(Referring to shaft installation numbers, there has been some reference information compiled in the past by various sources independent of the golf shaft manufacturers themselves. Depending upon the exact source, such information may be
Now that I have gone over some details regarding trying to accurately predict final golf club swingweight values on a regular basis before the clubs’ grips are actually installed and hopefully imparted some confidence to you regarding how to do so, let me now see if in one fell swoop I can take it back and at least temporarily reduce any such confidence.
The plain facts are that I have in the past come upon golf grips of
If the individual grip grabbed is on the high or low side of the weight tolerance range for the grip model chosen and one is not fully aware of the model’s designed ideal weight and tolerance range (either of which may vary considerably from grip model to model and/or grip manufacturer to manufacturer) plus exactly where that individual grip weight is in relation to those figures, then this ignorance will not lead to bliss. In the longer run one might
Here I will describe a fundamentally important difference between the model method of swingweight prediction (more recommended for competent clubfitting) and the strategic method. In a three-sentence partial review, the model method uses
Another way of trying to beneficially predict any given golf club’s final swingweight value before the club is actually gripped, and arguably the best way to attempt such a thing when reasonably possible, is to sacrifice a grip to be used as a “reference model.” But this specific procedure is different from what I previously wrote of when discussing
To further support why leaving a gap is unwarranted, assume now that an ungripped golf club is always placed in a swingweight scale the same way (solidly against the scale’s backstop for reference here). Realize that the “strategic” location for placing a discrete golf grip on the scale so that an accurate final swingweight prediction reading will be produced may be
Here I shall begin describing some of the operation of a swingweight scale with respect to attempting to determine what the final swingweight values of golf clubs will be before their grips are actually installed. This can be a very helpful exercise in the making and/or fitting of golf clubs. Such results can be calculated more mathematically and without a specialized scale, but even mathematically the best that might be achieved may only be an approximation unless
In predominantly coming to a conclusion for now regarding discussing some various golf club “making” aspects that are relevant to and intertwined with various golf club “fitting” aspects (though I will address some golf grip and grip installation issues shortly as the last major point of test golf club construction), I wish to just make a couple of additional points related to shaft installation here first. Now even if any particular details about the different topics discussed thus far have been ignored and/or not understood sufficiently, there is still one broad, prevalent perspective that should be hopefully becoming firmly entrenched in your mind by now, because it is a concept has been and will be routinely applied throughout Waggle Weight Wisdom™. This doctrine is
I have in essence previously stated that at heart I will always be a player and competitor, and because of this the club “making” aspects never have been nor ever will be a favorite or stimulating part of golfing to me. But I engage in certain clubmaking aspects because my ultimate goal upon touching my club(s) is
The issue of a player understanding clubfitting on his/her own plays such a dominant role in a player’s overall golfing talent that golfing careers have been destroyed due to players (even players with efficient golf swings) not knowing clubfitting well enough to capably apply this element of one’s swing performance, which is active any time a golf club is in hand when swinging. In some cases a player might