Shortening shaft - swing weight MP52

[Ash1974]

I have a question, I am bidding on some MP52's and they are 2deg up and 1" longer than standard with mid-size grips.

Now the 2deg up is fine for me (3deg up and .25" long is my Ping fitting) but I only need .25" long so I am planning (if I win the auction) to get them re-gripped to standard size grips, whilst doing this I was gonna get the length cut by .75" on all the shafts so they would all be .25" (quarter inch) long.

Will this affect the swing weight or mess anything up?

[Ash1974]

Anyone?

I could always grip down when I use them, but I guess this would have the same affect on swing weight etc as cutting .75" off the shaft?

[motteler621]

i dont know what effect it would have. Find out and if it has an effect you can always pick up dg s300 shafts for pretty cheap with grips already installed. If you read online it seems pretty easy to instal your own shafts.

[Ash1974]

Not spending anymore cash on shafts lol, I want to get them re-gripped anyway so will speak to the club fitter at my pro shop about him cutting them so they are .25" long when they do the grips.

[motteler621]

Not spending anymore cash on shafts lol, I want to get them re-gripped anyway so will speak to the club fitter at my pro shop about him cutting them so they are .25" long when they do the grips.

well you are going to be spending money on grips and installation. My point was use that money instead on a used set of shafts with grips already installed. Look for a set with grips you like and install the shafts yourself. That is if it makes a difference when cutting them.

[Ash1974]

I hear ya, but I can get grips for £3-5 each including fitting and they will not charge me much to cut the shaft butt down, so that will be way less than I could get a set of second hand DSG S300 shafts for and get them fitted properly, even then the swing weight would change anyway, if it will at all, as you said

[luckyluke699]

If you buy stock clubs, they don't worry about the swing weight at all when adding extensions, so I'd assume the same logic applies in reverse - i.e no effect.

[motteler621]

I hear ya, but I can get grips for £3-5 each including fitting and they will not charge me much to cut the shaft butt down, so that will be way less than I could get a set of second hand DSG S300 shafts for and get them fitted properly, even then the swing weight would change anyway, if it will at all, as you said

oh ok, yea I wouldnt be concerned with the swing weight as much as how the flex and feel is going to change. That was my concern

[Ash1974]

If you buy stock clubs, they don't worry about the swing weight at all when adding extensions, so I'd assume the same logic applies in reverse - i.e no effect.

They are not stock clubs though are they if they are 2deg up and 1" longer shaft, they are custom, so maybe they adjust the swing weight based on this customisation?