Flat line you clubs at the frequency of your favorite club. llhack
> [Original Message] > From: Doug Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 9/29/03 7:39:28 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Constant frequency > > I am combining Lloyd's and Michael's posts here. I hope it's not too > confusing. > > Lloyd wrote: > > [The main reason that people are flat liners is that they take every club > back the same distance rather then taking each club back different distances > as Hogan suggests in how to play golf ( with stepped clubs). ] > > That is an interesting thought. I take my clubs back the same distance, but > I thought everyone did. > > I just had a chance to play with a flatline set of graphite irons, made by > someone else. I liked them enough that I played 3 rounds with them. I was > very smooth and accurate with them. > > > and Michael wrote: > > [In comparison to a "standard" flex progression: > Upsides: > Overall, you tend to hit the ball further. > Your slight mishits tend to turn out better. > The player can try to swing all clubs the same way. I found that I > consciously or subconsciously used to swing the long irons slower and the > short irons faster/harder with a traditional set. Now, I don't have to do > this. > Short irons fly higher, with more spin. This is definitely an advantage for > the player who has lost the ability to "hold" greens with a traditional > set.] > > [Downside: > Because the short irons have so much kick, it is easier to "balloon" them. > You have to work a little harder to keep the ball down against the wind.] > > Most of what you said there was true for me. What I found was that the long > irons were stiff enough that I was trying too hard with them. But the short > irons, which should have been too soft, were delightful. And the mid-irons > were nice too. All in all I was really surprised by how good they felt. > > [The best way to fit is to make up multiple clubs with the same loft and > different flexes. Because different analyzers yield slightly different > numbers, I would suggest that your weakest flex be similar to the frequency > of a R300 3 or 4 iron. From there, build 4 or 5 more clubs going up in > increments of 5 cpm. This should take care of most male golfers. I would > suggest building either #9 and/or #7 irons.] > > I'm going to see if I can get the set I played onto the frequency meter. I > think I would have to try something 10 cpms softer if I was going to be able > to play the long irons. > > I do want to build a set to try longer term. Why do you suggest building a > 9 as a test? It seems like a 9 would be pretty easy to compensate for no > matter what. Am I looking to see if the test 9 is too soft? The 7 should > be just about the middle? I mean, the thing I really would like to figure > out without building a bunch of sets is: What cpm I need so I can hit the > long irons. At least I think that's what I would like to figure out. > > Really interesting replies, guys. Thanks. If I had not gotten the chance > to play with that set, I would not have thought it made any sense. > > === > Doug Clark > > > >
