New Shaft a bad idea?

Whoever said that to you is just bad at their job Pakman.

There's so much more than just stiffness to shafts and someone who knows what they're doing should be able to match you up

Don't worry too much about the clubs for the moment, what you have will likely work fine. The comment about not being good enough for a fitting is a bit unprofessional tbh. The idea of the fitting is to get the right setup based on your specific needs (height, ability, swing, speed etc).

I would recommend focusing on lessons and practice. Maybe get a different person to do the lessons than the fitting guy. Try some of your golf mates for recommendations.

Out of curiosity, what's your typical score in a round or what handicap have you?

What manufacturer, model etc. do you know was the shaft? If you are off around 13 you must have some consistancy and ability.

From a high handicapper so probably best to ignore this!

Flex itself is all relative. If you take for example iron shafts, the S300 is a stiff shaft, as is the Project X 6.0 and NS Equivalent stiff. So these are all "stiff" but have different specs and characteristics and weights.

I remember one time, (similar to you I hit a high drive) and original set up was a ping tour 65 regular, tried the ping tour 65 stiff and the results were not as good as my original set up. On what I thought were good hits they didn't travel as far as what my original set up would do.

Signs You Need a Stiffer Shaft - The Left Rough

The only thing to do is get a new driver fitting! And then to be sure it ties in with the rest of your bag you'll need an iron fitting too... ;)

You definitely have the swing speed for at least stiff Pakman, always going to be a bit of readjustment to a new shaft, takes a bit of patience, but if the spec lines up with your swing it'll pay off in the long run

pity, I have a spare x-flex with taylormade head adapter, you could have tried.

I am right in saying you have no driver now? Then get a driver fitting asap.. I think fittings are more important in woods as there graphite shafts than irons, Bigger miss etc. If you like the Pro your getting lessons with stick with him as he knows your swing. I take it he has a fitting studio or some way to collect data. Just cause he said X-stiff means nothing! That can change when he sees your stats. Then depending on budget either get a new shaft of new Driver most the time there be nothing in the difference. While having the fitting get your irons check but this could lead to more problems ie you selling the car for new shiny irons 😂

I got fitted for new clubs before xmas (irons) They were quite expensive! and found out at fitting my driver shaft was a cheap **** one. Not been able to afford a new driver as well. I got an upgraded shaft for €260.. and my dispersion is much better not hitting it any further but a lot more consistent with it.

I swing about 105 driver and can push it to 107+ but I lose control if squeeze anything else. That's about a 260-270 carry on trackman or optimal summer day with a quality strike. Reality is 240 to 250 for the most part on course.

Trackman 7i is 165yd carry for me but I can push it just over 170 if needed. I've tried X stiff driver and irons but they are so hard to time. Particularly the driver. Irons not as bad but I really prefer a lighter driver shaft. My iron numbers on trackman are very close to on course compared to driver/woods.

You'd probably benefit a lot from a recent set of used irons. Like 3-5 years old forged players distance model. Nice blend of power and feel. They'd be under €500 easily and hold value if you moved them on. It's low risk punt and investment vs 1k+ for new set fitted.

@pakman Just happened to see these today. Dunno if the wedges are any use but if you got the price down for only the irons it might be a good deal for you. Dunno what stiff shaft they have and one of the iron grips looks like it was changed.

They're a pretty hot iron, with stronger lofts like the TM P790 and Mizuno JPX hot metal. Loads of positive reviews on youtube. You could buy the copper set new from clubhouse golf for €650 fwiw.