Advice on iron head and shaft combo

[dee cee]

Gday all,

Some thoughts if you can…

Have bought some iron heads that are slightly lighter in the head when compared to most modern irons. I’m talking 10grams different in each head.

Would this change what shaft you’d choose also by 10 grams or it doesn’t quite work that way?

New Heads - Callaway Legacy Black

Current head is apex pro with Nippon 950 shaft.

Thanks

[petethepilot]

The main issue will be swing weight being less.

Adjusting the weight of the club head by 2 grams adjusts the swing weight by 1 point. Adjusting the weight of the shaft by 9 grams adjusts the swing weight by 1 point. Adjusting the weight of the grip by 5 grams adjusts the swing weight by 1 point.

The other big change is length. 1 “ extra increases swing weight by 6 points.

Increase the length of shaft by 1/2” and play a 5g lighter grip and a 10g lighter shaft and it should feel the same swingweight although lighter overall.

[dee cee]

Thanks Pete, good info… What if I didn’t want to have longer clubs? I’m slightly vertically challenged 😬. if I used a lighter shaft by say 10 grams would that assist?

[rick3003]

Sounds like you need some tip weights

[rick3003]

Balance point of the shafts can also make a difference

[petethepilot]

Why are Legacy black heads 10 g lighter? I had a set of them years ago and they didn’t feel lighter! As rick says, some tip weights will help you. Do u 1 club and work out what you like the feel of best.

[dee cee]

No idea why they are lighter but the info I find online seems to mirror this.

I’ll just play around with it and see what I come up with. Thanks for all your help.