Difference vs Hybrid shaft and Iron shaft

[scottmti]

Yesterday I was at Golf Galaxy picking up grips. Notice they had Kuro Cage shaft. Pondering if I should replace shaft for my hybrid.
I notice two exact shaft. One for iron and other hybrid. Looks exactly same and tip is .370. Hybrid is 80g and Iron is 70g. Iron shaft is $10 less than hybrid shaft.

Are they different shaft? Beside the weight difference?
Does iron shaft should be installed differently? My other hybrid is 70g shaft. They look identical.


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[Shakey]

Good question. I've wondered that myself.

 

[ChristopherKee]

Only the playing profile of the shaft really. A hybrid shaft will usually be tailored for a 40-42 length and certain head weight. It will be setup to flex, spin and kick a certain way around that assumption.

Iron shafts, will load a bit different and generally perform less optimal. With that said, I play a 5" tipped .370 iron shaft in one of my hybrids at 40" and I loved it.

 

[ntanygd760]

Those weights I assume regular flex. Hybrid will have 4" parallel tip section and iron will be 5.5". The iron shaft will have a slightly smaller butt diameter so you will need a wrap or 2 to make them feel the same. Pretty sure the iron shaft in the hybrid will play softer but not 100% sure. Same tip size so you could install it in either.

 

[scottmti]

Those weights I assume regular flex. Hybrid will have 4" parallel tip section and iron will be 5.5". The iron shaft will have a slightly smaller butt diameter so you will need a wrap or 2 to make them feel the same. Pretty sure the iron shaft in the hybrid will play softer but not 100% sure. Same tip size so you could install it in either.

Thanks
Good info.


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[mski]

Usually the torque is the difference between the 2 from what I researched.
I had a 4 iron Steelfiber 95 cw 4 shaft laying around so I put that into a 4 hybrid head this winter. Haven't hit it yet. The shaft was a .355 so I had to shim it to put in the .370 head.

Edit: Played golf today. Hit the Adams hybrid with the 4 iron steelfiber shaft. It was great. I never hit a hybrid as well as I did this one.

 

[Iceman!]

So I'm struggling with my Rogue Hybrid's and the reason I think is the Hybrid shafts in them Fujikura Pro 2.0 7 HB-R
I'm just not a fan of the Hybrid Shaft bend profile. It feels like a "Broom Stick" to me and I don't feel the club head at all.

The last two hybrids that I had before the Rogue were TEE EX9 and EX10 - Both with @UST Mamiya Recoil 460 F3 shafts.
Think about replacing the Pro 2.0 with the newer 460ES F3 or 760EX SMACWRAP F4 soft stepped to match my irons.