QUESTION: Good Afternoon,

I am looking at either the NS Pro 850 or NS Pro 950 in a set of new Ping irons. The Ping fitting has me +1 inch long in an R flex. My questions is:  ith my shafts at +1 should I hard step the shaft to maintain an R flex, or will the shaft play true to flex even at one inch longer than standard?

Thanks so much, Patrick
ANSWER: Hi Patrick,

Golfers and clubmakers debate this idea all of the time, and it never seems that any conclusion is reached. However, I firmly believe that you should not adjust the flex to account for a longer length. Leave the shaft flex as is and it will play just fine.

Over the years we have always built our fitting test clubs, whether a standard length or a longer length, using the same raw flex sku, and have had great success. Regards, Mark

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