Interesting!
I just visited AJ Tech's web site, and here is their current position...
For the Z Tour Series and the AJ 60 series,
graphics should be placed at 6 o'clock.
For all other series, graphics
should be placed at 3 o'clock (right side)
(9 o'clock - left side for left handed golfers)
of shaft looking down the shaft
from butt to tip...
On each AJ Tech shaft, there is a yellow grease pencil
line on the butt end indicating the spline. When installing,
the spline should always be facing the target.
Looks like they are still in fundamental disagreement with Penley over
placement of the spine, and even how you spell it. But they are orienting
the logo w.r.t. the spine differently for some models.
Anyway, my AJ shaft is currently beheaded. When I decide what head to
replace on it, I'm going to try a 12-6 spine instead of following their
directions as I did last time.
Cheers!
DaveT
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Penley on spines
> A few of the new AJ models suggest logo at 6 o'clock, I'll see if I
> can get either of them to comment.
>
> John
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: tflan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 9:02 PM
> >
> >
> > > Well shoot! Kennedy isn't the only one to hold this opinion.
> >
> >Agreed!
> >Of the opinions I've seen, more folks seem to think the spine (or the
> >stiffer FLO plane) should be in the 12-6 plane than the 3-9 plane. I've
> >never seen an explanation that makes sense for the 3-9 plane. (I'm still
> >reserving judgment on the arguments for small spine alignment in ANY
plane,
> >but if the spine is "big enough" -- whatever that means -- it probably
> >should be 12-6.)
> >
> >Interestingly, I think this puts Penley at odds with AJ Tech. Implicitly,
at
> >least, I think AJ Tech endorses (or at least used to endorse, a little
over
> >a year ago) the spine at 3-9. The only AJ shaft I have used had
installation
> >instructions to place the logo at 3 o'clock. From my measurement, the
spine
> >on this shaft is a big one (double-digit cpm difference between stiff and
> >soft FLO planes), and its location is right down the middle of the logo.
So
> >they seem[ed] to recommend the spine at 3 o'clock.
> >
> >John, you represent both companies. Any way to get them to comment -- or
> >maybe debate -- on ShopTalk?
> >
> >Cheers!
> >DaveT
>
>
