Sorry, ST...I was referencing Brad's PE frequency numbers post from my "golf information--shafts" file and mistakenly hit send on a message I was writing behind the open file. If you are using PE's though, Brad had some numbers worth saving on that post.
Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernie Baymiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:43 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Shaft Help - SK Pure Energy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 4:28 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Shaft Help - SK Pure Energy > > > > Ed Reeder, > > I've been on vacation for a couple weeks so this may be too late to help. > > I've found that the Pure Energy is very uniform, shaft to shaft and in > > stiffness in any plane. With that said, however, there is a certain > > strangeness that I've found. The Butt end is very, very stiff compared to > > the tip. This causes weird trimming to be needed if you want to build a > set > > of woods-driver and fairways. My example (freqs with ClubScout III, 5" > > clamp, no grip): > > Pure Energy A shafts, all within 2cpm of each other as raw shafts. To get > a > > set of three woods close to the slope (8.6 cpm/inch) I wanted, I had to do > > the following with the actual clubheads shimmed on... > > tip trim = freq tip trim = freq > > Driver 46.5" 0" 230 > > 3W 43.5" 0" 233 3.5" 253 > > 5W 42.25" 0" 237 5.5" 260 > > > > The 0", 3.5" and 5.5" tip trims got me the slope I wanted. But because > > these are supposed to be, I think, "butt trim to length" clubs, I was > pretty > > spooked by the huge trim needed for the 3 and 5W's. The good news was > that > > the client loved them. > > > > Another story...wanted 275 cpm 5W @ 42". Pure Energy R. > > Tip trim [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > 0" 245 > > 1 254 > > 2 260 > > 3 265 > > 4 270 > > 5" 276 > > > > Hope this isn't too late to be helpful..or maybe it'll be useful to > someone > > else > > > > Brad Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/22/02 6:55 PM, "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Chris, > > > Thanks again. I just want to double check on the flex. I've > > > heard conflicting claims on how stiff the PEs play. > > > > > > It is the R flex you are recommending as similar to the TaylorMade M 70? > > > > > > Thanks for your patience. > > > > > > /Ed > > > > > > Chris Burns wrote: > > >> > > >> 0" tip trim for the driver. > > > > > > > > > > > >
