Stiff or Reg?

[stevek1969]

Tried that site ,wasn't convinced everything was stiff shafts no good now with my dodgy back.My swing speed is between 90 -95 mph in a driver and i've got 5.5 PX in my irons which were fitted using the Mizuno Optomiser and i'm finding them to stiff, do you guys think i should use regular shafts in my irons, i've went back to regular in my driver.
Any advice or slagging appreciated.

 

[DelB]

Any advice or slagging appreciated.

You're a Dundonian to$$er!

 

[stevek1969]

Edinburgh rent boy

 

[DelB]

Edinburgh rent boy

Hey, it pays the bills!

 

[stevek1969]

Edinburgh rent boy

Hey, it pays the bills!

 

[sawtooth]

I play with DG R300 (regulars) and get on with them very well.

If you look online you will read that some teaching pros believe amateurs too often use shafts that are too stiff for them.

 

[Imurg]

I always used DGR300 until I got the X20 Tours and they have the Project X5.0 in. Its firm rather than regular and seemed to suit me quite well.
When I got i15's fitted the stats were coming up with stiff AWT's at my swing speed - much the same a Parmo's - this may have been one of the reasons we didn't gel. They did feel different. Now I'm back with the 5.0's I'm much happier and back to swinging well.

As an aside - if we're all playing shafts that are too stiff for us and we're all getting custom fitted....
How does that work?

 

[JustOne]

Parmo,... erm, Leodis...
My driver speed was 112mph last year when measured by Callaway, I use regular shafts in my irons, in fact I think they are less than that, D/G R300u. In the Summer 9-iron is my 150 club, at the moment 8-iron is my 150 club.

I know several long hitters who don't go higher than Rifle 5.0.

 

[sawtooth]

I guess a percentage of people dont believe in custom fitting and just plum for stiffs because thats what everyone else uses.

I use stiff graphite in my woods and its a combination that seems to suit me.

 

[JustOne]

I guess a percentage of people dont believe in custom fitting and just plum for stiffs because thats what everyone else uses.

Absolutely, ego comes into it too... "look at me I've got rifle 7.0's" ...but can't hit 'em

 

[CrapHacker]

Has anyone mentioned the loss of distance that a sub 100mph guy would normally lose with the stiffies ?

I'm still using S300 shafted Titleists and whilst I love the clubs, and they go straight enough, I'd give my left little finger for Regs in them.

JMO.

 

[Parmo]

Thanks for the help fellas, looks like I will have to tell the fella who I was buying from I no longer need them, not that bad as it was kinda not on ebay as the sale had finished before I contacted him.

Now who mentioned rent boys....

 

[Smiffy]

I'm still using S300 shafted Titleists and whilst I love the clubs, and they go straight enough, I'd give my left little finger for Regs in them.
JMO.

I have said that you can have a "test" of my John Letters Trilogy. Take them out for 3 or 4 rounds, no obligation. See what you think of them. They are a super club.
Let me know and I'll pass them over to James to give to you, I know you are taking secret coaching lessons...

 

[Ethan]

Tried that site ,wasn't convinced everything was stiff shafts no good now with my dodgy back.My swing speed is between 90 -95 mph in a driver and i've got 5.5 PX in my irons which were fitted using the Mizuno Optomiser and i'm finding them to stiff, do you guys think i should use regular shafts in my irons, i've went back to regular in my driver.
Any advice or slagging appreciated.

PX 5.5 is probably too stiff for a player with 90-95mph driver speed. That is slightly stiffer than TT DGS300. You would probably be better in a softer flex.

 

[Ethan]

Parmo,... erm, Leodis...
My driver speed was 112mph last year when measured by Callaway, I use regular shafts in my irons, in fact I think they are less than that, D/G R300u. In the Summer 9-iron is my 150 club, at the moment 8-iron is my 150 club.

I know several long hitters who don't go higher than Rifle 5.0.

That is pretty atypical, though. Driver speed of 112 is Tour level, and no Tour players use R shafts, with more using X than S, or PX 6.5 or stiffer.

 

[stevek1969]

Tried that site ,wasn't convinced everything was stiff shafts no good now with my dodgy back.My swing speed is between 90 -95 mph in a driver and i've got 5.5 PX in my irons which were fitted using the Mizuno Optomiser and i'm finding them to stiff, do you guys think i should use regular shafts in my irons, i've went back to regular in my driver.
Any advice or slagging appreciated.

PX 5.5 is probably too stiff for a player with 90-95mph driver speed. That is slightly stiffer than TT DGS300. You would probably be better in a softer flex.

What would you recommend mate ,TT DGR300,PX 5.0, Ping AWT REG, KBS

 

[RGDave]

Has anyone mentioned the loss of distance that a sub 100mph guy would normally lose with the stiffies ?

I'm still using S300 shafted Titleists and whilst I love the clubs, and they go straight enough, I'd give my left little finger for Regs in them.

JMO.

I'm sub 100 and used stiff in my irons for a while. I went back to regular DG and felt the trade was worth it. I felt the distances were the same but going back to reg showed that with stiff the ball was actually travelling very low.

As for woods, I think the players on the borderline who choose stiff must like the trajectory and consistency in accuracy. I had a long chat yesterday with a good player (got down to 3, now up to 7 - he's getting older) and he was on the cusp at his latest C/F. He chose regular in his Ping woods and reckons he hits it better and further than 10 years ago. Perhaps most importantly for him, he says that the old problem of pushing a little has more or less gone, in fact he's hitting draws accidentally these days.

 

[Andy]

I had S300's in a set of Callys and it was like swinging a girder.
No feedback at all

My m8 is friends with Bradlet Dredge and has use of his clubs. PLayed last year with him over in Spain and had a look at Dredge's irons. PX 7.0 now that was like a bit rebar lol

Andy

 

[Ethan]

Tried that site ,wasn't convinced everything was stiff shafts no good now with my dodgy back.My swing speed is between 90 -95 mph in a driver and i've got 5.5 PX in my irons which were fitted using the Mizuno Optomiser and i'm finding them to stiff, do you guys think i should use regular shafts in my irons, i've went back to regular in my driver.
Any advice or slagging appreciated.

PX 5.5 is probably too stiff for a player with 90-95mph driver speed. That is slightly stiffer than TT DGS300. You would probably be better in a softer flex.

What would you recommend mate ,TT DGR300,PX 5.0, Ping AWT REG, KBS

It is hard to say. I think you need a fitting with some launch monitor stats and an idea how you like the feel of different shafts. PX feels rather dead to some people, KBS is said to be like a PX with feel. TT DG can be a bit heavy.

I would say that the short list would include KBS Reg, TT DG R300 and Rifle (not PX) 5.0, but beyond that, need a fitter.

 

[Parmo]

I was thinking of the KBS reg, I can get either the G15 or I15 with KBS with a upgrade charge.