Re: Swing Wieght

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 20:09:06 GMT
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In article <wk4Ga.81663$email-address-deleted>, <email-address-deleted> wrote:
> Can somebody explain what swing weight is and what the measurements are e.g.
> D05 etc.
> Why is it important?
>
> Thanks, Ken
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It's a measure of the relationship between the weight of the club and
it's moment of inertia when swung from the grip (how hard it is to
swing).
A club with a high swing weight takes longer to accelerate in its swing
from the grip and thus takes longer to release.
A club with a lower swing weight releases more easily.
The reason that this is in comparison to the weight of the club is that
it allows you to match clubs of different lengths. A 9 iron of the same
swingweight number as a driver is actually going to have a lower moment
of inertia, but because the club is lighter your time to swing the club
down to impact will also be less. The idea is that two clubs of the same
swingweight will match the tempo of the movement of the body, arms and
club with the release of the club.
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."