PXG Golf Clubs
PXG Shaft and Grip Options: The Part Most People Skip
Built to order means the shaft is a decision, so make it one.
Weight before flex
Shaft weight affects your tempo, your delivery and where on the face you strike it, and it does so more than the flex label does. A shaft that is too heavy causes a golfer to fight the club; one that is too light causes an uncontrolled transition.
Flex labels are also not standardised between manufacturers. A stiff from one brand can play softer than a regular from another. Weight, in grams, is a real number and comparable.
Iron shafts
Steel remains the default for golfers with reasonable speed, and graphite is not a compromise — it is the correct answer for slower swings, for anyone with joint problems, and for golfers who need help with launch.
Whatever you choose, keep the weight consistent across the set and close to your wedge shafts. A sixty-gram gap between your 9-iron and your gap wedge makes the short game harder to calibrate.
Driver shafts
The variable that matters most after head selection. Weight, profile and length together determine how consistently you find the middle.
Do not order the driver at 45.75 inches because that is standard. A shorter driver is easier to strike, and the distance lost to length is usually smaller than the distance gained from better contact.
Grips are not an afterthought
Size affects hand action. A grip too small encourages excessive hand release; too large restricts it. If you consistently miss left, a larger grip is worth trying before anything else.
Because PXG builds to order, specify grip size and model at purchase rather than accepting standard and replacing them later.
Replace grips on schedule
Roughly once a season for a golfer playing regularly. Worn grips make you hold on tighter, and grip pressure is one of the fastest routes to a bad swing.
What to ask for
Your build sheet should list shaft model, weight, flex, length, grip model and size, and swing weight. If any of those are blank, they were decided by default.
Fitting tip: Ask to hit the same head with two shaft weights thirty grams apart. The difference will surprise you, and it is the clearest way to feel what shaft weight actually does.
Model names current as of September 2026.