Cutting the butt of a shaft

No possible way you took 3” off of any club and had it feel the same. Swing weight would be extremely lighter.

I believe it is 1 sw point per 1/2” in either direction. So an iron at D3SW woul feel lighter at D2 after 1/2” trim.

Probably not notiyto lost golfers. But 3”? Doubtful

I don't know that I've ever cut an iron shaft. I've cut a putter shaft, but when you're doing that, you expect the change in weight.

My questions, off the top of my head -- did you buy the same iron shaft to match your set? How'd you buy it too long? If you bought a 6 iron shaft and are trying to reshaft the 7 iron, if you cut the shaft, I think it'll change the stiffness profile so that it won't match the rest of the set.

If you're talking you bought a plus 1" iron set and you want to cut an inch off the entire set, they will all match but it'll still change the stiffness profile. It's also going to impact lie angle, which could be a bigger issue.


In short, a six iron shaft cut to seven iron length isn't the same as a seven iron shaft.

I would tip it an inch and cut to length off the butt.

Haters gonna hate....

Discrete length shafts, where the iron shafts come shorter in lengths as you go higher up in club number, are in most cases also tapered tip (0.355"). These shafts are pre-trimmed at the tip but NOT at the butt end. The expectation is that your club-builder will trim the butt to achieve the desired final club length. For many standard length clubs, you will need to trim somewhere between 1/2" to 1".

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No possible way you took 3” off of any club and had it feel the same

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I did also switch grips on the club at the same time...Went from a jumbo grip back to a normal grip, that would have had an equalizing affect on the swing weight no?

Keep in mind, there are hosel weights that you can get from golfworks to help get the right swing weight if too light.