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Thinking about trying out some graphite irons shafts...I currently play kbs your 90 in stiff and the awt 2.0 in regular flex. Driver swing speed around 100 and I have a smooth transition and tempo. I’m by no means a sweeper and tend to dig pretty good. Looking for a few graphite iron shaft recommendations to try. Also, what do you guys do for wedge shafts once you transition to graphite in irons?


And I know, get fit, but I live out in the country in the middle of nowhere so it’s easier for me to order a couple of 7 irons with a couple different shafts than go get fit..


Thanks for the help,




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Lots of really good options. Are you trying to stay in that same weight range of shaft? If so, I would tell you to try out the UST Recoil Proto 95s. That is what I play and prior to that played the KBS Tour 90 for a brief time.
 
Look no further than UST Recoils. Tons of weight, kick point and flex options. UST has a fitting tool on their website that would at least give you a good start on what to try.
 
Project X Catalyst is another very good option. I have less experience with these overall, but those that are playing them really like them.
 
UST Recoils are fantastic


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Made the transition to Aerotech Steelfiber i95's a few years back and have never been happier. Used to play similar steel shafts like you, the Aerotech's don't feel like a lot of the other graphite shafts. Have kind of that hybrid steel/graphite feeling, but you get all the benefit of what graphite has to offer. I gained a whole club lengths distance on each iron when I switched as well.
 
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Thinking about trying out some graphite irons shafts...I currently play kbs your 90 in stiff and the awt 2.0 in regular flex. Driver swing speed around 100 and I have a smooth transition and tempo. I’m by no means a sweeper and tend to dig pretty good. Looking for a few graphite iron shaft recommendations to try. Also, what do you guys do for wedge shafts once you transition to graphite in irons?


And I know, get fit, but I live out in the country in the middle of nowhere so it’s easier for me to order a couple of 7 irons with a couple different shafts than go get fit..


Thanks for the help,




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While a little lighter, the UST Recoil SmacWrap's in 780ES F4 Hard Stepped might be a good choice.
 
I am a big fan of steel fibers


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Wow that was fast! This place is awesome thanks for all the responses. So far I have a cf16 7 iron with a recoil 780 es f4 inbound from eBay at a pretty good price. Should be a good starting point I reckon. Will look for a steelfiber in 95grams next.


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Knockdown said:
Wow that was fast! This place is awesome thanks for all the responses. So far I have a cf16 7 iron with a recoil 780 es f4 inbound from eBay at a pretty good price. Should be a good starting point I reckon. Will look for a steelfiber in 95grams next.


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Recoils are amazing. You won’t be disappointed.


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+1 for Recoils. The smacwrap series is phenomenal. I have the 95s in my wedges and enjoy those as well.
 
As others have said, Recoils are great. The few swings I took with the Catalyst felt very nice too.
 
Are you guys putting the same shafts in your wedges as you do your irons when switching to graphite?


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Are you guys putting the same shafts in your wedges as you do your irons when switching to graphite?


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I've seen both matching irons and wedges and wedges having steel.
 
I just got the cf16 shafted with an f4 780 and I really like the way it swings, feels much more head heavy than my steel shafted irons. I like that. Won’t have a chance to hit any balls with it for a Lilly’s while bit def looking forward to it.


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I was fit (specifically looking to move from steel to graphite) into SteelFiber i95 regular flex (coming from DG120 S). Also hit various Recoil shafts, iirc I also had good results with the Recoil 110. Since I am a glutton for punishment (and like to experiment), I decided to try a different head (Hot Metal Pro) on my own. Ordered up a 7i with Recoil 95. Liked it fine. Went in for a lesson and they had a Mizuno fitting cart so I asked to try the PX LZ Tour. First tried the 5.0 and liked it a lot, though I could feel it moving a bit much at transition. Swapped to the 6.0 and that was the winner. I know conventional wisdom is weight is often a main factor, but for whatever reason I've been able to move from 120g to 95g to now about 86g plus or minus. Lots of great options.
 
Recoils are Awesome!!
I would love to compare the Project X shafts side by side.
 
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Are you guys putting the same shafts in your wedges as you do your irons when switching to graphite?
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Yes, but a little heavier in the higher lofted wedges. Chipping with Recoils is great, soft yet stable is the best description.
 
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Are you guys putting the same shafts in your wedges as you do your irons when switching to graphite?
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Yes/No, I use i95's in my irons and i110cw for my wedges.
 
I had to put different in my wedges but it was a shaft tip issue.

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