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If ever applicable, a fitting would be ideal. If you're looking at either a lighter or softer shaft at the very least it would be a good idea to try before you buy. Knowing how much it costs to reshaft a set of Irons, I'd say buy a used 7 iron with the shaft of choice to try.don't play often enough or good enough to go that route, looking used, if not I can just go one club up. are there irons already made with a lighter shaft or is that where a fitting is needed?
What are your current shafts? That would be a good starting point if we try to guide you.66, soon to be 67, wondering if switching to senior shafts may help find some of the distance I seem to have lost. Anyone?
You sound very much like me. I’m 65 and I picked up the game last month again after a long, long layoff and back surgery a few years ago. I didn’t want to spend a lot on clubs just to find out my back couldn’t take it. I found a used set of Nike irons with senior flex, graphite shafts for $200. It hit them pretty straight, but my distance is horrible. I’m working hard to get my swing speed up without wrecking my accuracy. I’m having a hard time reaching the longer par 4s in two even from the senior tees. Now that I know I can play without (much) pain, I’ve got a professional fitting scheduled to see if more modern clubs can help me add some distance. From what I’ve experienced senior flex vs regular flex is more about control than change of distance. With a proper fitting, I’ll find out which is better for my slower swing speed.At 67, I've lost about 12% of my original distance in the past 12 years. Part of that loss is because I put my game away for a few years, and lost some swing muscles.
The up side is I am much more accurate now, because I don't swing as fast as I did 12 years ago. Maybe?
Last December I tried some senior flex clubs. Even had a 5i made per my specs, which I hit for a few weeks. The gain in distance was not that much. Maybe 3 yards on average. Dispersion was not as good either. Again, I don't swing very fast any more.
Since I couldn't justify the cost of new clubs, for a smallish gain in distance, I just decided to take an extra club to make up for some of that lost distance. What use to be an 8i, is now 7i, maybe 6i in some instances. The only clubs that really hurt my distance issue is my driver, and 3W.
driver really is my biggest trouble, even on good strikes I'm usually first to my ball.At 67, I've lost about 12% of my original distance in the past 12 years. Part of that loss is because I put my game away for a few years, and lost some swing muscles.
The up side is I am much more accurate now, because I don't swing as fast as I did 12 years ago. Maybe?
Last December I tried some senior flex clubs. Even had a 5i made per my specs, which I hit for a few weeks. The gain in distance was not that much. Maybe 3 yards on average. Dispersion was not as good either. Again, I don't swing very fast any more.
Since I couldn't justify the cost of new clubs, for a smallish gain in distance, I just decided to take an extra club to make up for some of that lost distance. What use to be an 8i, is now 7i, maybe 6i in some instances. The only clubs that really hurt my distance issue is my driver, and 3W.
What are your current shafts? That would be a good starting point if we try to guide you.
Never heard oh the Hogan program, will look into it, thanksMy father in law went though something similar recently. We went to a local store and he was able to hit some irons, and was a bit surprised that a move to a newer head (M6) with graphite shafts gave him some distance he lost. He stayed in the same R flex he was before. Now he is back to hitting his 7iron 150ish and enjoying golf again.
There are tons of good options out there used, and if you want to test something on your own time with no pressure, check out the Ben Hogan Golf demo program.