How drastic of a change are we talking if we shorten golf clubs?
How drastic of a change are we talking if we shorten golf clubs?
My irons are regular stock length. According the person that fitted me, my irons needs to be one inch shorter. I plan on doing it myself to save money and perhaps practice for future uses. It sounds very simple when thinking about it, but how big of a change should I see if it's done on my own? I'm seeing and hearing things about changes in flexes and bendpoints and what not. How big will these changes be for one inch off a shaft?
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2.2.2010
Best Answer – Chosen by Voters 04 – Most of the answers here are not exactly correct. When assembling a set of clubs from scratch there are trimming instructions that you follow based on the length and type of shaft. See here for more info:http://www.truetemper.com/golf/trimming.…You'll definitely want to butt trim these shafts. Butt trimming will not effect the stiffness of the shaft like tip trimming will, see here for backup info on that:http://golf.about.com/od/faqs/f/trimming…The kick point is manufactured into the shaft and will not move when butt trimming. The biggest change you will notice will be swing weight, they will feel lighter when actually swinging the club. You can balance this out by adding lead tape to the back of your clubhead. I would say you'll lose roughly a swingweight, maybe a little more by butt trimming an inch….so you'll need to add a bit of tape to rebalance….here's some info on that process and a place to buy tape:http://golf.about.com/od/faqs/f/leadtape…http://www.golfsmith.com/products/9065http://golfworks.com/search.asp?ss=lead+…You'll also need to think about building up the tape before you regrip, since you're sliding down the taper of the shaft an inch your grips will feel skinnier unless you build them up a wrap or two. You can expirement with this on one club, I'd start with two extra wraps, but I like a thicker grip than most. Here is so info on regripping:http://www.lamkingrips.com/regrip_how.ph…It's kind of a complicated process….but doable if you do some research. There's a lot of good info on the Golfworks and Golfsmith sites that I listed above for the lead tape. Good Luck!
2.2.2010
The change would be for me the feel in the weight of the club if any. With the clubs shorter and the lie angle correct you should develop better contact.
2.2.2010
Not a big deal. Each golfer will have to transport his own hole to stand in to accomodate the shorter clubs.
2.2.2010
I have no idea
2.2.2010
Im no engineer but im thinking that you"l need to take half an inch off each end. That way you will keep the center flex point in the center.
2.2.2010
If you don't get the grips back on correctly, that is straight and well glued, you can expect your clubs may behave unpredictably. Basically you will loose a little distance, club head velocity, but not alot. Heres an idea, instead of actually cutting your clubs, save some time, energy and money and just chock your grip down one inch and see what results you get. Remember theory is one thing and reality is another, experience will be your true guide. Source(s): Person experience, numerous golf books that do not agree on their answers anyway and basic logic
2.2.2010
You get used to your clubs, thats the thing, an inch in legnth is the difference between you hitting the ball, the tee, or the dirt, the mechanics of it all yes bendpoints etc will alter, im sure youll adjust pretty quickly though
2.2.2010
It will help you with accuracy…If they feel too light after you get them shortened, you might want to add some lead tape to get the swingweight right..
2.2.2010
lost of yards but not much