Golf Shafts: Regular Vs. Stiff

Golfers who feel they get good distance on their shots but are concerned about their ability to keep the ball in the fairway should lean toward a stiff-shafted club. A stiff-shafted club is excellent for a golfer who wants to keep the ball straight and can generate distance on his own.

Golfers who want to add more distance to their game need a shaft that is a bit more flexible. The key with the regular-shafted club is not to swing it too hard. The flexibility of the shaft will provide the golfer with the club-head speed that is needed to get the ball extra distance. But trying to swing too hard will destroy the timing of the swing and the golfer likely will lose his accuracy.

Most golfers are not robots. There is nothing wrong with mixing and matching your clubs. You might feel like you need more distance off the tees and more accuracy with your irons. As a result, you might have regular-shafted woods and stiff-shafted irons. A lot of golfers will go with this philosophy to give them the best chance to post a good score.