Did You Know??
- What may be a stiff flex shaft with one manufacturer could be a regular flex shaft with another. There are no industry standards for shaft stiffness.
- One of the surveys that I read estimates that 75% of all golfers are playing shafts that are too stiff for their swing. The more flexable a shaft the better the feel of the ball coming off the face.
- Over the last 40 years the loft angles of irons have changed and gotten stronger. Today's 5 iron would have been a 3 or 4 iron in 1985.
- All driver heads weight the same (approx. 200 grams). It does not matter whether it is an old maple head or a 460 cc titanium head. If a club feels head light the problem is not the weight of the head it is the swingweight of the total club.
- A driver with less loft does not always equal more distance. The key to driver distance is optimum trajectory, that may be with a 8, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12 or 13.5 degrees of loft. Depends on the golfer and his/her club head speed. Also added into this is flex of shaft, angle of attack, size of head and location of center of gravity of the head.
- Swingweight is not a function of a golf club's weight, but is a measurement using a reference point 14" from the butt end of the shaft. It is relative to the head and butt weight about this point. Today men's driver will normally have a swingweight of in the D-1 to D-6 range. Too low and you cannot feel the head, too high the club will feel like a heavy rock on the end of a thin string.
- I have been asked about grip size. Come into the shop and we will fit you with the correct grip and size. Any questions on grips, please ask.
- New materials continue to be designed in an attempt to build a golf club that will generate greater distance and accuracy.
