shortening my driver

[andy03]

Hi All,

Just a quick one I'm currently using an RBZ 10.5 degree driver which is going well and I like the club but I want to shorten the shaft I had my old burner driver at around 43.5 inch first of all I'm trying to find out the length of my shaft and second what would happen if I cut this down?

Cheers.

Andy

 

[CMAC]

theres been a few threads like this, as far as I know you will change the swingweight if you shorten it (def good for control though).

I'd imagine your only shortening by half to one inch. why not grip down by 1 inch and put an elastic band for the 'new' top of the club:smirk: at least you'll see how it performs before hacking away at it

 

[andy03]

At the moment I do grip down quite far always have done when using my drivers to gain more control I dont seem to lose too much distance but gain so much more control..

I hate the fact the stock shafts are so long not needed in my opinion but that's because I cant hit them!!

Cheers

 

[MadAdey]

Changing the length of the shaft can make quite a difference depending on how much you alter it by. If you tip trim it you will move the kickpoint towards the head. If you but trim it, you will move it towards the grip. Both will obviously change the launch angle of the club. Also shortening a shaft will make it play a little bit stiffer too.

 

[Foxholer]

Changing the length of the shaft can make quite a difference depending on how much you alter it by. If you tip trim it you will move the kickpoint towards the head. If you but trim it, you will move it towards the grip. Both will obviously change the launch angle of the club. Also shortening a shaft will make it play a little bit stiffer too.

Would never suggest tip-trimming as a method of shortening a club! Always Butt-trim it. Tip trimming will effectively stiffen the shaft markedly. Butt-trimming will affect it marginally - probably not noticeably. If you are already gripping it down, then the effect is pretty much identical to butt-trimming already.

Drivers shafts are falsely long so that Robot testing can show increased distance stats!

 

[duncan mackie]

mark the grip based on your normal griped down position and measure the amount to be removed.

remove grip, cut shaft and replace grip.

if you wish to rebalance absolutely exactly, weigh the bit you have cut off and add that amount of weight inside the top of the shaft before refitting the grip - or don't bother as you won't really notice - your choice.

if changing the grip you will want to make sure the weight of the new one is similar to the old (or old plus that bit of shaft )

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Just grip down further and don't risk altering the playing characteristics in any way

 

[tsped83]

Just grip down further and don't risk altering the playing characteristics in any way

I'm with you Homer. Cheaper to grip down too.

The reference to 'butt trimming' above made me laugh, sorry, I am a child.

 

[Region3]

Surely the grip is quite a bit thinner if you grip an inch or 2 down?

I know it's not a lot but neither is a layer or 2 of tape but it makes a difference to most.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

Load the RBZ with an R11/s TP shaft and it'll make a different. I never got on with a driver until I got the RBZ off a fellow forumer but still found it whippy due to an inconsistent swing. I got the Matrix HD6 TP shaft of fleabay and the shafts are like night and day, even noticeable by a high handicapper like me. The shaft is also shorter on a TP shaft, 1/2 inch I think

 

[duncan mackie]

....the shafts are like night and day, even noticeable by a high handicapper like me. ...

increasing the driver shaft weight by 20% will certainly be noticable; whether it's better for another player is a different matter entirely.

 

[Moquillo19]

I have to grip down on my RBZ too. If I hold the club at the end I cannot get the clubface back square. I thought about shortening mine too but was advised not to for all the above reasons. I use the fingers on my right hand to get a consistent left hand placement. I wouldn't risk ruining mine for anything.

 

[evahakool]

I have to grip down on my RBZ too. If I hold the club at the end I cannot get the clubface back square. I thought about shortening mine too but was advised not to for all the above reasons. I use the fingers on my right hand to get a consistent left hand placement. I wouldn't risk ruining mine for anything.

So the concequence of this is you have paid good money for a club that's not the right spec for you.Most tour pro's use shorter shafts than the average club golfer for the simple reason they are more consistent useing the shorter shafts.

As someone else has mentioned it's just a marketing ploy to make shafts longer so they can claim the latest driver goes farther.

I had one of my drivers shortened by a pro,he told me it depends on how much you take off the club as to which end of the shaft you cut down. The cost is minimal, so I would advise unless you are confident of doing it yourself to get a pro to do it.

 

[andy03]

I had my RBZ given to me as my Dad has gone Titleist before I had this RBZ I used Cleveland Launcher old thing but it was cut and was around 43-44 inch this RBZ feels long and I dont feel comfortable holding down the grip as much as its much thinner

Been looking through ebay it seems I can get replacement shafts for fairly low costs so may just go ahead I'll need a new grip tho!!

 

[Sweep]

I had the RBZ's predecessor the Burner. The length of the shaft was ridiculous, but the Burner and I guess the RBZ was aimed at the player who just wanted length off the tee and wasn't worried about much else. I know this because the TM fitter told me so. He didn't want me to have it, as although I hit it long and straight he didn't think it would be consistent enough for me (or me it). It was only when the R11 he talked me into didn't arrive that I ended up buying the Burner. Turned out the fitter was right. It was wild. However my teaching pro just took it off me one day and gave it me back with a bit cut off the butt and re-gripped. It made absolutely no difference to the feel, but the control improved.