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you're right. I'm surprised b/c my clubmaker told me 5.7 is "firm".

I think the Rifle suggestion (5.0) may be a good idea.
the static fitting, though, should be confirmed by an appropriate active fitting session. otherwise it could be misleading.
so, IMHO don't buy new clubs before being truly fitted.

Skaghetti: When I recommended the high kick point softer shaft, I was referring to Noobie's driver, not irons. When she mentioned playing on "links" courses, I assumed she was looking to take advantage of the extra roll that type of course usually allows. That's why I recommended the softer flex with a high kick shaft. You are of course right about the DG shafts, not much you would find with a higher kick point than the DG. I was also thinking in terms of roll, because that's what comes to mind when talking about a links style course. I might be wrong on my recommendation of the flex for Noobie, for one thing I was assuming Noobie was a female, not a guy, going by the photo he/she is using. If Noobie is in fact a guy, then that would have some effect on my recommendation, but not much. One reason I suggested a softer flex, is that women tend to have smoother swings, they don't try to kill the ball. That means less load on the shaft and a softer flex works better.

So, Noobie, what's the story? Male or Female golfer? If you want "good advice" you have to let us know who we are trying to help. Later, Don

My avator is of a famous actress in Korea. I'm a 6 foot 175lb 30 y/o male. I tend to "hit" my irons so I have a pretty aggressive transition move at the top of my swing. I'm hitting 155 w/ my 7I but I'm playing 2 deg weaker than most of my buddies, -1/2 inches from standard length and the bay area has very thick air. Whenever I go visit my family in TX, I can expect half club increase in distance. Oneputt, it's amazing to me they you were fitted for an A flex when you are as long as Tour players. Some of the smoothest swingers in the world play on PGA and only a handful play stiff let alone regular shafts. BTW, I'm not changing anytime soon. I'll be out of action anyways since school started.

Noobie: glad we got the sex question out of the way, you had me a little confused with the good looking photo.
When I had the ShaftLab test, the results came back A flex for the driver if I went with the old standard of 44 inches, R flex if I went with the new standard of 45", which is why I got a R flex shaft in all my drivers now. (I just built 2 new ones to test)
As for the irons, the results came back A flex. After the test, the tester had me hit both A flex and R flex irons and I hit the R flex more accurate than either my X-stiff irons(mine) or the A flex sample. So I went with the more accurate R flex in my new irons and it seems to be working out fine. I'm still playing with the X-stiff shaft irons, and working on getting used to the less forgiveing irons I built with the R flex shafts. I noticed that you're playing the MP30's. The irons I built are the SnakeEyes 600C's, which are an almost exact copy of the MP30's. The cavity in back is the same size, just a little different shape. From the front, looking at the face, you can't tell which club is which. They look like they can out of the same forge mold. I was looking into getting a used set of MP30's after reading so many good reviews on them. I went to Golfsmith and they had 2 used sets and the 600C's as a new set, so I demoed both. Couldn't tell any difference, so I built a set of 600C's for about $100 less then what they wanted for the used MP30's. I really like them, it just takes a little time to get used to the different feel. If I was smart, I'd just bite the bullet, and start playing the 600C's and not worry about them being less foregiving. I'm at the point that I practice better with the 600C's than I'm playing with the old set, might as well play with the 600C's and be done with it. Have a nice weekend and hit them straight and long. Later.

Your distances with 9I (150yds) and 7I (180yds) are similar to mine, so it doesn't surprise me that you can hit a sand wedge 125 when you catch it clean. You need a 60 degree lob wedge if you want to play a full shot from 95 yards. My wedge yardages are as follows and I bet yours would be similar (Rifle 6.0 shafts by the way).

48* PW - 140 yds
52* GW - 130 yds
56* SW - 120 yds
60* LW - 105 yds

42* 9i = 150
47* PW = 135
50* AW = 120
55* SW = 105
60* LW = 90
64* HL = 75
Don't carry the HL much, not enough room in the bag. Also takes more practice to get it to work as it's reall easy to slip it right under the ball and fuff the shot completely. You have about half as much room for error with the 64* HL in my experiece.
I've got the same 15 yard gap in all my irons, which makes it easy to remember at least. Smaller gaps would make it easier to hit in between yardages, but I can get about 1/2 club difference by gripping down an inch on the longer club.