shaft spine

Do any of you spine your own shafts?

the tool costs about $30 on e-bay and there are a lot of you tube videos

this is my first attempt at assembeling clubs and want the best i can

need input good and bad

is the procedure difficult? it seems pretty straight foward. any secrets?

yep sounds good  cant wait for the tool a new set of irons with rifle x shafts  many thanks Michael

I have a question concerning the the drivers like the R11 that have the tip technology that allows you do make adjustments by removing the shaft and then turning it to another setting. Doesn't this negate the affect of spine aligning if you don't know which setting is the one you will end up using? Would you have to pull the tip off and then re-apoxy it again and again until you found the setting that best fits your swing? Or is this technology just overkill for non-professional golfers? Also if you are using a grip that is made to go on only one way (like the multi-compound) this is also affected as you turn the shaft.

Or is shaft technology getting to the point that spine aligning isn't as critical as it once was?

I'm asking because I just picked up an R11 head and want to put a decent shaft in it and want to get it right without going through a bunch of tips, they add up at $20 a piece.

Any input would be greatly appreciated

When using a 'spine finder' you are NOT locating the spine of the shaft, but rather the NBP (natural bend point) of the shaft. The spine, which is the most stable orientation of the shaft, is found by flexing a shaft with a laser tipped weight on the end (tip) of the shaft. This is called FLO, or Flat Line Oscillation.

In my limited experience, the spine axis is located between 70 and 90 degrees from the NBP axis.

Nice pic above. I have the same one. Works really well, and doesn't damage the shaft.