How do you trim parallel shafts?
To adjust shaft flex with parallel-tip shafts, you change the amount you trim. To stiffen the shaft, trim more off the tip end; to weaken the flex, trim less off the tip and make the club longer.
How does tip trimming affect Flex?
In most cases, tip trimming a shaft makes it meaningfully stiffer. Handle trimming doesn’t affect shaft flex as much as tip trimming because most shafts become gradually stiffer as they move from tip to handle. For that reason, trimming the handle section of a shaft does not dramatically increase shaft stiffness.
Should I shorten my driver shaft?
Shortening the shaft will make the club shorter but it will also make the shaft stiffer and adjust the swing weight as well. Plus, the more length you remove, the less flex your club will have. Depending on how much you cut it down, it could move a regular flex to a stiff or a stiff to an extra stiff.
How long should my driver be for my height?
The Tall and Short of It For example, if you are 6-feet tall and your wrist-to-floor measurement is 35 inches, a standard length driver — 44 inches for a steel shaft driver and 45 inches for a graphite shaft driver — would be appropriate.
Does a stiffer shaft reduce spin?
So the stiffer the shaft and/or more tip stiff the shaft in relation to your clubhead speed and point of release, the less the shaft bends forward at impact and the more that shaft becomes a lower launch and lower spin shaft.
Does shortening a driver shaft make it stiffer?
Should I trim my driver shaft?
Should I tip my shaft?
If you want a shaft to feel stiffer, tipping it will get results. However, tipping (just like playing a stiffer shaft) is no guarantee of lower spin, lower launch, or greater accuracy.
What length is Rickie Fowler’s driver?
For those that don’t know, the “normal” TOUR length for a driver is anywhere from 43.5 inches (Rickie Fowler) to the TOUR standard of around 45 inches.
