Shaft's life

slinger wrote:

dun leave your clubs in the trunk of your car.....


if u do, make sure the car is sheltered from the heat of the sun....


heat is not good for the shafts....


after a wet round of golf, dun leave the clubs in the car as well...


remove the headcovers (if u have) and air the clubs to prevent moisture buildup....

hi slinger,

a friend who has just started golf just bought a set of RBZ iron, and there's a booklet that says not to put the clubs in the trunk of a car. and he asked me why? i don't see why not so i told him that no problem putting the clubs in the car trunk as long as it is inside the golf bag, coz thats what i do too.

my question is: if the clubs are inside the golf bag, does it still affect the shaft? thanks

jloo61 wrote:

hi guys n hi chien.

is quite easy to see a new or use shaft.
New graphite shaft, the tip of the shaft is not shaver out n should be about 45inch in raw b4 cutting.
same as for steel shafts for irons. the tip of the shaft is the grind n normally about 2 inch more b4 cutting.

Driver graphite shaft normally last about 8000 to 12000 hits, also depends on ur swing swing.

if each time when u reshaft a driver, is better to check the Fq when is new. then after 6 months of playing it, check again to see how much Fq has been drop.
I would guess dropping at about 15fq , is consider soften n might start hooking or slicing away.

A driver shaft do wore out the fasters. compare to others.
More local pros that plays in the tour circiut, do change their shaft about once a month, anyway they are sponsered.

hope u understand better.

Thanks n cheers

Did some calculations, assuming we played 2 rounds a wk, so generally the shaft can last abt 5-6 years?

HI enwee.

To last for about 5 to 6 years?? well it all depends.
Acordding to what i had learn from Harrison Shaft in US when i was there for training.
They say that a driver shaft could easyly last about 3 years. also depending on how much you play, if like 2 round per week plus driving range, a good 2 years will be alright. after that you should try n check it out how much fq have drop from the first time the shaft was change. very subjecting too depends on the quality of the shaft.
Using a Fq machine can help to check if the flex of the shaft is still alright.
just to enjoy ur golf sometimes the shaft can last about 4 years as long as the tip dont give way. only is that a consistent direction might not be there.
few time i had customers comes to me when their driver shaft was more the 8 years n still going strong. well i can say that is good for them n still they dont want to change.
just go to any certified fitting shop and check ur shaft Fq every 3 months. once it drop more then 12 cpm, is soften liao. just slow down ur swing speed n still can use.

i will ask some friends in US about shaft,s life. see what they update me and i will try n update here.

Thanks so ur kind attention

Enjoy ur golf

Thanks jloo! this really helpful. appreciate it

Interestg!
Now gotta measured e length of my ownership fr Driver, wood & hybrid.
Tx fr sharg, mate jloo61.
Bt wat abt steel shaft then?

audi wrote:

slinger wrote:

dun leave your clubs in the trunk of your car.....


if u do, make sure the car is sheltered from the heat of the sun....


heat is not good for the shafts....


after a wet round of golf, dun leave the clubs in the car as well...


remove the headcovers (if u have) and air the clubs to prevent moisture buildup....

hi slinger,

a friend who has just started golf just bought a set of RBZ iron, and there's a booklet that says not to put the clubs in the trunk of a car. and he asked me why? i don't see why not so i told him that no problem putting the clubs in the car trunk as long as it is inside the golf bag, coz thats what i do too.

my question is: if the clubs are inside the golf bag, does it still affect the shaft? thanks

as long as the car is sheltered, its not a problem...

if its not, i dun think its good for the epoxy n the shaft...

have u try touching the trunk of your car on a sunny day??

whether its in a bag is irrelevant, cos its still pretty hot inside....

then again, its just me cos i like to think i take good care of my clubs...

Wa man... No wonder your golf so good la... Always take very good care of clubs ..

Selling something soon bro??

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!