My second to youngest brother just sent me this picture from his Simulator league…

So I respond with “WTF over??…are you hitting the damn mat behind the ball???” He proceeds to reply with “Nope”

He is full of 💩

pellmell It looks like the shaft disintegrated below the ferrule

Exactly…crazy…dunno if I have seen a shaft explode like this before…pile of soft fibers is what it looks like 😳

    Even with bad cataracts, I see more than 1 heel strike....why doesn't anyone else?

    I'd like to see how many toe hits there are.
    Weak-assed, soft tipped, OEM shaft.

    Is that the stock Ping shaft.....never used or pulled from another head/adapter? Looks to me like it's been 'cooked', before being put in the adapter.

      Par4QC Is that the stock Ping shaft.....never used or pulled

      Yup…it is the stock Alta CB 55 stiff that came with it…don’t ask me how he “smoked” the damn thing to end up looking like this…gawd damn kids…🙄

        Par4QC Weak-assed, soft tipped, OEM shaft.

        Well…at least now I have a buyer for the brand new Tensei AV Raw Orange stiff that is out in my shop…😜😂

          ode Consistent heel strikes can lead to shaft breakage

          Maybe he did hit it off the heel so damn hard that it exploded? He does swing fairly fast… I dunno man…🤷🏻‍♂️

              VigilanteTrail

              I don't know that Ping or any OEM would replace that shaft. I think their consensus is much the same as here....abuse....if it's at the hosel/in the adapter. Would probably need to be 6" above to get a new one. (In The Rex driver company...it would be those rules.😄)

                VigilanteTrail He does swing fairly fast…

                Jake hit a drive yesterday, and I told him to look at the face, and see where he hit the ball. It went, but I knew from the flight where he hit it. Dead on the heel, almost missed the whole ball, but no paint mark. Warned him about shaft breakage.

                    Par4QC what's his club speed? I'm wondering how fast is fast enough to break shafts with repeated heel strikes.

                        After further thought…what about unintentional (or intentional 😳) twisting of the head as the causal factor?

                          VigilanteTrail jmo, but those shafts are weak. I've 'waggled' the drivers in stores and the S flex seems whippy for even my miniscule biceps.
                          I sold a set of Ping irons last summer to a fella that proceeded to break 3 shafts, at the hosel....those TFC. I did get to play in a tourney with him last Fall and could see that it was not from hitting the ground. Hard, fast swing....wrong flex/wrong shaft.

                          Your bro may just be a beast and you won't admit it. 😄

                              Par4QC Your bro may just be a beast and you won't admit it.

                              This is in complete violation of the sibling bylaws…never will that admission be communicated…

                              He is a beast alright…a beast that doesn’t know how to consistently hit a damn driver! 😆😆

                                ode True, but while that head shows shots struck ALL over the face, none are on the heel.

                                  🤣 Reminds me of the driver I kept at my inlaws place in AZ. We're visiting and my FIL tells me I'll have to use his old driver as mine is broken. He can't remember if my wife's uncle or cousin was using it, but the shaft snapped.

                                  Shows me the club (Infiniti Propulsion) which looks just like the pic here except there is a big dent in the heel shaped the size of a golf ball. You can even see a dimple pattern in the dent! WTF did they slam it down on the ball? My FIL swears he never saw what happened lol.

                                  SMT Wait, what? Is there another way? Stopped bending over years ago and can't get back up if I take a knee. Wet tee boxes suck.😎

                                    SMT Mike how many heads did you get back for “warranty claims” that people should have been embarrassed to ever send back, let alone think it was the clubs fault! Dents on the underside of the sole, heel, dents on a 455 where the “world champion” writing was on the toe….🙄🙄