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bue1945 32 July 23, 2016 0 Comments

Jim or Brett,

I have had two Callaway FT-hybrids (Fusion Technology) 2006 models for several years and I love the clubs. However, this year, I notice that I am losing a little distance with them (I’m 71 years old). They have Callaway/Aldila NVS 85R-350 shafts in them, and I’m thinking they are getting a little too stiff for me. I have a couple of questions:

1. Does the 85 stand for 85 grams? I assume that the R stands for Regular flex, as that is what I always have played.

2. Does the 350 indicate that the tip size of these shafts are .350 instead of .370 or .335? If so, does anybody make a hybrid shaft in .350 anymore?

3. Finally, when it comes to tipping the shafts should allowance be made for the fact that these are bore-thru shafts?

Thanks for you info….I like these clubs and really want to update them to fit my present swing characteristics.

Ron

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-27T19:06:12+00:00

1. The 85 does stand for 85 gram.

2. The 350 does stand for .350″ tip diameter shaft. We have not stocked a .350″ tip diameter hybrid shaft for a number of years now. You could use the BB9002 Callaway adaptor and install .335″ wood shafts into these hybrids.

3. If I used a wood shaft I would follow tip trimming based on the clubhead weight of the hybrid. I reference the following wood head weights and would match the hybrid head weight to this and follow the tip trimming for that fairway wood.

3 Wood = 210 grams

4 Wood = 215 grams

5 Wood = 220 grams

6 Wood = 225 grams

7 Wood = 230 grams

8 Wood = 235 grams

9 Wood = 240 grams

I would certainly look to go to a lighter weight shaft. The smaller tip diameter wood shaft will play a little more flexible then a .350″ size and could help as well.