All uncut new shafts are going to star the same length. You tip and butt-trim to length. Why not just cut the shaft on your current club to length? Why spend money on a new shaft to then cut down?
Every half inch of length you take off is three swing-weight points. So if you want to maintain the feel of the clubhead throughout the swing, you’ll need to add mass to the head.
I cut a 45 inch driver shaft I bought cheap on eBay down to 43 and put a new adapter and grip on it. I don’t even think I lost any distance playing that much shorter, or if I did it was negligible. I still felt more comfortable with the 45 tho because I’m 6’4 and I was really just messing around. But it’s pretty simple to do. If it feels a little light you can put some lead tape on the head. But I doubt you would notice. It’ll prob make it a bit more stiff. Could always buy one stiffness level down, and probably be about the right stiffness after you cut it that much.
Thanks. This is exactly what I was trying to do. Not a huge investment but will give me an idea of how a shorter shaft will perform. I’ll adjust the head weighting a bit if it feels off.
If you had a taylormade driver I would “sell” you a decent shaft for a nominal amount. When I got fitted it came with both my fitted shaft and the stock shaft (stiff).
I would imagine it is not so much the length as it is the lie. But I'm not a fitter so I could be wrong. My irons are one degree flat, but If i hit my driver on a standard lie angle it's a like a blind man's firing range.
Lie doesn't matter much on a driver, you're not hitting off the ground. An upright lie might make you hit it a bit left and the opposite for a flat lie.
Get a fitting at a local shop. They will be able to build the club to your specs. Not only the right Length, but your moi and some other specs I forget.
For a few years I played a shorter driver shaft. Around a 43". I'm the same height as you. I felt cutting the shaft that much made it play super stuff and I felt it really difficult to get much distance out of it. Dispersion wasn't bad. I recently went back up to a normal length and it feels a lot better with swing weight and distance. Dispersion is fairly similar. Maybe try out a few lengths and see which one feels the best and which one gives you the best results. You can always get it shortened or extended.
All uncut new shafts are going to star the same length. You tip and butt-trim to length. Why not just cut the shaft on your current club to length? Why spend money on a new shaft to then cut down?
I wanted to be able to switch back if I didn’t like the shorter shaft. Really more of an experiment to see how it changes my driver accuracy.
Because it changes the swing weight and flex.
Every half inch of length you take off is three swing-weight points. So if you want to maintain the feel of the clubhead throughout the swing, you’ll need to add mass to the head.
Why not just choke down on the shaft
I cut a 45 inch driver shaft I bought cheap on eBay down to 43 and put a new adapter and grip on it. I don’t even think I lost any distance playing that much shorter, or if I did it was negligible. I still felt more comfortable with the 45 tho because I’m 6’4 and I was really just messing around. But it’s pretty simple to do. If it feels a little light you can put some lead tape on the head. But I doubt you would notice. It’ll prob make it a bit more stiff. Could always buy one stiffness level down, and probably be about the right stiffness after you cut it that much.
Thanks. This is exactly what I was trying to do. Not a huge investment but will give me an idea of how a shorter shaft will perform. I’ll adjust the head weighting a bit if it feels off.
I have taken an inch off my last two drivers. I’ve found negligible distance loss if any. But much much more fairways hit.
If you had a taylormade driver I would “sell” you a decent shaft for a nominal amount. When I got fitted it came with both my fitted shaft and the stock shaft (stiff).
I’m the same height and always cut about a half inch to maybe an inch off my driver shafts
I would imagine it is not so much the length as it is the lie. But I'm not a fitter so I could be wrong. My irons are one degree flat, but If i hit my driver on a standard lie angle it's a like a blind man's firing range.
Lie doesn't matter much on a driver, you're not hitting off the ground. An upright lie might make you hit it a bit left and the opposite for a flat lie.
Get a fitting at a local shop. They will be able to build the club to your specs. Not only the right Length, but your moi and some other specs I forget.
Another option that has been said is to drop a fairway shaft in your driver to try out a shorter length shaft.
For a few years I played a shorter driver shaft. Around a 43". I'm the same height as you. I felt cutting the shaft that much made it play super stuff and I felt it really difficult to get much distance out of it. Dispersion wasn't bad. I recently went back up to a normal length and it feels a lot better with swing weight and distance. Dispersion is fairly similar. Maybe try out a few lengths and see which one feels the best and which one gives you the best results. You can always get it shortened or extended.