Shaft Tipping please help

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By Ben S

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  1. Ben S

    Ben S
    Chanhassen, MN

    I have a 910D2 9.5 degree with Aldila RIP 60 45" shaft. I had a 44.5" shaft in my last driver which felt much better and i could control it more and i actually could make a better swing with it. If i were to cut my Aldila RIP down to 44.5", what would be the effects to the shafts performance, both positive and negative? 

    Thanks, Please Help Me, Ben Steele

  2. Chris T

    Chris T

    Hi Ben,Normally when a shaft is installed at 44.5 inches length it has the same tip trim in the driver as for 45 inch.The difference is an extra 1/2 inch is cut off the butt. ( unless of course in your old driver you specified extra tip trim ( at the hosel end of the shaft)

    Butt triming will not significantly change the way the shaft plays but it will reduce the swingweight of the club around 3 swingweight points. This would mean that you may well find the club feels too light . To fix this you need to change the weight in the weight in the sole of the driver from the current one ( Check if the current weight has a red dot which = 7 grams) You can purchase the weight kit and install the 12 gram weight which will bring the club back to almost the current swing weight. ( 2 grams + 1 swingweight point)

    If you are playing a heavier weight than the 7 already you most likely need to return the club if after butt trimming the shaft it feels too light. ( 12 gram is the heaviest weight you can get from the kit).

    Hope this helps Regards, Chris T.

  3. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Chris T said:

    Hi Ben,Normally when a shaft is installed at 44.5 inches length it has the same tip trim in the driver as for 45 inch.The difference is an extra 1/2 inch is cut off the butt. ( unless of course in your old driver you specified extra tip trim ( at the hosel end of the shaft)

    Butt triming will not significantly change the way the shaft plays but it will reduce the swingweight of the club around 3 swingweight points. This would mean that you may well find the club feels too light . To fix this you need to change the weight in the weight in the sole of the driver from the current one ( Check if the current weight has a red dot which = 7 grams) You can purchase the weight kit and install the 12 gram weight which will bring the club back to almost the current swing weight. ( 2 grams + 1 swingweight point)

    If you are playing a heavier weight than the 7 already you most likely need to return the club if after butt trimming the shaft it feels too light. ( 12 gram is the heaviest weight you can get from the kit).

    Hope this helps Regards, Chris T.

    Changing the grip also changes swingweight. The standard rubber grip is 52 g. A Winn Excel RF grip is 42g and will increase the swingweight by 2 points. A Winn Lite is 25 g and will increase the swing weight 5 points. Even bigger changes are noticed between a midsize rubber grip (typically 63g) - that is 4 swingweight points lower swingweight vs an Excel RF midsize (43g) No one thinks about the grip in the swingweight equation.

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