Elementary Shaft Question

[Free Ballin]

Bear with me for a second. I ordered a new TEE CB2 after hitting one on a monitor at Golf Headquarters about a month ago. The club I ordered was supposed to be in 8.5 out of 10 condition with a stiff NV shaft. When I received the club it had a brand new head with a stock Xquad regular flex shaft. I hit it a couple of times this weekend on the course, and sliced the dog mess out of it. So I need to get a stiff shaft put into it. I want to know if I am just supposed to buy a shaft that is uncut at 46" and let the fitter cut it down to the correct length or am I supposed to find a shaft that is the correct length? I would assume that the shaft characteristics would change if you are cutting the tip (making it more tip stiff) or cutting the but end (making it lighter)

I guess what I am wanting to know is are fairway shafts are made any different than driver shafts? Every new shaft that I see on any website or ebay is uncut at 46"

I am looking to get into doing my own club work as the closest fitter is an hour away. Just trying to learn a few things.

[Free Ballin]

For this forum I guess I should have asked, "What Irons should I play?".

[Finn07]

Shafts will come uncut, its when you are installing them that they have to be tip trimmed and butt trimmed.

[DaveLeeNC]

FWIW, most folks will tend to hook the ball with a shaft that has too much flex. Maybe not in your case, but in the typical case that is what happens.

dave

[Free Ballin]

I believe I have very quick hands. I swing to hard most of the time. I felt like the club was behind and not catching up. I know I have swing faults. If i'm not careful my transition gets really fast. I have to tell myself to almost stop in my transition from my backswing to my downswing. Last time i was a monitor my SS averaged around 107mph.