Big Bertha - Shaft removal - Install

[duotone]

So, I removed the shaft from my Big Bertha (454), but it didn't go as planned. I used a heat gun and the shaft pretty much melted. Mind you, I've built / reshafted clubs 100's of times, but I knew this might not go like a traditional driver head. I have a golf shop near by, but I'm a DO IT MYSELFER, so I don't want to bring it there. It appears that there is a special piece that goes into the head before you put the shaft in. Any advise would be great. Thank ou Tony

[duotone]

I just found out that the BB driver has a top diameter of 350....:-( I just found the same driver on ebay with a stiff graphite shaft for $23... I think I might do that. I'm still interested in your thoughts on a steel shaft in a driver head. Thanks,

[Bobtrumpet]

Not many steel shaft options available (TT DG and some Apollo shafts). I don't know of any manufacturer who makes or made a 0.350 steel shaft for woods. You could use a shim, but I don't know if your BB driver is one of the BBs with no hosel and a thru-bore (like the one I have); that might not allow for using a shim.

There' s a fairly long thread over at a large golf forum (I don't know if I can mention the site here) about using steel shafts in modern driver heads. The nice thing is the higher weighted steel shafts allow you to preserve swing weight with a shorter steel shaft (43"-44"), providing for more control and not much, if any, distance loss.