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Just curious. I would the stiff shaft made for a faster swing should go further with the same ball and head.

Well it depends, if you swing speed is high enough to use a stiff shaft than it could go further due to the fact that you should be making better and more consistent contact. If your SS is not high enough for a stiff, than the regular will go farther. Now if you have the ability to hit a regular shafted driver squarely and you SS is in the stiff area, you might be able to squeek out a few more yards over a stiff.

It's really tough to call. Initially, I would agree with the above poster.

Then again, are we talking steel or graphite? If we're talking graphite, the tolerances in a stiff shaft from XYZ company might play more like a regular shaft from ABC company. It might be a very fine line, indeed. But just the least bit of noticeable difference can equate to a very significant difference when it involves a high-speed swing and results.

The good news is that more and more major manufacturers are giving good high-end options now for driver shafts. Just a couple of years ago, you couldn't buy a Titeist driver with a high-end shaft like a fujikura without breaking the bank and having to special order it, or in some cases having to do an after-market switch.

Sorry to get off topic here... but ultimately, I think graphite is very tough to guage. You gotta swing a few clubs with those shafts in them and try to base your preferences off that, and try to match those results to your swing. Generally speaking, stiff could give you the control you need, which in the end could very well equal more distance if you're hitting fairways and getting STRAIGHT distance.

I saw a test like that on some golf internet site: their conclusion was that Stiff flex went further for fast swingers by a few yards, not much, but noticeably.

I have True Temper (TT) Lite Reg. steel on my irons, but I'd be just much of a duffer with Stff steels.

On graphite...they vary too much for my mind...I tend to think Stiffer graphite is better over all, but once I've hit my wife Ladies flex 975F 5-wood as high and straight well over 200 yards...when I thought I had grapped my 975F steel 5-wood. Later at the rage, her wood seemed easier, but that may well be cause the difference in length.

I like UST's graphite because they're heavier and has lower torques #s that are close to irons: I need accuracy far far more than i need to increase my distances

I certainly hit soft shafts shorter distances, but that seems to be more a result of secondary factor (i.e. spin in my case).

Generally speaking, a regular shaft will hit the ball farther but stiffer shaft will give you better direction control.

thank god for the rifle 5.5