Golf Equipment Talk

The reason I ask is I stopped by a custom club maker and found out my my s300 shafts in my irons are playing at a 3X. I ordered them from Maxfli and requested STD loft/lie with S300's and they cut the shafts down so the tips are really strong. He says they do this because the head design gets the ball up quick so they stiffen the shafts to make up for it so they have a more normal ball flight. That's about the queerest thing Ive heard of! I only swing a 5-iron 87mph so there's no chance of me loading these shafts or having any kind of feel. I can't believe Maxfli thinks a 3X stiff shaft should be used EVER. Tiger and Keeney dont even have shafts that strong and they swing 120mph+. I think I know why I lost all my distance!

Well the club builder quoted me ~$400 to reshaft my irons (SW - 3iron) which includes the fitting and new grips but that seems expensive when I could get a brand new set for 700. He charges $700 for chrome KZG forged blades that are beautiful and fairly...