Seeking advice from clubmakers. I have a set of very slightly used Alpha C1 Pro forged heads and I need to get shafts for them. My best working shafts to date were Dynamic Gold R400 on an old set of Wilson Staff Gooseneck irons with my standard shot being a low-medium trajectory draw. My current set is MacGregor Pro C with Dynamic Gold S300. I play them consistently (on the rare times I play anymore), but cannot hit a draw with them no matter what. I hit a consistent fade, which I like, but I'd like to be able to work the ball either way and I don't seem to be able to do that with stiff shafts. When I've played other irons with regular shafts of various brands in the past, I've had difficulty controlling them, often hitting swinging hooks. It seems I need something a little stiffer than regular, but not straight up stiff. Looks like I can get R400s if I want, but I thought I check here for suggestions - open to all options graphite or steel as long as the price isn't much more than $20 a piece, and preferably less.

    johnnydoom

    If you are looking for reasonably priced options, take a look at the FST steel and XCaliber graphite.
    Alpha makes some great stuff.

      Try soft stepping a stiff shaft in one of your favorite irons. See how that works and feel. Conversely, you could hard step a regular and see which one gives you the result you're looking for.

      Good Luck.

      johnnydoom Dynamic Gold S300. I play them consistently (on the rare times I play anymore), but cannot hit a draw with them no matter what.

      If you could hit a draw with other set of irons but not this set, it could be the shape of the offset neck cause difference in how you address the golf ball; check on this by aligning the lower grooves perpendicular to the target line. You might have been compensating by opening the club face at address so it'll look "correct" to your eyes, and open face causes fade ( one of the elements anyway ).
      It could also be the lie angle, if it's too flat, then it'll promote fade shot pattern instead of draw.

      If everything else is the same, I would say the shaft flex is too stiff. Use a softer flex and/or lighter weight shaft.

      One of the guy told me that for his life he could not hit a straight or draw shot, always slice and occasional low and to the left. We found out he was addressing the golf ball with a shut club face ( in fear of the slice ) and incorrect grip causing a slight outside to inside swing path ( casting ). Plus a whole bunch of other issues which we will not go into.

        Thanks to all for the advice. Release, it could very well be some difference in alignment, but I've experimented with many sets of irons from many friends and it seems that the most significant variable has been shaft flex. Offset does indeed cause me to turn it over more.

        I'm kinda liking the looks of the FST Pros pellmell. I'm getting older and I think a lighter shaft might be better for me these days. The price is low enough that I wouldn't mind buying two or three extra and experimenting with trimming on one head until I figure out what seems to work best.

          johnnydoom the FST pro is very nice, one word of advise on them, IF you want a super stuff tip, they aren't for you. The regular FST 115 had a stiffer profile and still feels good. Either shaft is very nice, best of luck!

            Thank you very much for that advice DC300. Actually I don't have the umph in my swing for stiff tips. I hit a five iron about 175. My swing allows me to still hit three irons, but the two iron I used to use as a control club off the tee on shorter holes has been retired. While I haven't experimented as much as I should, my most consistent results seem to come from stiff shafts with fairly low bend points. Not sure why that is (I'm not a serious student of the swing or an experienced club fitter). It sounds like the FST Pros might be a pretty good place to start experimenting for me. Still have a couple of weeks until I'll be ready to order any shafts.

            21 days later

            Nippon modus 105 would be a good choice too. Very smooth.

            Release has an excellent point about face alignment. I found I was suddenly hitting pushes and that was the culprit. Got the score lines squared up and all was well.

            Also when looking at shaft flex, look at consistency. You might hit a few outstanding shots with one shaft but evertyhting else is not solid. Look fro consistency over 10-15 shots. One time I got fitted for irons, the fitter said to me, " you can handle an X, but you are more consistent with an S."

            He was never more right.