Hi,

Me wonder how do we know we are suitbale to use heavier shaft or light shaft ?

what are the measureables that can indicate to us the suitability of shaft weight to individual golfer ?

anyone any comment or advise, please feel free...

thank you

snowman

Hi Bro....I am no techie as the only thing I know about measurement is loft of club....

As to heavy or light, I had an experience playing 4 games in 3 days in BJ.......after the games, I tot I half paralyzed......and henceforth I decided my shaft too heavy and switch to graphite....

wah... duval... i think anyone who plays 4 games in 3 days, hands cfm tired de wor...

I think frm what i've tried before, lighter shafts generally promotes u to swing faster and probably increase distance..
Heavier shafts tend to slow down swing..
Get your swing speed tested out and u may get an idea of whats good for u..

it will be interesting to know who has the potential of fitting clubs....

looking forward to hearing more comments before i make mine...

cheers and have a great week ahead.......DGman

i feel that its up to the individual......

for me... i love heavy shafts.. it gives me more control...

if i were to use a graphite.. my balls will be flying left and right

Know NOTHING about club fitting... but my guess is, heavier shafts are meant more for heavier club heads (i.e. forged/ blade irons) Players who used such irons tends to be better players thus is able to achieve a faster swing and heavier impact, so they require a heavier shaft which usually translates to better stiffness to match the swing and force. Weight of the shaft should not make you feel that it is masking out the weight of the club head as the feel on the club head is more important.

Lighter shafts can help players with slower swing to go faster thus achieving a better clubhead speed.

Having said the above... like I mentioned at the beginning... those are just my thoughts as I know nuts about club fitting... so it could just well be a big bunch of crap...

Could it be that :

heavier shaft will enable one to have a smoother swing and thus more on plane thus will assist in creating slighter faster swing speed ?

Better for those that did swing with hop and shoulder rotation ?

golf_snowman wrote:

alvin7379 wrote: Know NOTHING about club fitting... but my guess is, heavier shafts are meant more for heavier club heads (i.e. forged/ blade irons) Players who used such irons tends to be better players thus is able to achieve a faster swing and heavier impact, so they require a heavier shaft which usually translates to better stiffness to match the swing and force. Weight of the shaft should not make you feel that it is masking out the weight of the club head as the feel on the club head is more important. Lighter shafts can help players with slower swing to go faster thus achieving a better clubhead speed. Having said the above... like I mentioned at the beginning... those are just my thoughts as I know nuts about club fitting... so it could just well be a big bunch of crap... hi bro good thought and sounds reasonable. my swing speed is slow, but still i was told to use a heavier shaft...why ?....haha !! let's keep the mind running and see if there are any other comments / theory / reasons... thank you snowman

Hi bro Aloyboy and hillgreen

hmm....so the reason for heavier shaft is that it helps to stabilise swing path, less variation that could have being cause by the golfer...thus promote better ball flight...

is that especially true for people like me who has a steeper in angle of attack ?

snowman

If you are not looking for the usual "go-to-a-clubfitter" advise... then...

rule of thumb here for most average folk is the faster your swing speed, the heavier shaft you should get.

But exactly how heavy it should be? Well, go to a cl..... okok. u want some other answer?

first of all,

how are your shot shapes now?
What kind of distances are you hitting with your clubs?
what kind of ball flight would you like to achieve?
what are looking for exactly?
increasing distances? or controlling dispersion? You can never find the best of these 2 worlds, but you can find a healthy compromise (balanced).

There are many kind of shafts out there with different specifications.

For TT series, there are R200 to R400, S200 to S400 and X100 to X300. The alphabet obvious states the flex of each iron and the number represents the weight... yes there are lighter shafts that are stiffer than heavier ones. X100 is stiffer than S400 but the weight difference is only 2 to 4 grams difference.

am i confusing you already?




Master... am i selected to do more than strip grips and clean shafts now?