Re: ShopTalk: History of Frequency

[Bernie Baymiller]

PT,   I'm no historian on this subject, but frequency is certainly a simple way to compare stiffness of one shaft with another. Ed Bozman was one of the first to use a frequency meter on this forum, and had some interesting background on it...but he left the forum about 4 years ago. Maybe somebody has a record of his remarks.   (Build yourself an NF2 and you can forget all about frequency numbers.) :-)   Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter T. Sabin, neoGolfMatching To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: ShopTalk: History of Frequency Can anyone recall when the frequency of a shaft/club became a recognized standard for matching or building clubs? I am puzzled as to why this measurement became a clubmaking and fitting tool. My understanding is that frequency is, in essence, the resonant frequency of a shaft/club. If so, it escapes me as to why this has an effect on the golf swing. I can understand how the period of a finished club (i.e. the time it takes to complete a cycle when allowed to swing about the axis point) affects the golf swing. But the resonant frequency? I don't understand. A little history would be great. Thanks. -- Peter T. Sabin (aka phineasToad) neoGolfMatching eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]