last christmas, i purchased the nike slingshots (3-p regular flex) over the course of this year , my game has improved a bit , and im hitting the ball farther than i ever have . my driver swind speed is 100 mph, and i hit my 5 iron over 175 yards . i have all of the symptoms to tell me that i need stiff shafts, but i was wondering if i should just get new irons and take the time to get used to them or if i should just get new shafts, so i have much less to get used to???
Well...I'd say if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If the current clubs are working, why change? On the other hand, if there's some deficiency in your current set that you think is holding you back, by all means, go see a fitter and get the right stuff for your game. But just buying another set because you think you need stiffer shafts is not the way to go. It's as likely that you'd end up chasing your equipment tail as it is you'd find the perfect match off the rack.
By the way, a 6 iron is my 175 club, and I play (regular flex) R300 shafts...it's all about what's right for you.
steel shafts, i think i could go to stiff shafts....
sounds to me like the shaft are too weak fo you, when it comes to stock shafts, unless they have a brand name like Dynamic Gold of Rifle, etc., some manufactures will put in shafts that are weaker than what they say, even though it says regular, it may well be senior. if there is a clubmaker near you that has a frequency analyzer, they could tell you right away what the stiffness is.
the best thing to do is get fitted. 100 mph ss is right on the line and different brand shafts can vary in stiffness and this will take the guess work out of the picture.
oh ok, i did not know that. i wanted to try true temper DT lite stiff shafts, which are not really stiff, but are also not floppy. i have those on my wedges and they flex when i need them to and don't when i don't want them to.
Most shafts are "rated" to true temper dyanmic gold......the shaft gold standard. If you get a chance to hit any club with a stiff DG shaft you will get a good base line feel and you can use that to judge what is right for you.
sounds to me like the shaft are too weak fo you...
That may very well be, but the question needs to be asked: were you, tachus, originally fitted for the Slingshots, or did you buy them off the rack based on price, appearance, or some other factor? While there's nothing wrong with that, fitting really is the better way to go, especially in that it's usually thrown in for free when you buy your irons. Remember, too, that fitting is more than picking the right flex; length and lie are also important parts of the equation.
Something you might consider too: if you like the Slingshots--the ball flight, the feel at contact, the forgiveness, whatever--but the flex isn't right, you can reshaft the clubs without going to the expense of getting a whole new set.
Of course, if what you're really doing is trying to justify a new set of clubs, then go for it...just make sure you talk to a knowledgeable fitter when you do it. For that matter, you might want to talk to a fitter regardless of which way you go.
5 iron going a 175 would tell me you should stick with regular flex. I hit my 5 iron 205 yards and I am 6.5 flex in my rifles, which is the beginning of X.
The fitting chart for rifle says at 6 iron carry distance of 160 you should be in a R+ or 5.0 frequency. 150 is regular.
you say you hit your 5 iron 175 in the OP, and then the guy in post 3 says he hits his 6 iron that far, and then you do to? Which is it?
But I can see it already, you have your mind made up, and if 100 people told you to keep your regular flex shafts, and one person told you to go stiff you would go to stiff because you already have your mind made up. So you mise well just go ahead and reshaft them, becasue nothing we say will change your mind.
It may sound harsh, but I see these post here all the time and at other places. They are just looking to get validation for changing something, just one person.
5 iron going a 175 would tell me you should stick with regular flex. I hit my 5 iron 205 yards and I am 6.5 flex in my rifles, which is the beginning of X.
The fitting chart for rifle says at 6 iron carry distance of 160 you should be in a R+ or 5.0 frequency. 150 is regular.
you say you hit your 5 iron 175 in the OP, and then the guy in post 3 says he hits his 6 iron that far, and then you do to? Which is it?
But I can see it already, you have your mind made up, and if 100 people told you to keep your regular flex shafts, and one person told you to go stiff you would go to stiff because you already have your mind made up. So you mise well just go ahead and reshaft them, becasue nothing we say will change your mind.
It may sound harsh, but I see these post here all the time and at other places. They are just looking to get validation for changing something, just one person.
i hit my 6 iron 175. idk where you read that i hit it 160. i understand, but i just didn't want to jump into reshafting.
That may very well be, but the question needs to be asked: were you, tachus, originally fitted for the Slingshots, or did you buy them off the rack based on price, appearance, or some other factor? While there's nothing wrong with that, fitting really is the better way to go, especially in that it's usually thrown in for free when you buy your irons. Remember, too, that fitting is more than picking the right flex; length and lie are also important parts of the equation.
Something you might consider too: if you like the Slingshots--the ball flight, the feel at contact, the forgiveness, whatever--but the flex isn't right, you can reshaft the clubs without going to the expense of getting a whole new set.
Of course, if what you're really doing is trying to justify a new set of clubs, then go for it...just make sure you talk to a knowledgeable fitter when you do it. For that matter, you might want to talk to a fitter regardless of which way you go.
i went to a golf shop in RI and hit like 20 different irons and like the slingers the best. the guy then measured me and all that good stuff and said i should use a normal flex/lie. when i was fitted, my iron swing was only like 75mph, but now its like 85-90 mph, and i got stronger, and changed my swing and grip. im a different golfer now then i was when i was fitted.
December 18th, 2006, 10:35 AM
, my game has improved a bit
, and im hitting the ball farther than i ever have
. my driver swind speed is 100 mph, and i hit my 5 iron over 175 yards
. i have all of the symptoms to tell me that i need stiff shafts, but i was wondering if i should just get new irons and take the time to get used to them or if i should just get new shafts, so i have much less to get used to???
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