Jose
15th June 2004, 05:24 PM
Hi guys and girls
Ill quickly introduce myself first, my names Andrew, im 24, and have just come over from New Zealand to live in the Gold Coast for a while. Im a real avid golfer, play off scratch and was in quite a few developments squads for Auckland as a junior.
My question concerns any advice you can give me on graphite shafts in irons. Which ones are good for a low handicapper with a fairly powerful action?
I currently play Ping I3 blades with stiff steel shafts (had them for 4 years). I have had moderate success with them but a recent event has made me think of going to graphite. I bought some new clubs over to Australia for my dad. I was able to get "mates rates" on them as I know the distributors for Precept gear in NZ. They are Stuart Appleby Irons with regular graphite shafts. Well Man, a few hits of these and I couldn’t believe the results! Probably an extra 20 metres per iron and the feel was so much softer which I liked and the ball flight was a very high but strong trajectory.
I am not really a shaper of the ball with my irons. I am more of a 'slugger' for want of a better term. I have always just naturally thought that steel in all my clubs (except my driver) was the best for me. But I have always struggled for distance and consistency with the pings, yet with the driver I can generally hit it around 280 metres in calm conditions. I have also never tried any other irons in the 4 years I have had these.
I am really interested in any feedback anyone will have or any suggestions or similar experiences. I have had two rounds since I have been here, one at Arundel Hills (my parents live on the course) and one at Parkwood International. I used my clubs for Arundel and had a 79 then at Parkwood I took my dads clubs out for an experiment and had a 72! Even though the heads are big and clunky they performed exceptionally except in the 9iron upwards which I struggled to control.
Any help, suggestions, or personal experiences will be greatly appreciated. I thought it would be LONG time before I thought of going to graphite but it seems it may be sooner than I thought.
Regards
Andrew
PS. Does anyone here play much golf in the gold coast? Don’t know many people here and really missing my beloved home club (Pakuranga Country Club) in Auckland. I am starting to practice at Parkwood Driving range so if anyone goes up there much let me know. I like to talk while I practise :)
Ill quickly introduce myself first, my names Andrew, im 24, and have just come over from New Zealand to live in the Gold Coast for a while. Im a real avid golfer, play off scratch and was in quite a few developments squads for Auckland as a junior.
My question concerns any advice you can give me on graphite shafts in irons. Which ones are good for a low handicapper with a fairly powerful action?
I currently play Ping I3 blades with stiff steel shafts (had them for 4 years). I have had moderate success with them but a recent event has made me think of going to graphite. I bought some new clubs over to Australia for my dad. I was able to get "mates rates" on them as I know the distributors for Precept gear in NZ. They are Stuart Appleby Irons with regular graphite shafts. Well Man, a few hits of these and I couldn’t believe the results! Probably an extra 20 metres per iron and the feel was so much softer which I liked and the ball flight was a very high but strong trajectory.
I am not really a shaper of the ball with my irons. I am more of a 'slugger' for want of a better term. I have always just naturally thought that steel in all my clubs (except my driver) was the best for me. But I have always struggled for distance and consistency with the pings, yet with the driver I can generally hit it around 280 metres in calm conditions. I have also never tried any other irons in the 4 years I have had these.
I am really interested in any feedback anyone will have or any suggestions or similar experiences. I have had two rounds since I have been here, one at Arundel Hills (my parents live on the course) and one at Parkwood International. I used my clubs for Arundel and had a 79 then at Parkwood I took my dads clubs out for an experiment and had a 72! Even though the heads are big and clunky they performed exceptionally except in the 9iron upwards which I struggled to control.
Any help, suggestions, or personal experiences will be greatly appreciated. I thought it would be LONG time before I thought of going to graphite but it seems it may be sooner than I thought.
Regards
Andrew
PS. Does anyone here play much golf in the gold coast? Don’t know many people here and really missing my beloved home club (Pakuranga Country Club) in Auckland. I am starting to practice at Parkwood Driving range so if anyone goes up there much let me know. I like to talk while I practise :)