Cutting a Sickick down

[x11x 0]

How much will the flex change, and how will shooting be affected if I cut down my 75 flex sickick 2-3 inches?

[sabre09923 0]

It changes the flex point and will increase the flex by around 10% for every 2 inches you cut it. If you cut the 75 flex SicKick 2 inches, then you'll end up with an 83 flex stick, and the balance point will be moved further down the shaft.

[x11x 0]

Thanks. And how much would that affect my shot?

[BK 0]

Thanks. And how much would that affect my shot?

Depends on how much you are used to your current flex.

[sabre09923 0]

Some people get a harder shot when they switch to a stiffer flex, some people get a harder shot when they switch to a whippier shaft. It's very hard to tell how your shot would be effected unless you've used a stiffer stick before.

[x11x 0]

I'm used to a 75 but my stick is too long.

[Chadd 916]

It changes the flex point and will increase the flex by around 10% for every 2 inches you cut it. If you cut the 75 flex SicKick 2 inches, then you'll end up with an 83 flex stick, and the balance point will be moved further down the shaft.

It shouldn't be that drastic on any tapered stick/shaft. The kickpoint is engineered to be in the tapered portion of the shaft so a small change at the but end shouldn't make a big difference.

[sabre09923 0]

Chadd, do you mean the flex change or the movement of the flex point?

[Chadd 916]

Chadd, do you mean the flex change or the movement of the flex point?

Flex change

I need to see if Joe at Oggie can make his new machine test flexes the way that I think they should be tested. I believe the current method that most use is not accurate for tapered sticks.

[Jason Harris 31]

He didn't mentioned tapered shafts, specifically, while we were in Toronto, but he did say that he disagreed with some methods used for testing flex.

I'm sure he'd like to hear other ideas to incorporate into the TruFlex.

[kornsined 0]

Interesting indeed. Maybe that's why a 100 flex in and old synergy felt different then a 100 flex in an SL.

[Chadd 916]

He didn't mentioned tapered shafts, specifically, while we were in Toronto, but he did say that he disagreed with some methods used for testing flex.

I'm sure he'd like to hear other ideas to incorporate into the TruFlex.

When we talked about it before, he said that it would require some modification of his existing equipment.

[ramensandwich 1]

It changes the flex point and will increase the flex by around 10% for every 2 inches you cut it. If you cut the 75 flex SicKick 2 inches, then you'll end up with an 83 flex stick, and the balance point will be moved further down the shaft.

is this pretty much a general rule of thumb for all sticks?? i've wondered about this. i use a 100 flex cut down 4-5 inches so that means its really about 125 flex??

[sabre09923 0]

It changes the flex point and will increase the flex by around 10% for every 2 inches you cut it. If you cut the 75 flex SicKick 2 inches, then you'll end up with an 83 flex stick, and the balance point will be moved further down the shaft.

is this pretty much a general rule of thumb for all sticks?? i've wondered about this. i use a 100 flex cut down 4-5 inches so that means its really about 125 flex??

Well, since Chadd popped in and told me otherwise, I'm not sure. If it's not a tapered stick (standard shaft), then it will be around there. It may be 2% per inch (or lower), speculatively, for a tapered stick, but I'm not sure.

[Scurvy 3]

I always thought it was 3% per inch but I guess the difference between a 2-3 percent change in flex is insignificant.

[x11x 0]

What is the best method for cutting a composite stick?

[TBLfan 25]

What is the best method for cutting a composite stick?

[Jason Harris 31]

That plus a mitre box for a straighter cut.

[Chadd 916]

The best method is a chop saw with a disc for cutting composite materials. Unless you run a shop and cut multiple sticks every day, it isn't worth the expense though.