Excerpts from: The Search for the Perfect Golf Club: by Tom Wishon – with permission Other Books by Tom Wishon: The Golf Club Identificationand Price Guide (1984) TheModernGuidetoGolfClubmaking (1st Ed. 1986 & 2nd Ed. 1989) TheGraphiteShaftAddendum(1987) TheModernGuidetoShaftFitting(1991) ThePracticalClubfittingProgram(1997) TheSearchforthePerfectGolfClub(2006) 12MythsThatCouldWreckYourGolfGame(1st
Industry statistics say that over 90% of all hybrids are sold with a graphite shaft, while only 30% of all irons are sold with graphite shafts. These trends most definitely say graphite is the shaft of choice in hybrids while steel is the predominant shaft material for iron shafts.
Since the vast majority of golfers’ full complement of “irons” should include a mix of hybrids and irons, here are a number of other important elements of iron set fitting that can help ensure golfers are custom fit for the best overall iron set.
