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[PINEHEEL]

So AI tells me stock Stealth is 45.75" long. Which is pretty dern long. Not sure what shaft you have, and of course if you cut your diver down a bit it's fairly permanent. But if you pop the grip off and cut an inch off, with a Dremel or some other tool/saw, and put another grip on, you'd need to add about 8 grams of weight to the head to keep the swingweight the same. Pretty sure you can get heavier TM weights for the Stealth driver.

Anyway, not telling you to go do this, but that is the gist of it. You can always choke up an inch to get an idea before doing anything drastic. And could even get 8 grams of extra TM weights to try that with.

My Titleist would have been 45.5" with a stock shaft, but I use the 43.75"shaft I already had which comes out to 44.75" when installed in the GT3.

I find it's just easier to make a good proper swing with and control, plus hit in the screws more often.

Of course you could try 45" for a starters, before going any farther. I took .75" off and needed 6 grams. I have a swingweight scale, and yours should be similar.

Awesome stuff. Definitely going to tinker with this. Thanks.

 

[AudiHeel]

If you like the idea but don't want to mess with it, another option is jump on ebay and buy another shaft with a TM tip like yours that's already shorter. A few year old TM shaft is likely under $50, and ready to go. Perhaps an auction about to end someone started for ~$20 and you may be the only bidder, plus cheap shipping. And perhaps a heavier weight that fits your TM model on ebay for cheap too, and swap it with a torque tool.

Ps - google says a TM head adds 1.25" length to the shaft, so you'd want a shaft that's about 43.75" to end up at 45" total. Just google your exact model to double check. And google how much weight to add for how much shorter the shaft is. Rule of thumb is about 6 grams per 1/2 inch.

 

[camelheelfan]

I've been playing Mizuno irons since the 90's, all with TT S300s. Have a set of MP-66 currently, and recently sold the others - MP-63, T-zoid Pro II and T-zoid True and MP-32. I wouldn't mind trying something like a T100 just to see the difference.

I've never felt like I had much trouble hitting the middle of the club face, so why get jumbo irons that don't look appealing.

Just wondering - how long is your driver, or have you tried a mini-driver that's shorter - like 44"...

eta - only ask because off the shelf drivers are 45.5 or 46" long these days, which is probably longer than most weekend golfers need. I play my GT3 at 44.75" and added about 6 grams of weight to keep the swingweight around D3/D4. Just seems a bit easier to control a driver that's not so long, and you can keep your swing more upright like with an iron.

I've been playing a set of Mizuno MP-32s I bought new for $1,000 (I think) in 2005. I may never get rid of them.

 

[AudiHeel]

The only reason I'm now playing newer MP-66s is because modern golf balls don't spin as much as balls 25 years ago, when my older Mizuno irons were made. Consequently newer irons tend to have a lower center of gravity to help launch today's lower spinning balls. MP-66s were sold from 2016-2018, so they're more suited for today's golf ball.

I bought my nearly new MP-66s 4-PW with s200 shafts last year for $275, and I bought another set 5-PW in April for my BiL for $195 shipped. They look virtually brand new as well, and both sets had nice new grips already.

 

[AudiHeel]

Well done PurePutters for winning the ZZL Fantasy Golf Season!!

..was a tight race to the Tour Championship between you and Root, 58 points is nearly a photo finish. Hopefully we can get a bigger group to play the 2027 season!!

#goHeels