Shorter Driver Shaft Help

[petvan]

Hi,

I'm cheap and buy old, fixed shaft drivers mostly but last year picked up a Tour Edge Exotics E8 Beta driver which has a removable/adjustable shaft.

I'm not in love with it - empirically it's not out performing either of my Adam's 9064 options, however I'd liked to try it at 43".

I'm wondering, can I just buy or have someone make me a 43" shaft with the right adaptor that I could easily swap in an out of this driver? Sorry, I'm really new to these adjustable shaft deals ;-)

I'm assuming I might need some tape or other on the head to manage swing weight by doing this?

P

[bl8d]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

tell us more about your E8 Exotics driver, ie. spec's -loft, type of shaft, flex and length as it is now. That driver loft is very adjustable. Have you tried all the lofts?

http://www.touredge.com/products/e8driver.asp#specs

My older fixed-head TE Exotics is 10.5*, with the then stock Aldila NV 65s at 45".

[petvan]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

tell us more about your E8 Exotics driver, ie. spec's -loft, type of shaft, flex and length as it is now. That driver loft is very adjustable. Have you tried all the lofts?

http://www.touredge.com/products/e8driver.asp#specs

My older fixed-head TE Exotics is 10.5*, with the then stock Aldila NV 65s at 45".

It's stock now so I suppose 45"ish". Aldila Rogue Silver in X-Stiff.. I like the shaft, just thinking I'd get another shaft with the right adaptor to see how well a 43" length would do for me.

[veryold]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

...to see how well a 43" length would do for me.

Just a thought, and what i'm experimenting with in my back yard ATM: just grip down by 2" and see what happens before you start spending cash, and go from there.

[bl8d]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

It's stock now so I suppose 45"ish". Aldila Rogue Silver in X-Stiff.. I like the shaft, just thinking I'd get another shaft with the right adaptor to see how well a 43" length would do for me.

rogue silver is low launch -low spin,so unless you have the SS in excess of 105 it won't give you much.

Why not look at the Rogue Black,and start at 45".
both of these shafts are butt trim.

[petvan]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

rogue silver is low launch -low spin,so unless you have the SS in excess of 105 it won't give you much.

Why not look at the Rogue Black,and start at 45".
both of these shafts are butt trim.

Swing Speed is ~115. I'm happy with a new shaft, just like to go short to see if it helps with dispersion.

[bl8d]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

Swing Speed is ~115. I'm happy with a new shaft, just like to go short to see if it helps with dispersion.

If you play a shape, check that you follow the setup for that shape every time.
You want the dispersion pattern to assume a dominance,either left or right of the target line.

[5hort5tuff]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

You can absolutely build the driver shaft with the same adapter to play 43. However, if you do this...the swingweight will be very very light....likely low C.

A better idea is to grip down 1/2 inch at a time while adding the appropriate amount of lead tape to the head. Once you find a length and weight you like...you can have a new shaft built with a tip weight and add hot melt to the head.

Basically experiment with a non premnant set up...when you find what you like...build it correctly.

[petvan]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft Help

You can absolutely build the driver shaft with the same adapter to play 43. However, if you do this...the swingweight will be very very light....likely low C.

A better idea is to grip down 1/2 inch at a time while adding the appropriate amount of lead tape to the head. Once you find a length and weight you like...you can have a new shaft built with a tip weight and add hot melt to the head.

Basically experiment with a non premnant set up...when you find what you like...build it correctly.

Thanks that's what I wondered weight .. maybe will try with some tape..

[ninja]

Re: Shorter Driver Shaft

I read a 'home fitting' article recently on making adjustments to my driver. Ultimately cut it down an inch from 45.5" to 44.5" and was surprised how much of a difference it made at the range.

Last week I played 10 rounds down in Florida and was amazed by the results. Not only was I hitting more fairways (a LOT more) but I probably picked up 10-20 yards in length which was the biggest surprise.