Pa Jayhawk
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- Nov 15, 2005
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Here are the trimming instructions for the Aldila NV:
Trim Driver to length from butt: Tip Fairway Woods 1", then to length from the butt
The shaft is what came with my 4W, and is currently at 42.5". If I am thinking about this properly, would it be safe to assume I could just trim butt trim this shaft and assume the tip has already been trimmed 1", as the "Length-Tip Par." is 46"-3.0"?
Currently am trimming the shaft as I am just not getting the ball in the air the way I like as well as control, even though it is no problem with the Driver or 7w with the same shaft. As it is a stiff flex, if I were to side on going any direction, I would likely need to go more to a reg flex, as is in the driver. Realizing that trimming the butt will make it play a little stiffer, I will be adding weight back. Also realizing if it plays a little stiffer, may not allow me to get the ball up in the air as well, but thinking trimming the tip would make it way to stiff and probably worse or possibly unusable.
Any thought or familiarity on this shaft if it would be better in that scenario to trim anything off the tip for any reason?
Opinions please
... just trim the butt and if it doesn't work to my liking, get a reg flex? Trim the tip? Trim the Tip and Butt? If I need to trim the tip, I will take it in. If I trim the butt, I will do it myself. Also should mention my old 10.5* Driver with an Aldila NV Stiff shaft is not a problem to get airborne either. Just seems no matter what, trimming the tip would be a mistake for my scenario???
Trim Driver to length from butt: Tip Fairway Woods 1", then to length from the butt
The shaft is what came with my 4W, and is currently at 42.5". If I am thinking about this properly, would it be safe to assume I could just trim butt trim this shaft and assume the tip has already been trimmed 1", as the "Length-Tip Par." is 46"-3.0"?
Currently am trimming the shaft as I am just not getting the ball in the air the way I like as well as control, even though it is no problem with the Driver or 7w with the same shaft. As it is a stiff flex, if I were to side on going any direction, I would likely need to go more to a reg flex, as is in the driver. Realizing that trimming the butt will make it play a little stiffer, I will be adding weight back. Also realizing if it plays a little stiffer, may not allow me to get the ball up in the air as well, but thinking trimming the tip would make it way to stiff and probably worse or possibly unusable.
Any thought or familiarity on this shaft if it would be better in that scenario to trim anything off the tip for any reason?
Opinions please
... just trim the butt and if it doesn't work to my liking, get a reg flex? Trim the tip? Trim the Tip and Butt? If I need to trim the tip, I will take it in. If I trim the butt, I will do it myself. Also should mention my old 10.5* Driver with an Aldila NV Stiff shaft is not a problem to get airborne either. Just seems no matter what, trimming the tip would be a mistake for my scenario???