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What is the differences in the length? If I wanted a 43" driver, could I pull a shaft from a 3 wood and put it in my driver? What kind of issues would I have w/ the tips?

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In general, wood shafts that are prepped to be installed into a fw wood are normally tipped more than the corresponding driver shaft. By tipped I mean a certain portion of the tip end is hacked off, stiffening the shaft up a bit. Because the driver head weighs less than a 3w head, a 43" driver will play significantly stiffer especially when the shaft is tipped for a 3w. The vast majority of wood hosels take either a 0.335" shaft or a 0.350" diameter shaft. It is not recommended to shave a 0.350 shaft down to fit into a 0.335" hosel, this compromises the shaft integrity. There is no problem installing a 0.335" shaft into a 0.350" hosel with the use of a shim. Also, the 3w and the driver head may not have identical BBGM (Bottom Bore to Ground Measurement) and so the same shaft may play at different lengths depending on bore depth.

I will have to say that you totally covered the whole basis for him...

I clicked on this post to see if I could assist in anyway but after reading your post the answer became a clear NO.

GREAT INFORMATIONAL POST.

One other thing he did not cover. When you go to a 43" driver the swingweight will drop to about a C-5 or so. You have to raise the swingweight to get the proper feel back. A reputable clubmaker can set this up for you.

That totally depends on the weight of the shaft and swing weight is not the only solution for a golfer.

Have you every used Balance Certified on clubs? Very popular on tours and with alot of clubbuilders but you have to throw swing weight out the door.

So, I believe Swingweighting is per the customers request to ensure the club feels good to their liking and not a set standard accross the board. When a club fitter gets stuck on swingweight then how will he ever think outside the box for customers.