Dear experts - used to make some component clubs but a little rusty on some details.
I picked up a beautiful set of near mint 695 Titleist CB irons 3-w for almost nothing from a friend, and since they came with a set of x100 Dyn Gold shafts I need to reshaft them (at least in the longer clubs - I may keep my wedge and 9 XS in the DG as these feel really good as they are and/or change them out as I get used to the other shafts I am considering below).
My swing speed on the driver is consistently depending on the monitor between 95-100 and I currently hit a 7 iron about 155 but with a former set of these irons got 5-10 yards more. That set had a set of S300 Dynamic Gold shafts but I am now 53 and want something a little softer. I am considering several Nippon shafts that are lightweight with mid flex point and probably will stick with a stiff shaft in those but if I went with a heavier shaft would go with a regular most likely and for comparison a rifle 5.0 or 5.5 has always worke well for me.
When I had a recent fitting it was suggested I go with an extra 1/2 to 1 longer than standard and although I know this will affect SW I have three questions:
1) will the use of a lightweight shaft make up some of that difference in swing weight or might it make the club feel head heavy?
2) if I go with a longer club do you think it will change the flex enough that going defintetively with the stiff shaft would make a big difference?
3) is there another taper tip 355 shaft that is lightweight that any of you might prefer over the Nippon?
Regards and thanks in advance for any advice - Peter Rumm MD (8.5 current index)
I picked up a beautiful set of near mint 695 Titleist CB irons 3-w for almost nothing from a friend, and since they came with a set of x100 Dyn Gold shafts I need to reshaft them (at least in the longer clubs - I may keep my wedge and 9 XS in the DG as these feel really good as they are and/or change them out as I get used to the other shafts I am considering below).
My swing speed on the driver is consistently depending on the monitor between 95-100 and I currently hit a 7 iron about 155 but with a former set of these irons got 5-10 yards more. That set had a set of S300 Dynamic Gold shafts but I am now 53 and want something a little softer. I am considering several Nippon shafts that are lightweight with mid flex point and probably will stick with a stiff shaft in those but if I went with a heavier shaft would go with a regular most likely and for comparison a rifle 5.0 or 5.5 has always worke well for me.
When I had a recent fitting it was suggested I go with an extra 1/2 to 1 longer than standard and although I know this will affect SW I have three questions:
1) will the use of a lightweight shaft make up some of that difference in swing weight or might it make the club feel head heavy?
2) if I go with a longer club do you think it will change the flex enough that going defintetively with the stiff shaft would make a big difference?
3) is there another taper tip 355 shaft that is lightweight that any of you might prefer over the Nippon?
Regards and thanks in advance for any advice - Peter Rumm MD (8.5 current index)
