Ed, I still have a single iron shaft of the original Balistik.
Similar stats and Type 1, but 128 grams (postal scale, gram setting) and balance point at 21-1/2". On my NF2 at 35" beam length, deflection is .422" and spine at .436". No slack in spring and DI just touching Rotator extension. Parallel tip of .371 to 14-1/4" on micrometer. Butt is .600 on the nose and parallel for 13-1/2". Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "clubmaker online" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:29 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Hireko Balistiks > Here are the stats on some Apollo Balistiks I received from Hireko, > who I understand bought the Apollo Balistik name and manufactures > the shafts in China. There were three wood shafts and one iron > shaft. > > The "real" Apollo statistics I obtained from a 1998 GS catalog. > In addition, I have included measurements from a "real" Apollo > iron shaft I have. > > All shafts were Type 1 (a Natural Bend Point with a Spine 180* > opposite). > > "Real" Apollo statistics (from GS catalog): > Wood 48" long, 125g, .600 Butt (13" Parallel), .335 Tip (17" Parallel) > Iron 44" long, 130g, .600 Butt (12" Parallel), .370 Tip (16" Parallel) > > Hireko Apollo statistics (average of three woods, one iron): > Wood 48" long, 137.3g, .600 Butt (8.5" Parallel), .335 Tip (11 5/8 Par) > Iron 43 15/16, 132g, .600 Butt (11" Parallel), .370 Tip (11" Parallel) > > Some additional info: > Hireko Wood Balance Point - 25 1/2" (approximate) > "Real" Wood Balance Point - ??? > Hireko Iron Balance Point - 22 3/4" (from a single shaft) > "Real" Iron Balance Point - 21 5/8" (from my sample shaft) > > Weights and Butt CPMs > 5" clamp, Tip Weights: Woods 200g, Irons 254g. All shafts clamped with > NBP and Spine on the "plucking plane." > > Hireko Wood #1, 138g, 238 > Hireko Wood #2, 138g, 239 > Hireko Wood #3, 136g, 234 > "Real" Wood 125g, ??? > > Hireko Iron #1, 132g, 263 > "Real" Iron 130g, 254 > > Conclusions > The Hireko's are certainly more of a match in name than in statistics. > The woods are the farthest off the mark: > 137.3g vs. 125g > 11" PTS vs. 17" > 8.5: PBS vs 13" > > I only have the one CPM measurement, for an Iron shaft, but it shows > that the Hireko iron shaft is stiffer than the real Apollo. > > Not to say that these are bad shafts, just that they aren't Balistiks > as we knew them. > > /Ed > >
