We have updated the list with QUITE A FEW NEW shafts for 2025 and we have removed iron shafts that are NO LONGER AVAILABLE in 2026.
Best Iron Shafts 2026 – With Specific Recommendations based upon distances, trajectory and spin.
Selecting the best iron shaft or iron–shaft combination for your game starts with knowing your game. The newest irons and shafts in 2025-26 are producing greater distance, forgiveness and accuracy for our customers because we properly tune the iron and shaft combination to your handicap and swing dynamics. We’ve put the newest iron shafts from Aerotech, ACCRA, Fujikura, Project X, True Temper, Graphite Design, KBS, OBAN, Mitsubishi, Nippon and others through rigorous testing. Choose your handicap range or swing speed to see how each iron shaft stacks up: (Our More Popular Shafts are Highlighted in Red)
• Professionals/ low handicaps (6 iron distance is 200+ yards with swing speeds 90+ mph)
• Low to Mid-handicaps (6 iron distance 175 – 200 yards with swing speeds between 80-90 mph)
• Higher handicaps (6 iron distance 150 – 175 yards with swing speed less than 80 mph
• Seniors, Juniors, Ladies (6 iron distance under 150 yards)
If you want to choose the best iron shafts for your swing – sign up for a Hybrid/Iron/Wedge Fitting.
Our 2026 Guide to the Best Iron Shafts
Professional or Low Handicaps (200+ yards with a 6 iron)
If your swing speed with a 6 iron is 90+ mph, you should be getting close to 200 yards of distance or more from your 6 iron. If you’re not seeing these distances or happy with the trajectory, schedule a hybrid/iron/wedge fitting and we’ll get you dialed in with the best iron shaft or iron-shaft combination for your swing.
Shaft Weight Trajectory Spin
True Temper X7 132gr Low Low
Project X 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 120-130gr Mid Mid
Fujikura AXIOM 125 125 gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
True Temper TI X100 128gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
True Temper AMT White 102-130gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
Project X LZ Steel 6.5 125gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
OBAN CT-125 125gr Mid Mid
OBAN CT-115 115gr Mid Mid
KBS C-Taper X 120gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
KBS Tour V 115-130gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
KBS $ Taper X 130gr Mid Mid
Nippon Modus 130 121 – 129gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
Nippon Modus 125 127 – 129gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
ACCRA TZi 115 115gr Mid Mid
ACCRA iSteel Red 120, 130gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
ACCRA iSteel Green 125gr Mid Mid
Aerotech i110 110gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
Aerotech i125 125gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
KBS TGI 95-110 95-110gr Mid Mid
Mitsubishi MMT Taper 125gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
UST Mamiya Recoil DART 105 105 Low-Mid Low-Mid
Low to Mid Handicap Players (175 – 200 yards with a 6 iron)
If your swing speed with a 6 iron is between 83 – 90 mph, you should typically see between 175 – 200 yards of distance or more from your 6 iron. For mid-handicappers, we often see a lot of variance in distances, especially when standard flex and even standard stiff flex shafts are used. Your shot dispersion can be less than 10 yards right to left and 7-10 yards front to back, ensuring you’re getting more greens in regulation.
Shaft Weight Trajectory Spin
Fujikura AXIOM 105, 125 105, 125 gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
Graphite Design Ruane 90, 105 Mid Mid
Graphite Design Tour AD 95, 105, 115 Low-Mid Low-Mid
ACCRA TZi 105, 115 105, 115gr Mid Mid
True Temper TI X100 128gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
True Temper TI S400 128gr Mid Mid
Project X Red 5.5, 6.0 110-120gr Mid Mid
True Temper DG 120 120gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
True Temper Mid 115 115gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
True Temper AMT White 102-130gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
OBAN CT 115 115gr Mid Mid
Project X LZ Steel 6.0 120gr Mid Mid
KBS $ Taper 115-120gr Mid Mid
KBS Tour Lite 95-120gr Mid-High Mid-High
Nippon Modus 120 111 -126gr Mid Mid
ACCRA iSteel Green 115gr Mid Mid
ACCRA iSteel Red 110gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
ACCRA I Series 80gr Mid Mid
UST Mamiya DART 90, 105 90, 105gr Low-Mid Low-Mid
KBS PGI 90 90 Mid Mid
Mid to High-Handicap Players (150-175 yards with a 6 iron)
If your swing speed with a 6 iron is less than 83 mph, you should expect between 150 – 175 yards of distance from your 6 iron. Shot trajectory can be extremely important here so that you can still get enough loft to stop the ball on the green without sacrificing distances or artificially creating excessive spin that costs you distance.
Shaft Weight Trajectory Spin
True Temper DG 95, 105 95, 105gr Mid Mid
True Temper ELEVATE 95 95-97gr High High
OBAN CT 100 100 Mid-High Mid-High
Fujikura AXIOM 95, 105 95, 105 gr Mid Mid
Graphite Design Ruane 90, 105 Mid Mid
Graphite Design Tour AD 85, 95 Mid Mid
UST Mamiya DART 105 105gr Mid Mid
UST Mamiya DART 90 90gr Mid Mid
True Temper AMT Black 95-116gr Mid Mid
Project X LZ Steel 5.5 115gr Mid Mid
Project X LZ Steel 5.0 110gr Mid Mid
ACCRA iSteel Green 105gr Mid Mid
ACCRA iSteel Red 110gr Mid Mid
ACCRA TZi 85-105 85 – 105gr Mid Mid
KBS C-Taper Lite 100-110 Mid-High Mid-High
KBS $-Taper Lite 95-110 Mid-High Mid-High
True Temper AMT Red 95-106 High High
Nippon Modus 105 105 Mid Mid
Nippon 950GH NEO 95 Mid-High Mid-High
Aerotech SteelFiber i90 FC 90gr Variable Variable
Aerotech SteelFiber i95 95gr Mid Mid
OBAN i83 and i93 83-93gr Mid-High Mid-High
KBS TGI 80, 90 80-90 Mid Mid
KBS PGI 80, 90 80-90 Mid-High Mid-High
ACCRA i80 80gr Mid Mid
Mitsubishi MMT 80-90 80-89gr Mid-High Mid-High
Nova Tech i800 80-90 gr Mid Mid
Fujikura Pro 85,95 85-95gr Mid Mid
UST Recoil 780ES 80-85gr Mid-High Mid-High
Slower Swing Speeds (UNDER 150 yards with a 6 iron)
If your swing speed with a 6 iron is a bit slower, we’ve still got a perfect solution for you. Take our Lifetime Iron/Wedge fitting which helps us optimize the shaft for your swing – no change to the swing and you get the perfect balance of distance, trajectory and spin.
Shaft Weight Trajectory Spin
Fujikura Vista Pro 50-80gr Mid-High Mid-High
Fujikura AXIOM 75 75 gr Mid Mid
Graphite Design Ruane 60, 75 Mid-High Mid-High
Graphite Design Tour AD 55-75gr Mid-High Mid-High
UST Recoil DART 65-75gr Mid-High Mid-High
Aerotech SteelFiber i70FC 70-75gr Mid-High Mid-High
KBS TGI 50, 60. 70 50-70gr Mid-High Mid-High
KBS PGI 50, 60. 70 50-70gr Mid-High Mid-High
KBS MAX Graphite 45-85gr Mid-High Mid-High
Mitsubishi C6 45-75gr Mid-High Mid-High
OBAN i43i-i73i 43-74gr Mid-High Mid-High
Project X Cypher 2.0 60, 70 60, 70gr Mid-High Mid-High
Mitsubishi MMT 50-70 50-70gr Mid-High Mid-High
Graphite Design Tour AD 55-75gr Mid-High Mid-High
Nova Tech i700 70-75gr Mid-High Mid-High
Veylix 473, 673 50-65gr Mid-High Mid-High
To see our testing and review of the 2025 iron shafts, read more within each of our manufacturer’s blogs: Project X, True Temper, KBS, OBAN, Mitsubishi, Nippon.
If you want to choose the best iron shafts for your swing – Schedule your hybrid/iron/wedge fitting here!
Dan Sueltz
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