Are the shafts on my clubs graphite or steel....?

I have a set of Ben Hogan Apex Plus Forged Irons, how can i figure out if the shafts are steel or graphite?|||Steel will look like polished steel. And Graphite or CF will be painted or clear over the black CF fibers. Basically - if it looks like steel it is.





You could look up you clubs on google also. Many times the shafts have the material, stiffness and other info printed right on them.|||Most steel shafts are stepped, meaning there will be a series of ridges that run down the lengeth of the shaft every few inches. Also, take a piece of metal and tap the shaft with it. If it makes a "ping" type of sound, its metal. If it makes a "clunk " sound, its graphite.





Or, look out the window and ask the first person you see walking by. Unless they are younger that 10 years old, they should be able to tell you pretty easily.|||Hold one club in each hand and hit them together like swords fighting, putting the impact point about midway down each shaft, and listen to the sound. If it's more of a "clank" sound, it's steel, and more of a "click" sound, it's graphite.|||Steel shafts should have a shaft band just below the grip area on the shaft....Graphite should have a label that looks like it is a Decal that is readable on the shaft. If still confused take to any good golf store...they will be able to Identify the shaft material in no time at all|||my dad had the same problem. he wanted to decide if they were graphite or some kind of aluminum-aloy so he cud decide there worth before selling them. online, he found a site that said to take a piace of cardstock (thick paper... not quite cardboard. u cud prob use construction paper) of any color and rub it for 30 secs. on the area. if there is a large silver mark, its graphite, if its a black mark, then its not graphite. if its polished or proccessed heavily... the results may vary...|||ask a fridge magnet - sticks to steel, not graphite|||try a magnet|||Steel looks like stainless steel (think exhaust pipe finishers, or chrome on your car).





Graphite shafts usually are darker in color, in different shades of gray.|||This is a link with some info on your clubs. Hope this helps.


http://www.tgw.com/customer/category/pro鈥?/a>|||if the shafts are shiny metal they are steel. graphite shafts are usually black but can be other colors.|||If you can't tell, maybe you should sell the clubs and take up tennis.


Look at the shafts. if all shinning and metal looking - steel|||I don't think this is appropriate conversation, there are children here.|||they are graphite|||too