Stupid Question #14b

[ekennedy]

Remember, I'm no expert, I'm just a guy asking questions because its too cold to be outside...

So I guess the question would be, how do the club companies deal with the gear effect of off center hits since much of the D Plane discussion assumes a center clubface hit. It seems that rather than increasing the true size of the actual sweetspot on clubs, they have chosen to make the clubs bigger, move weight to the perimeter and "probably" increase the actual gear effect. It seems to me that club companies could make smaller clubheads with larger sweetspots, but I'm no expert.

I remember when I was younger seeing a tour players Wilson Staff irons and a worn sweetspot closer to the hosel than I would have guessed. He must have known something.

 

[Richie3Jack]

Since golf clubs have been made for well over 100 years without any real knowledge of the true ball flight laws or the D Plane, is it conceivable that this information will lead to advancement in golf club design? And, if it does, can I claim some sort of credit for asking the question?

Anything is conceivable.

I think OEM's try to do that already with more upright lie angles (makes it easier to close the face). I've got the specs to the '72 Hogan Apex irons and they are effectively about 1-3* flatter than today's modern irons.

However, I think what you see now is mostly along the lines of what they'll do in the future. Things like a 'closed' face to help with a slice, etc.




3JACK

 

[Frans@France]

So I guess the question would be, how do the club companies deal with the gear effect of off center hits since much of the D Plane discussion assumes a center clubface hit.

Spalding research around 1930 (patent US002395837) Relation between cog and buldge

It seems that rather than increasing the true size of the actual sweetspot on clubs, they have chosen to make the clubs bigger, move weight to the perimeter and "probably" increase the actual gear effect. It seems to me that club companies could make smaller clubheads with larger sweetspots, but I'm no expert.

euh...... maybe you should try to research on the definition of "sweetspot" or cog. It's impossible to make it larger. They can only create a head is more tolerant to off-center hits, hence bigger/square/high moi/face thickness deviation over the face surface/perimeter...

 

[ekennedy]

See, was that so hard?

Man, you make it really hard to like the French.

 

[Frans@France]

Man, you make it really hard to like the French.

LOL