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lagu2653

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I'm planning to re-shaft a whole set of irons. The iron shafts are 41" long and 0.6" at the butt end. I'm wondering if it will be enough to trim the butt on the short irons and wedges or if I will have to also trim the tip. How will I know which size (diameter) grips to buy if I trim so much of the butt that it's no longer 0.6" at the butt end? How much do you trim of a sand wedge? 50% at the tip and 50% at the butt or some other ratio?


Chrepper Established Member

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Sounds like the tips are parallel...you have to incrementally cut the tips and butt ends at different lengths.

If the tips are not parallel, then don't cut them.  Google it.  There is more to it then just cutting the butt.


Rhyno289 Newbie

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You didn't specify whether you're doing this yourself for the first time, or sourcing to a club fitter. But I'll wade in anyway....

The first step is to select the shaft that "feels" the best and offers the attributes you desire.Remember, there is no established standard for shaft flex or torque. One company's stiff flex, may be another brands regular or x-stiff - or something in between. So determine the desired shaft's flex/torque/weight and subjective feel prior to purchase. I emphasize feel, because form shouldn't offset function.High/mid/low trajectory has to factor in feel. This is because feel, IMHO, will result in confidence on the course. In my case, I like Apollo shafts in my wedges, and TT shafts in my other irons. Good, bad...who cares. I like the feel and it works for me. Took some testing and investment, but this is where feel comes in.

Once you select a shaft, go to that company's homepage and get the shaft cutting specs. This will be your guide to cutting to length AND maintaining the integrity of the shafts performance. Cutting beyond the specs, tipping, will alter the "feel" or performance of the shaft. This is done for/by those guys who require a stiffer feel or for shafts that are as previously described...stiffer/softer that you want or need.

In my case, I bought a set of 7 iron clearance heads and experimented with tipping from an 1/8 to 1/2 inch tip cuts. Found standard was best for me, and gave the "tester" clubs to relatives and friend's kids. hirekogolf.com has interactive fitting tools which may prove advantageous to your pursuit, and they provide shaft cutting specs as well.

MInd you, I'm no professional club fitter nor impresario.Just a club ho, with long Northeast winters and enough disposible income to test my ideas. Hope this helps. Good luck.


Rhyno289 Newbie

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BTW, as far as the grips are concerned, no problem. After selecting the appropriate size grip, you can add an additional layers of grip tape for proper fitting. Check the forums for additional info in regard to both grip, shaft, and club fitting posts. The guys here are truly knowledgeable, experienced and helpful.

Again, Good Luck.


glock35ipsc Great Member

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What shaft you use will ultimately determine how you trim them.  What shaft are you using?  It will be easy to find out once we know that.  Did you get a page of shaft trimming instructions when you bought the shafts?


moparman426 Dedicated Member

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Those are .370 parallel tip shafts.  Find your tip trimming code here:

http://www.golfworks.com/images/art/2010_shaft_trim_inst.pdf

Use the IR2 code in the table for those TTDG shafts.  The butt end of those shafts are .600", don't worry about your grips fitting, you won't be trimming much off the butt end of the shaft after they are tip trimmed.

I had an after thought.......You said it will be your first time doing this on your own.  Are your irons actually .370 parallel or do you need a .355 Taper Tip?  Which model iron are you using?  If they are in fact .355 taper, then they do not get tip trimmed at all, and are sold by the individual club length that is required and then butt trimmed to your necessary length.  You can put .580 grips on your .600 irons without issue, many oems even come that way.

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Read this as well:

http://www.golfworks.com/images/art/2008HowToBuildClubs.pdf


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