Lengths

[Otter101!!!]

I did a fitting and we’ve got the shaft Aldila XTorsion S60. I decided I liked the older Ping G head better, so I purchased one with a stock shaft Ping specs say total length is 45 3/4. My fitter agreed I could go Down to 44 3/4 length. So we ordered the XTorsion shaft at 44 3/4 all good. Now with the shaft installed and the club being grounded as you would if you were going to hit it, it measures out to 44. So is it normal to have the length play shorter then what I thought we ordered? So far I have two rounds on the set up and love it, in fact I’m glad it’s playing to 44, I just have more confidence with it, and love hitting it.

[Stuart_G]

So we ordered the XTorsion shaft at 44 3/4 all good.

 

Sorry but who did you order it from that allowed you to specify a length when just ordering a shaft?

 

What's 'normal' is to get the shaft new and uncut, then have the local fitter/builder install the adapter and cut it to length using your head to measure playing length. There are some variations in the way length can be measured, especially when considering the grip cap (or not), and BBTG can vary in different head models - so it's important to know what head it will be installed in (and the person cutting needs to know the accurate BBTG specs for the head). But assuming the person doing the cutting and adapter install knows what they are doing - and your length measurement is somewhat accurate, 1/4" might not be unusual but I would not expect it to be off by a 3/4".

 

Glad it working out for you anyways.

[Otter101!!!]

It worked out perfect couldn’t be happier, it was a factory up grade and built.