John, I'm presently using the Rawlings by Aldila L-flex on a set of XDS2 Pro irons for my wife. Deflections on my NF2 for the 8 shafts ranged from .502 to .525, with .004 about equal to 1 cpm (per D. Neubecker). The majority were .514-.517, so they were pretty good for the low price from a deflection standpoint...about 6 cpm range...which certainly isn't as close as frequency matched orders, but a lot less money, too. There were no really big spines, but most were rather uneven in position...that is, all over the place in reference to the NBP. So, I'm just aligning them with the NBP to target. The paint is rather thick on these shafts, so tip prep with a belt sander is a lot faster and easier than scraping, if you're doing a set of them.
Figuring the matching trim amounts is typically easy on the NF2. Used the softest shaft (.502) for the 3-iron and stiffest shaft (.525) for the PW. With a 35" beam length and after figuring a .020 tip sensitivity on the base shaft, these were my target deflections on a 1/2" slope: 3-iron .502, 4-iron .512, 5-iron .522, etc. Just put each shaft in the NF2, slid to the target deflection, marked tip trim, trimmed and checked again, epoxied in the heads and will cut to length when they set up. The NF2 is easier to use than a frequency analyzer, because all deflections are automatically taken on the NBP and I don't have to clamp and reclamp any shafts...just snap them in the bearings and slide to the target deflection. Accuracy is probably better, too, since all numbers are read on the NBP and I can usually get within .002 on repeat readings. Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "john chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Inexpensive Graphite Shafts for Irons > Looking for inexpensive (less than $10) graphite shafts for irons, R > flex, preferably with low torque. Any suggestions? I have seen some > Rawlings by Aldila and Velocitor by Aldila both for less than $6. Are > either any good? > > >
