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Has anyone ever built a 43.75" long driver? What kind of head and driver loft did you use? What is the shaft weight?
 
I built a driver that was 43.5 last year. Used a Cleveland 310 head has the head is a little more compact and it had a C. Kua shaft in it.
 
I didn't build a short driver however I do play a 44.5 inch driver and have the weight kit (Titliest) to add swing weight back. I cut the shaft down myself and it works great, most of the time :D
 
My R9 Supertri plays @ 43.75
9.5 degree
stock shaft (not sure on the weight)
 
JB said:
I built a driver that was 43.5 last year. Used a Cleveland 310 head has the head is a little more compact and it had a C. Kua shaft in it.
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Did you feel like you could swing a little harder with it and still have control?
 
dmb012 said:
Did you feel like you could swing a little harder with it and still have control?
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Ya know, this is going to sound crazy, but I never really tried and dont really swing all that hard. I fear bad things would happen with any club and me swinging hard.
 
JB said:
Ya know, this is going to sound crazy, but I never really tried and dont really swing all that hard. I fear bad things would happen with any club and me swinging hard.
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I understand that. I just seem to get myself in trouble when I over swing. I think if I had a shorter driver I would try it more often than with a longer driver.
 
My buddy has a 43.75" '09 Burner that he doesn't use that I'm considering taking. The 09 Burner = Best Burner ever IMO, and I think I could benefit from a shorter driver.
 
Thanks for posting the article. I'm really becoming a Tom Wishon convert and information like this is just reinforcing that even more.
 
I play the longest clubs I can swing and still make decent contact, from driver to wedges. With short clubs I will tend to over-swing, especially with a driver, my current driver is about 47 inches. My iron set is 1 inch over and my next set may be 2 inches over if I go with more of a GI club than a blade. I just prefer longer clubs.
 
What shaft are you using on the R9 Supertri? What's the weight?
 
JB said:
I built a driver that was 43.5 last year. Used a Cleveland 310 head has the head is a little more compact and it had a C. Kua shaft in it.
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Please be specific with the shaft. What kind of model and weight?
 
rkangrah said:
What shaft are you using on the R9 Supertri? What weight?
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Stock Aldila Re-Ax 60 in stiff. Not a fan of the shaft (too whippy for my swing), just haven't upgraded it yet.
 
I built one that exact length. It is an Acer XF Thriver shafted with a stiff flex Aldila NVS 75 gram shaft - SW is D2 if I remember correctly.


rkangrah said:
Has anyone ever built a 43.75" long driver? What kind of head and driver loft did you use? What is the shaft weight?
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I have I Tour Edge XLD head that has a Aldila 65-S Shaft that I am gonna get cut to 44 inches. It is just too long for me to make consistant contact at this point. It is playing at 47. When I hit the sweet spot it is a bomber to beat all, but I only hit is solid about 1 in 10 times.
 
If I were to play with a 43.75" driver, I would be pulling everything 90 degrees left. I am 6'2" and that would just equal a bad combination for me. I guess I just don't see the benefit in playing a shorter stick.
 
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