A Question for Yoda, regarding Homer and Shaft Flex
Yoda,
Was just scrolling thru the archives and came upon your discussion with Homer regarding shaft flex. Do you believe his statements to be true? It seems to me that shaft flex would have something to do with how well you feel PP#3. Or am I completely off base here? Would flex have anything to do with anything at all(gee, could I ask a more generic question at all )?
Last edited by BlackjackNY : 03-14-2006 at 09:21 PM.
I'll let the green guy tell you about his conversations with Homer. But, I know that shaft flex for me is critical. If I don't have something very stiff with my normal lag pressure, I over-stress the shaft and it feels terrible. The more flexible it is, the farther right it goes. The only way I can keep it from going to the right is to quit, then it snaps to the left.
One thing that I've never been able to figure out is the Rifle shafts. I've tried every shaft flex they make, and I've never hit one that I liked. I know many that swear by them, but I don't know what's wrong with me not liking them. I can't even waggle with them without getting the heebie-jeebies. It's still very confusing to me.
Also, I'll tell you something that I found to be very funny about fitting. I fit myself with the Henry-Griffitts cart and got the clubs that I liked. One of my best friends works for Mizuno and had a launch monitor. He tested me with my clubs and said the launch angle/spin rate/etc. were all perfect. He thought I had used a launch monitor to test the results, but I told him I just did it with watching the ball flight. He said, "don't change your equipment."
Try something WAY weaker, and you'll like 'em fine.
I'm TOTALLY satisfied with my HG's which are somewhere in the X-100 (dynamic range). But, sometimes I have a student with Rifles and I want to demonstrate something. Like I said, I've tried all their flexes. Weak is horrible, stiff is less horrible, it doesn't matter. HG doesn't use Rifles, so it's of no consequence. HG also SST PURE's all of their shafts. I don't think there's another company in the market that goes that extra mile.
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