The Materials in my Clubhead Increase the Distance by.......?
Curt Jester 1 March 2005 20:40:13
It seems if one were to investigate the makings of a clubhead with the different types of material here on earth that golf manufacturers use, we would need a class or two in the physcial sciences to deternine an intelligent choice for a clubhead so we wouldn't be left behind in the stone age when we tee our ball up.
But according to the Tommy Knocker Golf Site and their reliance on a study by Golfsmith, a day of hookie on the course might be a better scholastic investment.
Here's his blurb:
CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION 1
Does Driver Head Material effect distance ? Does the Shaft Flex/Bend Point Effect Trajectory ? How Accurate are the Flex Letters on Golf Shafts? Distance vs Accuracy ? Center of Gravity.
Just the Facts
Distance vs Driver Head Material
Golfsmith took all driver heads, Maple, Stainless, 300cc Titanium, Ceramic, Graphite, Maraging Technology, Percimmon Wood..All materials. Installed identical shafts, put them all in their Iron Byron Robot and hit them all on the "Vertical-Line Center of Gravity" and guess what?
The distances of the drives were all within 1% of each other, That's right 1%. The point being if you hit the center of gravity every time use any material driver you want. The benifit of differant materials comes into play when you miss the vertical-line center of gravity.
Fact...All driver heads are the same weight. Titanium has a high strength to weight ratio which allows you to make a 300cc or larger head and still maintain the weight (200 grams) required by all drivers and not break when you hit the ball. A 300cc, 200 gram, Stainless Steel driver head would explode when you hit a golf ball.
If you miss the vertical-line center of gravity with a small Percimmon or metal (200cc) wood head by 1/4" you lose 12% of your distance and the shot will go right or left depending on which side of th CCG (vertical-line center of gravity) you hit. If you miss the VCG with a 360cc Titanium head by 3/4" you only lose 6% of the distance and the shot will still go straight. It has to do with "Momentum of inertia", M=d*v2... Ya Da Ya Da..." and means that the larger the head is, the less it will rotate when the vertical line- center of gravity is missed, as proved by Golfsmith.
The bottom line is...300cc and bigger driver heads will always produce a longer sraighter golf shot when you don't hit the vertical-line center of gravity (Thats me). I don't know about anyone else, but it works for me. Thats why I have a 360cc in my bag.
End of blurb.
I have emailed Golfsmith looking for some sort of verifcation of their testing.
Does anybody believe that their clubhead on it's own, besides quality of shaft, makes their ball go farther?
That kind of makes you wonder on what merits the USGA bans certain drivers. If they all hit the same length... must be something seriously wrong with their testing procedure
That kind of makes you wonder on what merits the USGA bans certain > drivers. If they all hit the same length... must be something seriously > wrong with their testing procedure >
Ulrich
It generally isn't the materials, which by themselves don't do as much as the hype would have you believe. It has to do with springlike effect, and the design as it relates to the ability of the ball to rebound off the clubface via that springlike effect.
Mike
-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com RSG-Wisconsin 2005 Info: June 24-26 http:://dalecki.net/rsgwis2005/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It generally isn't the materials, which by themselves don't do as much > as the hype would have you believe. It has to do with springlike > effect, and the design as it relates to the ability of the ball to > rebound off the clubface via that springlike effect.
And how do you maximize springlike effect? By making the material as thin and as hard as possible. Therefore titanium drivers have more springlike effect than wooden drivers.
It generally isn't the materials, which by themselves don't do as much >> as the hype would have you believe. It has to do with springlike >> effect, and the design as it relates to the ability of the ball to >> rebound off the clubface via that springlike effect.>
And how do you maximize springlike effect? By making the material as > thin and as hard as possible. Therefore titanium drivers have more > springlike effect than wooden drivers.>
Ulrich
But once you're up to the maximum COR, what difference does it make? In the end, all those materials differences don't add up to very much. If they did, we'd all be hitting 300-yard drives.
-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com RSG-Wisconsin 2005 Info: June 24-26 http:://dalecki.net/rsgwis2005/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 04:41:24 GMT, Thrasher <spectre911@hotmail.com> wrote:
I just realized how much of an anti-technologist I come across as. I>apologize for that. Golf is mostly mental... so if you think you're>new stuff is helping you, it is. My problem is that I liked my old>stuff and my old game better than my new stuff and my new game.
