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**orillaVar** · 08-05-2012, 05:57 AM

Alright so let me preface this by saying that on my driver I swing an R11 w/ an x-stiff shaft, but my irons are regular graphite shafts. They're Nike VR full cavity back irons, stock R graphite shafts.

I can swing my driver clean and long - over 290 on average, with the best about 310-315. I naturally play a slight fade (I'm left handed). My irons, however, are a different story; as an example, I'm swinging my 7 iron about 135. (Last year I played a cheap beginner set of irons with steel shafts and my distance was much better, about 165 with my 7 iron). If I play anything beneath my 7 iron it slices a great distance to the left. I can play my wilson fybrid just fine, 225 dead on with a perfect ball flight, and the same thing with my woods, about 245 and 270. I know often times it's the player and not the club, but should I re-shaft my irons with stiff steel? I feel like the graphite shafts aren't working at all. I fact I despise graphite shafts on irons.

Just curious what you guys think? It's the beginning of the year for me here in Maine, so it could just be that my swing needs some fine tuning, but I ust can't help but feel like this is more than a coincidence.

08-05-2012, 05:57 AM	#1
orillaVar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 544 Senior Member	Distance problem with irons Alright so let me preface this by saying that on my driver I swing an R11 w/ an x-stiff shaft, but my irons are regular graphite shafts. They're Nike VR full cavity back irons, stock R graphite shafts. I can swing my driver clean and long - over 290 on average, with the best about 310-315. I naturally play a slight fade (I'm left handed). My irons, however, are a different story; as an example, I'm swinging my 7 iron about 135. (Last year I played a cheap beginner set of irons with steel shafts and my distance was much better, about 165 with my 7 iron). If I play anything beneath my 7 iron it slices a great distance to the left. I can play my wilson fybrid just fine, 225 dead on with a perfect ball flight, and the same thing with my woods, about 245 and 270. I know often times it's the player and not the club, but should I re-shaft my irons with stiff steel? I feel like the graphite shafts aren't working at all. I fact I despise graphite shafts on irons. Just curious what you guys think? It's the beginning of the year for me here in Maine, so it could just be that my swing needs some fine tuning, but I ust can't help but feel like this is more than a coincidence.
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