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tom, aggressive into the ball is usually a strong indicator of a need for a tip stiff shaft. If you go too soft, I am afraid you may balloon the ball or simply get too much trajectory. The key here is that you are now playing around 2 rounds per month. This has me thinking of a medium tip stiff shaft in a lighter weight to give you a tradeoff in the best of both worlds (directional control and good trajectory). This should also give you solid hits even when you are not exactly hitting it on face center all the time, sometimes a result of infrequent play. A really good shaft at a decent price is the True Temper Maltby Design Dynamic Gold Lite (It also gets an "A" for the longest product name). Actually some very good players play this shaft and claim it is perfect for those that would probably need a stronger shaft if they played more frequently. The FST Pro 125 Stepless is also a good shaft with a medium tip stiffness, but I like the Dynamic Gold Lite better. One of the Rifle shafts would also work, but in my opinion they are overpriced. I am referring to the Rifle 6.0. It is a medium firm tip, in “S” flex, but a littler heavy in weight at 127 grams uncut (the Dynamic Gold Lite is 115 grams uncut).
Ralph ! I have the MMB irons and I'm looking for shafts that will work best for these irons? I have a smooth backswing, but a pretty aggressive move towards the ball. I'm a 6 handicap with a clubhead speed of 90-95 with my 6 iron. Would a shaft that had a high bend point with a soft tip get the ball too much in the air with No control ? Or should I try a shaft that is high bend point with a stiff tip? I used to play with x-stiff shafts, but I know longer play 4-5 days a week, I'm lucky to get 2 rounds a month in right now. Any suggestions! Thanks For The Help Tom
paul090971, this is a little tricky because of your very high swing speed. Your swing speed says that you need a rather stiff tipped shaft to maintain the best directional control. You also said that you were not consistent with these clubs. Is it directional control consistency, solid hit consistency or something else? The Mizuno MX-23 irons have a fairly low playability factor at 463 points and they are in the “Conventional” playability category. The center of gravity is low enough, but the horizontal center of gravity is quite close to the shaft axis and this is what hurts this iron and thus making it harder to hit. If you were less than a 6 handicap you may get away with these irons, but if you are higher, and especially in double digits, I would look at a higher playability iron. Let’s assume that you do not have a directional control problem and you want to hit the ball a little higher. You could change to a Dynamic Gold High Launch which has a soft tip flex. This shaft will definitely get the ball up more than the shaft you have, but be aware that directional control could be hurt some. Also, the FST 125 shaft is tip weak and may also work. I would recommend changing out only one shaft to give this a try if this is the way you want to go.
My 7-iron played 150-155 yards, with a NsPro 850 reg shaft. Want to get a new irons with graphite shaft. Found the NSPro a bit heavy for long irons, not consistent with long irons, too much vibration. Mid and short irons are good. I have seen the Axiv 758M shaft (Tip 0.37, **** 0.593, mid kp) with spec: -- 3 iron shaft, cpm 295, length 39.5", flex 8.0kg -- 4 iron shaft, cpm 309, length 39", flex 8.3kg -- 5 iron shaft, cpm 323, length 38.5", flex 8.6kg -- 6 iron shaft, cpm 337, length 38", flex 8.9kg What is the cpm of the NsPro 850 regular 5-iron shaft ? Is the Axiv-758M too stiff for me ? Will it play a bit more flexible for 5 iron if I soft-step it 2 times (3iron shaft into a 5iron head) and cut the length to 37.75" ? Or should I soft-step it just 1 times ? Assuming a 50 gram grip and standard iron head weight, what will likely be the swing weight of the 5-iron after soft-stepped. Will the **** end be smaller in diameter if I soft-step it 1-2 times ? will it end up as 0.58 **** ?
Glad I have found this site as as I have been struggling with my irons for consistency and wondered what your thoughts were. I currently play mizuno mx23, upright by 2deg +1/2 inch, the shafts on them are dynamic gold lite regular steel & my consistency is not great with them, 150 carry is between a 9 & 8 iron, and playing on a UK links course a high flight is needed to hold the greens. I was wondering if you could recommend a shaft. my code was 5B3M
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