Brian Manzella
Administrator
The was a thread on—like they say—'another site,' about shaft stiffness.
The gist was that TGM/Homer says the 'stiffer the better.'
Really?
Here is the REAL DOPE on the subject:
ALL FACTS below....
Shaft stiffness is one thing, shaft frequency is another.
You can make two clubs with IDENTICAL STIFFNESS, but the one with the lightess head will have the HIGEST FREQUENCY and 'play' stiffer.
In any and every one shaft type (ie. dynamic, precision FM, rifle, project x rifle, etc), there is ONE BEST FREQUENCY for every golfer.
Here is the ONLY way that that frequency for a particular shaft can be found.
Test clubs have to be 'put together' where ALL the other variable remain the same, but the FREQUENCY CHANGES. Then the player must hit 'em all, blind test (don't know which one they are using), and the 'fitter'/observer will be able to tell which is best.
I talked to both HOT STIXS and GOLFING BY DESIGN about this at the PGA SHOW. They both agreed that this was the 'best' method, but would be hard to do due to cost. HG has a screw in system, but IMO needs more differenent frequency shafts at about 5 cycles apart to do the testing correctly. Bill MacDonald, CEO of HG, told me they could make up a fitting cart anyway you wish, so it CAN be done.
I have asked this question IN PERSON to people like BOB BUSH, and they all agree, that this (the above) is 100% true.
As far as "the stiffer the better".....not if you want it to perform the best for any particular golfer.
The gist was that TGM/Homer says the 'stiffer the better.'
Really?
Here is the REAL DOPE on the subject:
ALL FACTS below....
Shaft stiffness is one thing, shaft frequency is another.
You can make two clubs with IDENTICAL STIFFNESS, but the one with the lightess head will have the HIGEST FREQUENCY and 'play' stiffer.
In any and every one shaft type (ie. dynamic, precision FM, rifle, project x rifle, etc), there is ONE BEST FREQUENCY for every golfer.
Here is the ONLY way that that frequency for a particular shaft can be found.
Test clubs have to be 'put together' where ALL the other variable remain the same, but the FREQUENCY CHANGES. Then the player must hit 'em all, blind test (don't know which one they are using), and the 'fitter'/observer will be able to tell which is best.
I talked to both HOT STIXS and GOLFING BY DESIGN about this at the PGA SHOW. They both agreed that this was the 'best' method, but would be hard to do due to cost. HG has a screw in system, but IMO needs more differenent frequency shafts at about 5 cycles apart to do the testing correctly. Bill MacDonald, CEO of HG, told me they could make up a fitting cart anyway you wish, so it CAN be done.
I have asked this question IN PERSON to people like BOB BUSH, and they all agree, that this (the above) is 100% true.
As far as "the stiffer the better".....not if you want it to perform the best for any particular golfer.
