Re: Difference in Flex

It's my understanding that 'uniflex' is the equivalent to R+. In other words, a little stiffer than R, a little softer than S.

There's plenty more to consider - your physical strength, your swing mechanics, and your sense of feel. These also play a part in your shaft selection. Although, I doubt any shaft is going to feel great (mis)hitting 70's blades!

Go ahead with your new purchase, the heads alone are worth it. You can always reshaft later.

Re: Difference in Flex

Thank you for your reply. As ou said the company confirmed the stifness as a R+. Maybe that is why the store can't get them off the shelf ? It can be intimidating to know the facts for a beginner or novice, but I think I will take the gamble. Reshafting is an option I never considered. One thing I will get though is my swing analysis, get square with my numbers, club fitted and tee off.

Re: Difference in Flex

Just a quick word about fitting:

Everybody thinks you need a perfect swing, a good looking swing, a 'fantastic distance' swing, or be as flexible as Tiger before it's worthwhile being fit.

This is not true. As long as your swing is relatively repeatable - you make the same move, regardless of how it looks (Jim Furyk, anyone?), it can be fit.

For example, I played with a group of older gents (not quite retired yet) and we ended up a 5 some on a relatively closed course. No big deal, we're all friendly and it wasn't busy at all. I don't mean to sound conceited, but from a looks and ball striking perspective, my swing was the best one out there. First we had the spinout - this guy flips his hands at every shot, and more often than not has his weight on his back heel during the entire swing. Another player bent over to darn near 60 degrees of spine angle (like he was going to lay his chest on a table at waist height). Another player took a nice, controlled backswing, and then violently thrashed at the ball with his arms. The last player flung his arms at the ball, and never really followed through.

Every single one of these guys can be fit for clubs - the guy that bends over has two choices - longer clubs to get more upright, or shorter clubs to accomodate his posture. The guy that never gets his weight forward can use a simple delofting to get more distance.

Their swings are ugly, but it's the same swing time and again.

Enjoy the journey!

Re: Difference in Flex

Even in my prime, I never used stiff shafts.

Before I ever made it out onto a golf course, I had hit hundreds of balls with some pre-WWII hickory shafted clubs that I somehow acquired as a boy.

Steel felt like **** after those natural feeling (albeit torquey) hickories, and stiff steel felt unplayable, even when I was a strong young man of over two hundred pounds. (Flattish swingers like a softer tip than upright swingers anyway.)

By the time I got to senior flex,I was into graphite, and senior flex graphite actually brought back memories of the hickory.