Originally posted by: Liviathan
I had shoulder surgery. Been away from golf for about 2 years. Started back at the range. Right now I have steel shaft clubs...I used someone's graphite clubs and they felt pretty good. I feel like I can swing easier and not feel the shock come through the shaft. Also felt the club head better.
I'm thinking of re-shafting my clubs. But wonder if the club head is designed differently for steel shaft or graphite.
Anyone have any recommendations?
You can go steel to graphite for irons, the heads arent any different. But unless you don't plan to rehab to previous strength (how old are you, for reference?), I wouldn't recommend it.
Steel shafts provide better feel, and I tend to prefer their stiffness and torque characteristics. What you can do, and I personally vouch for these as I play them on my irons, is switch to a TrueTemper Sensicore shaft. It deadens a lot of the vibration, so the feel is a bit less, but you don't lose the other advantages a steel shaft brings to an iron.
If you're not going to do it yourself, I would highly recommend you take the opportunity to not only reshaft, but also have your clubs custom fit to your height, stance, and mechanics. The first two are easy: They'll measure you standing and on approach, and cut each iron accordingly. It's better than anything from the factory you'll ever get, and I recommend it even to a total beginner, as it improves everyone's game. The last would involve adjusting the lie of each club based on your stance and mechanics. It's optional and might not make a difference unless you're already a pretty good, consistent golfer, but if it doesn't cost too much I'd go for it.