silver77

i just upgraded to callaway x 18 irons steel shaft from my ten yr old x12 irons with graphite shafts. i thought i was going hit the new ones better but ended up struggling. is this normal with such a shaft switch? has anybody had this problem and ended hitting better once you played with them a few rounds to get use to them ?

chiefmasterjedi

I went from graphite to steel and just recently bought new R7's with graphite shafts. I found going to steels after using graphites took a bit of getting use to, especailly the weight difference, but going back to graphites was easy, so much lighter.

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silver77

i was going to go with graphite again but all the pros i talked to were against it for me (32yr old male) . they highly recommended the steel and also said the graphite was mostly for seniors and women who need a lighter shaft, they also said that for some reason the graphite just doesn't flex right.

silver77

well i went out to the driving range today and wow what a surprise! these x18 are the best i have ever hit. the ball just went and went and went. the feel of the steel shafts are so solid. now i know i made the right choice of irons and shafts

DennisM

I guess I'm now one of the old guys. (I won't admit to being a woman.)

I have played steel shafts all my life and just got my first set of graphite shafts recently. I like the difference in feel. As a matter of fact, in my new irons, the graphite feels very soft and the steel was so harsh I wouldn't have chosen them with steel shafts.

The funny thing is, I don't seem to hit one shaft farther than any other.

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J.Lacoste

I just went from some trashy replica clubs with graphite shafts to Titleist 704.cb irons with steel shafts and I'm seeing A LOT of improvement in my game. Confidence in your equipment is key for me. And damn, do the Titleist"s give me that.

DennisM

Somebody could write a BOOK on that subject and never scratch the surface. I have 2 sets of Cobra irons, one a set of FP's with graphite shafts and one a set od CB Forged irons with steel. I feel a difference, the graphite being softer, but I sure prefer the look of the CB heads when I lay the club down and line it up.

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Captainobvious

I also went from a cheap brand with Aldila graphite shafts to a set of Cobra S9 steel shafts. I had been used to the graphite, and wasnt too sure about switching, but the golf pro's advising me were exactly right. I heard the same thing about graphite being for old men and women, but I think thats completely based on swing speed. Even as a younger guy (30), my swing speed has never been very fast. Even still, the steel shafts have grown on me and I'll likely continue using them in the future.

On a side note I completely agree having confidence in your golfing equipment. I really just never knew what the old clubs were going to do. I was very inconsistent striking the ball and I believe that had something to do with the flex of the graphite shafts. Yes it was probably also more to do with me being an average at best player, but I digress...