Reshafting... Going from graphite to steel... is this possible?

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irish pete ag06
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My friend's dad passed away and he wants me to have his golf clubs (his dad was left handed and I am too). Anyway the irons are Ping i20s and they are graphite. Is it a possibility to reshaft these to steel? I assume the heads of the clubs are pretty light and would need a lot of weight added to make their swing weight good.
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Yes it's possible. Just have to buy the proper tip size. They'll have to be swing weighted but that's not a big deal.
irish pete ag06
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Ok! That's awesome. I would love to play them. I was quite honored they wanted me to have them.
AggieEyes
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If its your usual flex why don't you just try the graphite out first?
irish pete ag06
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AggieEyes said:

If its your usual flex why don't you just try the graphite out first?
I am a remotely high swing speed player, so I don't think graphite would be my thing.
Trucker 96
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Don't knock it til ya tried it. Graphite shafts in irons have come a long long way, although it sounds like what are in it ow wouldnt work
1208HawkTree
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If they came from the factory with graphite shafts, the head weights are matched to the shaft weight, so putting in a shaft that is possibly twice as heavy will throw off the swingweight a ton. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's very hard to get it right. If you're wanting to try it, do just the 6 or 7 iron and go hit it. Then hit it again a few days later. Compare it to your current club(s) and proceed from there.
irish pete ag06
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Bingo Bango Bongo said:

Don't knock it til ya tried it. Graphite shafts in irons have come a long long way, although it sounds like what are in it ow wouldnt work
Yeah I tried it. Felt like I was swinging a fly swatter.

I'm going to explore the re-shafting.
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Slow it down you young whipper snapper!
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