Flight Question

tial · Mar 10, 2012

I currently play with R11 Irons with Stiff shafts and I was wondering why my ball flight is so high? Is it because of my shaft or swing? I know I currently loose couple yards because the ball flight is so high and would like to correct that.

T.I.A. :act-up:

FrankA · Mar 10, 2012

KBS Tour 90s? If so they are a higher launching shaft. There are several more qualified people on the forum to talk about this though.

Hawk · Mar 10, 2012

Could be the shaft, could be the swing. When you say you are losing yards, is that compared to another set of irons?

blugold · Mar 10, 2012

Shaft fitting.

Castor Hades · Mar 11, 2012

Could be the shaft, but I'd say it depends more on the swing, but of course a fitting should be done. I've been recently testing a bit with the difference with KBS Tour Stiff vs. DG S300. With the same clubhead, shaft length and ball, the difference in ball flight is still quite small, I'd say the swing is still the thing that counts.

tial · Mar 11, 2012

@ Blugold: How much does a shaft fitting usually cost?

@ Hawk: I just assume I am loosing yard because of how high the ball goes instead of mid-flight.

JB · Mar 11, 2012

In the end, you could actually be gaining yards because of carry. Unless you are seeing ballooning of some sort, or have a comparison where you hit something farther, the only way to tell is to go compare with other irons or get a shaft fitting.