Switching TM heads but keeping shafts - anything needed?

[robinsf]

Hey guys - i hope I can leverage your collective experience to answer some of my questions.

I have a RBZ Stage 2 Tour 3 Wood 15* and 3 Hybrid 18.5* both with the same Fujikura Motore Speeder Tour Spec shafts (red). The hybrid has a cracked face and so I figure I would upgrade my fairway wood at the same time.

**Questions**

1. Can I swap out the shafts (remove the tip since M4 models don't offer adjustability) and put them into Taylormade M4 Fairway and Hybrid heads? I think both models were .370 bore with the tip in RBZ Stage 2 and .370 no adapter tip in M4?

2. Would I lose about an inch without the adapter present?

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

[Awalkspoiled]

The 3 wood is .335 not .370 but it will slot right into an M4 if that's what you want to do with it. However, the Stage 2 Adapter should also fit into the M1, M3, M5 heads and that would be the way I'd go with it no pulling or reinstalling, just switch heads. The degree of adjustability will be different from current adapters but it should fit just fine. The hybrid shaft is .370 and will fit into a current TM and most other hybrids. BBGM with adapter is about the same as non-adapter heads so you will lose very little overall length in most setups. The length of the shaft is going to be overall length gripcap to adapter tip minus about 5/8"

[robinsf]

Thanks @Awalkspoiled for the very quick and super helpful reply!

I was thinking about about going the M1,3,5 route since it would be easier to swap but I wanted a larger head size (looks more forgiving) so M4 is the path I am choosing.