drivers - most graphite

hiya

i am looking at buying my first driver.

i have steel woods and irons.

On looking around on websites i noticed that most are graphite/ why is this?

is t ok to buy a graphite if i use steel woods etc?

Graphite is lighter, which usually equates to the abitity to swing the club faster = more club head speed and more distance.

Since the driver is supposed to be the longest club in the bag, it is ok that it is the only graphite while the rest is steel. Depending on what your looking to spend I would recomend getting a driver with a big head, hard to beat the new technology.

Bob

Yep - it's perfectly fine.

But you could go with a steel shafted driver, if that's what you want. Although, you might have to see a clubmaker to get it.

Hi

Why not just opt for a STIFF shafted graphite driver. This will give the same feel as a steel shafted wood.

cheers

Close - a very low torque (< 2°) will give the same feel as steel. However, there are very few graphite shafts that are both low torque and heavy like steel.

According to clubmaking and equipment guru tom wishon, the difference in weight between graphite shafts and steel shafts will translate, for most golfers, into an additional 2-4 mph of swing speed with graphite. And that could mean an extra 6-12 yards of distance with a graphite shaft, compared to a steel shaft.
That's why, in the everpresent quest for more yards, more and more golfers prefer graphite
shafts.
Tiger woods has recently changed from steel to graphite and he's not a bad golfer

I largely agree. However, some players like the heavier weight of steel shafts to smooth out their swing.

A couple guys I know get 'handsy' with clubs that are too light.

Hey Low
i have always totally agreed with your replies and your views. since the onsurge of graphite shafts i find more and more reasons to be thankfull that i no longer use a driver and haven't done for many years , for the simple reason being my rythm would total deteriorate whenever i used one and graphite shafted drivers make my predicament worse. So i suppose i had no right posting a reply on this thread in the first place.

cheers low.

respect to you . aftford

And respect back, aftford. I follow Wishon closely, and hold his view in high regard. You're largely correct (and Wishon, of course) that a graphite shaft will help a ton of golfers. I was representing the few that need the extra weight to smooth them out (and pointing out that shaft torque, not flex, is a big feel thing).

Although your post count isn't high, your value as a poster is!

thank you low.
you don't know how much that means to me.

If your going to get a new driver why don't you go to a golf shop and ask to hit some. you can't just get a stiff flex driver and expect to hit drivers long and straight. Try hitting with a senior flex then move your way up the stiffness food train. Then hit drivers with different bias. (draw, fade, or straight). It shouldn't cost you anything to somewhat "fit" yourself. And the best deal I have seen in drivers is the taylormade R580 XD. it's down to $150 U.S.
Now thats a great seal for a 460 cc club.
Hope any of this helps.

thebfk.