Shaft Tipping

[BigFlopper]

Hi,

I was thinking as an experiment, I would tip trim a Grafaloy Blue Prolaunch driver shaft I have by about 1/2 to see what that will do.

Any predictions/thoughts?

[jvincent]

You probably won't notice any difference.

[BigFlopper]

You probably won't notice any difference.

I'd like to lower the ball flight, so I think I need to change the tip flex, correct? Should I go longer than 1/2, or is it a bad idea.

[jvincent]

Personally I've never noticed a big difference in ball flight due to tipping. Clubhead loft and angle of attack are much more important.

If you tip it a lot, as in more than 1", then it will probably feel different. How much parallel section is there on the ProLaunch?

[BigFlopper]

Personally I've never noticed a big difference in ball flight due to tipping. Clubhead loft and angle of attack are much more important.

If you tip it a lot, as in more than 1", then it will probably feel different. How much parallel section is there on the ProLaunch?

It has about 4" of parallel section.

[Left Coast]

Tipping it 1/2" will stiffen the shaft by approx. 1/2 a flex...ie R to R+....you will never notice the difference and it will not change the ball flight at all. When I was using Grafalloy shafts I liked to use their "R" flex and tip them 1 1/2" for myself....they frequency the same as an "S" but felt a bit nicer to me. IMHO

[Weirfan]

some shafts are more sensitive to tipping than others..........you can tip an NV 65 1.5 inches and get minimal effect, overtip an SK fiber TT80 by a 1/2 and you are liley gonna find it too much ...


in general you tip a shaft for trajectory control ...but 1/2 on the PL will show nothing IMO.

you can try it ....

stiffer tipped shaft profile will help....swing and clubhead loft are the primary factors that affect loft