Question on Shaft Flex?

Question

Is the tstep 110 gram steel shafts, form TaylorMade much different than 5.0 Rifle Shaft or a R300 shaft?

The website says they are for many swing speeds, but the RAC LT2 clubs only come in those shafts so I figured they can't be much different than Regular flex

Anybody know the difference?

Answer 1

The T-Step shaft comes in flex's that range from womens all the way up to stiff flex.  It depends on the specific shaft.  While characteristics will vary acording to flex they will be comparable to a Rifle in the same flex or a dynamic gold shaft in the same flex rating

Answer 2

At 110 grams a shaft is "usually" engineered to be a mid-to-high ball flight shaft.

The 5.0 is a 121 gram shaft with a mid-bend point, (medium ball flight)

The R300 is a 127 gram shaft with a high-bend point (lower ball flight)

It sounds like the TaylorMade version of the Callaway "uniflex" shaft. If you are normally in the "regular" flex range, it's probably OK.

The LT stands for Lower Trajectory (referring to the head), so I would look for these shafts to have mid ball flight characteristics, as compared to a high flight shaft you more commonly see lately. The exception being the R300/S300 Dynamic Golds, they are still a commonly used, lower flight shaft.

Answer 3

My favorite iron shaft is the stiff TT Dymic Gold SL.  It is lighter than the Dynamic Gold shaft and it keeps the high kick point.  You don't mention the kick point on the above shafts and it is something you should consider.  I think there is a noticable difference in the feel for different kick points.  I hit irons fairly high and don't need a low kick point to get the ball in the air.  You might.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Ya you kinda nailed it, those are just regular flex shafts.  The dynamic gold S300, 5.0 rifle,... are basically all the same with the exception of the Project X rifle and Black dynamic gold.  Depending on your swing speed, its probably a good idea to go with a custom shaft for your irons.  I would recommend the rifles solely because their systems allows you to have a little more options, such as 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 etc...  Also, you might look at some of the newer ideas coming out on shafts, such as hozel length among others.