RE: ShopTalk: How to pick torque?

[Mike]

In the recent PCS show, Ralph Maltby of Golfwork fame, did a presentation showing a steel-shafted putter on center hit occasional produces shaft twisting of up to one degree.  This presentation featured high speed camera shots to support his assertion.   Many of Shoptalk members like Don Johnson and Al Taylor were there. Ralph Maltby is quite available. Any one who does not believe torque does anything can easily reach him at Golfwork.      There were many presentations made at the PCS show. If any reference was made to torque, the reference was to affirm low torque and its beneficial effect on bigger heads.  In fact, in the past decade I had never heard anyone made any presentation in PCS that said anything about torque being useless. I believe PCS members here can back me up on that.   My position on this issue is quite clear. The reason that I cited other people's work is for the singular purpose of impartiality.   Reliance on decade old research is not wise, to say at least.      Mike Cheng Harrison Sports, Inc. tel:  800-347-4646 x101 fax: 818-834-7601 e mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our new interactive web site http:\\www.harrison.com -----Original Message----- From: Greg Zachmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,March 19,2003 8:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ShopTalk: How to pick torque? Hi Mike,   One of the problems with a scientific approach to golf is it doesn't take into account that it is a human being playing the game and not a robot. Torque is one of the major components of how a club feels when it strikes a ball. Regardless of what the equations say torque should do to ball flight if the club doesn't feel good to the player none of it really matters. I'm sure that Lloyd is close to being right and DaveT is probably closer. If you build clubs for enough people your going to run across a player who uses all the wrong specifications and plays great. For these people (and I believe there are more than many will admit) no amount of science is going to get them to play something that doesn't feel good and those clients will put a clubmaker/fitter's talent to the test.   Take care,   Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 2:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ShopTalk: How to pick torque? When choosing shafts for a customer is their a rule of thumb to look at for shaft torque? There are many shafts that have similar swing speed ratings but very different torque. Rather than simply trial and error there must be something to work from. It seems easy to say that a low torque shaft is better but there must be something that falls under the "no free lunch" rule or a time when a higher torque shaft is the correct choice. Thanks, Mike Licht