Andre I would like to comment on a couple of your statements, see below ***.
llhack > [Original Message] > From: Andre Cantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> > Date: 10/30/2005 11:15:54 AM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Looking for an Alternate > > Secondary to you Lloyd but primary to me or just as important. I have put > the same shaft in different heads and ball flight was altered. To me (but > I may be wrong) frequency is not an end in itself especially if you only > measure butt frequency. *** Butt frequency reflects the response of the shaft in getting back to straight and square in the first frequency mode. The shaft is loaded as a pure cantilever beam which activates only the first frequency mode of the shaft. Now upon impact higher frequency modes may be activated but have no affect on hitting or propelling the ball. What you are doing in measuring frequency at other points along the shaft is trying to replicate those higher frequency modes which are not important until after ball impact. The higher frequency mode may affect feel after impact but that is all. Frequency is also affected by weight so at this > point I am in favour of deflection rather than frequency. ***The frequency I refer to is for the finished club, so weight is included. Changing the weight will change the frequency there is no doubt. And since 90% of > the golfing population hit the fade side of the target I am strongly in > favour of closed face clubheads.If your customers select the right frequency > for them and end up with a straight face or open face club you've only > solved 1/2 the equation. *** I can still select a hooked faced club if necessary but a straight faced club is the best if you can get the club head back to straight and square with the proper shaft for the player. > Andre > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lloyd Hackman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:05 AM > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Looking for an Alternate > > > > > > > Andre > > > > > > I do not disagree that ball flight is a function of the head ( > secondary ) > > > but I feel you get your best distance and an improvement in accuracy > from > > > using the proper shaft frequency. I see it every day, our test clubs do > > > not > > > have the same heads that we sell or are in the customers clubs but when > > > the > > > customer hits the proper shaft first in the test club and then in his > club > > > head or a selected new head he gets the extra distance and better > > > accuracy. > > > We reshaft a lot of off the shelf clubs and improve distance and > accuracy > > > for the player by only changing the shaft frequency. > > > > > > llhack > > > >
