Pat, I assume you saw what someone already posted. If you're really interested, I'll send you my file on the stuff. It's about a meg and a half of attachments, so I'm not going to send it without you requesting it.
BTW, would you be interested in playing Rutgers golf course the week after next? If so, which days? Mon & Fri are best for me, but I could make it any day. Cheers! DaveT ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat McGoldrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Whippy > Dave, > Ditto. > Pat On Target Golf > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 8:57 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Whippy > > > Dave I have been without shoptalk for several weeks and just started reading > "whippy" > shafts. What shaft,brand,flex are use using? > TIA > HStill > > ----- Original Message ----- > Wrom: HAALPTCXLYRWT > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 6:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Whippy > > Yet another progress report... > > Went to the range with the whippy driver. Hit most of the bucket with that > club, occasionally going to my regular driver or another club to try to > duplicate the whippy swing and see what happens. Results: > > * I was slicing the whippy driver big-time. Just about the same amount of > slice every time. Usually it was a push-slice, meaning that I was coming in > with a considerably open clubface. But I did hit a few that started straight > and sliced big-time and two that actually went straight. (One of those I'd > have been happy with from my regular driver any day.) > > * Noting that just about everything was slicing, I manually checked the > torque. (No, I don't have a torque meter; just grabbed the head and grip and > twisted.) You wouldn't BELIEVE how loose this thing is torsionally. I > suspect that prevents the head from closing to square unless everything is: > (A) just right or > (B) a swing that would hook a normal club. > The problem is, I didn't know whether A or B is the correct answer, and that > matters -- a lot. More about that below. > > * When I tried to duplicate the whippy swing with a driver, I got very good > results. Long, good trajectory, with a bit of fade. That's what my good > drives do on the course. So, to that extent, it was successful as a training > aid. > > * I was also able to get good results trying to duplicate the whippy swing > with a 3-wood. I had some limited success, but a lot less, with the irons= > > >
