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I took my superfast 2.0 in to get it reshafted today. stock shaft is 45g, 25g grip, 2g of tape and playing length is 46.5. I put in a 65g shaft tipped 1/2", 25g grip, 2g of tape and a playing length of 45". the club feels head heavy now and the swing weights are only .8 different. why is this? not complaining, actually like the new set up as I can tell where the head is now but wondering why it feels head heavy instead of more of a shaft weight feeling.

:callaway: BB Alpha 815 DBD 10.5* Rogue Silver 60 :callaway: x2hot 3deep 14.5* (TBD) :tmade: RSI UDI 20* RIP Tour 90 :bridgestone: J40CB 4-PW Steelfiber i95 :vokey: SM4 50* KBS Tour V :vokey: SM5 54* KBS 610 :vokey: SM5 58* KBS HI-REV 2.0 MannKrafted Handmade Custom

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I'm not sure why it would feel "head heavy", the increased weight of the club is from the shaft so in reality it is shaft weight.  One idea is that you said it's only .8 swing weight points off of where it was.  I'm going to guess it's .8 lighter.  Since it only got lighter by .8 point that sounds like you may have picked a shaft with a low balance point so a lot of the shaft weight is closer to the tip, that might contribute to a head heavy feeling.  But I'm speculating.

I did something similar with my R9, I went from 60 gm to 85 gm, and 45.75" to 44.25".  I describe it as feeling more "solid", of course that's pretty subjective.

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The club as a whole feels heavier, I would imagine that its because of the similar SW with it being an inch and a half shorter.

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You didn't mention the overall weights of the club before and after but it should be about 18 gm heavier than before.  If it feels heavier it may be because it is heavier.

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Before: D9

After: D8.2

:callaway: BB Alpha 815 DBD 10.5* Rogue Silver 60 :callaway: x2hot 3deep 14.5* (TBD) :tmade: RSI UDI 20* RIP Tour 90 :bridgestone: J40CB 4-PW Steelfiber i95 :vokey: SM4 50* KBS Tour V :vokey: SM5 54* KBS 610 :vokey: SM5 58* KBS HI-REV 2.0 MannKrafted Handmade Custom

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Couldn't take it anymore... Grabbed 3 balls, went out behind work and hit them into the field.  Hard to judge distance but it felt great. Can feel the club head all the way through the swing.  The stock setup was too light and I couldn't tell where I was at the top of the back swing. I hit a lot of pull hooks with it because my hands would get to high on top. From the 3 balls I hit I think it is problem solved.  I like the heavier feeling for sure. We will see on Sunday.

:callaway: BB Alpha 815 DBD 10.5* Rogue Silver 60 :callaway: x2hot 3deep 14.5* (TBD) :tmade: RSI UDI 20* RIP Tour 90 :bridgestone: J40CB 4-PW Steelfiber i95 :vokey: SM4 50* KBS Tour V :vokey: SM5 54* KBS 610 :vokey: SM5 58* KBS HI-REV 2.0 MannKrafted Handmade Custom

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Cool, good luck sunday.

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Couldn't take it anymore... Grabbed 3 balls, went out behind work and hit them into the field.  Hard to judge distance but it felt great. Can feel the club head all the way through the swing.  The stock setup was too light and I couldn't tell where I was at the top of the back swing. I hit a lot of pull hooks with it because my hands would get to high on top. From the 3 balls I hit I think it is problem solved.  I like the heavier feeling for sure. We will see on Sunday.



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That sounds spot on.  If you kept the same grip/tape weight, the 20 gram shaft weight should have added roughly 2 or 3 swing weights (but 20 grams of overall weight).  BUT the 1 1/2" shorter shaft should make the swing weight roughly 8 or 9 swing weights lighter.  Mind you, that's just a quick estimate.  There about has to be a larger amount of weight toward the tip of your new shaft to make it that close to the original swing weight.  That is, if you didn't have weight added to the head/hosel.  It usually takes about 10 or 12 grams of added head weight to compensate for a 1" shorter shaft.  So my guess is the club feels head heavy because you have much more weight lower in the shaft than before.

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ok so after a couple rounds, the MFS "orange" shaft had to go. replaced it with a 65g BB I had laying around. much better

:callaway: BB Alpha 815 DBD 10.5* Rogue Silver 60 :callaway: x2hot 3deep 14.5* (TBD) :tmade: RSI UDI 20* RIP Tour 90 :bridgestone: J40CB 4-PW Steelfiber i95 :vokey: SM4 50* KBS Tour V :vokey: SM5 54* KBS 610 :vokey: SM5 58* KBS HI-REV 2.0 MannKrafted Handmade Custom

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