Steel Shafted 3 wood

[Lee762]

Hi Guys,

I had my swing speed measured. For my driver I am swinging at 90mph, however, this is with a graphite shafted driver. What is really confusing is that I am swinging my steel-shafted 3 wood at 89 mph.

I am really confused and now thinking of trying to find a steel-shafted driver and see what difference that makes.

Any suggestions or idea as to why the above is the way it is.

 

[jim8flog]

Better control with the shorter shaft or maybe wrong shaft in the driver to suit your swing.

 

[Ethan]

How far do you carry a 7 iron shot? What type of driver/3 wood, and shaft and flex?

 

[Lee762]

Hi Ethan,

7iron carry is 135

Driver is ping g5 with NV65 stiff. I have tried the regular shaft and it makes no difference to the swing speed, I just lose even more ball speed.

 

[srixon 1]

Maybe you need a lighter shaft or one that is less stiff than the NV65. What flex is the 3 wood?

 

[Lee762]

Srixon, I have tried a 35gram prolite regular and no difference.

The 3 wood is an DGs300

 

[jim8flog]

Hi Ethan,

7iron carry is 135

Driver is ping g5 with NV65 stiff. I have tried the regular shaft and it makes no difference to the swing speed, I just lose even more ball speed.

If the end result is trying to get more distance with the driver try a more modern lighter weigh (all round) driver the G5 is really old tech, good in it's day but well superseded now.

 

[Ethan]

That 7 iron carry sounds consistent with 90mph driver speed. The G5 is a decent stick, although NV65 Stiff might be a tad firm for that swing, although less so if you have a quick tempo.

3 woods haven't come with TT DGS300 steel shafts for a while, so I presume this is a pretty old stick. While the 3 woods shaft are often (but not always) a few grams heavier, say 70-75g, a TT DG S300 is way heavier, more like 120g and also with a high kick point giving a low flight. I haven't seen a WITB for any pro recently with a steel shaft in any wood. I can't immediately explain why the clubbed speed is so similar to the driver, but I am pretty sure a steel shaft in the 3 wood is not the ideal choice.

 

[srixon 1]

Srixon, I have tried a 35gram prolite regular and no difference.

The 3 wood is an DGs300

What is the difference in loft between the driver and 3 wood? Are the shaft lengths similar?

 

[Lee762]

That 7 iron carry sounds consistent with 90mph driver speed. The G5 is a decent stick, although NV65 Stiff might be a tad firm for that swing, although less so if you have a quick tempo.

3 woods haven't come with TT DGS300 steel shafts for a while, so I presume this is a pretty old stick. While the 3 woods shaft are often (but not always) a few grams heavier, say 70-75g, a TT DG S300 is way heavier, more like 120g and also with a high kick point giving a low flight. I haven't seen a WITB for any pro recently with a steel shaft in any wood. I can't immediately explain why the clubbed speed is so similar to the driver, but I am pretty sure a steel shaft in the 3 wood is not the ideal choice.

Hi Ethan,

I have tried regular shafts but just end up spraying it everywhere. The 3 wood is the old Titleist PT13.

 

[Lee762]

What is the difference in loft between the driver and 3 wood? Are the shaft lengths similar?

Hi, the difference in loft is 4 degrees, driver being 9.

The driver is 45inches and the 3 wood is around 42/43.

Im not so worried about the distance, just confused as to why the swing speeds are roughly the same give or take 1-2mph.