But I asked for MORE info than butt frequency. However, to answer your question as directly as possible; one of the functions of building a club is to determine frequencies. I think we can agree on that. Butt frequency is the most commonly used first step (or rather with me, finding the spine is first). Once butt freq is determined we can go to tip freqs, mid-shaft freqs, overall weight, etc. to try to determine a profile for the shaft. I believe a manufacturer can do the same thing more easily simply because of the cost of the equipment required to learn the data. I think too, that torque, shaft weight, butt and tip diameter (which are in the main, already included) are parts of the equation. And I think the letter designators should be eliminated entirely. Unless they're associated with the above-mentioned data.
You may or may not recall a company called "Precision Composites". A clubmaker could order shafts from them by frequency ranges, which were associated by letter designations and color codes. The shafts were for the most part inexpensive, but the very basic data provided at the very least gave the clubmaker a start on the ordering process. There must be SOME data other than letter designations. Otherwise the shafts are purchased by reputation, by color (remember the UST Yellow thing that Olazable won the Masters with?) I couldn't get enough of those ugly turds to satisfy demand. Let's talk about another thing in the world of shafts, now that UST comes to mind. A UST 70 doesn't weight 70 grams. It weighs closer to 80 grams. Why? The paint job! I have about 2 dozen of those crappy shafts on hand and there isn't any sensible correlation to what's on the label or in UST's blurbs as regards weight or alphabetical flex ratings. In a word, they're crap. So you may believe that butt freq is immaterial, but my friend, you have to start somewhere. TFlan --- Tim Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All I want you to do is answer the question. > > What do you think that the butt frequency printed on > the shaft will > tell you. > > How do you find this information useful? > > That's all. > > It's a simple question, and the same one I've asked > you every post - > though you continue to ignore the question. > > If you can't answer it that's fine, but it's a > simple question. > > What do you think this number tells you? > > As a shaft designer (and I am one), I would want to > know your reason > for this request before I would even consider it. > > -t > >
