Club Shortining?

Kimbot

Lads,

Just wondering how much roughly would it cost to shorten Irons by an inch?
My new irons are grand, but I find gripping them lower is giving me fantastic shots, I was thinking will I keep them the same lenght or shorten them to match.

randomer

I wanted to get a couple of inches taken off my putter and I was told that any club pro could do it and it would cost about a tenner. I am sure if you are getting six or seven clubs done they would give you a discount.

GreeBo

As long as they are not graphite you can do it yourself pretty easily...

Thought I would say that you dont need it if you get good results by gripping down a bit. A lot of this can be psychological and you may find that you still grip down with the short shafts (as discovered by Anthony Kim!)

Kimbot

GreeBo wrote: »

As long as they are not graphite you can do it yourself pretty easily...

Thought I would say that you dont need it if you get good results by gripping down a bit. A lot of this can be psychological and you may find that you still grip down with the short shafts (as discovered by Anthony Kim!)

Yeah, I'm afraid of that and loose control then when I play. I might play another few rounds and try maintain how I was hitting them yesterday!
Had a good day on the course for a change.

soundsham

jonny24ie wrote: »

Lads,

Just wondering how much roughly would it cost to shorten Irons by an inch?
My new irons are grand, but I find gripping them lower is giving me fantastic shots, I was thinking will I keep them the same lenght or shorten them to match.

why change anything ?
your gripping them lower for fantastic shots......how bad, grip em lower

if you chop em and hit em poorly for a while no doubt the man in your head will blaim the shorter shafts.

Kimbot

soundsham wrote: »

why change anything ?
your gripping them lower for fantastic shots......how bad, grip em lower

if you chop em and hit em poorly for a while no doubt the man in your head will blaim the shorter shafts.

I suppose, I do let things like that creep into my head. Sure while I am hitting them well then I suppose I should just leave it be. At least I am hitting greens in regulation some of the time now.

soundsham

enjoy it man dont fiddle too much

jeez look what happened to p harrington:D

DonkeyPokerTour

jonny24ie wrote: »

Lads,

Just wondering how much roughly would it cost to shorten Irons by an inch?
My new irons are grand, but I find gripping them lower is giving me fantastic shots, I was thinking will I keep them the same lenght or shorten them to match.

Simple answer, take a hacksaw to them an do it yourself.

True answer, Alot. If you take an inch off the shaft it will effect (affect i'm never sure) the swing weight of the club massivly. In something like a putter this does not make a significant difference however in all other clubs it would so the club fitter would need to add weights to compensate for the shorter shaft.

Just do exactly what others are suggesting and grip them shorter.

Regards
Ian

PeterJamesDoyle

Donkey is right. If you shorten them by one inch, you will affect the overall swingweight of the club. Then you might have control issues.

If you play down the grip, what harm. Like the boys say, A. Kim does it, and he's not suffering. If thats your technique, don't change it, just keep doing it.

Kimbot

Thanks lads, I have decided to keep them as they are, I really have taken to these clubs now and my games is rapidly improving.

Myksyk

Alternatively, you could buy one inch shoe insoles. Cheaper, easier AND you'll be able to see further!

chemicalfred

I have decided to take 3 inches off the length of my golf clubs. That way they'll fit in the bin