Irons too heavy

[nokids]

So explain to me again why you are swinging your irons so slowly?

They're simply too heavy for me at this point. I'm just learning how to properly lag and release my club on the downswing and I think I'll have more control of the club with a lighter shaft. Right now, when I release the club I feel the heavy shaft. What I want to feel is the shaft and the club head.

[John]

Figure out what they are swingweighting out to and go from there. Lighter you go the more control is affected too.

You are very steve stricker'ish to me from what i've seen in terms of lag and late to no wrist cock.

[nokids]

You are very steve stricker'ish to me from what i've seen in terms of lag and late to no wrist cock.

True dat! Lag is a foreign concept to me, as a tennis player I never lagged my racket. Getting my head around it has been hard. Now I'm working on being a lag freak like Sergio.

[John]

Lag is just a byproduct of good mechanics, impact and follow through are crucial too when talking distance. You need to start compressing the ball with your irons.

[Break68]

I also need to start compressing the ball, easier said than done.

[nokids]

You need to start compressing the ball with your irons.

To compress the ball, I have to compress myself

[Gropper]

To compress the ball, I have to compress myself

Your so short, i thought you were already compressed!

[Muddler]

They're simply too heavy for me at this point. I'm just learning how to properly lag and release my club on the downswing and I think I'll have more control of the club with a lighter shaft. Right now, when I release the club I feel the heavy shaft. What I want to feel is the shaft and the club head.

I must say, moving to lighter shafts seemed to help me. The clubs are easier to swing, less tiring. And the NS pros feel somehow smoother than the heavier Dynamic Golds.

[LobWedge]

Let me know when you guys graduate back to mens shafts

[nokids]

I would play Nancy Lopez clubs with pink shafts if it gave me 20 extra yards

[jmwhite]

Next they will be asking to hit from the RED tees. Just swing the damn club Nancy!!!

[jvincent]

I would play Nancy Lopez clubs with pink shafts if it gave me 20 extra yards

If you want to try lighter I can let you try out my backup set. They are backweighted graphite. If you can't generate speed with them, you are screwed. PM me if you want to give them a shot.

[goochy]

Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker and Boo Weekley have done pretty well this year with graphite shafted irons. Don't be so closed minded Pablo my friend

http://www.pgatour.com/equipmentrepo...g-on-tour.html

[Big Johnny69]

That's what I was going to say. There are Aerotechs and Recoils out there.

[nokids]

http://www.pgatour.com/equipmentrepo...g-on-tour.html

I like the first comment at the bottom: "Ban it!"

[nokids]

If you want to try lighter I can let you try out my backup set. They are backweighted graphite. If you can't generate speed with them, you are screwed. PM me if you want to give them a shot.

PM'd you an offer

[BC MIST]

What irons out there are lighter than project x? No graphite shaft suggestions please.

I know, but, the Aerotech Steel Fiber is a great graphite shaft. Heavier than most graphites, stiffer profile as well, and played by Kuchar, Snedeker, Tim Clark and a number of other PGA Tour players, (and me). Costly though, about $50 per.

[jvincent]

At $50 per shaft it had better work miracles.

[Muddler]

At $50 per shaft it had better work miracles.

Seriously. What is their advantage over lightweight steel?

[jvincent]

Graphite has better shock absorption for one. It is also possible to engineer pretty much any bend profile you want.

[Chieflongtee]

You could also try this cheap experiment:

Put a Wynn Lite golf grip on one of your clubs.

Weighs in at 29 grams vs the usual 53 grams.

[BC MIST]

You could also try this cheap experiment:

Put a Wynn Lite golf grip on one of your clubs.

Weighs in at 29 grams vs the usual 53 grams.

Wouldn't this increase the SW and make his club "feel" heavier, which is what he is trying to get away from?

[Chieflongtee]

Wouldn't this increase the SW and make his club "feel" heavier, which is what he is trying to get away from?

He wrote too heavy for him. Swingweight is imho overkill. From past conversations your irons are probably heavier than most people out there or used to be. Anyway it was just a suggestion to decrease the total weight of the club and it would be a cheap experiment.

[Bill Wood]

As mentioned there are a couple of things in play here. The weight of your clubhead and the weight of the shaft. If your swing feels like your swinging a heavy ball on the end of the shaft its the weight of the clubhead. If the club feels overall heavy it's the shaft. I have a feeling your talking about the weight of the clubhead. I don't believe you need a lighter shaft. Investigate how the club was made. You're going to have to pop the heads and take a look for tip weights in the shaft and the clubhead. Standard is D-2 but some manufacturers specs are way off when it comes to Stainless cast clubheads. If you don't want to take the club apart counter balancing is the way to go with a heavier counter balanced grib as mentioned - or you can post weights in the grip end.

As an example I have some Ping Eye 2's with a project shaft and they swing weight at d-0 to d-1.

[Kak]

Keep your irons, just changed the shafts, I put Dynamic Gold SL and very satisfied, and the cost for the switch $200. incl labor

[nokids]

Keep your irons, just changed the shafts, I put Dynamic Gold SL and very satisfied, and the cost for the switch $200. incl labor

after some tests on the range it looks like I'm going project x 5.5 non-flighted. i tried some lighter shafts and hit them aweful.

[downhillslider]

after some tests on the range it looks like I'm going project x 5.5 non-flighted. i tried some lighter shafts and hit them aweful.

Not so fast cowboy !We still have some cleaning up to do !

[leftylucas]

I went to graphite this year, I was using 90g steel shafts and went down to 75g, it was a bit of a change but I love them now. I am over 55 so I need all the help I can get!!

[sharkshooter]

Pablo just save your money and buy a gym membership, pumping iron will help with your swing speed.

Buy a 10 pound sledgehammer and practice swinging it like a golf club. Your irons will feel really light afterwards.

[Chambokl]

Pablo.... from the beginning I wonder why don't you want to use graphite???