The Real Clubhead Lag!

[Golfie McG]

By the way Golfie, I really appreciate your contributions.

Can you please give references in the book regarding your statement above?

Thanks

Leo,

While I do not know the book backwards and forwards. I would suggest 6-C-2-C as the paragraph you seek. Am I wrong to assume that Homer wishes to deliver a clubshaft that is stressed backward?

Also I recall from some other site Homer's experiment where he put a mass (an ounce I think) and realized a bend of of a 1/8th (again fuzzy) of an inch. (Someone please help with the exct details if is is important!) From this he concluded that every 1/8 of an inch of clubhead lag (shaft lag) was as good as adding an ounce to the head of the club.

BTW I don't think this discussion would help anyone's game. I just didn't want anyone to get excited about the massive toe-up "observed" bend from the original pic. Attempting to achieve such a thing would damage more than a few wrists.

Golfie

[tongzilla]

Leo,

I would suggest 6-C-2-C as the paragraph you seek. Am I wrong to assume that Homer wishes to deliver a clubshaft that is stressed backward?

Per 7-1, the prestressed (bent) Clubshaft which helps resist Impact Deceleration must be established before -- not during -- Impact.

Yes, everything else being equal, the more stress you place on the shaft, the more Effective Mass, hence more Power. However, I do not think the visual bend you see in the shaft is necessarily beneficial. Someone with more equipment knowledge could elaborate maybe.

[ThinkingPlus]

The bend in the shaft will occur in a direction opposite to the applied force. The direction of the applied force should remain constant throughout the stroke, however the clubface orientation changes as it gets squared through impact. At that point, the bend (direction of bend relative to an unstressed shaft) in the clubshaft would now be perpedicular to the clubface (approximately) even though it started out somewhat parallel at the top.