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1.98K viewsMarch 22, 2016

Wisconsingolfer March 22, 2016 0 Comments

Hi there

I ordered the pinhawk iron heads from value golf and am Very excited to get them but had one final question about swing weight. I had tried the swing weight calculator online and got different results depending on which one I used. I figured you would know best.

Here is my setup that I want to go with

Side note all the irons will be the same length and have the same head weight and lie angle.

Pinhawk head weight – 272 grams

Project X 95 5.0 – 40.5 inches uncut length 101 grams at that length

Grip – golf pride tour 25. (25 grams)

Will this give me a good swing weight if I cut all my irons to a 36.5 inches

inwant every club like an 8 iron Typically an 8 iron head weight is a little heavier from my understanding hence the lighter grip

Your thoughts please everyone !!!

Thanks so much !!

Landon

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2 Answers

Answer 1 · 2016-03-23T18:08:27+00:00

No way of knowing if the swingweight is too high. What feels right for you is what it needs to be. Generally, a D3-D4 range would be a little heavier than an industry average on a normal club set build. Usually you see in the D0-D2 range. PX95 shaft sounds good as any. I couldn’t recommend another for this type of build since I (we) do not build single length sets, nor have any test data or the personal experience needed to make proper recommendation.

Britt Lindsey

Okay Britt thanks again for the response!

Have you had any experience with the Apollo acculite 95 shafts ?

They are much cheaper and fit the specs I am looking for.

Other than that if I make my grip a 30 gram weight vs the 25 I should be in the more normal swing weight range to start with anyway correct ?

Thanks again

Landon
No real experience with the Apollo Acculite 95 shafts. 5 grams more of grip weight will reduce the swing weight by approximately 1 swing weight. If you think that will make a difference, you should give it a try.

Britt Lindsey

Answer 2 · 2016-03-22T10:20:43+00:00

Trying the single length thing, I see. Based on the information you gave, the calculated swing weight should be in the D3-D4 range. Just an educated guess, but should be close.

Good Luck with your experiment. Let us know how it works out.

Britt Lindsey

Do you think that swing weight is too high ?

I could go with a slightly heavier grip of you think that is a better choice ?

Thanks for the quick response!

Also is there another quality shaft you would use instead of the one I listed?

Thanks again