Ahh, another potential thread upon which many will opine. I agree with Prof. T in every regard here, but (and Dr T, as you are well-aware, there's always one of them with me), I wonder how one can select the "correct model shaft" when there are so many?
No doubt the bulk of subscribers to these pages are not in the business full-time and most probably don't have the necessary equipment to do the testing. Frequency machines are relatively cheap - the "Club Scout"comes to mine, and spine finders from Colin Dick don't cost much either. But how to select the right brand? What did that old impossible to understand English playwright say? "Ah,there's the rub". TFlan --- On Tue, 9/9/08, Dave Tutelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Dave Tutelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Butt frequency remains a good indicator of the overall > stiffness of a > shaft. The stiffness profile is important, but you > don't have to do a > lot of frequency matching to build a set. Here are the > facts as I see them: > > (1) Whether you profile by frequency or deflection, a given > model of > shaft has a particular shape of profile. There might be > some small > variation from sample to sample, and perhaps a little more > variation > from flex to flex within the model. But the operative word > is "small". > > (2) That shape of profile will have some effect, beyond > just the > single number represented by butt frequency. Specifically, > it can > affect the trajectory and the feel of the club. > > (3) Once you determine the right model of shaft -- based on > things > INCLUDING the profile, but also weight, torque, etc -- you > can match > the set using butt frequency. Difference from shaft to > shaft within > the same model can probably be ignored when matching, as > long as the > right model was chosen. > > This is no different from when you left on holiday. You > have ALWAYS > had to make a wise choice in the model of shaft before you > began the > shaft matching/trimming. The difference is that now we have > a bit > more of a handle on how MODELS differ one from another. If > you are > geared up to measure shaft profiles, you are in a better > position to > tell which model shafts are likely to behave similarly. > > Hope this helps, > DaveT > > -- > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/
