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SteelDriver Well Established Member

SteelDriver

I have been playing the callaway X Hot for about 5 months. I really like the distance, but i hate the shaft length. the thing feels like its longer than my driver and the head is so far away at address.

im very inconsistent with it, but when i hit it on the screws it'll go 250 off the tee or deck. Im thinking about going to a shorter 3 wood for more control, but im worried that im going to lose a lot of that distance.

will that be the case? i have never hit a 3 wood as far as this one, so im reluctant to let it go. i feel like i can try to harness the club, but that might be a waste of time if i can get comparable distance from a shorter 3wood. My ss is 101mph

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Tour Burner 9.5* ProLaunch Red Shaft
Baffler TWS & DWS Hybrids: 2,4
Irons: 09 Burners 4-AWWC Liquid Copper SW 56*WC Liquid Copper LW 60*Putter: Black OZ T130 TP Black

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I have been playing the callaway X Hot for about 5 months. I really like the distance, but i hate the shaft length. the thing feels like its longer than my driver and the head is so far away at address.

According to the Callaway site, you're playing a 44" shaft. My V-Steel has a 43". I think for sure you would lose some distance going to a shorter shaft, the question I can't answer for you is how much?

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enis750 Great Member

enis750

propbably a dumb question...BUT i will ask anyway
your not going to replace it b/c of its length, right?
just cut it down and re-grip it

sounds like the cheaper option to me
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propbably a dumb question...but i will ask anyway

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hamletsdead Well Established Member

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I have been playing the callaway X Hot for about 5 months. I really like the distance, but i hate the shaft length. the thing feels like its longer than my driver and the head is so far away at address.

I just cut down my 3-wood a few months ago, and after the initial re-adjustment period really like it. I put a new softer shaft in, and had them cut it down about 1.5" and pour some lead into the head to keep the swing weight up. It's a little lighter now (D1), but I hit it off the deck a lot better -- no more topsies and I know where it's going. I was 247 out this afternoon on a par 5 and decided to go for it with my 3-wood even though the green was surrounded by bunkers, and I killed it. Luckily for me it only went 230 and was the perfect lay up shot short of the bunkers.

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Driver: Titleist D2 10.5° Aldila R.I.P. 60
Woods Exotics CB4 15° Aldila R.I.P. 70
Hybrids Exotics CB4 17°, 22° Aldila R.I.P. 80 

Irons 4-PW MP-57 Project X 6.0, MP-29 PW

Wedges  Eidolon 52°, 60° Rifle Spinner 6.5

Putter Bettinardi BB12

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Cussin hacker Great Member

Cussin hacker

+2 on cutting it down and regripping it.

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4 wood..... Nickent 4DX
Hybrids.....Tour Edge Geomax 22* 25* 28*
Irons.....TM R7 6-P + AW,SW,LW
Putter.....Odyssey White Hot XG 2 BallBag.......Callaway ORG 14 A.L.I.C.E. Ball........Bridgestone e6 / Srixon Soft Feel...

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MI Rob Great Member

MI Rob

If you like the distance on it and arent afraid of losing some of it, just cut it down and regrip like said above.

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F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT

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maraca2020 Well Established Member

maraca2020

don't forget, cutting it down will make the shaft stiffer, so keep that in mind. That will also have an effect on distance.

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