tip trimming

You may find from time to time that a customer is caught between two flexes. There is a way to remedy this situation called the principles of soft and hard stepping shafts. These terms mostly apply to taper tip steel iron shafts, but the concept also applies to parallel tip shafts. So, let us explain each of the four scenarios.

SOFT STEPPING

Parallel tip shafts

Let us begin with the easiest example using parallel tip shafts. The flex of a unitized, parallel tip shaft is determined by how much to trim off the tip of the shaft based on the weight of the head. As head weight increases, the amount of tip trimming increases incrementally to maintain the flex the manufacturer designed into the shaft.

Where do I find shaft trimming instructions?

For those customers who were familiar with our website, you may have noticed a few changes.  One is where you will access the shaft trimming guide which will now be now tucked under the main menu Golf Components > Technical.  Now the appearance may be different but have no fear the fundamentals remain the same.

For those new customers, we want to welcome you and make sure you also know where and how to use the recommended tip trimming.  For a tutorial on how to use our tip trimming guide we have a new updated page by going to the following link.

How to Understand Golf Shaft Trimming Charts