Re: In my 50s now and looking at graphite for irons...
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Originally Posted by OnePutt
Straightshooter;
Did you ever hear back from TT on frequency meter testing shafts? You were going to post their reply, and I'm just wondering if you have heard back yet. Let me know what you find out, as I'm interested in hearding if you get the same reply as I did last year.
Thanks for reminding me. I sent a query to TT about 2 weeks ago, but haven't heard anything back. I will send another one now!
Re: In my 50s now and looking at graphite for irons...
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Originally Posted by straightshooter
Thanks for reminding me. I sent a query to TT about 2 weeks ago, but haven't heard anything back. I will send another one now!
I did re-send my query, and after another week of waiting there is still no reply. I don't think I will get one.... Here is a copy of what I sent them:
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Hello,
It seems that the following excerpt from your web-site is contributing to some confusion among golfers:
============================== What is frequency? Frequency is the measurement of the butt stiffness (stiffness at the grip end) of a particular shaft. For years custom clubfitters have used butt frequency as the measurement tool to compare the specific stiffness between various shafts. The shaft is placed into a frequency analyzer and oscillated either up and down or side to side. A counter on the analyzer calculates the cycles per minute (CPM). The higher the CPM reading, the stiffer the shaft and visa-versa. However, butt frequency does not take into account the tip design of a particular shaft. Therefore it is critical to identify the type of ball flight you desire to achieve and find a shaft with proper tip characteristics to optimize trajectory..... ==============================
Two golf-friends are disputing what the above means: These are their common beliefs: Both golfers think that the frequency analysis technology referred to is similar to the technology marketed by Mitchell (http://www.mitchellgolf.com/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1176). Both golfers agree with your statement that ‘butt frequency’ does not adequately represent the qualities of a golf-shaft.
And here is where their opinions are different.
“Golfer A” believes that a butt frequency measurement determines the frequency/ stiffness of the section of the shaft inside the clamp of the frequency analyzer. He was advised by one of your staff that “frequency is ONLY stating what the butt stiffness is of the section of the shaft that you are clamping (4", 5",etc.)”.
“Golfer B” believes that the butt frequency measured represents the ‘free’ shaft, not the clamped portion of it. He recognizes that the oscillation is constrained at the butt end, and that the frequency is largely determined by the ‘fat end’ of the shaft. But he doesn’t accept that the shaft-portion inside the clamp significantly contributes to the measurement.
Please run this message by one of your crack engineers to help me settle the dispute. I look forward to your reply.
November 26th, 2007, 01:48 PM
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