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Date: 08 Oct 2006 18:13:22
From: Fred
Subject: How is shaft length determined??
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Hi All!
I have a titanium driver and I believe the shaft is too long for me. Hoping
someone can provide a tip on how to determine the shaft length one need when
purchasing a club.
TIA
Fred
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Date: 09 Oct 2006 09:41:50
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: How is shaft length determined??
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A golfer with a shaft that's too long...........yeah, right.
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Date: 08 Oct 2006 23:23:28
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: How is shaft length determined??
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"Fred" <fjxallen@shaw.ca > wrote in message
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> Hi All!
>
> I have a titanium driver and I believe the shaft is too long for me.
Hoping
> someone can provide a tip on how to determine the shaft length one need
when
> purchasing a club.
>
> TIA
>
> Fred
>
>
For the driver it is more a function of how long a club that you can hit
consistently, vs. a 'physical fitting'. If you are an inconsistent driver of
the ball, then you might well benefit from a shorter driver. Club designer
Tom Wishon recommends a length of 43 to 44" for the average golfer.
It will be tough to find a driver of that length off the shelf - a club
fitter in your area would be a viable alternative.
dave
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Date: 09 Oct 2006 13:48:29
From: Fred
Subject: Re: How is shaft length determined??
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Thanks very much CJ, Scott and Dave for sharing the knowledge.
Going to measure up the shaft on this driver of mine.
Fred
"Dave Lee" <DaveLeeNC@ix.netcom.RemovE.com > wrote in message
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>
> "Fred" <fjxallen@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:6dbWg.109151$5R2.31887@pd7urf3no...
>> Hi All!
>>
>> I have a titanium driver and I believe the shaft is too long for me.
> Hoping
>> someone can provide a tip on how to determine the shaft length one need
> when
>> purchasing a club.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Fred
>>
>>
>
> For the driver it is more a function of how long a club that you can hit
> consistently, vs. a 'physical fitting'. If you are an inconsistent driver
> of
> the ball, then you might well benefit from a shorter driver. Club designer
> Tom Wishon recommends a length of 43 to 44" for the average golfer.
>
> It will be tough to find a driver of that length off the shelf - a club
> fitter in your area would be a viable alternative.
>
> dave
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>
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 21:31:56
From: carl llewellyn
Subject: Re: How is shaft length determined??
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Why not go to a fitter and have a 1,3, and 5 made for yourself? At
least they will be the right club for you.
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Date: 08 Oct 2006 21:53:10
From: S McFarlane
Subject: Re: How is shaft length determined??
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"Fred" <fjxallen@shaw.ca > wrote in message
news:6dbWg.109151$5R2.31887@pd7urf3no...
> Hi All!
>
> I have a titanium driver and I believe the shaft is too long for me.
> Hoping someone can provide a tip on how to determine the shaft length one
> need when purchasing a club.
>
> TIA
The basic idea is to start with a short shaft (say 44"), hit the ball
several times, and measure the quality of impact. If the pattern around the
sweet spot is acceptable, move up to a slightly longer shaft. Repeat until
the consistency is no longer acceptable. Use the longest shaft that yields
acceptable consistency.
The difficult part for someone doing this on their own is:
1. measuring quality of impact with tape is nowhere nearly as useful as
what can be achieved on a good launch monitor.
2. not having several lengths to test of the shaft-clubhead combination you
are using.
If you are buying a high-end club, usually you can pay a fitting fee that
will apply to the purchase of the club. If you get it from a good vendor,
they should be able to do a great job of fitting you for all the parameters
in play, including shaft length. Even if you have to pay extra for this
service, it's money well spent.
If you're trying to do it yourself, you'd probably do well to visit a
retailer that has a launch monitor and a decent selection of demo clubs
(such as Golfsmith, etc.). The results will not be perfect, since you
likely won't be using the exact shaft model you'll end up playing with, but
you should at least be able to get close to your appropriate shaft length.
Concentrate on ball speed and spin rate. The highest length that gives you
'acceptably' consistent (high) ball speed and (low) spin rate is the one you
should play with. You can also look at the estimated carry as well as
sidespin. Once the carry numbers start getting erratic and/or sidespin
starts to become an issue, then you are over your optimal playing length.
It's best to do this with the same shaft model you have selected to play
with. If that's not possible, then it really does need to be at least the
same flex. Preferably the flex point should match as well. The point is
that doing a fitting with a shaft that is very dissimiliar from your playing
shaft can definitely give you bogus results.
Scott
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Date: 08 Oct 2006 12:06:44
From:
Subject: Re: How is shaft length determined??
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Fred wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I have a titanium driver and I believe the shaft is too long for me. Hoping
> someone can provide a tip on how to determine the shaft length one need when
> purchasing a club.
>
> TIA
>
> Fred
I think the variance in the length of drivers is the most of any club,
and I don't think it's the most important aspect. I have a 46 and a
half length driver, and for some reason a regular shaft works with it,
where I have stiff with my other clubs. I would just go to a pro shop
that lets you try a quantity of clubs, and just try some different
shafts with shaft lengths. I think most drivers are around 44 to 45
inches. Usually too, with different materials in the head, are not
affected with length of shaft because they are bound by a limit in the
head weight.
CJ
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