AKFLY Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubfitters Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKFLY Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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