Graphite Iron shafts - new build

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By Tim S

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  1. Tim S

    Tim S

    I am looking to finally move on from my 712 CB irons and into a combo set of T150's and T200's. I also want to lighten the shaft from the DG TI 132g shafts into a 120g shaft for my scoring irons. I think its time for me to try out a graphite shaft for my 4-6 irons and maybe even the 7 iron.....if I am playing a DG 120 shaft in the 8-GW, what would match up in the T200 5 and 6 iron??? The 7 iron will be the T150 but might go graphite in that shaft as well.....need help!!

    I do not have stores near me that have all these shafts to test so, i need some community help.....im a 10 hdcp and play ok, not great....i can score high 70's most of the time.

  2. Brock L

    Brock L
    Fort Myers, FL

    Sounds like a bad idea to mix shafts and heads that close to the middle of the set. Going to graphite in a utility iron makes sense, but not mixing and matching that much.

    Have you looked into the AMT line of shafts? Something like that AMT Black would be around 115 g in a wedge and around 100 g in a long iron.

    Might be worth a trip to a proper fitter, even if it's a few hours away. If you're gonna drop $1500+ on irons, you might as well get what fits.
  3. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military
    I think you might do better getting with a Titleist certified fitter in your area. They are the experts and will put you in the correct shafts.

    NOTE: We can only recommend what we like and use, because we have been fitted to our particular needs by a certified fitter.
  4. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    Agree with everyone else. The Fittings tab on this website allows you to enter your location. My first choice will be if they offer a Titleist sponsored fitting. If none, consider another city 50-100 miles away and try again. You can negotiate with a Premier fitting site to confirm available shafts and the potential for a Titleist rep to lend it to them. The Titleist sponsored fitter will have many to choose.
    The fitters look at launch, height, and descent angle. Then, they will or will not recommend a mixed set. The recommendations are not empirically chosen. The last person I should take advice for the right equipment from is …me.
  5. Jonathan Smith

    Jonathan Smith
    Charlotte, NC

    I was in this same position last year when I had a set of CNCPT CP-03 irons. I really liked the club head, but wanted something a little different as far as the shaft was concerned. I set an appointment with a certified Titleist fitter and let him know what my intentions were. We tried several different shafts and the Steelfiber i80s were the best for me. They were a bit lighter and the dispersion improved as well.

    I liked the shafts so much that I ordered a set of the CP-04 irons with the same shaft so that I could do a split set.

    That shaft fitting definitely rejuvenated my golf game.
  6. Mike M

    Mike M
    Marblehead MA

    Along with everyone else, I'm not in favor of mixing graphite and steel shafts in an iron set.I just went from a Nippon 105 steel to a set of Recoil 780 Smac wrap graphite. The Nippon shaft was 108 grams and the graphite 88 grams. I found the 20 gram difference a little too much.I was way to quick coming down, and had a hard time feeling the head. Everything went left.

    I added about 2 grams of lead tape and it's made the world of difference. If you go graphite, be wary of the weight difference from what you're currently playing.

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