It's a commercially available OnCourse 13 wood with 46 degrees loft. The head is cast steel. I pick it up in Texas at a friends shop. www.hoffmangolf.com also lists them. If I hold the shaft as for my normal woods, the face appears over 5 degrees open. Really not a winner. DeanS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:03 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Wood head problem > So, if you bring the head back to normal address, with sole flat on ground, > the head appears open, correct? Remember they used to make heads open 2 or > 3 degrees as normal. Sometimes older wood heads will appear more open than > actual due to the bulge and roll. Interesting stuff. What kind of a head > is it? Wood wood blank? Got me curious now. > > Al > > At 02:40 PM 3/13/2003, you wrote: > >On a sample wood head that is 46 degrees I ran into a strange looking > >problem. When setting with the sole flat on the floor, the > >head is about 6" ahead of the butt of the shaft. The hosel is the same in > >others of the set so it must be designed that way. If I > >square up the shaft and face to hit a ball in the right direction, the > >back of the head is 1/2" off the ground! Until I noticed this > >I kind of liked the wood. Anyone know why something like this wood be used?? > >DeanS > >
