They've used Zylon for several years now in their Matrix model.
Gives it a bit of a unique feel but the expensive stuff is the
"118 count boron sheets, wrapped twice over the shafts full
length." I've got the less expensive Ozik Altus ( 12" of
boron in the tip section, vs. the full length double wrap on the TP-7)
in one of my drivers and I hit some bombs with it during a warm spell
back in January. Haven't hit the TP-7 yet.
The Ozik line is positioning Matrix with Fuji, Mitsubishi, and
the other super premium brands.
Within the Ozik is wrapped Boron
from the United States, ballistic Zylon from Japan, and G-MAT from the
United Kingdom. Each OZIK is built in the United States using a
12-step, 6-day, 9-person process that insures unmatched symmetry. The
process is finished with the first of it's kind soft feel
finish.
The OZIK TP-7 or TP-7x features our
interplay Hybrid Technology: 118 count Boron sheets are wrapped twice
over the shaft's full length at competing angles-for impact stability.
Ballistic Zylon surrounds the Boron over the full length-for enhanced
feel and recovery speed. The shaft is finished with G-MAT-for
consistency and durability.
Info here:
http://www.clubmaker-online.com/mcc/ozik.html
John
Dave: Looks like Kevlar revisited to me
Don Johnson
Zylon*R
An advanced fiber with a rigid rod structure somewhat similar to para-aramid is poly p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole (PBO), or Zylon, produced by Toyobo (Osaka, Japan). PBO's tensile strength and tensile modulus are higher than all other fibers, while its elongation and density are similar to para-aramid.(Kevlar*R) In addition, it has very high heat resistance/service temperature and good fire performance.
Dave Tutelman wrote:
At 09:08 AM 5/2/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This was an earlier explanation they gave me:
Static torque on most of the Ozik shafts is 3.5 or higher. However, dynamic torque is close to 0.0 -- by far the lower than anything else tested. That's the secret in the design: create low dynamic torque at impact so the head staysstable and allows for max energy transfer, but allow us to keep static
torque high so that there is "kick" and players can actually get the benefit
of a graphite shaft.<<
This doesn't make any sense to me. I don't know what static and dynamic torque are, or how they can be made different. Could somebody please explain this to me.
Last night, I saw an interesting scam in the news that the victims should have figured out before they sent the money. Another cautionary tale that, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is -- especially if it's expensive. So please convince me this isn't a scam.
DaveT
PS - I re-read this before I posted, and it sounded very curmudgeonly. But there isn't anything here that I feel is out of place. I'm not saying this is a scam -- just that nobody is giving me enough information so I can distinguish it from a scam.
Info, please.
--
Thanks!
John Muir
http://clubmaker-online.com
http://gripscience.com
http://elevongolf.com
810.923.7396
John Muir
http://clubmaker-online.com
http://gripscience.com
http://elevongolf.com
810.923.7396
