have in mind when they go shopping

Should you go with steel shafts or graphite shafts? What are the differences between the two? Is one type of shaft better for you than another? As with every type of golf equipment, the key is to try out both kinds and determine which type best fits your swing. But there are differences between steel and graphite that could help you choose one over the other.
These are questions that many newcomers to golf - and even many golfers who have played for years - have in mind when they go shopping for a new set of clubs.
If PGA Tour golfers are using graphite shafts, that puts the lie to the idea that graphite is only for weaker players. All the way back in 2004, Tiger Woods switched from a steel shaft to a graphite shaft in his driver (most pros made that switch even earlier).In the "old days," the general feeling was that recreational golfers, mid- and high-handicappers, should use graphite, while the better players, low-handicappers, would stick with steel. That's not necessarily true anymore, however.