A bit more to report...
* The grip went onto the 5/8" dowel pretty easily. The only problem was
getting the double-sided tape to adhere to the wood. A 5/8" aluminum rod
might be better in this regard. (Home Depot doesn't carry it, and the
adhesion problem was no big deal.)
* The finished club has a frequency (at 44", with an 11" dowel butt) of
75cpm. This is REALLY whippy. As Dan mentioned, the weight of the head alone
bends the shaft at least 6".
* I took a few swings at a whiffle ball in the front yard. (Hope to hit some
real balls today.) It feels very funny (no big surprise there, of course).
It's so whippy, I even have to slow down my waggle when I address the ball.
The first swing was a dead top. That is the problem I've developed
recently.
By the third swing, I had learned not to top the ball. But now I was
hitting really nasty slices with the whiffle ball. A slice is my chronic
problem with the driver when I'm not swinging well.
By the sixth or seventh swing, I was hitting it pretty straight.
Each correction was something basic, one of my swing thoughts anyway. So
I'd rate this a very effective swing training aid so far. It exaggerates the
results of my swing faults, and responds well to the cures that should
work... exactly what I'd want from a training aid.
More when I have more to report.
Cheers!
DaveT
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Tutelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Whippy
> Charlie,
> Thanks for the suggestion. Used 5/8" dowel last night. (We must be
thinking
> alike.) The reasoning was that if you can squeeze a .560 grip on a .600
> shaft, then it's even less of a stretch to get a .600 grip on a .625
shaft.
> I'll give the grip a go later today after last night's epoxy sets -- and
> sand it down if it doesn't work. BTW, I tapered the last 1/4" of the
dowel,
> to make for an easier time slipping on the grip.
>
> Cheers!
> DaveT
>
