Golf tip of the week: Stock golf shafts in most cases don’t fit the buyer
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A golf shaft is an essential part of a golf club. It is a transmission which transfers the energy from a golfer's body to the ball at impact.
A golfer only has four choices when purchasing a set of clubs off the rack in a box store. In most cases, the four flexes available are ladies, senior, regular and stiff. The problem is the stock shafts are just that: stock.
Certified custom club builders utilize a frequency analyzer. For example, frequency is called CPM (cycles per minute). A frequency machine is used to determine the correct CPM numbers required to fit a golfer's swing characteristics and body strength, etc.
Frequency ranges are as follows -- Ladies flex 2.5 to 3.4 CPM; senior flex 3.5 to 4.4 CPM; regular flex 4.5 to 5.4 CPM; stiff flex 5.5 to 6.4 CPM; and extra rigid 6.5 to 7.5 CPM.
This gives a master club builder many choices to better fit a shaft to the golfer's swing characteristics. A golfer may require a firmer flex but not a full stiff flex. The CPM would be between 4.5 and 5.4.
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Rick Musselman, a golf author and professional, owns Musselman's Golf in Williamsport.