[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-shaft-guides-when-should-you-upgrade-your-golf-shafts":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"when-should-you-upgrade-your-golf-shafts","When Should You Upgrade Your Golf Shafts?","Clear signs it’s time to replace, refit, or rethink your shafts before it costs you shots or comfort.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-shaft-guides\u002Fwhen-should-you-upgrade-your-golf-shafts_when-should-you.png","When Should You Upgrade Your Golf Shafts? illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-shaft-guides","Golf shaft guides","\u003Ch3>Signs it’s time\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You don’t need new shafts every season, but you do need to notice when it stops helping. A miss direction that keeps appearing across different swings and courses, a tempo you’re managing rather than trusting, or a block on tight tee shots are signs worth investigating. When you start gripping down, adjusting tempo, or aiming differently to manage the shaft, the shaft is managing you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ask yourself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Is the miss direction I see most often a swing problem or a profile mismatch?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Would a different weight or flex profile let me load and release more consistently?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have I outgrown the shaft that was fitted when my swing speed was different?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Upgrade with a purpose\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Replace a shaft when you can name the specific miss it keeps producing, not just when a newer version launches. “Stiffer” is not a reason to reshaft. “Stops the driver going left when the tempo rises” is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",157,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-to-care-for-golf-shafts","How to Care for Golf Shafts",null,1782812355104]