Warrior AK27 XL

[li7039 0]

Is this shaft the same length as the retail ak27 with a longer end plug or it it actually 6 inches of composite material. Because the picture on monkey it just a regular ak27.

[kovalchuk71 212]

I believe it is 6"of comp.

[camhockey16 5]

alot of nhl players don't use a wooden butt end - this would probably be how

i would imagine you just buy one that is super long and then just cut it down to the size you want.

can you just use a saw to do it? or is there some other tool that works better?

[Hockeyman11385 1]

They make hacksaw blades that are made especially for graphite. They sort of have a really rough edge instead of teeth.

Edit: sp

[Chadd 916]

The make hacksaw blades that are made especially for graphite. They sort of have a really rough edge instead of teeth.

Golfsmith and other golf supply places have them

[li7039 0]

last question, is this 6" from the end of the wood plug or 6" from the end of the composite shaft when compared to the regular shaft.

[Hockeyman11385 1]

I would say that it would be at the top end but I'm not 100% sure. It would change the kick point a lot to put it at the bottom. I realize putting the material at the top changes it as well but putting it on the bottom would have a greater effect.

[Rustpot 1]

I would say that it would be at the top end but I'm not 100% sure. It would change the kick point a lot to put it at the bottom. I realize putting the material at the top changes it as well but putting it on the bottom would have a greater effect.

For a constant flex profile shaft like the AK, it stays pretty close to your bottom hand/the center.

AK XL is only 100 flex and above anyway, right?

Warrior proabably churns out a big stick of 5 shafts at a time and cuts them down before graphics anyway, so it's not a big jump to get longer standard shafts.

[kovalchuk71 212]

That would not make sense. There would be no engineered kick point.

[sdcopp 1]

standard shafts don't have a kick point like tapered shafts do

[camhockey16 5]

here are some places you can get hacksaw blades that can cut graphite just in case anyone was wondering

http://www.golfsmith.com/products/8587

http://www.golfworks.com/category.asp?star...c=29&c2c=ln

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00940862000P

[Chadd 916]

standard shafts don't have a kick point like tapered shafts do

They absolutely can have a kickpoint. The materials can be laid differently to create a focused kickpoint in a standard shaft.

here are some places you can get hacksaw blades that can cut graphite just in case anyone was wondering

http://www.golfsmith.com/products/8587

http://www.golfworks.com/category.asp?star...c=29&c2c=ln

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00940862000P

I always used a rod saw blade then I made clubs.

http://www.golfsmith.com/ps/products/8586?...8863e34226974af

[Hockeyman11385 1]

Thank you. I have an AK27 and it definitely bends more towards the bottom of the shaft, which means there is a specific kickpoint.

[Law Goalie 147]

The real question is: if you flip it over and put the blade in the butt end, does it behave the same?

[Rustpot 1]

From the Warrior Catalogue

"And our constant flex profile gives you even stiffness whether you hold your shaft high or low"

That leads me to think it has a constant flex profile, meaning no engineered kickpoint like the One90 or Z-bubble/S17 standard shafts.

[kovalchuk71 212]

There is still a point where the shaft kicks though. It doesn't matter where your hand is, the stick will still kick at that engineered point.