Effects of shaft adapter ?

[Colins69]

I have a Taylormade M3 driver, is the shaft spine aligned and "flo" setup. If yes and the spine is set at 12 o'clock position at 8 degrees, when I move it to 12 degrees does that not mean the spine is at a different position and will feel play different?

If it's not "flo" setup then it's a lucky dip if the shaft will play ok, has anyone setup identical shafts with the spine at different positions to test the effects and playability of those shafts dependent on their swing?

 

Could I do that with 7 irons and will that tell how to setup my driver?

Can I "flo check" with the grip and shaft adapter attached?

[Vinsk]

@Adam C or @boogielicious can help with this. 😀

[boogielicious]

20 minutes ago, Colins69 said:

I have a Taylormade M3 driver, is the shaft spine aligned and "flo" setup. If yes and the spine is set at 12 o'clock position at 8 degrees, when I move it to 12 degrees does that not mean the spine is at a different position and will feel play different?

If it's not "flo" setup then it's a lucky dip if the shaft will play ok, has anyone setup identical shafts with the spine at different positions to test the effects and playability of those shafts dependent on their swing?

 

Could I do that with 7 irons and will that tell how to setup my driver?

Can I "flo check" with the grip and shaft adapter attached?

What make of shaft? Most shafts from good companies are pretty good now and don’t really need to be spine aligned. I would try it with the driver and see if you can feel a difference. 

[Colins69]

My shaft is, Project X 6...

[boogielicious]

11 hours ago, Colins69 said:

My shaft is, Project X 6...

Project X makes very good shafts. I wouldn’t think there would be an issue.

[Adam C]

If you are saying that you have rotated the shaft 180 degrees to get from 8 to 12, then if you believe in the merits of flo, there is zero difference because you are returning to the same bend plane, just flipped over. The result would be the same. I would personally tell you never to worry about flo, spine, PURE in the first place, but that is for a different discussion.

[Colins69]

8 hours ago, Adam C said:

If you are saying that you have rotated the shaft 180 degrees to get from 8 to 12, then if you believe in the merits of flo, there is zero difference because you are returning to the same bend plane, just flipped over. The result would be the same. I would personally tell you never to worry about flo, spine, PURE in the first place, but that is for a different discussion.

Not 180 maybe 90/110, so why have adapters fitted? What's the point besides a marketing ploy, in my mind it suggests it's all a game.

 

No I don't believe that, I've read alot about customizing golf clubs. Thanks but I'm continuing my research, cheers...