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CUSTOM CLUB ASSEMBLY
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
Swing weight – the method by which the balance point of a finished golf club is expressed. It represents the relationship of weight distribution between the head and the grip of the golf club. It does not represent overall weight. Two clubs with identical overall weights could have substantially different swing weights leading to varying performance. Which is why the average golfer cannot perfect a consistent repeatable swing? Since every time you pull out a club it is either lighter or heavier or off balance, all of which needs to be compensated for during your swing.
Bend/kick point – these terms represent the point along the shaft at which the maximum bending occurs in the downswing. As a general rule, shafts with higher bend points produce a lower, flatter trajectory while shafts with lower bend points produce a higher ball flight. When swing weighted and balanced even a higher bend point will perform with higher flying shots.
Balance point – the point along the length of the shaft at which it will balance itself when placed on a fulcrum. Which can only be accomplished through swing weighting and balancing with Spine Aligning playing absolutely no part in the equation? The true measure of a properly assembled ultimate performing golf club is achieved by swing weighting and balancing period, as discussed and attested to by Vijay Singh during a 2005 interview. You will not find one player on tour that is playing clubs that are not swing weighted and balanced. There is also a price factor in this as well, which is why it is not done. And if is fees in addition to the price from $65.00 to $125.00 extra are imposed, except with O.C.C.G. as we do this with every club we produce. A 1 oz Butt Plug used for butt weighting when it calls for this to be done in a specific situation is $1.50 for 1. Tip weights for irons are $4.95 for 12, but need to be purchased in 2,4,6,8 and 10 grams. Not counting steel wood shafts, graphite iron shafts, graphite wood shafts etc. The scale which for the Industries most accurate one is $199.99, the biggest preventer of name brand and custom golf companies that do not swingweight is mass production and pre assemblly. Every order with O,C,C,G, is assembled the day prior to shipping and only after all of the Personal Measurements and Playing Abilities has been gathered and reviewed. Our turnaround time for this rare approach to assembled golf clubs is 5-8 business days from time of order to product in hand. Which is outsstanding when it takes 2-4 weeks for a C.D. ordered from T.V. or the Internet to arrive and it is already manufactured.
Flex - the resistance of a shaft to bending as force is applied in the downswing. Generally, shaft flexes are denoted by the following letter codes: L (softest), A, R, S, and X (stiffest). To often golfers are playing with clubs that are not properly fitted for them and are to Stiff. Which causes a tremendous loss in distance as well as makes it impossible to achieve the effortless swing all golfers are always raving about?
SOURCE OF PUBLICATION TRUE TEMPER GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS RELATED TO THE ASSEMBLY OF A GOLF CLUB.
What it takes To Play Well
The game of Golf requires the perfect mix of a composed mind and a balanced body where the player has to maintain an ideal harmony between the two. To play golf with precision you need to have total control over your body, a correct grip, a perfect swing and without doubt a decent set of golf clubs from a reputable custom club maker who assembles clubs the proper way, with your overall game improvement as top priority. Using your personal measurements and playing abilities as the cornerstone to the orders set up. Then applying this information and assembling professionally while covering every step of the process. From the littlest to the biggest and most technical details, to produce a highly fine quality handcrafted and superior performing custom golf equipment.
We hope you have found our articles informative and educating. It is very important for these terms and definitions to be understood as well as our process. So you will realize the amount of work and attention we pay to the performance of the equipment we create. Reatail Custom Golf sees a 300% mark up and has to carry no inventory.
Shop Personnel at O.C.C.G. (NY)
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