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SteelDriver Well Established Member

SteelDriver

I have been playing the callaway X Hot for about 5 months. I really like the distance, but i hate the shaft length. the thing feels like its longer than my driver and the head is so far away at address.

im very inconsistent with it, but when i hit it on the screws it'll go 250 off the tee or deck. Im thinking about going to a shorter 3 wood for more control, but im worried that im going to lose a lot of that distance.

will that be the case? i have never hit a 3 wood as far as this one, so im reluctant to let it go. i feel like i can try to harness the club, but that might be a waste of time if i can get comparable distance from a shorter 3wood. My ss is 101mph

In my Bag:

Tour Burner 9.5* ProLaunch Red Shaft
Baffler TWS & DWS Hybrids: 2,4
Irons: 09 Burners 4-AWWC Liquid Copper SW 56*WC Liquid Copper LW 60*Putter: Black OZ T130 TP Black

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SpacklersEdge Dedicated Member

SpacklersEdge

I have been playing the callaway X Hot for about 5 months. I really like the distance, but i hate the shaft length. the thing feels like its longer than my driver and the head is so far away at address.

According to the Callaway site, you're playing a 44" shaft. My V-Steel has a 43". I think for sure you would lose some distance going to a shorter shaft, the question I can't answer for you is how much?

TM R7 SuperQuad - 9.5* Stiff || TM V-Steel 15/18* Stiff || Mizuno MP-52 3-PW PX5.5 || Titleist Vokey OC 52/58* || Odyssey White Hot #1
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enis750 Great Member

enis750

propbably a dumb question...BUT i will ask anyway
your not going to replace it b/c of its length, right?
just cut it down and re-grip it

sounds like the cheaper option to me
"My swing is homemade - but I have perfect flaws!" - Me
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LBlack14 Great Member

LBlack14

propbably a dumb question...but i will ask anyway

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hamletsdead Well Established Member

hamletsdead

I have been playing the callaway X Hot for about 5 months. I really like the distance, but i hate the shaft length. the thing feels like its longer than my driver and the head is so far away at address.

I just cut down my 3-wood a few months ago, and after the initial re-adjustment period really like it. I put a new softer shaft in, and had them cut it down about 1.5" and pour some lead into the head to keep the swing weight up. It's a little lighter now (D1), but I hit it off the deck a lot better -- no more topsies and I know where it's going. I was 247 out this afternoon on a par 5 and decided to go for it with my 3-wood even though the green was surrounded by bunkers, and I killed it. Luckily for me it only went 230 and was the perfect lay up shot short of the bunkers.

In my C-130 Cart Bag:

Driver: Titleist D2 10.5° Aldila R.I.P. 60
Woods Exotics CB4 15° Aldila R.I.P. 70
Hybrids Exotics CB4 17°, 22° Aldila R.I.P. 80 

Irons 4-PW MP-57 Project X 6.0, MP-29 PW

Wedges  Eidolon 52°, 60° Rifle Spinner 6.5

Putter Bettinardi BB12

Ball One Black

Rangefinder Nikon Laser 500"Golf...

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Cussin hacker Great Member

Cussin hacker

+2 on cutting it down and regripping it.

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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MI Rob Great Member

MI Rob

If you like the distance on it and arent afraid of losing some of it, just cut it down and regrip like said above.

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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maraca2020 Well Established Member

maraca2020

don't forget, cutting it down will make the shaft stiffer, so keep that in mind. That will also have an effect on distance.

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