AeroTech SteelFiber Parallel Iron Shaft Review
By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Club Maker
The Golf Center at the Highlands, Carrollton Texas
Aerotech has a long history of providing shafts to club makers. The SteelFiber is a unique construction, a filament wound carbon fiber core is is wrapped with a braided steel wire surface layer. This process is explained in greater detail on the Aerotech website. This review is about the parallel SteelFiber iron shafts. The Aerotech SteelFiber constant weight taper shafts were previously reviewed.
Aerotech SteelFiber shafts have more PGA Tour wins than any other graphite iron shaft in history. Steel iron shafts continue to dominate tour play, but Aerotech has proven that carbon fiber composite shafts are competitive. As you look at the tip torque numbers of these shafts compared to steel in the same weight range you will not see any differences. Aerotech has proved that carbon fiber iron shafts are solid alternatives to steel. If you like the feel, profile and weight, you should have no doubt about the performance. Lets look at the profiles.
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Russ
The Aerotech SteelFiber shafts have the lowest hoop deformation measurements as I have seen. The article about hoop strength in the technical section compares hoop strength of different shafts. The graphics there compare AeroTech SteelFibers to other shafts. If you believe as many do, that hoop deformation is a source of dispersion, you should test a SteelFiber iron shaft.
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Aerotech has been making sports products since the early 90’s. They were the first company to produce an NHL approved graphite hockey stick. In 2005 the golf division split from the parent company and created Aerotech Golf. The AeroTech SteelFiber iron shaft found its way to the PGA tour over 10 years ago and a company known mostly to custom club builders was suddenly a major brand in the shaft business. To their everlasting credit, the designs have not changed much. A few more weights got added, but like other icon brands in the shaft business, Aerotech has left what works alone.