Hi Hunter;
I'm not at all an advocate of hitting balls with a heavy club. Probably
that WILL screw up your timing. Swinging a weighted club will exercise
your golf muscles, and get you used to swinging in rhythm. If most
golfers could learn to swing their driver with a nice even tempo, they
would dramatically improve...if only for the reason that a slower swing
(particularly backswing) allows more time for a better transition, a
better weight shift, and better acceleration through the ball (assuming
a correct release)...You don't need to hit balls with a weighted
club...just swing it...
R...
Kevil, L H. wrote:
Hi Richard, thanks for the input. One thing I forgot to mention was that
the Sports Science program was based on experimentation by some
academics which produced some actual data regarding timing. FWIW. I
noticed with my heavy driver that release was very different, and
helpful, but practicing with it on the range made it easier to swing too
fast when I switched over to my much lighter regular driver.
I'm on the fence about this one.
Hunter Kevil
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On Behalf Of Richard Berger
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Sorry...This is exactly wrong. Swinging a weighted club does not throw
off one's timing...it actually enhances it for 99% of all golfers...who
swing way too fast. Not only does swinging a weighted club build up golf
muscles, but if you go to the course and are not able to hit balls
before you tee off, it is the best thing for putting you "in the groove"
on the first tee. A weighted club has been recommended by everyone from
Bobby Jones to Hogan, Harvey Penick...it's a long list, and if you don't
have a weighted club, swinging 2 clubs together will achieve a similar
result.
Richard Berger
Kevil, L H. wrote:
Just a quick comment squeezed in: I saw an episode of the Fox Sports
Science series showing that weighted clubs or baseball balls did not
help and in fact hurt because they throw off one's timing. I put ball
bearings in an old metal driver head a few years ago and used it on
the
range to warm up. One day the True-Temper shaft broke off just above
the
head. End of that story.
Hunter Kevil
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On Behalf Of Doxey, Paul N
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:47 AM
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Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Creating a weighted training club
I used some spent led pellets. I created plugs at both ends by
covering
patches of cloth with shaft epoxy and tamping them to the desired
location. It worked great for a 7-iron and a driver shaft. I located
the weights approximately in the middle of the shaft.
Paul Doxey
Verizon Service Organization
1201 E. Arapaho Rd.
Richardson, TX 75081
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On Behalf Of Vincent
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:28 PM
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Subject: ShopTalk: Creating a weighted training club
I have enough material to make ... several? ... weighted training
clubs. I even have a metal bar but I don't remember the exact metal
composition, length (40"?) or diameter (0.75"?). I don't have the
machinery to grind down the ends to the right diameter to fit a grip
and a clubhead.
I did buy a few demo irons and 2,500 copper-coated steel BB pellets.
I'd like to pout the BB-pellets inside the shaft (both demo irons have
steel shafts), and then putting a cork to seal 'em inside. I've also
heard people pouring sand or even tungsten powder.
I'm still looking for my training grip.
Any thoughts on just using the BB pellets? I've been told I won't
achieve the same weight compared to similar products sold
off-the-shelf. I'd still like to go forward with this idea because I
don't have any other use for the BB pellets and I already have enough
orphan clubs.
Thanks for reading!
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