| The shaft of the golf club is said by
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| | 220- 255 S
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| many to be the engine of the golf club.
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| | 105+
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| The more I think about this statement,
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| | 255+ X
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| I'm not convinced it is accurate. I am
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| | Bend Point: Often confused with
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| maintaining the more accurate statement
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| | kick-point, the bend point is the maximum
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| is that the swing is the engine and the
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| | position of the shaft when it is
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| shaft is the transmission. Regardless of
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| | subjected to a bending force. Kick-point
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| what you consider the shaft to be, all
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| | is determined by a different test and is
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| golfers need to know which shaft is right
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| | not the same. Bend-point designations
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| for their swing.
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| | are; low, mid, and high. The terminology
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| While it is best to be fit by a
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| | might lead you to believe that the bend
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| professional club fitter, golfers should
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| | point designations are in distinctly
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| have a good idea what type of shaft they
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| | different places on the shaft. In
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| should be looking for. There are three
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| | reality, all bend points will be within
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| main specifications that the typical
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| | an approximately 6-inch section of the
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| golfer should keep in mind when choosing
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| | shaft. Bend point can effect trajectory
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| a shaft. Most golfers will at least be
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| | slightly. Low bend point shafts will
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| familiar with these specifications: flex,
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| | slightly increase the trajectory, and
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| bend point, and torque.
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| | high bend point will slightly decrease
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| Flex: flex is the relative stiffness of
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| | the trajectory. Additionally, low bend
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| the shaft, more specifically, the shaft's
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| | point shafts will feel more flexible at
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| resistance to bending when a force is
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| | the tip end. Generally speaking, players
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| applied. Flex is categorized with the
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| | with more feel prefer higher bend point
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| following designations from the most
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| | shafts, and high- handicapped players do
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| flexible to the stiffest; L-flex
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| | better with low bend point shafts.
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| (ladies), A-flex (senior), R-flex,
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| | Torque: Torque is the measurement in
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| (regular), S-flex (stiff), and X-flex
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| | degrees that indicates the amount of
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| (extra stiff). Any information about
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| | twisting the shaft sustains by the force
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| shaft flex is given in generalities only.
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| | of the swing and the impact of the
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| Since there are no industry standards,
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| | clubface with the ball. Torque has more
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| every companies designations concerning
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| | of an effect on feel than any other
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| flex can be different. Traditionally, a
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| | fitting parameters. The lower the torque
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| golfer will base a flex decision on swing
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| | of the shaft, the more it will feel stiff
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| speed, or driving distance. Although this
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| | in the tip. Torque is no longer
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| is not the only determining factor, the
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| | considered a factor in shaft fitting,
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| following is a good place to start.
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| | with only a couple exceptions; feel, and
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| Club head speed:
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| | those of the player with a very fast
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| Driving Distance Flex
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| | swing speed and a fast tempo, or the
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| Up to 65 mph 160
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| | player with a very low swing speed. The
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| yards or less L
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| | fast swing speed player should (>95mph),
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| 60-75 mph
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| | should not use a shaft with a torque
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| 160- 180 A
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| | greater than 5 degrees, and the low swing
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| 75- 90
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| | speed player should not use a torque less
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| 180- 225 R
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| | than 3.5 - 4 degrees of torque.
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| 90- 105
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