Good post. My intent wasn't to affirm that higher lofts were the way to go, but that one should demo/test to see what works best (which you have certainly done).
(<snip>What it makes me wonder is if it makes a difference how one swings<snip><snip> I don't know what other things effect it, but I do know that I tend to be very stationary throughout the swing and my friend uses a definite shift of weight forward. It seems to me that this would tend to deloft the club being swung. What about a late release? Wouldn't that also deloft the clubhead? <snip>) You are certainly correct. My post was driven by 2 items: 1. I am having an increasing number of golfers want lower traj which they directly equate to low driver lofts. I mean to the extent that they WILL NOT even look at/demo anything greater than 7*. Not willing to try something when observation dictates that you should is not a recipe for success. 2. There were a number of posts revolving around shaft selection parameters involving trajectory. When shafts have much less of an effect than head loft in trajectory (as well as the swing as you so correctly noted), why pigeon hole yourself into only a few select shafts. Mark ED wrote: > Trajectory: > I am one of those seeking a lower trajectory. I have used the trajectory > software and read the articles in Gold Digest and other publications that > advise higher loft and claim that it will go longer. However, personal > experience and comparisons have proven the opposite for me at least. After > reading the umpteenth article claiming higher loft (10-12 were the > recommended lofts for my swing speed depending on which article), I shafted > a 12 degree head and tried it at 46 inches. I had already used a 10 degree > head. Maybe I should have tried an 11 degree, but I didn't have one handy. > The result was disappointing skyballs that dropped short with no roll and > also were at the mercy of the wind. Maybe they were a little more accurate > but I don't have a problem with the 7.5 Bang P-3 and am now trying a 6 Dark > Matter. What it makes me wonder is if it makes a difference how one swings. > I have a friend for whom I shafted a 12 degree McHenry head, 45 inch shaft, > and he hits it lower than I hit the 6 degree Dark Matter, 46 inch shaft. I > just don't think that an article or a software program can determine loft > and trajectory across the board without knowing the type of swing the golfer > has. Some swing more upright, others more flat. Some stay nearly stationary, > others shift slightly forward. I don't know what other things effect it, but > I do know that I tend to be very stationary throughout the swing and my > friend uses a definite shift of weight forward. It seems to me that this > would tend to deloft the club being swung. What about a late release? > Wouldn't that also deloft the clubhead? ED > >
