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I'm 6'5" and my driver is 45.5".

Control seems okay as long as I don't muscle it too much
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...
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I'm 5'8.5" and my current driver shaft is 45".
Driver: Adams 9032LS 9.5* - 45" - Aldila RIP Alpha 60S
3 Wood: Adams FAST 10 15* - 43" - Aldila Wasabi 70S
2-Iron: Mizuno Fli-Hi 18* - DGS300 
Irons: Mizuno MP-68 3-PW - DGS300
Wedges: Mizuno MPT-11 54* and 60*Putter: PING Redwood Anser Black Nickel 340g, 34"Ball: Titleist ProV1Bag: Mizuno...
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All of my drivers are 45". I choke down to the 'chevron' on the cally grip.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5

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I'm 6' and my driver is at 45".

In my KZG Stand Bag:
919THI 11* w/ OBAN Revenge 6 (S)
919THI 16.5* w/ OBAN Revenge 7 (S)
KZG 18* & 22* U Iron w/ Matrix Studio 84 (S)
KZG 5-PW Cavity Back Forged III w/ N.S. Pro 1050 GH (S)KZG Forged TRS 50*, 54*, 58* w/ N.S. Pro 1050 GH (S)Kirk Currie/Wright San Saba 33" e7 or TriSpeed uProMy...

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5'11" and my YS-6 is 45.5". The stock Reax shaft was 46".

Driver.... Nickent DX Evolver V2 65 stiff /07 Burner YS6+ stiff .
4 wood..... Nickent 4DX
Hybrids.....Tour Edge Geomax 22* 25* 28*
Irons.....TM R7 6-P + AW,SW,LW
Putter.....Odyssey White Hot XG 2 BallBag.......Callaway ORG 14 A.L.I.C.E. Ball........Bridgestone e6 / Srixon Soft Feel...

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45" is what it plays to. I'm 5'4". Should it be shorter?

In my stand Bag:

R7 Superquad 10.5* Fujikura REAX 65-S
Hi-Bore XLS 19* Hybrid Dynamic Gold S300
MP-60 4 thru PW Dynamic Gold S300 .588 REG 54* SW Vokey 58* LWSTX Greeny IV putter

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I've been reshafting everything to 45" playing length. Seems to work well, but I do have a 44.25" driver setup that I'm going to try an see how it does.

Driver: i15 8* UST Axivcore Red 69S
3w: CB1 15* Grafalloy Prolaunch Platinum 75s
5w: G10 18.5* UST V2 HL
3h: HiFli CLK 20* UST V2 Hybrid
4h: 3DX 23* UST V2 Hybrid5i-pw: MX-23 TT Dynalite Gold S300GW/SW: RAC 52*and 56*Putter: SabertoothBag: KingPin

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I read through all the post on this thread and I see a pattern that most of the single digit handicap players that have posted use drivers less then 45 inches ...I recently bought a driver (traded in to my local EW by a guy off the mini tours here in FL) and it was 44.5 inches (see sig). I have only played with it a few times as I had shoulder surgery in January but I will tell you that I was way more consistent off the tee and did not seem to loose yardage. I have struggled with consistency off the tee for the last two years and my low rounds (in the 70's) come when I drive the ball well or just hit my 3 wood or hybrid off the tee. I am really excited about getting back to my game after this long recovery from my surgery as I think playing with the shorter driver is going to re-vamp my game off the tee...

TEE - XCG6, 13º, Matrix Ozik HD6.1, stiff
Wilson Staff - Ci11, 3-SW, TX Fligthed, stiff

Odyssey - Metal X #7, 35in

Wilson Staff - FG Tour ball 

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I'm 5'11.79" and my driver is 44.5" long. I get better control and would sacrifice little distance for greater control any day! Whatever works, works...
In My Under Armour Links Stand Bag or PING Hoofer Vantage Team Bag :
i15 9.5°, Project X Graphite -7A3 | i15 15.5°, Project X Graphite -8A4 | S57 2 - PW, Project X 6.5 | Tour-W 56.10/60.8 Project X 6.5 | Redwood Black Satin Anser | Titleist Black | Golf Pride Tour Velvet Round Grips With Logo...

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Everyone is measuring from the butt of the shaft to the bottom of the clubhead....riiiiiiiight?

Heh. =)
Driver: Adams 9032LS 9.5* - 45" - Aldila RIP Alpha 60S
3 Wood: Adams FAST 10 15* - 43" - Aldila Wasabi 70S
2-Iron: Mizuno Fli-Hi 18* - DGS300 
Irons: Mizuno MP-68 3-PW - DGS300
Wedges: Mizuno MPT-11 54* and 60*Putter: PING Redwood Anser Black Nickel 340g, 34"Ball: Titleist ProV1Bag: Mizuno...
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i play an r7 limited tp with the tp diamana white board. it comes stock at 45 1/4" i believe. i cut it to 44 3/4 because it made it a little stiffer flex and i get more control. i don't sacrifice much distance, infact i believe i am hitting the ball further and straighter than ever.

In my Diablo Edge Tour/ Titliest Stand Bag:
Driver: Nike VR Pro 8.5* w/ Myazaki 43g X
3 Wood: Nike VR Pro II 13.5* w/ Diamana Whiteboard 83g X
5 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro 18* w/ Diamana Whiteboard 83g X

Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 21* w/ Prolaunch Red X
Irons: 4-7 Titleist 712 CB, 8-9 712 MB w/ TT Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: 46* Vokey SM4, 54* Vokey SM4, 60* TMade ATV

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Belly 43"

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Depends when I play--during the day, I use a 44" V2 stiff shaft on my 907D2. At night, it's a 6 5/8" xtra-stiff shaft of dy-no-mite straight into the green (sometimes on the fringe).

In my bag

907 D2 Driver
904 F2 3 & 5 Wood
ZM Forged 4-9 Irons wedges 52 Spin Milled 48, 56, 60 Newport 2 putter 35"

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I tipped my 907D2 Titleist driver down to 44.5inch from 45...Best decision ever.....

Deryck Griffith

Titleist 910 D3: 9.5deg GD Tour AD DI7x | Nike Dymo 3W: 15deg, UST S-flex | Mizuno MP CLK Hybrid: 20deg, Project X Tour Issue 6.5, HC1 Shaft | Mizuno MP-57 4-PW, DG X100 Shaft, 1deg upright | Cleveland CG15 Wedges: 52, 56, 60deg | Scotty Cameron California Del Mar | TaylorMade Penta, TP Black LDP, Nike 20XI-X

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I notice most people are happier with shorter shafts. I've been arguing this point for some time. Adding more length to the shaft decreases control, but has almost no appreciable increase in distance. Swing robots, which can swing a longer and a shorter shaft the same (most people will swing a longer shaft slower due to the extra weight), show that an extra inch of shaft adds just 2 yards per inch with a 100 mph swing. That means that if you have a 46" shaft, and you pure it, you're gaining just 4 yards over a 44" shaft.

And where it gets more complicated, is when you realize that the longer the shaft, the less your on center hit percentage will be. When you miss the center, your smash factor plummets. Spin goes up, ball speed goes down, and distance drops like a rock. So, shorter shafts almost always mean longer, straighter drives. I think that very few people should ever have a driver shaft longer than 44".
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  • 3 weeks later...
I just finished cutting down my 2007 burner. I took roughly 2 1/2 inches off the tip, from 46 to 43.5.

I hit the hosel with a heat gun until the shaft came out, cut it, sanded the paint off, lightly sanded the inside of the hosel, used 24 hour epoxy.

Cannot wait to try it.

Someone way back in this thread said gripping down is better than cutting? I have to strongly disagree just out of personal preference. If I grip down, the club feels way more loose because the palm of my hand cannot secure the butt end.
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I got 2 drivers that split time in the bag....1st driver is Alpha C830.2 House of Forged Taiwan Proto shaft plays 46.75".....2nd driver is Geek Failsafe 3 House of Forged Jamie Sadlowski signature plays 45.5"
If you always do what you've always done....You'll always be where you are right now..
Driver: C830.2 HOF Taiwan Proto
3 wood: Versus VS 1 Proforce V2
7 wood: DCT Fujikura Motore F1
3-pw: Nakashima NX-1 Project X 6.5 53*: ...
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