junior shaft attached to regular sized driver head

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my lad played in a tournament recently and his playing partner (11yrs old) had a US kids shaft attached to an adult sized 460cc head

has anyone else done anything like this? if so, is it straightforward?
 

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Provide the swing weight is adjusted accordingly nothing wrong with it. (the head may feel too heavy)

How easy it is depends on the head. It is a very easy job if the shaft fits on with a shaft adapter.
 

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Provide the swing weight is adjusted accordingly nothing wrong with it. (the head may feel too heavy)

How easy it is depends on the head. It is a very easy job if the shaft fits on with a shaft adapter.

shaft adaptor?

I was looking to add the shaft to a non-adjustable head - would that not eliminate the need for a shaft adaptor?
 

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shaft adaptor?

I was looking to add the shaft to a non-adjustable head - would that not eliminate the need for a shaft adaptor?

If the head does not have an adapter and there is no shaft in it then it is a simple case of glueing (epoxy resin) the shaft in to the head and adjusting the length at the butt end. Remember to buy a shaft with the same outside diameter as the I@dD of the hosel (either .335 or .350). This is putting it simplistically. You Tube will have how to videos

If the head does have a shaft in then some heads can be problematic in getting a shaft out, most notably heads that have carbon crowns.
 

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Looking at going down this route as well at the moment to build a driver for my daughter. Plan is to get a second hand high loft adjustable driver head that goes up to around 14 degrees. An Acer Velocity junior shaft is about £6 and a junior grip about £4, will also need a shaft adapter, epoxy and delivery so I recon around £25 plus postage for the compete shaft. I was going to use an online swing weight estimator to try to get it similar to her current club. You can do the same with a fixed head driver but I believe it's not easy to remove the heads without a shaft puller which is one of the reason I'm looking for a head with an adapter. Also I can just refit the standard shaft and resell the club once she grows out of it or if she is not happy with it so it wont be a huge loss. I've never built a club before so I'm maybe thinking this is much simpler than it actually is but going to give it a go.
 

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Looking at going down this route as well at the moment to build a driver for my daughter. Plan is to get a second hand high loft adjustable driver head that goes up to around 14 degrees. An Acer Velocity junior shaft is about £6 and a junior grip about £4, will also need a shaft adapter, epoxy and delivery so I recon around £25 plus postage for the compete shaft. I was going to use an online swing weight estimator to try to get it similar to her current club. You can do the same with a fixed head driver but I believe it's not easy to remove the heads without a shaft puller which is one of the reason I'm looking for a head with an adapter. Also I can just refit the standard shaft and resell the club once she grows out of it or if she is not happy with it so it wont be a huge loss. I've never built a club before so I'm maybe thinking this is much simpler than it actually is but going to give it a go.

where are you getting the shafts and grips from?
 

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Yeah my son who is 11 is chasing this. He Played in a comp against an 11 year old who had a Ping G*** and was smashing it miles.

Is there an option to get the shaft length reduced. I was thinking of picking up a second modern driver and making it shorter?
 

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You have to be careful as cutting a regular shaft as it will make it play stiffer which is usually not good for a junior, modern drivers are arguably too long for most male adults so you could end up cutting it down quite a lot depending on his size. I saw the new Ping ProdiG range yesterday, lovely looking clubs basically mini versions of the adult G range, I think it was £189 for the driver and around £750 for a full set, although I believe this includes a shaft change as the child grows so maybe decent value if you can afford the initial outlay.
 

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He has a set of Callaway XJ Hot Junior age 12 clubs. He lieks them but they are really lofted.

Driver 16 degrees
3 Wood 24
5H 30
7i 38
9i 43
SW 54

He hits his driver between 180 and 200 at present. His 3 wood 170. He wants a less lofted Driver as well as 20 degree wood of some sort. Not a lot of choice in kids ranges though.
 
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