Changing driver length - Shot Talk

kwcsports · iTrader: (0) #1 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 02:12 PM

How much would changing driver length effect swingweight ? If I cut my driver down from 45.75 to 45 or 44". Would it also change the flex much ?

ualtim · iTrader: (0) #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 04:46 PM

LyleG could tell you the approximate swingweight points per half inch, if I recall correctly it was something like 2 points per half inch.

Cutting the shaft from the butt end will not initially change the flex, but if you add some additional headweight to compensate for the reduced swingweight, you will weaken the flex just a bit.

bames · iTrader: (1) #3 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 04:53 PM

I cut my driver down to 44.25" and it dropped to a little over a C8 swingweight. I added a little weight and brought it up to D2 and it is an awesome feeling driver. (Titleist 905R, Accuflex Evo-Lite Stiff shaft)

EDIT-1: DRIVER = 44.25" NOT 42.25"

Pullmeister · iTrader: (0) #4 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 04:55 PM

An inch = 6 swingweight points

1 swingweight = 1 cpm more or less.

So if you shorten your driver by an inch(butt trim) it will swing lighter(obviously) and might feel slightly stiffer.

kwcsports · iTrader: (0) #5 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 05:04 PM

Thanks for the replies, I am going to wait until it warms up here and I have a chance to hit a few balls before a change anything.

Rockford35 · iTrader: (5) #6 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bames

I cut my driver down to 42.25" and it dropped to a little over a C8 swingweight. I added a little weight and brought it up to D2 and it is an awesome feeling driver. (Titleist 905R, Accuflex Evo-Lite Stiff shaft)

Holy shat. That's shorter than my 5 wood!

R35

bames · iTrader: (1) #7 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockford35

Holy shat. That's shorter than my 5 wood!

R35

44.25" - typo...I'm not very good with numbers remember

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**warbirdlover** · iTrader: (0) #8 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 06:03 PM

I see you corrected it above Bames.... I was just gonna make fun of R35 for not "reading" it right, LOL....

Rockford35 · iTrader: (5) #9 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bames

44.25" - typo...I'm not very good with numbers remember

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Ya, engineers....

R35

**Sandpiper3** · iTrader: (0) #10 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 09:45 PM

For u geniouses with clubweight stuff. I got grafalloy bimatrix 77g shaft. Then had it extended an inch to play at 44.75". What will the swingweight for that be?

Sry for the thread jack kcw.

demon · iTrader: (0) #11 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandpiper3

For u geniouses with clubweight stuff. I got grafalloy bimatrix 77g shaft. Then had it extended an inch to play at 44.75". What will the swingweight for that be?

Sry for the thread jack kcw.

If no weight is added to the shaft or head I would guess right around D1 to D1.5

**JEFF4i** · iTrader: (2) #12 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 04:39 PM

I think, pragmatically, the best solution is this:

You want to find a length that feels no different than the next closest length to you, or minimally, but gives better results. Thus, the feel of the club is the same, and has good results.

This is funny because pragmatically it's a good solution, ideally. :lol:

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