Dave How much did you change the frequency of the shaft?
llhack > [Original Message] > From: Dave Tutelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> > Date: 10/12/2005 6:12:24 PM > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Wishon Short Driver Article > > At 04:08 PM 10/12/2005, Childers, Tedd A wrote: > >Personally, I would > >love to build a shorter driver, but ideally I could get a reasonable > >swingweight (D2-D4) at 43.5-44" and with a very light shaft (60 grams). > >This would require a heavier than normal driver head (210+ grams), and that > >is what I have a problem finding, at least in a model that has the specs I > >want (450+ cc, ~12* loft). > > Tedd, > This year I started playing with a driver with a 12* Tourswing head. (See > http://www.tourswinggolf.com/carboncrown.htm) I put it on a Mercury Savage > shaft. I went with the Savage for its very stiff tip (to stabilize it > coming into impact), and made up for that in feel with a softer shaft than > usual by about 10cpm. It was 45-3/4" long at a swingweight of D4, using the > components with no special weighting. In general, it has worked well for > me. Not more distance than my old 10* driver, but I hit fewer bad shots and > more fairways. > > Halfway through the year, I decided (for a variety of apparently valid > reasons) that I should try to shorten it radically. I cut it down to 44.5". > I preserved the swingweight by putting lead tape on the sole. I used a > little over 10 grams, so your 210+ gram estimate is right on. The results > have been great. I have further reduced my bad shots. But surprisingly, > I've also hit drives on several holes that equal my best drives ever on > that hole -- places this 64-year-old hasn't been off the tee in over a > half-dozen years. > > That should say something about both the feasibility and desirability (for > me, at least) of the shorter driver. If you think it might help you, try > it! Lead tape isn't THAT ugly. (I'm reminded by that statement of John > Karsten's somewhat defensive TV ads for the Ping Zing. "It's amazing how > good it looks after you see the shots you make.") > > Cheers! > DaveT > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.14/130 - Release Date: 10/12/2005 > >
