RE: Cutting Down Ventus Driver Shaft

Don O — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:55:42 GMT

Tipping the shaft end requires a certain amount of expertise to adjust the feel. Shortening the butt end will decrease the swing weight, so you'd need to add weight to get back to D3. Cutting the butt will ever so slightly stiffen the shaft. I wouldn't notice myself. Before cutting the shaft, you might want to choke down an inch to see the impact prior to surgery.

RE: Cutting Down Ventus Driver Shaft

Barry M — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:00:09 GMT

Not an expert, but cutting the butt 1" will not affect the shaft profile much. That's a pretty common adjustment and not too drastic a change. They are designed to allow that variation. You will need to add weight to the head if you want to keep the swing weight, but you might want to experiment. I had a Ventus Blue in my TS2 cut to 44 3/4" overall and we tried the original weight, the +2, and the +4 weight. For me the +4 worked best. I did not lose any distance, but did gain a little more control. Moved on to the AD XC at 45" overall last year to reduce spin but still like that Ventus as a backup.