Hah;
Well, you /could /make a 37", 363 cpm 7 iron, with max tipping of an
original Rifle 6.5 flex shaft, ultra light head (bore out some material
from the hosel), and clamp the mess a full 5", but why? If you have a
guy who likes to hit low right short shots it may work out. Otherwise
super stiff flexes make no sense to me. I had this argument with Lloyd
over and over, as well as with a few devotees of the FitChip system.
Dave Dugally could probably provide more info about the FC, but as I
recall, a golfer hits about a dozen or so shots with the FC attached to
the shaft. The data is uploaded to FC software and a model results,
recommending shaft flexes. In every case, regardless of empirical data,
flex recommendations are significantly higher than would be the case via
the usual fitting methodology.
Like just about every clubmaker I've known, I've tried significantly
firmer shafts than I normally use and my results have been abysmally
poor. Low right, low right, low right. I've also had several customers
try out several demo models I kept on hand - shafts from the so-called
"L" flex to the highest flex I could make. All the same heads and all
the same brand shafts and grips. In every single case, the firmer the
shaft the poorer the result. I simply do not understand how a 363 cpm
shafted 7 iron can improve distance or direction for a guy swinging the
club at say, 75 mph with a lousy "smash factor". It doesn't make any
sense at all. But then, as Doctor Tutelman will tell you, I'm an
old-time empiricist. I like to put theory into practice and observe the
results. In my experience, stiffer is only better in some certain uh,
well, I'll leave that alone ;-)
TFlan
Harry F. Schiestel wrote:
TFlan I will have to be more careful moving forward.
The stiffest 7-Iron (grip off) I've made is 341 cpm, 8.0 Flex = XX+ Flex
About 2 full flexes too soft if 363 cpm is the target build.
I do not think a 363 cpm 7-Iron can be built.
Thanks, Harry
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:57 PM
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Subject: Re: ShopTalk: 7-iron 353 cpm grip on / 363 cpm grip off - how?
Harry;
You're arguing with a guy who knows everything-pointless.
Better be careful or we'll get Lloyd back here ;-(
TFlan
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