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Nick 96 November 23, 2024 0 Comments

I asked a few weeks ago about graphite for back pain. I play TS3’s with DG 120 S300 +0.5″. Thinking of moving to the Recoil 95 F4 since I play Proforce V2 in Driver, 3W, 2H, 4H and love the UST recoil feel. Being about 20-25gr lighter, I’m thinking that’ll be about 2.5-3 swing weight points lighter all things being equal. So, that’s adding 5-6gr back to the head OR adding another 0.5″ to the length to stand a little more upright and take stress off my low back anyway. How does that math check out?

I have some of those old XPC 2000 irons I played back in high school with some Aldila ProLaunch Red stiffs playing same length as my DG 120 S300’s. But the heads are “graphite weighted”. But those shafts are 75 grams I think. I don’t know if that would be a good analog to what I’m trying to setup with my TS3’s.

What about wedges? Should I bump up to 110’s or 125’s? I play PX 6.5 or KBS 610 125’s in steel. And if I add head weight with tip weights, will that change flex where I should hard step or go up to F5’s?

Britt Lindsey Answered question November 25, 2024

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Answer 1 · 2024-11-25T14:51:33+00:00

9 grams of shaft weight is approximately 1 swing weight point, so your math on going to a lighter shaft and it’s effect on the swing weight should be close. Adding 1/2″ to maintain swing weight, or adding weight to the head is up to you. If you add the length and you’re comfortable with it, that would seem to be the way to go. If you add head weight, for every two grams you add back to the head weight you soften the flex by approximately 1/10th of a flex. that’s not much, but something to keep in mind.

Your old set could be an indicator of what length you prefer, so I guess it could be a guide. You’re making a BIG step up in playability and quality with the TS3’s vs the XPC 2000.

As far as wedges, you have to decide what weight you prefer. If you have 75 gram iron shafts, 110g or 125g shafts are quite a bit heavier. if you want steel for the wedges and like them to be a little heavier, then the 110’s are what I would try first. Not sure why you go so stiff and heavy in the wedges. The shafts you listed, the 6.5 and the 610’s, are as stiff a wedge shaft as you can get. I prefer a player have either similar flex as the irons or slightly softer, especially on the wedges that are not hit at full swing most of the time. And yes adding weight back to the head will effect the flex as I mentioned above. If you prefer really heavy and stiff wedges, just go with what feel best and I wouldn’t worry about adding a little weight back to the head on the wedges.

Britt Lindsey