In a message dated 11/25/2003 10:56:15 AM Hawaiian Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Mark each of these. You can now FLO the shaft (bet you thought you were finished).
If you don't FLO the shaft you have done half the job.
Hey Arnie,
Now it's not exactly like I don't already have my own answer to this but,,,,,, if you've found the spine and you are going to put it at 3 or 9 o'clock ... what difference does it make whether or not if FLO were found?
Now it's not exactly like I think Arnie isn't perfectly capable of providing a great answer to this. But, since we all seem to have our own answer, here's mine...
There are at least two clubmakers (both ShopTalkers -- they might respond too) I know of who will not use a shaft whose FLO isn't quite close to what the spine-finder says is a spine or NBP. That's because they are well aware that a spine finder doesn't really find the spine, though it does give you a good starting point to look for it. An easy way to look for it is FLO. The FLO will be on the TRUE spine and NBP planes.
At least one other ShopTalker finds spine and NBP with a FlexMaster, using differential deflection (not just using the FlexMaster as an expensive bearing-based spine finder, which many do). That way, he KNOWS he has found the true spine and NBP. Every time he has tested FLO with such shafts, it corresponds exactly.
OK, that's my answer. DaveT
