Making a 90 flex

[Action Jackson 0]

If i take a 85 flex and cut it down to say a 90 or 95 flex, then add a wood plug to get it to the length i want, will the flex go back to an 85 or will it be at te desired flex?

[Chadd 916]

Depends on the wood plug. It could end up 80, 85 or 90 flex

[Action Jackson 0]

Depends on the wood plug. It could end up 80, 85 or 90 flex

Are you refering to the length of the plug that I'd be inserting? I only cut usually a half inch of a standard stick. but to go to say a 90 it might be an inch or too cut off, with about and inch of extension.

[Chadd 916]

Are you refering to the length of the plug that I'd be inserting?

No. Wood is very inconsistent and the stiffness of the plug will vary quite significantly from one to the next.

[Scotty 8]

No. Wood is very inconsistent and the stiffness of the plug will vary quite significantly from one to the next.

An inch or two of wood extension is not going to be flexing.

[Chadd 916]

An inch or two of wood extension is not going to be flexing.

Most people say the same about an inch or two of composite materials, yet it makes a difference. Also remember that a couple inches of the plug goes into the shaft, so an inch or two is really more like four or five. Joe from Oggie has done a bunch of tests on wood plugs with his force gauge. This isn't theoretical, it is based on what he has told me.

[Action Jackson 0]

So what would you recommend to make an 85 flex stay a 90 after i cut and extend it?

[Scotty 8]

So what would you recommend to make an 85 flex stay a 90 after i cut and extend it?

Cut it 3-4 inches shorter than you need it, then re-lengthen to proper length with a wood plug. Will it flex? Yes, but not enough to notice and it is your best option. You're only looking to "change" the flex a very small increment anyway.

[Chadd 916]

So what would you recommend to make an 85 flex stay a 90 after i cut and extend it?

I would start with a 100 and add an oggie grip