David,
Besides feel, there's another problem with tipping driver shafts. As soon as you get above the reinforced tip, the wall thickness drops and snapping the shaft off at the hosel is much more likely. I don't know how far you can go on a PF65, but I discovered you can only go about 2" to the weak section of an Aldila Longwood 50/50. As soon as you tip over half an inch on that shaft, you don't have the wall thickness to support hard hits. On the other hand, the 49" Pure Energy is made to tip with a 7" parallel reinforced section. I like tipping this A-flex shaft because it reduces the weight considerably...4 grams in a 2-1/2" tip takes a 59 gram shaft down to 55 grams. Feel is compromised a bit, but not much...in fact, my hard-hitting seniors seem to like the feel of it on a 47" driver.
Bernie
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Hi Bernie,
Good point, in the SK you still have 4 1/2" of parallel left and if you figure 1 1/2" insertion depth that still leave's you with 3" of what IM starting to believe is the "feel and performance" section of the shaft. Grammar Nazi please don't scold me for using quotes.
Most wood shafts I see have about a 4" parallel so un tipped you are working with 2 1/2" after insertion.
It might be a good way to "sell" the SK if you believe that is the best option for your customer, particularly if you have to tip another shaft a bit, further reducing the parallel section.
David
