Bob:
I use a loop of very small diameter steel wire at the club end
of my swing weight device. You can test for the effect on the club by
taking the measurement of a club with the wire and without it and adjust
for the difference. The butt end of the shaft is slipped through the
wire loop and the swing weight may be measured with the shaft beyond the
end step. For my device, from Golfsmith, it was less than one swing
step.
I hope this helps.
Tom
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On Behalf Of Don M
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 4:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Swing Weight fixture
Bob,
I have seen a write-up of a person who drilled a hole
such as you are comtemplating. Using a pre-tested
club as a constant, he weighted the back end of the
scale with lead tape to re-zero it.
I have often wished to do the same thing.
The other way is to sacrifice a "goat" shaft, I
believe. I have a write-up somewhere on that but have
never done it. You start with a full shaft and keep
cutting and measuring as you go down through the set.
You might be able to use it for your shortest club at
the end, or else it is just the sacrificial goat.
Something like that.
-Don M
--- Bob Barrette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All:
> I dry fit all my clubs to my desired frequency, my
> problem is, getting a uniform swing weight
> throughout the set. If I add lead powder to match
> s/w, that changes the frequency.(catch 22)
> I thought of drilling a hole in my swing weight
> fixture, which would allow me to check s/w at
> different points on the shaft, but then it would
> change the counter balance, by removing some weight
> from the shaft cradle. I have a Kenneth Smith
> fixture and the cradle is very thick, and drilling a
> hole would remove quite a bit of weight.Then a
> formula would be needed to determine the plus or
> minus effect on s/w, based on the amount of shaft
> protruding through the fixture.
>
> Does anyone out there have an easier solution to
> this problem? If so, would you share it.
>
> Thanks to all,
>
> Bob
>
>
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