April 27, 200421 yr Other than making the shaft stiffer what else happens ? I know this is a loaded question - but why do people by a stiff shaft and tip it an inch when they can just get an X.
May 4, 200421 yr akfly, other than making it stiffer, not much else. technically, the torque gets a bit lower, but noone will notice. some players will claim that it lowers their ballflight, but i've seen no measurable evidence of that. besides, that's not what tipping is for. tipping to lower ballflight is anti-clubfitting. over tippng (not the restaurant kind) will destroy the desgned tip-action. some players will try to turn an 'S' into an 'X' thru tipping (usually more than 1")... that's a mistake. there are shafts out there that are manufactured w/extended tip-sections to accomodate bore-thru installations. those sticks will be tipped at least 1 1/4" for standard bore clubheads. but, you should NEVER tip to try to change a full flex rating. jeff/clubfitters
May 4, 200421 yr Author akfly, other than making it stiffer, not much else. technically, the torque gets a bit lower, but noone will notice. some players will claim that it lowers their ballflight, but i've seen no measurable evidence of that. besides, that's not what tipping is for. tipping to lower ballflight is anti-clubfitting. over tippng (not the restaurant kind) will destroy the desgned tip-action. some players will try to turn an 'S' into an 'X' thru tipping (usually more than 1")... that's a mistake. there are shafts out there that are manufactured w/extended tip-sections to accomodate bore-thru installations. those sticks will be tipped at least 1 1/4" for standard bore clubheads. but, you should NEVER tip to try to change a full flex rating. jeff/clubfitters Jeff thanks for the reply.
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