s1john
Club Champion
What is the main difference between steel and graphite shafts, after speaking to friend who play the common view seems to be graphite are harder to use as a begineer?? 
Iron shafts steel or graphite
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bobmac
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Graphite are lighter and more expensive
s1john
Club Champion
Is that basically it? I currently play with a set of Dunlop graphite shafted club, and I am upgrading to a set of callaways but the clubs i am looking at are steel shafted so this wont alter the way i have to use the club
bobmac
Major Champion
You'll probably find them a touch heavier but apart from that you should be fine.
As long as you get the right flex in the shaft, that's the important thing.
If you look around, the vast majority of golfers use steel,
so unless you're a lady or a senior (sorry Homer) stick with steel.
As long as you get the right flex in the shaft, that's the important thing.
If you look around, the vast majority of golfers use steel,
so unless you're a lady or a senior (sorry Homer) stick with steel.
Robobum
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.....the vast majority of golfers use steel,
so unless you're a lady (sorry Homer) stick with steel.
Bit below the belt Bob
bobmac
Major Champion
.....the vast majority of golfers use steel,
so unless you're a lady (sorry Homer) stick with steel.
Bit below the belt Bob
Yea I know, sorry about that, but Homer is the only guy I know who uses graphites in his irons..........except Monty that is but he gets his free.
Nice bit of editing there Robo. Could have sworn I wrote seniors too
s1john
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Cheers for that
pokerjoke
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Thats a good question however i dont believe i know the answer all i can say is watever you decide to go with you have to persivere as it can take time to get used to a new material.myself i use graphite r/f which i have been told is an older mans setup.When i first started using them i shanked nearly every shot and was going to sell them straight away,however practice and persiverance payed off and now i hit them well.however my playing partner let me hit his steel shafts and i hit a club less for each shot.when i get my handicap down to single figures i will get steel shafts im sure.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Bob
Get with the programme. I use steel KBS regular flex in my R9's!
Get with the programme. I use steel KBS regular flex in my R9's!
s1john
Club Champion
Defo seems steel is the way to go
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
It depends. I had regular graphite TM Burner shafts in my tour burners and they produced a longer and higher flight than my R7's which were steel. However I think on reflection if I'm being honest my grouping was tighter with the steel. I've certainly noticed that my width of dispersion is still narrower with my R9's (it can still be a 60 yard area on a bad day!!!) and I get a lower more penertrating flight. My tempo changes and recent lesson means I'm not actually losing any distance compared to the graphite.
bobmac
Major Champion
Apologies your Homership
viscount17
Money List Winner
started (as a senior) with graphites and have since changed to steel. In truth I think I could probably do with something a bit stiffer than the current 4.5 Rifles but they were what were fitted and the clubs were bought by hitting them not 'off the clock'.
StrangelyBrown
Tour Winner
I tried my irons in graphite and steel and preferred graphite, so that's what I bought. I'm not the fastest swinger of a club so they suit me well. I'm still getting decent distance with them and more importantly, I can do it consistantly.
So, try both and buy the one you like the best. Simple really
So, try both and buy the one you like the best. Simple really
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I had been playing graphite shafted irons for the last 15 years thinking they were helping me. They were lighter (which is definitely a help) and I felt that I was hitting the ball a lot better with graphite than my previous steel shafted irons.
Went to Mizuno in February this year for custom fitting and all of the monitors and test results showed that both my distance and dispersion (sp?) were better with the Nippon steel shafts offered as a free upgrade, so I went with them. Very happy I am too.
If you go for steel, make sure you get the right flex. I stupidly purchased a set of brand new Callaway irons fitted with S300 shafts. With my fairly slow swingspeed it was like trying to hit girders. My Nippons are regular and a fairly light shaft in comparison, and they feel like graphite when I'm using them.
Went to Mizuno in February this year for custom fitting and all of the monitors and test results showed that both my distance and dispersion (sp?) were better with the Nippon steel shafts offered as a free upgrade, so I went with them. Very happy I am too.
If you go for steel, make sure you get the right flex. I stupidly purchased a set of brand new Callaway irons fitted with S300 shafts. With my fairly slow swingspeed it was like trying to hit girders. My Nippons are regular and a fairly light shaft in comparison, and they feel like graphite when I'm using them.
bobmac
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s1john
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well decision made just won a set of callaway X-20s of ebay in almost new condition 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,PW & SW with steel reg flex shafts £205 delivered well happy
HomerJSimpson
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Not wishing to put a downer on your win but make 100% sure they are the real deal as Cally is one of the most counterfeited brands on e-bay. If they are the real deal enjoy them and hope they do the business for you
s1john
Club Champion
The fella selling was kind enough to send me the serial number, and the 8 iron still has the register with callaway stcker on it, so all seems ok. As you say i have heard alot of people getting ripped off with fakes so did my reaserch
