Cutting down my shafts

[kilbyman]

So I have come to the realization that my driver/4-wood/hybrid shafts are all too long for me (basically, when I choke down an inch on the clubs, they go straight and I don't hit the ground behind the ball any more). I think I am borderline on stiff shafts (driver SS 97 or so) and I wanted to know if it was possible to have these shafts cut down an inch and not make the shafts much stiffer.

[golfro]

not that cutting yoru shaft is a terrible idea...but maybe you should worry about your swing consistency before you start altering your equipment to see if it makes it any better.

at your handicap, a shorter shaft isn't the problem.

[erock9174]

How tall are you ?

I am 5'4" with my shoes on and always get an inch taken off of all my clubs.

[PiustheDrGolf]

I just took out a half inch from 45.5" to 45" of my Burner TP driver a month ago. More solid shots. it feels little (very little) stiffer than it was. 1" shortening will feel more stiffer for sure. But shorten it gets, you can attack more aggressively :)

[Fat Slice]

  golfro said:

at your handicap, a shorter shaft isn't the problem.

Correct, however having a properly fitted shaft will certainly help in solving swing problems. If his shaft is too long for him, why not get it adjusted no matter his handicap?

[out_in_30]

I believe if you take an inch off of those clubs it will definitely make the shaft noticeably stiffer.

[shaank0]

The only thing you gotta worry about with cutting clubs down is swing weight.
As for stiffness of a shaft I have dabbled with all sizes in my irons and could never tell a diffence in flex. With my drivers I have all sized also, one at 45.5,44.5 and 43.5. With graphite you usually can tell that your shaft gets soft. So with my new driver that i cut to 43.5 i took 3/4 of the tip and the rest off the butt end and its perfect. Though when you cut the tip i would start with a weaker flex as cutting the tip will definetly make the shaft stiff) so now my regular flex shaft plays at a stiff flex from me cutting the tip of a Regular flex.

but you should be fine with an inch of your driver and woods by just hacking it off the butt end and placing a little leadtape or tungsten powder to replace the SW or take it to the shop and have them hotmelt or install tips.

For irons if you are taking of an inch i would probably cut 1/4 of the tip and 3/4 off the butt end to maintain the current flex. but its all dabbling. No one who i have talked to who are club builders can tell me any concrete information to figure out how the flexes will work.

Its costly if it doesn't work but man is it fun to build clubs.