Graphite or steel shafts what is more productive...?

Question

at the moment i have maxfli..steel shaft..would graphite get me a little extra yards...only been playing 2 years ..

Answer 1

get steel and be a man  

Answer 2

You are better to stay with your steel shafts at the moment. The graf shafts are people that are getting on in age and are really suffering with arthritic arms/hands. The graf shafts really absorb the shock of the shot.

I'm not saying that all people that have graf shafts are getting on in age, well you know what i mean. I think I will stop digging this hole.

But that's the thinking behind it.

Ron

Answer 3

Torque...it's all about the twisting of the head at impact...what good if you can hit it farther, but yet, reduce the accuracy?

Answer 4

u need to test shafts. the shaft is the most important part of the club. i would say steel

Answer 5

It ssems to me that graphite shafts are for weaker individuals whereas steel shafts are for more in shape individuals. I am not quite sure if this is fully right but in my experience the older, weaker golfers have more of a tendency to use a graphite shaft because they can hit the ball further with it. There is definetely more control with a steel shaft though.

Answer 6

Graphite, steel, aluminium, wood - who cares - the board is less than three metres away ...

Answer 7

I have played golf for 40+ years and find that good quality graphite shafted clubs provide just as much control as steel ones and do give me some extra distance. I do not hit drivers 350 yds like your other correspondent but do play to a reasonable club standard. They do not rust and I find them hard wearing.

Answer 8

stick with steel

Answer 9

Steel shafts don't hit the ball as far, but they do offer better control. Graphite will go farther, but you will be a little farther off line too on your misses. Stick with steel until they make carbon shafts.  

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Graphite hit less, but are more stable for older people I think

Steel hits further

Answer 12

If you tend to hit the ball less than 200 yards off the tee use graphite.

Anything over that use stell shafts.

Answer 13

slow swing: use graphite.

fast swing: steel  

Answer 14

well well struthy bhoy imagine bumping into u here copy what the gers done last season and throw it ????

Answer 15

I can drive a golf 350 yards easily or I could when I played on a regular basis some years ago, I am 6ft 6ins tall, how ever I tried graphite clubs twice and the shock from the club when hitting ball was incredible could never get on with them.  I don't know what the pro`s use now, but players I knew who were good players did not find a lot of difference in length but unforgiving in direction  

Answer 16

If you have a slow swing, graphite shafts would give you a little more club head speed and therefore extra distance. Many players feel that they lose a bit of consistency in distance, but maybe they just tried cheaper graphite shafts.

Your best bet is to spend about £25 on a proper fitting, which will identify not only the correct type of shaft for you, but whether you need the length or lie adjusted from standard,