Driver shaft lengths

[mickh68]

Looking for a new driver, but would like to try a slightly shorter shaft, 43.5 - 44 inch. Does anyone who makes the shorter drivers or are all stock shafs 45+?
Heard that if you cut shafts down it affects wieght balance ?

 

[Ethan]

Looking for a new driver, but would like to try a slightly shorter shaft, 43.5 - 44 inch. Does anyone who makes the shorter drivers or are all stock shafs 45+?
Heard that if you cut shafts down it affects wieght balance ?

Most stock shafts these days are 45.25 or 45.5. A few are longer still, such as the RBZ at 46.

The new Titleist 913 will be 45 inches. You can usually specify a shorter shaft length, for example with Titleist up to 2 inches shorter or 1.5 inches longer, and the club will usually be swingweighted back to normal for you. That will be free of charge and should only take a few days.

 

[ScienceBoy]

The long stock shafts are purely for marketing purposes so that they can claim their club is longer on a "Iron Byron" type machine.

What you need is a custom fitting, even if it is to get the stock shaft or another cheap shaft cut down to fit.

 

[MGL]

Get custom fitted for the longest length of shaft that you consistently hit the ball out of the middle of the club face. 46" drivers are probably better off for trick shots!

 

[BubbaP]

Benross have been shipping drivers at 44.75 for a few years, although don't know about their latest ones. Can pick up cheap as not a big name brand if you wish to experiment on a budget

http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/equip...746/1/benross-vx-proto-pvd-driver-review.html

 

[mickh68]

Thanks guys. Ive been doing a bit of reading on this & seems crazy that most pros use a shorter shaft than we are sold .

 

[ScienceBoy]

Thanks guys. Ive been doing a bit of reading on this & seems crazy that most pros use a shorter shaft than we are sold .

tour players don't need to be marketed to like us club golfers!

 

[spawn_ukuk]

My driver length is 46.5 inches
and i think its too small really

 

[sawtooth]

Thanks guys. Ive been doing a bit of reading on this & seems crazy that most pros use a shorter shaft than we are sold .

Yep I was using a 46inch shafted driver until I read somewhere that Bubba Watson uses a 43" driver.

He's also about 5 inches taller than me.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Yep I was using a 46inch shafted driver until I read somewhere that Bubba Watson uses a 43" driver.

He's also about 5 inches taller than me.

Its not how long, its how you use it... I tell my wife this all the time.

 

[One Planer]

I've been toying with the idea of cutting my driver shaft down for a while now, but always resisted.

I'm hitting it pretty well so I'm not going to mess with something that's working.

 

[ScienceBoy]

I've been toying with the idea of cutting my driver shaft down for a while now, but always resisted.

I'm hitting it pretty well so I'm not going to mess with something that's working.

Short shaft with a good swing will mean less distance BUT also smaller dispersion.

After I moved from a stock long regular shaft to a shorter stiffer shaft I gained distance and hit more fairways as I was finding the middle of the club more.

Shaft length only works if you can get the ball on the right part of the club!

 

[One Planer]

Short shaft with a good swing will mean less distance BUT also smaller dispersion.

After I moved from a stock long regular shaft to a shorter stiffer shaft I gained distance and hit more fairways as I was finding the middle of the club more.

Shaft length only works if you can get the ball on the right part of the club!

While I agree with you, I'm not going to mess with the clubs (Yet) as it's going pretty well at present.

TBH my attitude is that if I can hit it well enough now, when I'm not hitting it so well, it's not the clubs fault.

 

[ScienceBoy]

While I agree with you, I'm not going to mess with the clubs (Yet) as it's going pretty well at present.

TBH my attitude is that if I can hit it well enough now, when I'm not hitting it so well, it's not the clubs fault.

If you have some spare pennies you could get a cheap shaft that is similar to yours and take a hacksaw to it...