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Old 06-20-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: Aldila VS Proto "By You" shaft

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Originally Posted by JPsuff View Post
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Not all hybrids are .370. There are hybrids with a .335 hosel and as a matter of fact, I have two .335 hyrid heads sitting in my garage right now. Also, if you'd like to use that .335 shaft in a .370 hosel, just pick up a pack of brass shims. They work fine and they don't affect anything in terms of characteristics. All they do is allow a smaller shaft to be installed into a larger hosel.

I've used them in the past and they work fine.

Just remember that hybrid heads are generally quite heavy and they will tend to make a .335 shaft seem very whippy, which is why most hybrids are designed for a .370 shaft. The solution of course is tipping the .335 shaft to compensate for the extra weight. How much you take off is related to the weight of the head versus the desired characteristics and a good part of tipping is trial and error. There are no hard and fast rules for tipping a shaft and if you go that route, just tip the shaft in small increments until you get the results you're after.



-JP
Ok, I went and checked, and TM "TP" series hybrids are indeed .355. The rest of the models are .370.

Nevertheless, I wouldn't use that shaft for a hybrid. For once, it's most likely too light; then tipping will be tricky, as has been mentioned, plus, to my knowledge, the brass shims tend to soften the tip as well.
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