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Sponsor Tacki Mac's colorful new ITOMIC grips
are not like traditional rubber grips. They
are made from a proprietary blend of
elastomeric materials that are very tacky
with a super soft (but firm) feel. This
revolutionary blend of thermo-forming
materials is both very durable, and high
performing in all weather conditions. ITOMIC
grips maintain their tacky feel and new look
for years by washing them with warm soapy
water. The new Itomic grips are available in
black, white, red, or blue and in a new wrap
style. Follow the link below to order Itomic
grips direct from Tacki Mac.
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Many of the OEM hybrid clubs come with fairly
basic shafts and the shaftmakers have stepped
up with some high performance hybrid shafts
for those of you that would like to hot rod
your hybrid
I put together a page with many of the premium models from Aldila, Graphite Design, KBS Steel, Matrix, Mitsubishi, Penley, True Temper Project X, and UST Mamiya. If you've been having trouble hitting your hybrid, take a look at installing a premium hybrid shaft for better control and distance. I'm working on a chart with tip dimensions for most of the OEM hybrids (components and many of the OEM's are .370 but there are exceptions), send me a note in the meantime if you're not sure which size you need. |
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Graman has recently undertaken an overhaul of
their entire shaft line with new paint and
graphics and a new shaft series called The
Signature Series.
Graman shafts are are guarantied 1 cpm or less.
Here's what Graman has to say about their shafts: Graman's proprietary technology is capable of producing symmetrically precise shafts of superior quality and consistency. Nobody does it better. Since the early 1990's, Graman has been revolutionizing industry standards by using meticulous accuracy for frequency matching and uniform consistency. Graman shafts are so uniform, so precise and so symmetrical that G and S Series are guarantied 1 cpm or less. Each carries a limited lifetime guarantee. Many of you may be familiar with their Professional G-Series. It's based on their "Limey" model (so named due to it's day glow green/yellow color). They've ditched the Day Glow color and gone with a Liquid Silver. Graman shafts are priced right...the 60g, 47" G60 is $48.95 and the M-Series is $25.95. |
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There was a good article in this month's Golf
Magazine on the USGA's rollback on groove
dimension. Tour Pros are required to play the
new narrower, shallower and more rounded edge
designs under the "condition of competition"
rule. The rest of us can use the older,
higher spin (especially from the rough)
wedges legally under the rules of golf until
2024 but manufacturers will be required to
stop making these wedges at the end of 2010.
Golf Magazine had Hot Stix test the old grooves vs. the new grooves and there was quite a difference in spin. From the rough, the old grooves generated 48% more spin than the new grooves 7,246 rpm vs 4,899 rpm). From the fairway, the old grooves generated 9% more spin. Big difference in roll, too. Shots with the old grooves from the rough rolled 10.6 feet and the new grooves 18.9 feet. If you don't play under the 2010 Condition of Competition and need spin, you might consider picking up a backup wedge or two before the manufacturers stop making them at the end of this year. I've got a few premium wedges that still offer the old groove design. I recently picked up a new line from Japanese clubmaker Fourteen Golf. They've got one style with the new grooves and one with the old http://www.fourteengolf.com/product/detail.shtml?P=5 . Send me a note for a quote on these excellent wedges. Shaft designers are getting into the high spin act with special wedge shaft designs. True Temper has a new tour prototype called the DG Spinner that was used by the winner two weeks ago, and KBS Steel has a new Hi-Rev model. I picked up 3 of the hard to find KB Hi-Rev in stiff (.355 taper) http://www.clubmaker-online.com/products/kb.html for pricing and to order. I also carry the Miura forged wedges, another premium Japanese clubmaker. |
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What's in the Bag info for this week.
PGA UST Mamiya Proforce in driver and FW, KBS
Steel in irons. Graphite Design had a
Nationwide, LPGA, and Japanese Tour win this
week and the Aldila RIP was used by the
winner in the European Tour.
A friend of mine called to tell me he had his first hole in one using a hybrid I made for him (actually that he borrowed and never returned). I'm taking full credit for the hole in one. Maybe I should demand that I get my club back? I wanted to pass along a reminder that I have a clubmaking email discussion group called Shoptalk that has been around since 1996 or so. Good group of techie types that like to discuss custom clubmaking. Info here to sign up: http://www.clubmaker-online.com/shoptalk.html |
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Free shipping continues on the Aldila Voodoo
NV and Voodoo VS shafts. Link below
What sets the VooDoo apart from other shafts
is its patent pending S-core, or stabilized
core, Technology designed to increase
distance and provide outstanding accuracy
with each swing. The real "magic" of the
VooDoo is the high modulus carbon
stabilization rib running the length of the
shaft. "Our S-core Technology dramatically
stabilizes the shaft's cross-section through
the use of an internal carbon-fiber rib
system," said John Oldenburg, Aldila's Vice
President of Engineering. "The innovative rib
structure increases hoop strength/stiffness
so much that it is 80 percent greater than
conventional graphite, and up to 60 percent
greater than competitors' attempts at cross
sectional stabilization." Visit the Aldila
Voodoo Web Site here http://aldilavoodoo.html
. For a chart showing launch and spin
characteristics of the entire Aldila line, go
here
http://www.clubmaker-online.com/products/aldila.launch.html
If you're looking to upgrade the shaft in your hybrid, you might consider the Aldila Voodoo (link below). Same S-Core technology as in the wood shaft that, according to Aldila VP of Engineering, John Oldenburg, " resists shaft ovaling and deformation during the swing, which maximizes energy transfer to the ball and yields unparalleled distance and accuracy." Shaft looks cool, too (that's according to me). |
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