No effect from Spine aligning

DonM · 2020-07-02T20:15:59+00:00

Here is a video about golf swing mechanics and such, featuring Dr Sasho MacKenzie. He's a leading researcher in the field. I have not watched the first 50...

Rickochet

Shaft quality seems to be better overall than when all the spining stuff started and much depends on if the shaft is filament wound or sheet wrapped. IMHO the biggest concern with spines and shaft orientation is flex. I have had sheet wrapped shafts that have varied by over a full flex depending on orientation. If the softest orientation is borderline too stiff for someone orienting it to other directions can turn it into rebar. I have to question the new adjustable hosels with the new drivers.

Par4QC

Rickochet I have to question the new adjustable hosels with the new drivers.

I don't really like them except for the fact you can find a loft now that you likely could not before. EX. I am going to use my 18* 5 wd. as a 20* 7 wd. next time out. Right now, I'm not redoing the shaft until I see if I like the looks of the setup, and if I can hit it correctly. If it goes well, I'll pull the adapter and realign/re-spine the shaft. It's a Grafalloy, so I don't trust it to be good except as it is now spined.

accufitgolf

Rickochet

The general belief was filament wound shaft were more consistent then sheet wrapped as they were more machine wound whereas sheet wrapped was more manual thus prone to more errors. Filament wound never caught on big as it did not allow for the variations (bend point, etc.) that sheet wrapped allowed for.

Eguller

Rickochet IMHO the biggest concern with spines and shaft orientation is flex. I have had sheet wrapped shafts that have varied by over a full flex depending on orientation.

That is exactly why I get the hibby-jibbies if I don't at least check the spine, etc...

Rickochet

Par4QC It's a Grafalloy, so I don't trust it to be good except as it is now spined.

It's funny that you mentioned Grafalloy. The very first shaft that alerted me to flex variations based on orientation in the head was a Grafalloy.

Par4QC

Rickochet Some of those shafts were plain nasty, no matter what you did with them they seemed to have a mind of their own. I'm using a couple of the ProLaunch Platinum, and they may be the best they ever put out. Very stable & smooth. But those damn ProLite 35 shafts, migawd, they were beasts to deal with.

raggmann54

After several ProLite shafts, that were disasters, the only way I will touch a Grafalloy Shaft is when I'm planting tomatoes...They make an excellent Tomato Stake...

Rickochet

raggmann54 After several ProLite shafts, that were disasters, the only way I will touch a Grafalloy Shaft is when I'm planting tomatoes...They make an excellent Tomato Stake...

Yep, the Prolites were awful. I do still have one Mugen that is actually very nice.

Par4QC

raggmann54 The Platinum is a nice shaft. Even in R it feels a bit soft. The ProLaunch Axis is also a nice one; it actually feels about the same as the Platinum. And they are very inexpensive.

Par4QC

Rickochet still have one Mugen

That's a Harrison shaft, you know?

Spuzz

Par4QC That's a Harrison shaft, you know?

Dyno approved..Muuuugen!

Rickochet

Par4QC That's a Harrison shaft, you know?

Maybe why I liked it. My bad. I am old. I forget shit.

Par4QC

accufitgolf Plus, iirc, it was preached to us that filament wound shafts had no spines, most stable shaft one could buy. I have never found any shaft to have no spine! And, have been very surprised in the spines I detect in some wound shafts; almost like a wrapped.

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