Originally Posted by Robert O' Keeffe

Ian, I think that you could overcome the idea of cutting the shaft by working on the overall height of your body in the setup. Think about it. The more your body is upright ( not removing the spine angle, knee flex, etc), the more the clubshaft will be able to work the plane. My idea here is that with an improved arc and take away this should then give you a sweeter strike and direction. Maybe im wrong