On my recentt rip I went through a fitting at CC and spent time at big box golf retail stores 4-5 times. I hit irons every visit and asked for graphite shaft options. Even at CC after hitting a few I was quizzed multiple times on whether or not I really wanted graphite shafts. At the retail stores they weren't even able to get me suitable graphite shafts to swing. Here are some comments I received.
You don't need to play graphite. You have plenty of swing speed.
Why would you want to play graphite?
See. Isn't that better than graphite.
I would put you in steel (blah, blah, blah) every time.
Besides cost, which can be significant, I am stunned at how graphite is viewed in golf retail. Now maybe my experiences are outliers, but I doubt it.
You don't need to play graphite. You have plenty of swing speed.
Why would you want to play graphite?
See. Isn't that better than graphite.
I would put you in steel (blah, blah, blah) every time.
Besides cost, which can be significant, I am stunned at how graphite is viewed in golf retail. Now maybe my experiences are outliers, but I doubt it.