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Rather than start a new thread I thought I could just bump this old one. The search feature works:act-up:

Light clubs and shafts have been out for quite a while now Cleveland and Wilson come to mind first and I just want to find out if light is working for you. I find that when a shaft gets into the 55g and lighter I have to move from a stiff flex to an x stiff but still get a better feel and performance to what I think is a traditional weight 65g range.

What about you are you getting more success with it.
 
Not for me. I prefer heavier weight and stability.
 
Scrap Iron said:
Rather than start a new thread I thought I could just bump this old one. The search feature works:act-up:

Light clubs and shafts have been out for quite a while now Cleveland and Wilson come to mind first and I just want to find out if light is working for you. I find that when a shaft gets into the 55g and lighter I have to move from a stiff flex to an x stiff but still get a better feel and performance to what I think is a traditional weight 65g range.

What about you are you getting more success with it.
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I find the same thing. I spent some time with the Cleveland XL270 and I didn't see more distance and dispersion became worse. I prefer a shaft in the high 60's or low 70's, which is pretty neutral I think.
 
I like a heavier shaft in irons and woods. I've tried lighter but have a hard time keeping them on plane and making good contact.
 
Scrap,
I went ahead and created a new thread since so much has changed technology wise in the last 5 years since that first thread was put out.
 
The last time I went through a legitimate driver fitting my fitter took one look at the driver I was gaming and said I should lose it. I was playing a very popular driver with a shaft that weighed 49g and was 46.5 inches in length. He fit me for a 74g shaft and recommended no longer that 45 inches. We ordered one to those specs and I have been hitting fairways consistently ever since. I may not be the longest hitter, because at my age those days are gone. But, if I can keep the tee ball on the short grass, I can be very competitive.
 
If you can control it, I say play the lightest club that you can swing the fastest.....again only if you can control it.
 
I prefer a heavier shaft, I am working on my tempo and I feel a heavier shaft helps me keep that in check.
 
v.man said:
The last time I went through a legitimate driver fitting my fitter took one look at the driver I was gaming and said I should lose it. I was playing a very popular driver with a shaft that weighed 49g and was 46.5 inches in length. He fit me for a 74g shaft and recommended no longer that 45 inches. We ordered one to those specs and I have been hitting fairways consistently ever since. I may not be the longest hitter, because at my age those days are gone. But, if I can keep the tee ball on the short grass, I can be very competitive.
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46.5 is really long. I don't know many guys who could keep that in play at any weight.
 
Light shafts are death for me. They seem to work fine for slower or very smooth players though.

I use 80gm shafts in my driver and not only have better control, but hit with more distance than anything light.
I believe the follow through is much better with a shorter & heavier driver too, at least it is for me and that affects control and distance as well.
I'm far from young too.
 
I can swing an 80 gram driver shaft and get some mighty good numbers. But I'm not worried about that. I'm worried how I am going to swing on hole 17 and 18. I know that I am best swinging a 60 gram class driver shaft.
 
I'm fairly lost on this topic, but after a few fittings, and a lot of course time where I've paid attention, I think I prefer heavier shafts in my irons and lighter shafts in my driver.

Is this normal?
 
blugold said:
I can swing an 80 gram driver shaft and get some mighty good numbers. But I'm not worried about that. I'm worried how I am going to swing on hole 17 and 18. I know that I am best swinging a 60 gram class driver shaft.
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To be fair, how many times do you hit driver? 6-10? I am in the camp for heavier shaft. Less than 10 swings per round with driver and I am able to get in the slot better with more weight
 
kc720 said:
To be fair, how many times do you hit driver? 6-10? I am in the camp for heavier shaft. Less than 10 swings per round with driver and I am able to get in the slot better with more weight
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How many should I hit? Less than 8. For me, it's technique that gets the club there, if I can't feel it, then the tempo is out of whack.
 
I was trending with lighter everything last season, but a recent fitting put me in slightly heavier driver shaft and much heavier iron shafts. I still have the Optiforce FW's, which are very light, and I really like hitting them. So I enjoy lighter shafts to an extent, but have realized a little weight is typically better for me.


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IMO its all about swing weight and not shaft weight, if you go light with the adequate swing weight to your needs then the light isn't an issue, but I know many disagree there. We're all different in preferences, I can play light or heavy.
 
Jman said:
IMO its all about swing weight and not shaft weight, if you go light with the adequate swing weight to your needs then the light isn't an issue, but I know many disagree there. We're all different in preferences, I can play light or heavy.
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I can go heavy, but the balance point has to be way up. Boccieri at its finest.
 
blugold said:
How many should I hit? Less than 8. For me, it's technique that gets the club there, if I can't feel it, then the tempo is out of whack.
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Agreed. Its the technique. The lighter weight just doesnt help me
 
kc720 said:
I wouldnt mind trying a 103 g blueboard.... in a hybrid lol
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Nope. Big boy stick. Go big or go home.




I will be at my house if you need anything.
 
I am reasonably comfortable with lightweight wood shafts, but I haven't been when I've tried lightweight iron shafts. Went to a fitting/demo day the other day, and I was seeing better numbers with heavier shafts - more consistency, better angle of attack, and better spin numbers.
 
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