[mattsdad]

Planning to buy a new driver. Uncertain as to whether my excellent clubmaker, who is in fact a swinger. can accurately relate to what will make this particular hitter happy. After shortening my shaft a bit, weight needs to be added to get my swingweight back up to d4. My clubmaker thinks 207 grams should be my maximum clubhead weight and the rest of the weight should go in the hosel. My theory is that hitters, with their shorter more explosive swings, might be able to efficiently handle heavier clubhead weights? Any hitters with experience with shorter shafts and heavier heads care to share?

Sorry, not a Hitter, but I am a hobbyist clubmaker with a fair bit of experience. I am curious why your clubmaker thinks 207 grams should be the maximum clubhead weight with the rest of the weight going in the hosel. Adding weight in the hosel is effectively the same (from a swingweight perspective) as adding weight to the head. If weight is going to be added to the head to get it to 207 grams, and further weight is going to be put in the hosel, it would make more sense to put it all in the head. Unless I am missing something here.

Also, you may have already taken this into consideration, but adding weight to the head will make the shaft play softer unless the shaft is tipped to compensate. This would apply moreso to Hitters due to the nature of a Hitter's loading.