We engineers approximate continuous functions with step functions all the time. Usually because it is either easier or less expensive (usually the same thing). If you are used to a 3 or 4-cpm/club frequency slope the question you have to ask yourself is whether you are going to be able to tell the difference in the clubs that are 'off slope'. If you are used to a 3 or 4 cpm/club slope probably not because with the step-wise approximation you are never off of a continuous slope further than the 3 or 4 cpm (I couldn't tell the difference). I am sure that this is the reason that SK is willing to lower production costs with fewer shaft variations. No one but the very few can tell the difference and they trim them into a continuous slope.
Regards,
Alan Brooks
At 12:26 AM 2/15/03 -0500, you wrote:
In a message dated 2/14/2003 12:26:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Kent,
Did you butt cut only as they recommend?
For those that don't know the set consists of 3, 3 iron shafts that go in the 3,4,5 and 3, 6 iron shafts that go in the 6,7,8 and 3, 9 iron shafts that go in the 9,p,s and the long irons go higher, the mid irons midier, and the short irons lower, the thing is if you butt cut only as they recommend you basically end up with 3 different flat lines which is not necessarily a bad thing, in fact it's kind of cool that you would have a "tiered" flat line set, I'll bet know ones ever thought of that before, anyway I decided to go with the SK's thanks to every ones input, thank you all, now I have to decide whether to have a tiered flat line set or to go on a more traditional slope.
David
