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bcstoner

By bcstoner
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I keep splintering the ALDILA Voodoo with score 60-s shaft in my ft-iz. Right next to the head. This is the second time it has happened. I got this driver after sending in my FT-i when the head actually exploded. I sent it in once already and they replaced it. Im sure they will again but I want to know whats the deal!?!?! At first it looks like the paint is coming off then I notice its the actual shaft. I'm a pretty muscular guy with a high swing speed. I need to know what to do to keep this from happening. I love this driver, it is SOOOOOOOO straight and long but this shaft just can't keep up.

Heres the shaft. Sorry for the crap quality



Heres the FT-i just for fun.


wrx_junki Great Member

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I'd say sell the club and get a different driver that can handle your beastly strength or you could just get a heavier/stiffer shaft.

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Gerald Great Member

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Is the high swingspeed bringing you much ...... I don't see it reflected in your hc .......

What is your swingspeed and what is your ball speed, many of the muscular guys just only apply a lot of force in the swing at the wrong moment (ie. in the start - not at the contact) ..... it is looking great, but the ball speed sucks and the ball travel only a normal distance.

Pro's can hit a driver at a huge swingspeed at the dead center, the average hacker cannot.

The longest hitter at the Tour don't have the highest swingspeed, but the highest ballspeed.

Maybe you'd better focus on a sound contact.

If you keep hitting balls all over the face, you will maybe keep damaging the drivers ...... it is not the drivers ..... it is you !

Maybe the best option might be steel !!!

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Its not my driving thats causing my handicap issues. Its my putting and shortgame. I drove the green on a 313 par 4 at Panther Trail in the woodlands, tx this saturday and actually flew the ball the entire way. Had to dig the ball out of the green. Then I 3 putted for par.

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