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Driver head snaps off in slow motion glory [Video]

nevets88

By nevets88
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nevets88 Incredible Member

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I wonder if repeated heel hits can cause a head to come off/put extra stress on the lower shaft?

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KoenA Member

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I don't know about the repeat heel hits, but he hit the ball directly with the shaft, not even the clubface...

Now I'll be scared to mishit my driver :-)


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I purchased a set of "clones" years ago and a couple of the heads snapped off after a year or so.  When I investigated the manufacture had put a "nick" into the graphic shafts in the process of roughing the shaft for epoxy thus creating a stress point.  Graphite is good stuff but requires some caution in use and assembly.

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LOL......ball........meet shaft!   No wonder it broke!   Sheesh!

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Is he wearing really short capris? WTF??
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dkolo Great Member

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If this guy went any further over the top, he'd have come back around the other side of the Earth and been under plane.

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The camera angle is off, but he definitely appears to have hit the ball close to the heel. I have broken three driver shafts in the exact same spot and I was told that type of heel shot will do that. Maybe excess vibration at the tip of the shaft causes it to fracture?

Bill

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