r80rew
Well-known member
So I had an epiphany following another frustrating round of golf.
I have had my Ping G15's for just over 8 years and have never been fully happy with them. Prior to owning these I had a set of Wilson Fatshafts which I loved, hitting 95% of irons straight with my normal miss being a push right (I am right handed). Since having my Pings I have had what ranges between a draw and a hook. I will on occasions hit the ball straight but that may be only once or twice during a round. The problem with this is that I am aiming right for the draw/hook and will end up out of position.
The fitting that I had was poor as it was at my local club (not where I play now) rather than at Ping with no consideration taken of swing speed, grip thickness or shaft weight etc. This was naive on my part I know but I just didn't know what a good fitting should have felt like.
So having spend a lot of time and money on my swing trying to correct this fault and I just can't. with the work thatI have been doing with the club pro we suspect that the flex in my shafts is too soft and rather than use a regular shaft i need to move to a stiff shaft. I have tried a stiff shafted club whilst having my lessons and there is an improvement.
So were regular shafts in the Wilson Fatshafts really that much stiffer than a regular shaft?
Will a stiff shaft reduce my draw/hook?
What have other people seem?
Thanks
Andrew
I have had my Ping G15's for just over 8 years and have never been fully happy with them. Prior to owning these I had a set of Wilson Fatshafts which I loved, hitting 95% of irons straight with my normal miss being a push right (I am right handed). Since having my Pings I have had what ranges between a draw and a hook. I will on occasions hit the ball straight but that may be only once or twice during a round. The problem with this is that I am aiming right for the draw/hook and will end up out of position.
The fitting that I had was poor as it was at my local club (not where I play now) rather than at Ping with no consideration taken of swing speed, grip thickness or shaft weight etc. This was naive on my part I know but I just didn't know what a good fitting should have felt like.
So having spend a lot of time and money on my swing trying to correct this fault and I just can't. with the work thatI have been doing with the club pro we suspect that the flex in my shafts is too soft and rather than use a regular shaft i need to move to a stiff shaft. I have tried a stiff shafted club whilst having my lessons and there is an improvement.
So were regular shafts in the Wilson Fatshafts really that much stiffer than a regular shaft?
Will a stiff shaft reduce my draw/hook?
What have other people seem?
Thanks
Andrew