A Franken-driver...? | Golf Monthly

I have never got on with the driver. I can hit them a long way, but the dispersion I get makes it not worthwhile. I think that I don't get on with the long shafts. Luckily I hit my 5&6 irons well enough to get away with playing 3 wood off the tee. In the last year however, my 8/9/wedge play has come on a lot, and I've realised that 20-30 extra yards off the tee would enable me to play approach shots with these clubs.

I've had a look around, but I just don't like the massive heads found on drivers today. For me they just don't look right behind the ball. I thought I'd found the answer with a Taylor "Mini-driver" (which has a smaller head, and I think a shorter shaft than most drivers) but tbh I don't hit much further than my 3 wood.

I have an old Callaway ERC II driver, stamped as conforming to R&A rules, that lives in the bag I keep out here at my holiday place in Portugal. I played a round with the pro last week - he asked me why I had the driver in my bag but never used it. I asked him how the Callaway compared with modern clubs, specifically as its head is smaller and (for me) much better shaped. He suggested that the biggest technology advances have been with shafts not club heads.

Anyway, I am wondering whether I could create a Franken-driver by having the Callaway ERC II head fitted to a modern 3-wood shaft matched to my swing. I expect the workshop at my club would do this for me. This would give me a 10deg clubhead of a size and shape that I like on a shaft that I would expect to be able to control.

I've never tried anything like this before. Is it a stupid idea? I'd be interested in relevant thought and experiences. Thank you in advance.