Golf Club question/recommendations/ advice needed.

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I don't think club extensions are that big of an expenditure, right? Try getting your old clubs right, then upgrade with that length in mind. At least that's what I would do.

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I was thinking about that, I've done it with a driver once. I just honestly never heard of doing it with irons.

I went to the Golf Connection once here in Lafayette to ask about getting irons re-shafted. I had some regular flex shafts in my irons and I was looking for something a little stiffer. He recommended buying a new set of irons with the correct shaft rather than re-shafting because
1) it is way more expensive to re-shaft
2) the shafts on the clubs that come from the factory are assembled and calibrated individually to each club head to insure proper fit, so it's better to just pick the shaft you want from the club manufacturer and have custom clubs made.

If I were you, I would just custom order a new set of irons direct from a manufacturer and have them customize the shaft length for you. Of course I would highly recommend Titleist

ETA: not sure if the same costs/principles apply to re-sizing.

is that you charles?

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You can extend anything.

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He he don't i know.....

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1) it is way more expensive to re-shaft

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I remember being really surprised at the cost of the extension project. So that doesn't surprise me.

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If I were you, I would just custom order a new set of irons direct from a manufacturer and have them customize the shaft length for you

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This is really my plan, I just thought there were other legit options.

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Of course I would highly recommend Titleist

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Well to be honest with you, I have never hit with a Titleist club. A few years back when the range on KS held demo days, I swung several clubs and found the Callaway's were awesome. Of course those were x20's so that was a few years ago. It's just hard to go into Golf Connection and start swinging clubs with someone watching me. I get nervous and swing worse than I already do. The demo days were perfect.

I went to a demo day here locally, I'm 6'1". And the titleist pro said after I hit about 15 five irons that my lie and length were standard. I could go into any store and buy a set off the wall because thats how they come from the factory. Now this was 15 years ago. Don't know if anything has changed. You probably need some extra length.

Standard to most golf companies is 6'0"...every two inches you go up in height you will need to extend the length of your clubs .25".

i.e.: if you are 6'4" tall you need a PW that is 36.25" long (standard titleist PW is 35.75") and a 9I that is 36.50" long (again, standard titleist measure is 36.00")

Here is the chart

thanks for that link

Haven't read any answers yet but.

It is about 35$ a club to reshaft. I'm guessing you will need 10 clubs done.

It is about 12$ to add an extension to your clubs.

Most sets you will spend under $400 on are not able to be ordered at custom specs. So you will still have to spend the money on extending them.

In short, Just extend them.