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    Driver shaft length

    I'm reshafting both my driver and 3-wood with Graphite Design's Purple Ice. The shafts are both 85 grams and X-flex.

    I was wondering how much of a loss of distance taking a half an inch off the shaft (44.5") would cause? Or a full inch (44")?

    Also, I'm a fairly tall guy (6'2"), I'm not sure if that will be a factor...
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    The BPC edit strikes again. So sad...
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    Insignificant. Your distance may increase when you're hitting the ball in the sweet spot.

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    I was once told, but cannot confirm, that for each half inch of shaft length reduction on the driver you can expect 3-5 yards less distance. However you can also expect a 3-5 yards tighter dispersion of shots.

    So imo shorter is better, especially if your misses tend to be only a yard or 2 off the fairway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LyleG
    I was once told, but cannot confirm, that for each half inch of shaft length reduction on the driver you can expect 3-5 yards less distance. However you can also expect a 3-5 yards tighter dispersion of shots.

    So imo shorter is better, especially if your misses tend to be only a yard or 2 off the fairway.
    Actually, you're right on.. I'm always on the first cut or right off the fairway.

    I'm starting to think about bringing the club down to about 44.5", a little bit shorter.
    "You got a choice. You can stop, or you can start."
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