Rich,

Pretty much everything you suggested, I am already doing or have tried. With Steve’s carbon fiber shaft and counterweight it is actually very comfortable to swing. That is not the problem. The problem is with the design of the handle/grip. It just does not fit my hand very well. Maybe it is because I am older (74) that it affects me more than it would a younger person.

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