Club
Adjustments:
Loft
and lie: (irons and putters, some hybrids)
Did
you just get a new set "off the rack" and you are not
hitting them as well as you thought you should? Then you need
a loft lie adjustment. Keep in mind that due to assembly line
specifications, most major brands of clubs only guarantee their
loft lie to a + or - 1 to 2 degrees in lie angle, that's1 or 2
clubs in error, out of spec. (see club fitting length/lie)
Got an older set, think that beating them into the ground for
the last couple of years didn't affect them? Well guess again!
Most professional golfers have their equipment checked monthly.
They realize what a performance difference with 1degree wrong.
(See club fitting length/lie)
Club
length: (woods, hybrids, irons and putter)
There
is an often overlooked club performance parameter. The assumption
is that the one size fits all off the rack clubs is correct. As
with lie adjustments on irons the length is a factor of preference
combined with the length. Most driver shafts of 45" to 46"
are too long for average golfers. With the PGA tour average of
44 ½" why would we think a longer shaft would fit
us? (See club fitting woods) Often overlooked is the one club
that is responsible for ½ of the game, the putter. However
almost every putter you see is at 35". My experience over
the last 15 years is that that is too long. (See putter fitting)
Frequency/flex
matching: irons, woods, hybrids
Once
you have been properly fit for your clubs then for optimal performance
all of your shafts need to be balanced to your fitting specs.
One note here please don't think that the flex on your shafts
is the same just because they all have the same designation printed
on them. Keep in mind there is no standardization in the golf
industry and that goes for flex too. Frequency matching is the
balancing of all clubs in you bag using a frequency analyzer and
making adjustments for the different length of the club to an
established club repairman standard.
MOI/Swing
weight balancing: woods, irons, hybrid
Swing
weight is a 30+ year old technology that was used to measure the
feel of the swinging golf club use by most major manufacturers.
Still today MOI is defines as "the amount of energy required
to put the golf club in motion. MOI was pioneered by Tom Wishon
Golf Technologies and it is the ultimate balancing of a golf set.
Roy is MOI certified,
Spine
matching: all clubs
Due
to natural variances in the manufacturing process, golf club shafts
will tend to have different stiffness when flexed in different
directions. Using a process known as "spine matching",
the natural bend plane for a given shaft is aligned to face along
the target line. This process lends itself to produce a more constant
flex and squaring of the club face to the target. The ultimate
in shaft consistency is to spine and frequency match it. All custom
clubs made by Roy will be frequency and spine balanced.