What would you say is the difference in a graphite stiff and steel stiff shaft in your irons? Read recently that you will get more consistency from a steel shaft and wondering if this is true. Thanks.

Graphite is lighter than steel & produces less vibration back through the shaft.

Steel was more consistent years ago but the quality of graphite shafts has improved a lot so that not as true these days.

Steel is obviously cheaper.

If you are going to get graphite don’t skimp on the quality.

But the only way is to try a few demos for comparison and get fitted.

That’s trying to keep it all pretty simple.

Dont forget that steel is also, as a general rule, much heavier than Graphite shafts.
R flex in steel is in no way comparable to an R flex in Graphite.

Stick with steel PB ;-)

Stick with steel PB ;-)

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My iron shafts are actually stiff graphite. That is why I am considering going to steel Nick.

Oh ok cool!

I changed over from stiff graphite to stiff steel and the difference was huge, much better and more controlled ball flight, more distance…. My experience anyways mate

What would you say is the difference in a graphite stiff and steel stiff shaft in your irons? Read recently that you will get more consistency from a steel shaft and wondering if this is true. Thanks.

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Good question, PB.
Considering that we can now get 70 gram steel shafts, the debate about steel being alot heavier isn’t true anymore.
The flex only changes between OEMs, regular is still regular, stiff is still stiff, in either material !
The biggest difference between graphite and steel shafts is the torque and or tip sections. Generic graphite is rated about 4.5 to 5.0 and lightweight steel is 2.2 in torque, so the steel is twice as strong at the bottom. As for kickpoints that’s another matter.
Graphite will bend, hoop and deform more than steel, that should answer your question about consistency.

Jon…

What would you say is the difference in a graphite stiff and steel stiff shaft in your irons? Read recently that you will get more consistency from a steel shaft and wondering if this is true. Thanks.

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Good question, PB.
Considering that we can now get 70 gram steel shafts, the debate about steel being alot heavier isn’t true anymore.
The flex only changes between OEMs, regular is still regular, stiff is still stiff, in either material !
The biggest difference between graphite and steel shafts is the torque and or tip sections. Generic graphite is rated about 4.5 to 5.0 and lightweight steel is 2.2 in torque, so the steel is twice as strong at the bottom. As for kickpoints that’s another matter.
Graphite will bend, hoop and deform more than steel, that should answer your question about consistency.

Jon…

That is what I heard and probably the reason I was leaning towards trying some steel shafts.

The difference between steel and graphite is relative to the ability of the golfer. Graphite will accentuate a poor shot. A habitual slicer or hooker would get better results from steel shafts than graphite. That has been my experience.

Thanks Razaar.

Also steel shafts don’t split or snap off at the hosel, well not often anyway:)

Also steel shafts don’t split or snap off at the hosel, well not often anyway:)

they do if you throw them hard enough alan!!! ;-)

I played with 2 guys yesterday who used graphite in thier irons

asked them both what they though as they are similar cap to me

they gained distance! tick but sometimes the ball would baloon on certain shots for no apparant reason

I also feel there are so many light weight shaft options in steel

Nippon (NS pros) make a 75 gram steel shaft as an example

I’d rather go that way before I go graphite

Women use graphite, men use steel!

LOL

If it works keep it of it doesnt change it

thats always been my philosphy

if considering graphite, look at the Aldila 105 Pro. had them in my J33s, they were factory fitted and very good, did snap the bottom of the PW shaft, but $60 to fix.

Very strong feeling shaft, but I now have the steel CFS Stiff in my i20s and actually prefer them…

Bronson Wright of Revolution Golf did a video recently on graphite vs steel for irons.

He said that the new graphite shafts are very good and there are more options when it comes to graphite.

I’m happy with my NS 950 Pro.

LOL

If it works keep it of it doesnt change it

thats always been my philosphy

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill

u obviously havent found anything that works then, u will have another driver by the end of next week !

Interesting somewhat related note from the PGA Tour website

LA QUINTA, Calif. —Callaway Golf tour manager Dean Tekyl is used to having players ask for a slight adjustment to a club to get a couple of extra yards, but early in the week at the Humana Challenge Gary Woodland made an unusual request: He wanted a club that didn’t fly as far as the one he’d been using.
Woodland felt his new X Hot Pro 17-degree fairway wood (bent open to 15 degrees)—a club he was hitting 294 yards into the wind—was too long for his liking.

Tekyl and Woodland discussed a number of options before settling on an X-100 steel shaft.
“It was actually Gary’s idea,” Tekyl said. “Heavier is better for him. If he swings it, I think he can be more aggressive with it. The new club is a heavier swing weight and heavier overall. The dispersion is tighter and he swings down on it more like an iron. He loves the new setup and it went straight in the bag.”

Woodland spent Monday and Tuesday testing the new fairway wood against his previous model that had a Graphite Design prototype shaft. Following a morning session on Tuesday, Woodland felt comfortable enough with the new steel shaft version to put it in play this week.

they are playing a different game to us