Cutting a Stealth

[SVERIGE 0]

Hi, I cut my Stealth about 7 cm, will it afect the flex like on the SyNergys?

[EBondo 237]

it should, but not much...as you didn't cut much off of it

someone correct me if i am wrong

[SVERIGE 0]

Sorry but I was mistaken, I cut it about 9 cm (3,5 Inch). I heard 2 things :

- if you cut a Stealth you don't lose flex (from Easton Message Board)

- if you cut a syNergy, you "win" like 24 flex for an inch ;

Is this true or not?

Thanks

[Chadd 916]

Sorry but I was mistaken, I cut it about 9 cm (3,5 Inch). I heard 2 things :

- if you cut a Stealth you don't lose flex (from Easton Message Board)

- if you cut a syNergy, you "win" like 24 flex for an inch ;

Is this true or not?

Thanks

Neither is entirely accurate. However no independant scientific studies have been done to measure the exact amount the flex will change.

[vivaotravez12 0]

I usually go with adding 10 flex for every inch you cut off.

[Chadd 916]

I usually go with adding 10 flex for every inch you cut off.

not even close

[estovlo2 0]

It's far below that isn't it?

[Chadd 916]

It's far below that isn't it?

The most common number I've seen is 4% per inch, I would think it's pretty close to that. Of course that will vary depending on manufacturing method.

[dietzie27 0]

i always thought it was roughly about 4 flex per inch

[Chadd 916]

i always thought it was roughly about 4 flex per inch

Cutting a junior stick and a senior stick one inch should not increase the stiffness by the same amount.

[dietzie27 0]

well i was referring to a senior stick.

[Eazy_b97 1]

I think your missing the point. It is an exponential equation used to determine things like this, not a simple 4 flex per inch. I used to think that too, and its generally an alright way to judge if your taking an inch off the top of a standard stick, but its not a concrete answer. A shorter stick, senior or not, will handle the cutting differently than a longer stick.

[Overtime 0]

i dont want to start a new topic, so if you cut a stick 1 inch and put in a 1 inch end plug back would it be stiffer than a stick not cut exact length. thanks

[Eazy_b97 1]

Should be about equal. Nothing major.

[Overtime 0]

oh thanks

[Tyler B 0]

Sorry but I was mistaken, I cut it about 9 cm (3,5 Inch). I heard 2 things :

- if you cut a Stealth you don't lose flex (from Easton Message Board)

- if you cut a syNergy, you "win" like 24 flex for an inch ;

Is this true or not?

Thanks

It was suposed to be every four inches you cut off a stick you add 24 to the flex, that would make it add 6 to the flex for every inch you cut off. But like allready posted you cant entirely determine the flex of the stick after it has been cut.

[Overtime 0]

The flex increse differs for different shafts or sticks.

[XeF4 0]

I thought that the flex of the stick is determined by the ammont of carbon that is put into the shaft. If you cut off 2 inches you are not putting any more carbon into the shaft, your just making the shaft shorter. The flex stays the same, however, it feels stiffer because you have to apply more pressure to flex the stick as much as you did before due to the shorter lenghth.

this is all my theory, so somebody tell me if im wrong.

[sk8ordie 0]

Think of it as a 3 point bend test. A 3 point bend test is where the two end of the stick would sit on stationary blocks and a press comes down on the centre of the shaft and pushes down to see how much force is needed to defect the stick a certain amount. If you think of the extreme case where the two end blocks are now almost side by side or an inch apart, it would take a lot more force to bend that little bit of stick.

[Jackymc 0]

I thought flex was a measurement of the effort required to "flex" a stick.. If you think of it that way then a shorter stick is stiffer than a longer one even if they have the same flex rating. The amount it stiffens depends on the length of the stick before cutting, the length after cutting and the material that the shaft is made from. If you exagerate it compare a 6ft pole and a 4 ft stick that are made the same. If you take a few inches off both, the 4 ft stick would feel way stiffer while the 6 ft pole would be barely noticable.