TM Burner Superfast driver length

[ronaldkuntoro]

TM Burner Superfast driver is 46.5".

How can you swing with a club this long? Do you cut it down to 45" ?

Also it's said to be the lightest driver. But can you swing with a good tempo with a light driver?

[golfro]

Its been a big talk about the Superfast driver. 46.5" shaft is just plain ridiculous. For most people, standard is roughly 45 or 45.25". A lot of better players cut down to 44-45" so it makes no sense that hackers would play 46.5" shafts and still have better control over it. Its a big marketing ploy to push for a longer drive which alot of amateurs will fall for.

[JML22]

I hate it... i havnt had time to cut my burner down.... or change shafts

[ronaldkuntoro]

I hate it... i havnt had time to cut my burner down.... or change shafts

Do you own the Burner superfast driver? Why do you hate it?

[Fourputt]

Its been a big talk about the Superfast driver. 46.5" shaft is just plain ridiculous. For most people, standard is roughly 45 or 45.25". A lot of better players cut down to 44-45" so it makes no sense that hackers would play 46.5" shafts and still have better control over it. Its a big marketing ploy to push for a longer drive which alot of amateurs will fall for.

The stock DG steel shaft on my 22 year old TaylorMade Tour Driver TP is 43". Yet I hit it as far then as I do my Callaway Diablo now, mostly because with a shaft 2 inches shorter, I hit more shots in the middle of the clubface.

[chilly]

I had a SFTP and didn't like it at 46". Just too long, it actually felt like I was swinging it slower because the clubhead was so far out there. I realize it's only an inch, but that was the feeling. Plus, the shaft just didn't feel that stable, and I was using a Fubuki 73g, could feel it flex at transition. I cut it down to 45" and liked it MUCH better.

[JML22]

nah i haev the 09
because its 46"+ and i'm a 25 year old athletic person its just too light...
Some of its driver swing but its not that much because im solid with my irons now, i just have to learn how to chip and putt to get my cap down.
But i have to baby my driver out there on most holes cause it feels so long

[WUTiger]

Back in the persimmon wood era, standard driver was 43" or 43 1/2". One day while playing, my driver shaft snapped in two on a routine tee shot. Just for fun, I had the repair guy put a 46" shaft on the persimmon driver to see what happened.

Good news: I hit the ball about 25 yards farther than before.
Bad news: On mishits, I often had to punch sideways out of the treeline to get back to the fairway.

At Thanksgiving, I had the repair guy trim it back to 43 1/2".

Also, check out the Hireko golf web site. They had a blog last year asking for suggestions for a "new wave" driver. About half of the posters wanted a 44" inch shaft.
http://www.hirekogolf.com/

[chrisronline]

Maybe a bit off topic, but I recently purchased this driver from GolfGalaxy and I don't remember it feeling longer or the guy mentioning it. Do all stock models have a longer shaft? If I want to measure my shaft length, where do I start/stop? Or is it indicated on the shaft somewhere?

Thanks

[ronaldkuntoro]

Maybe a bit off topic, but I recently purchased this driver from GolfGalaxy and I don't remember it feeling longer or the guy mentioning it. Do all stock models have a longer shaft? If I want to measure my shaft length, where do I start/stop? Or is it indicated on the shaft somewhere?

Taylormade Driver has longer shaft than standard 45". Easy to measure just use a long ruler and measure from the grip end to the base of the head. Put another short ruler on the base of the head and have it cross the long ruler, you will have the length of your driver.