Re: ShopTalk: Reducing glare on chrome irons

2005-05-10 Thread DADUGALLY
In a message dated 5/9/2005 6:19:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All: Is there way to reduce the gloss on chrome irons and wedges? JB wear sunglasses ha ha ha. Hi JB, You could apply wax to them and then not wipe it off, it will leave an anti glare film, or if you could

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Lloyd Hackman
Dave Good, I am glad to hear you feel as I do that the Brunswick slope is not what we should be building every ones clubs to. Building clubs to a proper slope is just another way to separate custom club building from the OEM's. llhack > [Original Message] > From: Dave Tutelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Ron Kellison
I would like to thank all the stalwarts who responded to my confusion regarding the relationship between MOI and frequency matching. I now understand what I want to do with the next set of irons I make. However, I must tell you that the information was of very little value during the building of

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 04:32 PM 5/10/2005, Lloyd Hackman wrote: Dave, your attitude tward the slope in a set of club is rather disturbing to me. Very few players play on a Brunswick slope anyway. From a data base of about three hundred players of all handicap ranges, I found that an average slope was more like 2.3 CPM

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Lloyd Hackman
Dave, your attitude tward the slope in a set of club is rather disturbing to me. Very few players play on a Brunswick slope anyway. From a data base of about three hundred players of all handicap ranges, I found that an average slope was more like 2.3 CPM per club. With about 10 to 15% of the playe

Re: ShopTalk: Re:Heavy Putter

2005-05-10 Thread Dave Tutelman
I have to agree with Charlie on a few things: * The Heavy Putter advantage is real, not hype. I've tried their prototypes since one of the very first (almost two years ago now), and they've just gotten better. * If you hit your putts with your hands, the Heavy Putter will only make things wor

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 09:58 AM 5/10/2005, Alan Brooks wrote: Dave, isn't the half cpm slope reduction a reflection of the 3/8-inch length increments you get with standard head weights and MOI matching instead of 1/2-inch length increments with swingweight matching? I believe Tom Wishon's system adds weight to the

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Alan Brooks
Dave, isn't the half cpm slope reduction a reflection of the 3/8-inch length increments you get with standard head weights and MOI matching instead of 1/2-inch length increments with swingweight matching? I believe Tom Wishon's system adds weight to the shorter (than the 'favorite') clubs to p

Re: ShopTalk: hybrids vs fairway woods

2005-05-10 Thread Dave Tutelman
Sorry for the late reply. I've been on the road (and I'm not really done with travel for another week). But I promised Jen I'd respond, albeit late. Anyway... At 10:06 AM 5/2/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I plan to build a 4 & 5 iron for the set -- I hit my irons very well and it was a mistake t

Re: ShopTalk: Clarification needed

2005-05-10 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 03:52 PM 5/2/2005, Ron Kellison wrote: If I MOI match can I still build to a predetermined frequency slope or do I forget frequency altogether and simply MOI match by adjusting SW? Are the two procedures compatible, mutually exclusive or somewhere in between? The procedures are compatible. Th

Re: ShopTalk: Elevon questions...

2005-05-10 Thread jhm
Thanks for the note, Steve. No plans for a Lefty Elevon, maybe a 24 deg RH later this year. Let me know how your customer hits it. Which shaft did you use? John John, Just delivered a 20 degree to a customer of mine ... he is very excited about it -- as he currently carries no fairway woods at all