Question from Mike:Club Specifications
Dear Mike:
Clubs that are well engineered and well
suited to your game are a big part of your success formula. I am
an avid bicyclist and I own a number of bicycles. My bikes are very
expensive. I can tell you that it is a lot more fun and I get a lot
more performance by riding good bikes.
Bicycles, like
golf clubs come in various models and sizes and can be fine tuned.
Fine tuning a bicycle means
adjusting the seat height, fore and aft position, and angle etc.
Fine tuning a poor bike would certainly help but not a great deal.
The most important thing is to have good components. And so
it is with golf clubs.
The shaft is the heart of the golf club.
I only produce graphite shafted clubs because they are light, forgiving,
and easy on your body when your club makes contact with the turf.
Volume I of my internet Newsletter includes
an article about proper engineering using state-of-the-art components.
Loft and lie adjustments can be made to
a poor or excellent club. Those adjustments are equivalent to the
positioning of the seat on a bicycle, valuable but not critical.
Shaft flex is important. Acquiring clubs
that have shafts matched to your game should be your priority when
selecting equipment.
If a shaft is
flexible but does not torque easily it will provide good distance
as well as accuracy. Playing
with clubs that are too stiff is a brutal experience. When in doubt
it is better error on the flexible side. I will mail you my article "Golf
Science, Not Science Fiction" which covers these issues in greater
detail.
Golfingly Yours,
Bob Mann
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