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Old 11-11-2005, 05:23 PM
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Ballooning issue
I was working on my Hitting motion today in a moderate head wind and found that I really couldn't control trajectory anywhere near as well as when swinging. I was using Ted's pattern and getting excellent compression, but too much spin given the steeper plane angle than I normally use while swinging. How much of this ballooning is it reasonable to attribute to shaft flex issues? I had plenty of sizzle and a nice solid 'crack', but it was an odd flight for as well as impact sounded. High and straight but just died at the apex without much control.

A bit of a toe impact at times, given the steeper angle, which is a factor too.

I guess I'll just have to convince the wife I need another set of irons for when I feel like Hitting!
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Old 11-11-2005, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by EdZ
I was working on my Hitting motion today in a moderate head wind and found that I really couldn't control trajectory anywhere near as well as when swinging. I was using Ted's pattern and getting excellent compression, but too much spin given the steeper plane angle than I normally use while swinging. How much of this ballooning is it reasonable to attribute to shaft flex issues? I had plenty of sizzle and a nice solid 'crack', but it was an odd flight for as well as impact sounded. High and straight but just died at the apex without much control.

A bit of a toe impact at times, given the steeper angle, which is a factor too.

I guess I'll just have to convince the wife I need another set of irons for when I feel like Hitting!
We've found that hitters need stiffer shafts, on average. And swingers have the ability to use almost anything. A swinger could truly use a rope. I've fit hundreds of people and drive loaders don't like flexible shafts.
Goerge Burns was once asked what intimate relations were like at 90 years old. He said, "it's like playing billiards with a rope." That's what I feel like when using regular shafts; you can't push a rope. I can't keep the ball from ballooning and going dead right. Give me an X shaft and I'll lace it.
I hope this is tame enough for this forum...
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Old 11-12-2005, 12:02 AM
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Ed...please read all of my responses in this thread and post any other questions you would like:

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