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Driver shaft snapped today.

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  • 07-10-2018 5:05pm
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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭


    So I was hitting my driver today on
    the 4th tee. The shaft snapped about 6ins from the head.

    Tough sh1t I presume?


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    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,614 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Yes


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,161 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    Tilikum17 wrote: »
    So I was hitting my driver today on
    the 4th tee. The shaft snapped about 6ins from the head.

    Tough sh1t I presume?

    Was it a regular contact or did you hit the ground or anything?

    What make and how old?

    If you bought it from McGuirks or the like I'd bring it back and they will probably do something for you.


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    dan_ep82
    Registered Users Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭dan_ep82


    Email the manufacturer,

    I had a putter replace with a brand new one from Odyssey after the face started to come away.


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    mike12
    Registered Users Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭mike12


    What driver is is


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    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,369 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Depends how old it is.


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    The driver is a 2016 M2. The shaft was a aldila rogue 60 S. I bought the shaft it last year.

    Hit was just a normal tee shot. The drive went straight with normal distance. It felt like it snapped straight after impact/on my follow through.


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,161 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    Tilikum17 wrote: »
    The driver is a 2016 M2. The shaft was a aldila rogue 60 S. I bought the shaft it last year.

    Hit was just a normal tee shot. The drive went straight with normal distance. It felt like it snapped straight after impact/on my follow through.

    I'd bring it back so, thats too new to be breaking.


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    The problem now that I have is, I went into the golf shop on Friday looking for the M2 (2017 version) which he didn’t have.

    It looks a bit strange now going it looking for a shaft a few days later.


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    dan_ep82 wrote: »
    Email the manufacturer,

    I had a putter replace with a brand new one from Odyssey after the face started to come away.

    I might try that this evening.


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    Ronney
    Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭Ronney


    Gui Insurance will cover this too. Think there is a €50 excess aprox. Not worth it for a cheap shaft but possibly for a pricey graphite one


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    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,973 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Ronney wrote: »
    Gui Insurance will cover this too. Think there is a €50 excess aprox. Not worth it for a cheap shaft but possibly for a pricey graphite one

    now you tell me :rolleyes:
    I had a broken shaft earlier this year :(


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    Ronney wrote: »
    Gui Insurance will cover this too. Think there is a €50 excess aprox. Not worth it for a cheap shaft but possibly for a pricey graphite one

    Are you sure about that?


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    Ronney
    Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭Ronney


    Tilikum17 wrote: »
    Are you sure about that?

    Yea claimed for 3 shafts a few year back as my bag suffered a small accident


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    Ronney wrote: »
    Yea claimed for 3 shafts a few year back as my bag suffered a small accident

    Thanks!


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    londonred
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭londonred


    Sometimes its cheaper to but the full club again on Ebay than buying and fitting a shaft.


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    Ronney wrote: »
    Gui Insurance will cover this too. Think there is a €50 excess aprox. Not worth it for a cheap shaft but possibly for a pricey graphite one

    GUI insurance is now with AIG. Rang them today & they said they only cover stuff if it’s stolen from your car.


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    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,987 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Tilikum17 wrote: »
    GUI insurance is now with AIG. Rang them today & they said they only cover stuff if it’s stolen from your car.

    I know that AIG Car Insurance is limited to golf gear stolen from a locked boot (policy exclusive to GUI members).
    It might be worth checking again as the GUI Golf Insurance is a completely different policy...

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    Montgolfier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Montgolfier


    I'd be interested in the head if you go to sell it. Send me a pm if you do.


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    stannis12
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭stannis12


    Same thing happened to me with a TM M2 (Hzrdus black shaft). I brought it back to McGuirks who sent it to Taylor Made in the UK. TM replaced the shaft and I had it back within 10 working days - no charge.


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    stannis12 wrote: »
    Same thing happened to me with a TM M2 (Hzrdus black shaft). I brought it back to McGuirks who sent it to Taylor Made in the UK. TM replaced the shaft and I had it back within 10 working days - no charge.

    I only have one half of the shaft. The grip it. It snapped about 6ins from the head. Do you think that would matter?


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    stannis12
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭stannis12


    The exact same thing happened to me. The shaft snapped about 3/4 down the shaft at impact. I didn't duff it or anything. The Ball went right and club head went 30 yards left. Provided you still have the head and the grip end you should be okay. I filled in a docket in McGuirks with a brief description of what happened and the shaft and head were sent to TM in the UK. The driver with the exact same HZRDUS replacement shaft was back within a fortnight. Lads in McGuirks in Airside were very obliging.


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    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,973 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Tilikum17 wrote: »
    GUI insurance is now with AIG. Rang them today & they said they only cover stuff if it’s stolen from your car.

    GUI insurance has always been with AIG for as long as I can remember


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    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,973 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    I got my shaft from fore golf.
    As it happens a 2017 M2.

    when my shaft broke (while in my golf bag in the car boot) .... they shafted me :(

    sounds like McGuirks are doing a good job with the customer service


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    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    I emailed taylormade there. I’ll see what they say. I’ll bring it back to where I bought it at the weekend.


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