golf shaft
- March 25, 2021
Golfers are constantly looking to increase the distance they hit the ball. One way is reducing the overall weight of the club so it can be swung faster and that is mainly a function of the shaft weight. But re-shafting to a lighter weight shaft does have some consequences.
What happens to the swing weight with a lighter weight golf shaft?
Some golfers assume if the shaft is lighter, a higher percentage of the weight is concentrated near the head resulting into an increase in swing weight (or spelled swingweight). However, that is not the case and let us show you why. If you look carefully at a golf swing weight scale, there is a fulcrum point or position that club pivots around located 14" from the end of the grip. That is a constant.
- February 26, 2021
You may find from time to time that a customer is caught between two flexes. There is a way to remedy this situation called the principles of soft and hard stepping shafts. These terms mostly apply to taper tip steel iron shafts, but the concept also applies to parallel tip shafts. So, let us explain each of the four scenarios.
SOFT STEPPING
Parallel tip shafts
Let us begin with the easiest example using parallel tip shafts. The flex of a unitized, parallel tip shaft is determined by how much to trim off the tip of the shaft based on the weight of the head. As head weight increases, the amount of tip trimming increases incrementally to maintain the flex the manufacturer designed into the shaft.
- September 16, 2020
Where do I find shaft trimming instructions?
For those customers who were familiar with our website, you may have noticed a few changes. One is where you will access the shaft trimming guide which will now be now tucked under the main menu Golf Components > Technical. Now the appearance may be different but have no fear the fundamentals remain the same.
For those new customers, we want to welcome you and make sure you also know where and how to use the recommended tip trimming. For a tutorial on how to use our tip trimming guide we have a new updated page by going to the following link.
