tried some different shafts. Shaft weight becomes an issue when you add a full inch to an iron, and Eric was interested in the Nippon NS Pro 970. The NS Pro 970 weighs over 25 grams less than the DG S300 in that length. The general rule when fitting shafts is to take the lightest shaft you can swing reliably. Put a shaft that's too light in and you'll have trouble controlling the clubface. Put a shaft in that's too heavy and you'll sacrifice swing speed and distance. Eric handled the DG S300 just fine, but he also managed the Nippon shaft quite well.

Source: http://www.titleist.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=307