New irons for my teenage son?

[Cernunnos]

Cernunnos,

My daughter is going to be 5'8" - 5'10" when she's fully grown I think. She's already outgrown the junior set she used up till last summer. I managed to pick up a set of ladies Mizuno Tava irons on ebay for a very nice cost, most of them hadn't even been used! She's got a MD rescue club and a new driver is on the way to. So she'll be ready for the new season and I'll be broke!

My wife plays as well but obviously they need their own clubs. Its going to be interesting as they fight over the golf shoes this year, both the same shoe size at the mo.

Better kitted out than ever I was as a youngster.

Rofl...

Yes, I remember my sister who is 12 years younger than I & my mates are was shooting up at that age, she would run round the garden trying to rugy tackle us all. (She's into Rugby) She's 5'10" these days if she's an inch, probably taller.

So your young lass will probably be using mens clubs by the time she's an adult I supose..

I know my Mother uses a mans driver as womens shafts are too soft & too short.

Oh, btw the CG Pinks I was linking to are ladies clubs, not juniors

 

[Timbo]

Find out exactley what AG would do for you as a trade in, the deal may not be so good if you are trading in.

The worst he could do is save himself £100 and still have his old clubs to sell on himself!!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

AG are like most retailers and are notoriously stingy with their trade in prices unless you really haggle. I normally speak to the manager and point out the hundreds of £ worth of business I've given him in the last 18 months and that surely loyalty should equal respect in at least giving me a sensible trade in price and not what golfbidder (the site they use to compare prices) is telling them.

At the end of the day the pro may not be able to match the price but if he is anywhere near the ball park figure I'd support him if only to recognise the efforts he put in

 

[birdieman]

Graphite shafts tend to go further

Not so...
My recent session at Mizuno's fitting centre in Surrey proved that, in my case at least, I was getting better distance with a steel shaft than graphite.
10 yards more in fact, with less spin (back & side) so subsequently shot dispersion should be better too.
Rob

Yes so....

Why no steel shaft in your driver then?

Graphite is lighter than steel, therfore you can generate more clubhead speed with a graphite shaft. More clubhead speed equals distance. In order to get the correct swing weight with graphite the shaft needs to be longer than steel. That extra length will also generate more clubhead speed.
Whatever graphite shafts you tried were likely a different flex or kickpoint than the steel ones you hit and your timing may well have been off with the graphites but I stand by my statement that graphite shafts per se will allow you to hit it further than steel.

Monty plays graphite as he's old and out of shape and needs the yards.

Not true, more clubhead speed means more force is transferred to the ball, assuming you hit the sweetspot. This force could be used to ultimately generate height or distance.

Plus like you said, to get the correct swingweight you have to lengthen the shaft, if this makes the shaft too long you will miss the sweetspot so the extra clubhead speed will either be wasted or will be used to send the ball further into the sky\ground\sideways but not further down the fairway.

Maybe on a robot a graphite shaft will go further but with a real person it may not. Unfortunately golf is played by people and not robots!

????? ridiculous

The original post said 'graphite tends to go further than steel'. It does not go into the ability of the golfer to hit the ball. There are exceptions to a lot of rules but as a 'rule of thumb' graphite shafts will give you more distance than steel, that is one reason many senior players use graphite shafted clubs, the lighter weight allows them to create more speed in the head so hit the ball further. If they put an awful swing on it then they may well hit it sideways or up, that's not down to the graphite.

Again I see a V2 shaft in your driver, have you tried it with steel?....Didn't think so!

 

[Timbo]

Well played the Pro!

Told him of AG's price, and he offered to match that for cash, but could only offer another £30 to trade in the Pings (making £320 total). He also thanked me for allowing him to opportunity to do a deal, as that was better than no sale at all.

I didn't expect such a good deal, as my son would have settled for £350 including his clubs, as he appreciates the job the guy did for him.

Well Done again, Sir!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Te thing is you and your son will probably go back and use him again for sundries like balls etc so he is getting the regular custom a PGA pro needs to make any sort of living. Good on him though for making the effort when he could have said sod it

 

[grumpyjock]

I did the same for no1 grandson bought him a set from dg and now he wants a set of new pings.
Told him to get a sat job and save up.
The only steel shaft i have in my set is a new loft wedge I bought last year as a gap filler.
We went to the range yesterday and he could not hit a thing with my graphite shafts.
As with any teenager its the logo that matters not the results.