| The Shaft Mystery
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| | twisting found in all graphite shafts.
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| During this modern era of golf club
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| | Most players would benefit by having
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| technology, the big mystery among golfers
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| | steel shafts in their irons, because
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| is what golf shaft will maximize their
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| | accuracy has a greater emphasis than
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| efforts. If the average player tries to
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| | distance, where as graphite shafts are
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| sift through all the "mumbo jumbo techno
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| | very helpful in getting greater distances
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| shaft lingo" his head just might explode.
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| | from today's oversize titanium drivers.
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| And determining the right shaft for me
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| | The second question to answer is shaft
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| can be extremely confusing.
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| | flex. A common fitting flaw is the belief
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| "There are just so many shafts that are
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| | that stiffer shafts will be more accurate
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| available to golfers that can really
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| | because the shaft will not torque as much
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| benefit the player that it is critical
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| | as a more flexible shaft. (torque is the
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| that club fitters have a good grasp of
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| | twisting of a shaft because of a miss hit
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| what the player needs" says Tom Erwin,
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| | shot). However, with today's technology
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| co-founder of (
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| | many manufactures make a softer flex
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| Most shaft companies are now offering
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| | shaft without sacrificing torque. Players
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| over 100 different types of shaft and in
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| | can determine what flex they need by
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| turn, most consumers are clueless of what
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| | simply knowing what club they hit from
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| "engine" they need to run their golf
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| | certain yardages.
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| clubs.
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| | The third question to answer is
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| "As experienced clubfitters, we use what
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| | determining what kick point would best
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| we've learned through hands-on assembly
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| | benefit that player. Most golfers would
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| and customer feedback to provide each
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| | love to hit the ball a little higher. A
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| customer with a proven solution. Shaft
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| | lower kick point would achieve a higher
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| selection is the key ingredient to
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| | ball flight. Alternatively, if the player
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| crafting the perfect performance weapon"
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| | tends to have a rather steep
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| says Travis Carter Co-Founder of He
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| | outside-inside swing, a mid to high kick
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| further stated, "This problem is easily
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| | point shaft would help them keep the ball
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| solved by answering 4 basic questions"...
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| | flight lower.
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| The first answer needed is what material
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| | The final question to answer is, "what
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| should the golfer play, steel or
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| | length should the golf club be?". Most
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| graphite? Graphite is generally lighter
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| | graphite wood shafts come 45"-46" and
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| than steel, therefore, the average player
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| | once installed, the overall golf club
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| will hit a graphite shaft a little
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| | will be over 47". So determining the
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| further than a steel shaft. Graphite also
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| | appropriate length for that golfer is
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| has a much greater shock dampening
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| | critical. With titanium drivers, a lot of
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| effect, which is very helpful for those
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| | folks subscribe to the "as long as you
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| players who have nagging injuries that
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| | can control it" mentality. However, it is
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| sometimes prevent them from playing.
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| | critical that the irons be cut at a
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| Alternatively, steel shafts are heavier
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| | length that is suitable to that
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| than most graphite shafts so distance may
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| | particular player's height & distance
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| be sacrificed. What is lost in distance
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| | from their hands to the floor. With
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| though is gained in accuracy. Steel
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| | today's technology and vast amount of
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| shafts differ from graphite as they do
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| | products to examine, an experienced club
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| not experience torque or the lateral
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| | fitter can truly solve the shaft mystery.
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