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First of all the Garmin Truswing is an amazing tool that gives very accurate swing metrics.  So this is not a dig on the device.  

That much said this is a consumer warning.  I have sr flex shafts that are graphite.  I put the truswing on my 7 iron and left it in place thinking I would spend the winter focusing on perfecting my swing with that club and move on in the spring to others given that I have single length hybrids to wedges.  My fourth time out I take a swing and the shaft snaps right below the garmin.  So friends my advice is if you are going to use one of these make sure you don't tighten it too much or it might result in some surprises.

 

 

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I realize you're not saying it was definitely the Garmin, but I will point out that shafts often fail at one of two points: above the hosel and just below the grip. This device seems to go just below the grip, so it may or may not have been the device itself.

I'd lean toward it being caused by that, still, but it's not a 100% thing (nor am I saying you said it was).

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Awesome thanks for the tip.  Just so I am not so shocked and devestated when shafts break, is it common for them to fail eventually like this?  If I practiced with a similar 7 iron with a steel shaft as a practice club would it throw off my play once I moved back to my graphite clubs?

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1 hour ago, Themightyoz said:

Awesome thanks for the tip.  Just so I am not so shocked and devestated when shafts break, is it common for them to fail eventually like this?  If I practiced with a similar 7 iron with a steel shaft as a practice club would it throw off my play once I moved back to my graphite clubs?

You could get a steel club that is about the same weight. Both static weight and swing weight.

I don't know that shafts fail eventually. I mean, given an infinite timeline, of course. But shorter than that, and under 10 or 12 years… they shouldn't frequently.

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