Do golf club shafts loose their springyness and therefore distance with age?

Question

Do golf club shafts loose their springyness and therefore distance with age?

Answer 1

Technically, yes.  Whether metal or graphite, material put under stress will fatigue and loss elasticity and restitution over time.  For the most part, the result will not be noticeable to a golfer with the exception that with enough fatigue, the shaft will fail.

Steel shafts are definitely much more durable than graphite but obviously can rust, even from within, and fail.  

Graphite/composite shafts are actually very fragile and easily damaged.  Sunlight, extremes of temperture, and abrasion can significantly reduce graphite shaft life.

Answer 2

NO, BUT YOU DO, CHECK INTO THAT!!! "HIT 'EM STRAIGHT"

Answer 3

They do a little bit.  It depends on how much you use them.  If you play 100 rounds per year they will get softer sooner than the guy that only plays 20 times per year.  Age in and of itself I don't think would affect them, it is the flexing and unflexing that has to eventually wear them out.

Answer 4

nope. they will stay the same...

Answer 5

Yes they do, the club pros recommend that you change your shafts every 2 - 3 years to get the benefits from them. I personally have only changed them once (in about 5 years).