At 12:33 PM 4/7/2005, Scott Stephens wrote:
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "tflan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just finished examining the new Titleist 905 series driver.
Interesting. They bored out the hosel to what appears to be about .350"
and inserted an aluminum sleeve, with an I.D. of .335". The reasoning is
that by reaming out the old-style hosel they could then redistribute the
weight saved.
Now, if I did my math correctly, boring the hosel and replacing with an
aluminium sleeve would save a whopping 0.6 grams of mass (using 2" bore
depth). Titelist's explanation sounds like marketing spin to me. Would it
be more likely that they were planning on a .350 shaft, then changed their
minds after they already had a bunch heads cast (or forged)?
Sounds right to me!
I did the math independently and came up with 0.5 grams. Close enough for jazz.
DaveT
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