What makes a club accurate?

[Deke]

Hi guys,what do you think makes one model of club more accurate than another? We often see dispersion being a factor in club reviews,but what factors affect this? Shaft,head design,cavity or blade? Your comments please! Cheers.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

The person attached to the handle is the key area.

 

[One Planer]

The person attached to the handle is the key area.

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What he said :thup:

Although I will concede that results could be improved with the correct selection of bits you list.

As an example it wold be no good someone who generates massive club head speed playing a ladies (.......No offence to the ladies on here) shaft.

 

[Deke]

The person attached to the handle is the key area.

I am quite aware that the player is the biggest factor in an accurate strike but that is not what I am talking about.Why do some clubs offer better dispersion patterns than others given the same user and the same swing?

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I am quite aware that the player is the biggest factor in an accurate strike but that is not what I am talking about.Why do some clubs offer better dispersion patterns than others given the same user and the same swing?

I've no idea Deke, but if I had to guess I'd say that the shaft is probably going to have a bigger impact on dispersion than the head.

 

[scratch]

I am quite aware that the player is the biggest factor in an accurate strike but that is not what I am talking about.Why do some clubs offer better dispersion patterns than others given the same user and the same swing?

Because the shaft is better suited to that person's swing. Club golfers are not Iron Byron's, they put a different swing on every shot, it's all about finding the right combination to minimise the bad results.

 

[Deke]

I've no idea Deke, but if I had to guess I'd say that the shaft is probably going to have a bigger impact on dispersion than the head.

Cheers bud,I thought the shaft was the main factor! Does anything else influence accuracy I wonder?

 

[Deke]

Because the shaft is better suited to that person's swing. Club golfers are not Iron Byron's, they put a different swing on every shot, it's all about finding the right combination to minimise the bad results.

Thanks Scratch,it does seem like the shaft is the major cause of accuracy then.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I suppose the idea or bigger MOI, differently positioned CG, cavity back (Nike driver?), open/shut face, loft, shaft length etc may all have an effect of how accurately a shot will turn out to be. Some of those when in the correct combination for a certain player may reduce the dispersion of mishit shots.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

The person using it. A club is only accurate if the user can deliver the clubface to the ball in the right place.

 

[Snelly]

The person attached to the handle is the key area.

Correct.

 

[Deke]

Why do some clubs offer better dispersion patterns than others given the same user and the same swing?

We are getting a bit off track so I will quote myself.If the same player,makes the same swing with 10 different clubs of a different make (hybrids for example) what design factors will influence his/hers shot dispersion and accuracy when aiming at a specific point? (if the user is not a factor)
Over to you forum?

 

[duncan mackie]

We are getting a bit off track so I will quote myself.If the same player,makes the same swing with 10 different clubs of a different make (hybrids for example) what design factors will influence his/hers shot dispersion and accuracy when aiming at a specific point? (if the user is not a factor)
Over to you forum?

you are changing the question

you are now asking what makes a particular club deliver lower dispersion in the hands of player X or Y

answer will be the extent to which the shaft suits their swing - specifically how it reacts to the foibles of their tempo, and the relationshop between the weighting and their variation ie the more variation in where they strike the clubface the larger the overall sweetspot needs to be (at the expence of ultimate performance), importance of the club's correction/reaction to off centre hits etc All this will be overlayed with how the player feels about the club - look, allignment, swingweight, sole(as it hits the ground) etc. If you like the lookk of a club, and the feel, and it gives you confidence, you will swing better and you are back to the key point being made; the person swinging the club creates the dispersion.

 

[Deke]

Hi guys,what do you think makes one model of club more accurate than another? We often see dispersion being a factor in club reviews,but what factors affect this? Shaft,head design,cavity or blade? Your comments please! Cheers.

This is my first post,where exactly have I changed the question??? Thanks for the info anyway,seems again like the shaft is key,many thanks.

 

[palindromicbob]

My gut says shaft. Bar the user this is the only other "moving" part. So a constient shaft would provide consistent results with the mighty robot!

 

[Deke]

My gut says shaft. Bar the user this is the only other "moving" part. So a constient shaft would provide consistent results with the mighty robot!

Thank you Bob,another vote for the shaft!:thup:

 

[DappaDonDave]

It's the dumb guy holding the grip. Ask Moe Norman