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I had been fitted for a new driver shaft last year, but didn't get it cut down at all. I am 5'7 to 5'8 any pros and cons about it?
like previously mentioned in theory, longer shaft will give your more distance...
But I've found playing my driver at 44 1/4 inch gives me a longer AVERAGE drive cuz I control it better and I consistently hit the center much more often. And realistically with todays "standard" 45.5 driver my longest drives are only 8-10 yards longer compared to cutting down over an inch.
For example at my fitting a month ago my longest drive with at 45.5 shaft was 328 and average was 289
with the 44 1/4 driver furthest was 322 and average was 295 (and much more accurate)
I had been fitted for a new driver shaft last year, but didn't get it cut down at all. I am 5'7 to 5'8 any pros and cons about it?
Some 5'3" LPGA players are out there swinging 46" drivers because they know a longer shaft does produce longer distance drives.
There is no doubt that a longer shaft absolutely 100% can produce a longer drive than a shorter shaft length driver.
That said, you (or any player) might find that you are able to strike a 43.5" or 44" driver consistently better (combined accuracy and distance) than you do a longer shafted driver. The only way to know for sure is to try a variety of different shaft length drivers.
I'm 5'8" and until last year I used a 45.5 driver and had terrible accuracy which ultimately translated into loss of distance for me as well. Last year I bought my Fusion driver which already came with a 44.5 shaft. Immediately I noticed a tremendous increase in accuracy as well as distance and am now finding on average 12/14 FW's