What kind of steel are golf shafts made of?
Stainless steel is the most used material in golf. The material is generally inexpensive and easy to cast into all the shapes that you see golf clubs made plus durable enough for everyday play. There are two main types of stainless steel used in golf club heads.
Do any pro golfers use steel shafts?
99% of the top 100 PGA Tour pros use steel shafts in their irons. Abraham Ancer is the exception using Mitsubishi's MMT 105 TX graphite shafts in his Miura TC-201 irons. Matt Kucher has also used graphite irons in the past as does Brandt Snedeker.
Do PGA players use steel or graphite irons?
Graphite iron shafts have been used by PGA TOUR professionals for decades including FedExCup Champion Brandt Snedeker and US Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau. There's also a third option in iron shafts which may eventually fall into the “best of both worlds” category.
Are steel shafts more accurate than graphite?
Graphite shafts are less rigid than steel shafts and tend to have more whip and flexibility. Though this can be an advantage for a player with a well-grooved swing, it also can exaggerate the problems of a poor swing and may affect accuracy.
What kind of shafts does Bryson DeChambeau use?
DeChambeau's driver is Cobra's King Speedzone with an L.A. Golf prototype shaft made just for DeChambeau. The loft is 5.5 degrees—similar to what most long-drive competitors use.
What iron shafts do pros use?
67 out of the top 100 PGA Tour players use True Temper shafts in their irons. The Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 iron shaft is the most popular with 23% choosing it and True Temper supplies the 3 most popular iron shafts among this elite group. Nippon iron shafts are the next most common with 16 players using them.
What type of shafts do pros use?
True Temper's Dynamic Golf steel shaft has been the most popular shaft on the PGA Tour, and according to the True Temper website, 90 percent of golfers in any particular tournament play True Temper shafts. The Dynamic Golf shaft comes in different weights, diameters and lengths.
How many pros use graphite irons?
To be honest, it is not uncommon to see 5 – 10 pros play with graphite-shafted irons on a weekly basis, according to Mickey Uhlaender at UST.