Yep, I agree again (god, this is depressing!)
A problem I've experienced, as no doubt you have as well, is the
differences in performance within the same brand/model. I've said too
many times, I suppose, that to expect to build two absolutely perfect
club - all parameters exactly where you want them, with the same
brand/model shafts, simply simply isn't possible. We can get close, very
close, but particularly with graphite, it's not possible, IMO. At least
I haven't been able to do it. But then, I'm old and cranky - but not
infirm ;-)
TFlan
Dave Tutelman wrote:
At 12:22 PM 9/9/2008, TFLAN wrote:
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?
OK, my turn to agree with Dr. Flanagan here.
...But how to select the right brand?
What did that old impossible to understand English playwright say?
"Ah,there's the rub".
That is indeed the rub. (Well, not brand so much as model. But brand
as well.)
But Jeremy asked what has gotten worse -- more tedious -- since he
left on holiday. I'm just pointing out that nothing is worse. Shaft
flex/frequency profiling is just one more tool that we MIGHT have in
selecting a model. Nothing more, nothing less.
Moreover, its use is very limited right now. There are some success
stories in choosing different model shafts that feel and perform
similarly based on similar profile (and similar weight, torque, etc).
But we still need to understand a lot more about how the profile
corresponds to feel and performance. There are a few rough rules of
thumb, and profiling can be helpful, but we don't really have the
science in hand yet.
Cheers!
DaveT
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