Hi all. I try to follow a hitter's motion, focusing more on the right arm thrust. I was wondering, what's the general philosophy with using steel or graphite shafts for fairway woods.
I ask because I've lately been using some old persimmon woods with steel shafts, and I seem to be hitting them more consistently.
I've read that since steel is heavier, your swing speed will be slower, but i was thinking, for a hitter who isn't really that dependent on a quick turn, will it make much of a difference distance wise using steel versus using graphite with fairway woods? I mean, there isn't a great deal of distance for the hand to travel from shoulder height to the full extension.
What do you guys think?
Hello Kamandi, welcome to LBG! I recognize your name from another forum, and I really enjoy your posts and knowledge of TGM. It's great to see you here!
I think shafts are a totally personal preference, but I like heavier, always have, especially for hitters. The thing with graphite is, there are so many options available for tuning your ball flight. Shafts that launch it higher, shafts that launch it lower, so many different weights for different preferences.
If there is a steel shaft that fits your ball flight preference and feel, perfect, go for it. If not, with the help of a good fitter it may be easier to achieve your goals with graphite.
I hope you stick around my friend!
Kevin
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