Apollo 75° Single Bend Curved Putter Shaft - All Questions
Apollo 75° Single Bend Curved Putter Shaft
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im making am arm lock putter like the matt kuchar putter....im using a nike method core 04 head...will this shaft help me with the forward press and not affect the loft on the putter face.
Question by: ed on Dec 17, 2013, 12:35 AM
Ed,
As far as I am aware, no commercially available shaft will help you create what you are looking for as the hosel should be adjusted to accommodate the angles. This shaft would fit and create a more upright lie angle without offset. But if you tried to rotate the shaft to create a forward press, I am not sure what kind of lie you will eventually end up with. Even if you could rotate the shaft into a suitable position, you will not have adequate loft as the forward hand press to de-loft the head. You are best off looking at our Dynacraft Hindsight putter as it has a built-in forward press and the roll face will help take care of the loft issue.
As far as I am aware, no commercially available shaft will help you create what you are looking for as the hosel should be adjusted to accommodate the angles. This shaft would fit and create a more upright lie angle without offset. But if you tried to rotate the shaft to create a forward press, I am not sure what kind of lie you will eventually end up with. Even if you could rotate the shaft into a suitable position, you will not have adequate loft as the forward hand press to de-loft the head. You are best off looking at our Dynacraft Hindsight putter as it has a built-in forward press and the roll face will help take care of the loft issue.
Answer by: Richard Lin on Dec 18, 2013, 12:12 AM
Not a question, but a possible answer to Ed's question:
I've been playing with forearm support for a putter. (Actually, I made one -- with Dynacraft components -- in 2002, but I'm not serious about it now.) I have recently made another, and planned a few more. Some observations:
(1) This shaft is not long enough. You will need something in the vicinity of a 40" putter to get good forearm support. Mine is 41", and I don't think I'd go below 38" or so. If you're short or take a stance like Michelle Wie, then maybe this shaft might work.
(2) The 75* lie on this shaft is higher than for a normal putter. It's more like a belly putter. It might work for forearm support, but I'd want something closer to 72*, like a normal putter.
(3) For a single-bend shaft like this, you can modify the effective loft by turning the shaft when you epoxy it. Instead of making it parallel to the face, turn it forward a little. (I will eventually figure out the formula -- how much turn for how much loft -- but I haven't done that yet.)
(4) For a non-bend putter shaft, I change the loft on the putter itself. This approach will work where the shaft enters a hole in the head itself. I take a 3/8" straight reamer and change the angle of the hole, which can modify loft and lie. Do it slowly, a degree at a time, checking loft and lie until it's right. The hole will be big at that point. Epoxy will take care of it. (For a putter; you wouldn't want to trust a loose hosel to a full-swing club's impact.) Then you have to tilt the head while the epoxy cures, so the shaft sits at the new angle you just formed.
I've been playing with forearm support for a putter. (Actually, I made one -- with Dynacraft components -- in 2002, but I'm not serious about it now.) I have recently made another, and planned a few more. Some observations:
(1) This shaft is not long enough. You will need something in the vicinity of a 40" putter to get good forearm support. Mine is 41", and I don't think I'd go below 38" or so. If you're short or take a stance like Michelle Wie, then maybe this shaft might work.
(2) The 75* lie on this shaft is higher than for a normal putter. It's more like a belly putter. It might work for forearm support, but I'd want something closer to 72*, like a normal putter.
(3) For a single-bend shaft like this, you can modify the effective loft by turning the shaft when you epoxy it. Instead of making it parallel to the face, turn it forward a little. (I will eventually figure out the formula -- how much turn for how much loft -- but I haven't done that yet.)
(4) For a non-bend putter shaft, I change the loft on the putter itself. This approach will work where the shaft enters a hole in the head itself. I take a 3/8" straight reamer and change the angle of the hole, which can modify loft and lie. Do it slowly, a degree at a time, checking loft and lie until it's right. The hole will be big at that point. Epoxy will take care of it. (For a putter; you wouldn't want to trust a loose hosel to a full-swing club's impact.) Then you have to tilt the head while the epoxy cures, so the shaft sits at the new angle you just formed.
Question by: DAVID TUTELMAN on Mar 29, 2014, 7:52 AM
The biggest issue with forearm supported putters is loft as it delofts the putter to the point it is not usable.
Answer by: Richard Lin on Mar 30, 2014, 7:03 AM
What is the length from the end to the bend? I want to drill the hole for my putter shaft so that when I balance the shaft on my finger, the putter face is parallel to ground. The hole in the putter head is .50 deep.
Question by: hank on Jun 22, 2015, 8:45 AM
Hank,
The end of the bend from the tip is 50mm.
The end of the bend from the tip is 50mm.
Answer by: Richard Lin on Jun 23, 2015, 8:06 AM
Is this shaft stepped or stepless?
Question by: Scott on Jul 29, 2022, 10:15 PM
It is stepped.
Answer by: Jeff Summitt on Jul 30, 2022, 5:10 AM
This is what I’m looking for but I don’t see the length it comes in or specification of outside diameter if the shaft
Question by: Gregg on Feb 11, 2023, 11:24 AM
It is 35" long with a 0.590" butt end.
Answer by: Jeff Summitt on Feb 13, 2023, 5:18 AM
