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    AD DI Mistake?

    I have been looking for a Shaft for a driver head that I bought on this site it is a standard bore no adjustment.
    I ended up trading a pured Oban purple Kiyoshi 3 wood shaft for a Tour AD DI 6X Driver shaft.
    my Swing speed is only about 95 I did have an AD DI 6x in a ping I25 and found I could hit it no problem. I just thought the trade off would be a little lower ball flight with less spin. which is a good trade off at our course.
    My problem is that the shaft I traded for has a Titleist adapter. Is it possible that this shaft has already been tipped 2 inches? for the adapter. I read somewhere that Titleist did this?
    not even sure if it came direct from titleist. or bought after and replaced a different shaft. should I bother pulling this adapter and trying it or did I make a mistake here? worrying about it being way too stiff now if it was tipped. I don't think you need to them for a Standard bore.
    secondly does it change a shafts performance when you put an extention in to lengthen the shaft? please help, thanks in advance

    Steve
    Last edited by NeverCompromise; Jun 20, 2016, 05:40 AM.
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  • #2
    Re: AD DI Mistake?

    From the OEM site, there's no tipping for standard bore drivers with that shaft. Soudns like Titleist normally tips the shaft 0.5" with the Surefit adapters.

    To be certain, I'd post the question on the Titliest forum and hopefully one of the smiths there will respond.

    Here's what I found on the Titliest forum:

    1 November 2012 at 8:55am


    We have not changed our tipping from the 910 driver through the 913. Depending on the shaft being used, this will determine how much to tip. Although the shaft do not really need to be tipped, we chose to do so in order to more minic our bore through heads of the past.

    In the driver, typically our standard stock shafts such as the Mitsubishi Series and the Bassara W are not tipped as opposed to the others which are tipped 1/2".

    With regards to your question about the standard tipping for the driver, fairways and hybrid, it will all depend on your shaft. Most driver shafts will 1/2", most fairways are 1" and no shafts for the 913H are tipped.

    Ryan P - Team Titleist

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    • #3
      Re: AD DI Mistake?

      Speaking in general terms, 99.99% of golfers who swing 95mph do not need an extra stiff shaft. With 95 MPH swing speed you are between a regular/stiff shaft max.

      X Stiff is usually for at least 105mph swing speeds and ideally 110+

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      • #4
        Re: AD DI Mistake?

        Originally posted by NeverCompromise View Post
        I have been looking for a Shaft for a driver head that I bought on this site it is a standard bore no adjustment.
        I ended up trading a pured Oban purple Kiyoshi 3 wood shaft for a Tour AD DI 6X Driver shaft.
        my Swing speed is only about 95 I did have an AD DI 6x in a ping I25 and found I could hit it no problem. I just thought the trade off would be a little lower ball flight with less spin. which is a good trade off at our course.
        My problem is that the shaft I traded for has a Titleist adapter. Is it possible that this shaft has already been tipped 2 inches? for the adapter. I read somewhere that Titleist did this?
        not even sure if it came direct from titleist. or bought after and replaced a different shaft. should I bother pulling this adapter and trying it or did I make a mistake here? worrying about it being way too stiff now if it was tipped. I don't think you need to them for a Standard bore.
        secondly does it change a shafts performance when you put an extention in to lengthen the shaft? please help, thanks in advance

        Steve
        I think that used to be the case with the old bore-through heads. You would have a weird, pointy tip and about 1.5 inches of prepped area. To be honest I never knew the tipped for adaptors anyway, so good to know.

        Originally posted by pmo09 View Post
        Speaking in general terms, 99.99% of golfers who swing 95mph do not need an extra stiff shaft. With 95 MPH swing speed you are between a regular/stiff shaft max.

        X Stiff is usually for at least 105mph swing speeds and ideally 110+
        Usually I would agree with you. However, Graphite Design shafts (at least modern ones in the past 5-8 years) have played notoriously soft. While a tipped X-flex driver shaft may be a bit stout for the OP, a .5 inch tip job would not compromise the flex that much. I am sure they will be okay.

        OP, if you are nervous about it, just sell the shaft, recoup some of the money and try and find one that will fit your specs a little bit better

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        • #5
          Re: AD DI Mistake?

          I suspect that shaft is not designed for a bore through head so it should not be used in that manner. It only has 3" of parallel tip and a bore through insertion for a driver would be 2"-3". Per their site, it is recommended that there be 1/2" parallel tip above the hosel.

          Tip Trimming for Std Bore:

          Driver 3 Wood 5 Wood 7 Wood 9 Wood
          0″ 0.5″ 1.0″ 1.0″ 1.0″

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          • #6
            Re: AD DI Mistake?

            I swing 5-10mph faster than the OP on a regular swing. I play the BB6s which is a beefier shaft than the DI6s and it is all I need for good launch.



            It's not clear but I have inferred that the shaft is a 3 wood shaft. That means it would be tip trimmed 1/2" and butt trimmed 1 1/2"

            The 6x would be very beefy indeed in a driver head.

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            • #7
              Re: AD DI Mistake?

              Originally posted by pmo09 View Post
              Speaking in general terms, 99.99% of golfers who swing 95mph do not need an extra stiff shaft. With 95 MPH swing speed you are between a regular/stiff shaft max.

              X Stiff is usually for at least 105mph swing speeds and ideally 110+
              WAY more variables to a shaft fitting than just SS...that is old school of thought.

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              • #8
                Re: AD DI Mistake?

                You could probably email Graphite Design and ask for a measurement from a graphic on the shaft to the tip in order to find out how much it has been tipped. I've done it before with Fujikura, and they've been very helpful. Being that it's a custom order it wouldn't be too surprising if it's been tipped an 1" or more.
                Taylormade Stealth Plus 9o Fujikura Ventus Blue 6x
                Titleist TSR3 15o Fujikura Rombax P95x
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                Titleist T100 5-PW DG AMT White X100
                Vokey SM8 50, 54 & 58
                Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2

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                • #9
                  Re: AD DI Mistake?

                  OP, if you think you made a mistake on that shaft, contact me if you wish to sell it.
                  I had the AD-DI6X once upon a time and wouldn't mind trying it out again in my 915D2

                  thanks - Andy in Waterloo -> Andy@LammerGroup.com
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                  • #10
                    Re: AD DI Mistake?

                    thanks for all the info guys, it is much appreciated. I actually got a measurement from a fellow nut 24.75 inches to the first green line on the shaft. when I measured it to the end of the tip it seems it hasn't been tipped at all. this shaft came from a friend of mine that traded his AD DI 7x for this 6x. I think now this was an aftermarket install and they may not have trimmed it. which could be why the guy traded my friend for his 7x needing a beefier shaft. could be because he needed a heavier shaft or because he never had it trimmed. Still looking into this to verify Measurement before I take the adapter off. I want to try this shaft in the Tour stage head I bought last week. I didn't really need a new driver I just wanted to try something different. Kind of a club ho. Andy if I do want to sell it I will let you know.
                    thanks Steve
                    Last edited by NeverCompromise; Jun 21, 2016, 05:00 AM.

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