golfcrazy1
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if you cut a driver shaft down with tipping how does that effect flex
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Really depends shaft and the bend profile. Typically if you tip it half inch I think it's a third of flex stiffer, granted you account for the swing weight to make the shaft load in the same manner.
I don't have any charts... just some experience and a lot of info from a very well known builder. Generally speaking, when you tip. 5 inch you are making it stiffer by default ( using a thicker, stiffer portion of the shaft). You are also decreasing swing weight by 3 points so without head weight adjustment it will play even stiffer due to less weight not loading the shaft as much. To get it back to desired stiffness, let's say 1/3 flex stiffer, you'd need to add 6g of weight to the head.I generally tip trim almost every one of my driver shafts, I feel I am lowereing the bend point, but also making a little stiffer, where did you find a tip trimming chart for changing flex, and how do you account for the swing weight difference, wouldn't it be the same if you butt trimmed it?
if you cut a driver shaft down with tipping how does that effect flex
thanx
I don't have any charts... just some experience and a lot of info from a very well known builder. Generally speaking, when you tip. 5 inch you are making it stiffer by default ( using a thicker, stiffer portion of the shaft). You are also decreasing swing weight by 3 points so without head weight adjustment it will play even stiffer due to less weight not loading the shaft as much. To get it back to desired stiffness, let's say 1/3 flex stiffer, you'd need to add 6g of weight to the head. There are charts out there that measures stiffness by formula involving swingweight, shaft length and cpm. I don't have it on hand.
Lead tape to start. Where you apply the weight can affect head performance. One it's to your liking, you can have hotmelt added to the location of your preference (heel/toe)What are some good ways to add head weight?