Ralph, Assuming you are going from a graphite to steel in your driver, you will most probably get an increase in swing weight. I suppose if you were going from a heavy graphite to an ultra light steel you could decrease swing weight, but doubt that is the case. Extending any club length, all other factors remaining the same, the swing weight will increase. In you case, making some normal assumptions, your swing weight should go up a bit for both of the reasons you state. Hope this helps a bit.
Al >I have just about given up on using graphite in my driver. I have Rifle >shafts in my 3 and 5 woods and hit those pretty well. My 3 wood is 43 >inches long. I played today and I got about 225-230 yds from my 3 wood >and was using for the first time this "Noodle" ball. A real nice hitting >ball I might add!! > >My questions are if I go to a Rifle shaft in my driver, am I going to >have swingweight problems if I extend it to 44 inches and use a metal >head? Would my distance increase any or no change? Being a hobbyist I >have limited resources to work with and I would appreciate any opinions. > >Ralph
