I was told that the taper offers more feeling in the head whereas the parallel offers feeling throughout the whole club. Any comments?.........
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Most mainstream OEM companies use the taper tip. > >Most component/aftermarket head manufacturers use the parallel tip. > >With taper tip there is usually one specific shaft for one specific club, >i.e., the shafts are specific different lengths in the uncut state so you >have one length for an 8 iron and another length for a 5 iron and so on. > >The parallel tip comes in a one length uncut shaft and the clubmaker trims >the tips differently for each individual iron (or may choose not to tip trim >but only butt trim). > >Parallel tips are less costly to keep in stock since "one size fits all." > >The high priced taper tip shafts all weigh the same, which is important for >some folks but not for others. That is the blank pitching wedge shaft weighs >the same as the blank 3 iron shaft. > >The parallel tip shafts get lighter as the club length gets shorter. I don't >know that this has ever caused anyone any major heartburn except for Ben >Hogan, but, Lord knows, Ben had his reasons. Ben wanted the shafts to weigh >the same. > >To my knowledge no one has ever documented the feel and/or ball flight >difference between the two. > >Did I pass? > >Rich "Mac" McHattie >Mac's Golf > -- And you only hit it how far?..........Try the VFT __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
