Hi Tom,
Mine does not have a hole, but it does have a notch behind the shoulder
that holds down the grip end of the club. Is the purpose of the wire
loop to be able to tie the butt/grip end of the club in place while
extending it further back than the shoulder stop allows?
Thanks,
Paul
tom barnett wrote:
Paul:
I currently have no means to upload a picture, so let me
try to explain the positioning of the wire loop.
I use nichrome wire of about the diameter of a sewing pin, cut it to a
length of about 5 inches and run it under the top of the butt retainer
on my Golfsmith swing weight device. Mine is several years old and
the newer ones may be different but I can slip the wire through the
small hole left where the right angle in formed in the butt retainer.
I then adjust it for a proper loop and trim the excess wire wit side
cutters.
I hope this helps.
Tom
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*Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2007 7:18 PM
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*Subject:* Re: ShopTalk: Swing Weight fixture
Hi Tom,
This sounds very interesting but I am having trouble visualizing it.
I have a golfsmith swingweight scale but no frequency device. How
exactly would this wire loop be used? It sounds like it would
contribute almost no weight at all if it is as thin as a steel guitar
string. I have only made clubs based on swingweight so far. Have
only been building my own clubs for a couple years now. Is there a
picture somewhere that would save a thousand words?
thanks,
Paul D
tom barnett wrote:
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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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Don M
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 4:50 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[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]> <mailto:[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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