Golf Shaft Weight and Flex Are Different Decisions

In the comparison, “60” and “70” identify model classes. The manufacturer’s GMS column gives 67, 69 or 78 grams for the three specific options. R2 and R occupy a different column. Treating a “60” as exactly 60 grams would get this table wrong before a club was even built.

The table also lists length, tip and butt dimensions, torque and kick point. Those fields help identify the product, but they do not describe how you personally strike a ball with it. Mitsubishi describes this family as mid launch and mid spin; that is the manufacturer’s characterization, not a measured result from our testing.

Compare the full model and version when asking for regular versus stiff. A shared letter is not enough evidence that two different shaft models have equivalent profiles or will feel the same.

The C6 table lists a 42-inch shaft and separate, club-specific tip-trim instructions. Do not treat the table’s length as the playing length of an assembled iron or carry its catalog mass into a claim about finished-club weight.

Once the club is built, the head, shaft after trimming, grip and other components contribute to the result. Ask the fitter or clubmaker to document the actual playing length and finished weight rather than estimating them from a label.

This is a specification-reading guide, not a cutting instruction. Tip compatibility and model-specific trimming need to be verified for the exact head and shaft before assembly.

Both comparisons need the exact model. On Titleist’s current T100 page, the listed steel AMT Tour White options include R300, S300 and X100; its graphite MCA MMT AMC Blue options include R and S. Material and flex are separate choices even within one manufacturer’s club offering.

The same page publishes weight ranges for those shaft options. A range across an iron-shaft set is not the weight of one completed seven-iron. Confirm which club, shaft and measurement basis you are comparing before using the number.

Neither “graphite” nor “stiff” is a verdict on suitability. Use the material and flex labels to identify candidates, then evaluate contact, carry consistency, dispersion and comfort in the actual build. This guide does not assign a flex from age, a single swing-speed number or a distance claim.

1. Write down the complete candidate. Head model and loft, shaft model and flex, playing length and grip.
2. Record what changed. If head, loft and length also changed, do not attribute every shot difference to shaft flex.
3. Use a comparable test. The same ball and conditions make the record easier to interpret. Ask the fitter how mishits and outliers are handled.
4. Keep the ordinary shots. Compare a repeatable pattern rather than the longest single strike.
5. Get the build and price in writing. Confirm exactly what would be ordered before treating a demo as the final specification.

There are no original shot results hidden behind the catalog numbers here. The next useful evidence is a recorded fitting comparison, including the player’s observations and the fitter’s interpretation.

Before booking, compare what fitting appointments include. If your purchase decision concerns the bottom of the bag, the wedge-gap comparison starts from the pitching wedge you actually own.