5-wood Shaft in Driver

[Navistar00]

thinking of experimenting with shorter shaft in driver. i know shortening the length will throw off swing weight and i will play with lead tape to see what changes i can make as i progress but my main question was about the shaft and stiffness. 

i normally play a stiff so would it be beneficial to get an extra stiff 5-wood shaft to compensate for club head weight? 

[billchao]

  On 7/7/2024 at 3:55 PM, Navistar00 said:

thinking of experimenting with shorter shaft in driver. i know shortening the length will throw off swing weight and i will play with lead tape to see what changes i can make as i progress but my main question was about the shaft and stiffness. 

i normally play a stiff so would it be beneficial to get an extra stiff 5-wood shaft to compensate for club head weight? 

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Aren’t driver heads typically lighter than woods? If you play a shorter shaft, you’re shortening the lever, effectively making it feel stiffer.

I think shaft weight is more important here and often overlooked by a lot of golfers.

[Typhoon92]

A 5 wood shaft in a driver head… no. Like Bill said, head weight of a FW and driver are a lot different.  The tip section of a 5 wood shaft is designed to be played in a head with a 5 wood weight… not driver weight.

I’ve tip trimmed a driver shaft for a 5 wood and THAT has worked but I’d never go the other way.

[Navistar00]

thanks guys. 

[saevel25]

Yea, I agree. I would 100% cut down a driver shaft rather than go with a 5-wood shaft. 

Note, there are some issues with this. 

1. It becomes a bit stiffer because its shorter. 
2. It becomes much lighter; you may need to look at adding weight to both the clubhead and the grip

Probably some other things in there as well. 

I recommend just getting fitted for a driver and inquire about it with the fitter.