Brian A Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I have a ping G30 SF tec driver, I have snapped the shaft just above the adapter 3 times. I am not banging the driver in anger or anything. It always just snaps on impact. Any one have any ideas why or a shaft I can buy that will stop this> Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellis745 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I have seen this when someone uses too much epoxy during assembly and the epoxy runs up beyond the height of the adapter on the shaft. This will create a shear point and the shaft will snap there. Another thought, I've seen this happen when people don't put the head cover on when the club is in the bag. The shaft takes a beating from iron heads and micro fractures develop until the snap happens. Quote PXG 0811X Gen 4 7.5* - Graphite Design Tour AD-HD 7 TX TaylorMade M6 15* - PX HZRDUS Green 80 TX Titleist 913 Fd 18* - MCA KuroKage XMS 90 X /// OR /// Callaway XForged UT 20* - Aldila Rogue Black 105 TX Srixon Z745 4-P - PX LZ 7.0 Vokey SM7 49F / 53F / 58K - DG TI S400 Odyssey Black #3 34” Titleist AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Not supposed to hit the ball off the hosel. I would doubt swing speed or manufacturing defect. I agree with the prior poster, sounds like someone is doing a bad assembly job. Are these from the OEM or are you getting someone in particular to build shafts for you? tommc23 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Could also be over abrading the tip? Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 The first 2 shafts were directly from Ping, the one that came with the club and then warranty replacement. The third was put on at golf galaxy. The Ping ones were the blue standard shaft, first one was Stiff second one they bumped me up to X. I always put the head cover on because I'm OCD about cosmetic stuff and cant really say its happening due to hosel shots. Hit it pretty consistent on the face. In the replacement what should I look for or where should I have it done? I've been debating on just buying a new driver. Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 The first 2 shafts were directly from Ping, the one that came with the club and then warranty replacement. The third was put on at golf galaxy. The Ping ones were the blue standard shaft, first one was Stiff second one they bumped me up to X. I always put the head cover on because I'm OCD about cosmetic stuff and cant really say its happening due to hosel shots. Hit it pretty consistent on the face. In the replacement what should I look for or where should I have it done? I've been debating on just buying a new driver.Honestly never heard of something like this happening so often. Especially on multiple shafts from multiple sources. BTW, was kidding about the hosel shots Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, cnosil said: Honestly never heard of something like this happening so often. Especially on multiple shafts from multiple sources. BTW, was kidding about the hosel shots Haha no worries on the hosel shots! I just wanted to make sure everyone had the information. It really is the oddest thing. the last one was a pure hit shot (or so it felt) and the head went flying cnosil 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 The head is cursed! cnosil 1 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 The head is cursed! Think if I tell the wife this she’ll be cool with me buying a new driver?Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy cnosil 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson153 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Think if I tell the wife this she’ll be cool with me buying a new driver?Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyAbsolutely, just tell her the “experts” at MGS said it was an omen for a new driver Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy cnosil 1 Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGolf Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Shaft breakage just above the tip is typically a result of hitting near the hosel or hitting the ground just before impact. A second possible cause is when bring the club around it hits your back. This typically results in a break towards the middle but can be closer to the head. Quote Driver - 44.5" 5.0 flex 10.5 deg Graphite Design XC 6S GP MCC4+ 1 deg closed Irons - 5-pw, GW stnd length 5.0 flex same grip 1 deg flat. Type low medium offset cavity back, no diggers Wedges - 56 and 60 tour grind wedge spinner and mcc4+ grip 2 flat 10 and 8 in bounce Putter - Makefield VS LH Ball - truvis Carried in a Sun Mountain C-130 USA bag - BE PROUD. HC - LH but 85 is a good number, playing in Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaskanski Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 From my experience, shaft breakage (specifically at the tip section above the ferrule) is the result of improper installation - period. Shafts installed into club heads are designed to cope with impacts in whatever form they come, so to blame breakage squarely on to poor impact is absolutely bogus. If the tip section has been improperly prepared and installed however, then you are basically waiting for a failure to happen. The tip section for one has to be prepped correctly. Any coarse abrasion to the tip can lead to weakness in the tip fibres and cause failure. Secondly, any lateral stress to the tip can also be the cause of tip failure - this is why we never install a graphite directly into an adapter of club head without first ensuring that the entry is either chamfered to mitigate side stress, or a collared ferrule is used to alleviate the same tip to entry stress. If you have a combination of these factors, then you have a recipe for disaster. I don't want to call out Ping themselves, but their mass produced orders are likely to be the cause of some (but not all) failures and not wishing to call out Golf Galaxy either, but their level of post assembly scrutiny simply does not match those of any professional club builder whatsoever. I guess you can probably attribute these failures to either one of these poor assembly techniques, but I guess these are also symptomatic to the general level of quality inspection that they get these days too - which is close to zero. I'm quite sure that both Ping and GG offer a full money back guarantee on the products sold - but the emphasis always seems to be on the sale rather than the the product these days, hence the increasing number of failures which are regrettably down to mass produced non-skilled labour techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Ping was awesome the first time, they replaced it and changed stiffness. The second time was like 14 months after I purchased the driver so they said it wasnt covered anymore. GG just said sorry, not their fault and to buy a new shaft. Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindley Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I bought a new set of Callaway Apex irons with the stiff Elevate shafts but I kept snapping the shafts about 5” below the grip. Three broke in one summer; two 8 irons and a 7 iron. This was done on the golf course (not a mat) and with pure strikes, not fat. My driver speed is about 106-109 mph and I’m a 9.5 index. I switched to Dynamic Gold shafts and no more problems. Has anyone else experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SImonA Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 You sort this out? Have a g400 and ive snapped the head off twice on impact when driving. Both ping shafts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMex Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 3/14/2019 at 11:21 AM, Brian A said: Think if I tell the wife this she’ll be cool with me buying a new driver? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy It's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission, because YOU KNOW what the answer is when you ask,,,,,, Quote DRIVER: Cobra F-8 set at 10.5, Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 60 (R) 44 1/2 " 3 & 5 WOOD: Callaway XR-16, Fujikura Speeder Evolution 565 Red (R) IRONS 5-SW: PING G-700, 2 upright, std loft Alta CB (R) + 1/2" HYBRID 3-4: PING G-410, 1 upright, Alta CB 70 Red (R) + 1/2" PUTTER: Byron Experimental GSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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