Bang60 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 So I've done Frequency Flo and Spine my Bassara Hl stiff graphite shaft, frequency is 259 flo and spine are within 1/16th inch of each other. I setup the adapter with the "higher" mark on the adapter set on the bottom of the shaft so it lines up with the dot and the loft number, I actually got this back to front as I've found that setup at the lower mark on the adapter was working well for me and when my friend did the flo spine I forgot which was the correct position, BUT it seems my error has worked out well for me so much so I've driven the ball 240+ metres with a straight-ish ball flight. I know there's lots who don't believe this has any real benefit but I'm not sure how else to explain the increase of 40metres, as it's winter here and the ground is soft it's mostly carry. What do you think? KC Golf, Shapotomous and cnosil 3 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 7 hours ago, Bang60 said: So I've done Frequency Flo and Spine my Bassara Hl stiff graphite shaft, frequency is 259 flo and spine are within 1/16th inch of each other. I setup the adapter with the "higher" mark on the adapter set on the bottom of the shaft so it lines up with the dot and the loft number, I actually got this back to front as I've found that setup at the lower mark on the adapter was working well for me and when my friend did the flo spine I forgot which was the correct position, BUT it seems my error has worked out well for me so much so I've driven the ball 240+ metres with a straight-ish ball flight. I know there's lots who don't believe this has any real benefit but I'm not sure how else to explain the increase of 40metres, as it's winter here and the ground is soft it's mostly carry. What do you think? Didn’t I read that you have also been taking lessons and they you are starting/doing speed training? Maybe you swing is just getting better? your post is confusing to me, is the club adapter in the same position and you just reoriented the shaft to be spine/flo’d? spine/flo/puring is always an interesting topic. Some say it is necessary, some say it isn’t. I’ve seen tests that show it works and tests that show it doesn’t. One day I hope to test something side my side that has been set up as optimal and non optimal to do my own assessment. RickyBobby_PR 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: TM-180 Testing: Backups: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, cnosil said: Didn’t I read that you have also been taking lessons and they you are starting/doing speed training? Maybe you swing is just getting better? your post is confusing to me, is the club adapter in the same position and you just reoriented the shaft to be spine/flo’d? spine/flo/puring is always an interesting topic. Some say it is necessary, some say it isn’t. I’ve seen tests that show it works and tests that show it doesn’t. One day I hope to test something side my side that has been set up as optimal and non optimal to do my own assessment. Yeah I'm confused and I set it up lol, I had 3-4 lessons 4-5 months back and I've been looking at speed training systems but not bought them as yet because I have a Rapsodo launch monitor, I've decided to try a 3 iron weighted at 120, and 160 grams and try that system as I've seen a long drive champion on utube using it and he's getting club head speed of 155mph. I'm going to try it with hitting a ball and see if if I get faster, I can't afford to buy another toy for golf or wifey will not be happy lol.. Edited July 5, 2022 by Bang60 Error Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 57 minutes ago, Bang60 said: Yeah I'm confused and I set it up lol, I had 3-4 lessons 4-5 months back and I've been looking at speed training systems but not bought them as yet because I have a Rapsodo launch monitor, I've decided to try a 3 iron weighted at 120, and 160 grams and try that system as I've seen a long drive champion on utube using it and he's getting club head speed of 155mph. I'm going to try it with hitting a ball and see if if I get faster, I can't afford to buy another toy for golf or wifey will not be happy lol.. My point was you have done several things beyond the club adjustment so there really isn't a way to determine exactly why you are hitting the ball farther. RickyBobby_PR 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: TM-180 Testing: Backups: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 hours ago, cnosil said: My point was you have done several things beyond the club adjustment so there really isn't a way to determine exactly why you are hitting the ball farther. Yeah about what I'm thinking, could be this could be that. Just praying I keep going fwd, appreciate the feedback... cnosil 1 Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Ahhh missed 3 days before my next hit and dropped off distance, so I need to hit daily so the golf muscles are working much better hmmmm.. Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Quoting someone from wrx who is a lot smarter than me and has great fitting and equipment knowledge. His subjective comments below are what I see more of from those who have been around for awhile. Seems to be more anecdotal evidence/studies than anything else He also posted some links https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines4.php https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines4.php https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines5.php I think the concept of spine alignment is like advocating putting a band-aid on a severed limb. If one thinks that the asymmetry of the shaft is bad enough that changing the alignment actually changes the performance, then you should throw away the shaft. 1) The shaft doesn't bend on one axis so no one single axis has been found to be any more important than any other axis. And that's true with respect to both the performance of the club and the feel from the club. Both the weak and strong axis will always play a fairly equal part in the swing no matter how you align it. 2) Changing the alignment only changes the stiffness very slightly for different parts of the swing and there is no ideal or optimal stiffness. When it comes to the influence of the shaft on the results, stiffer isn't always better when the human factor is accounted for null 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Quoting someone from wrx who is a lot smarter than me and has great fitting and equipment knowledge. His subjective comments below are what I see more of from those who have been around for awhile. Seems to be more anecdotal evidence/studies than anything else He also posted some links https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines4.php https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines4.php https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines5.php I think the concept of spine alignment is like advocating putting a band-aid on a severed limb. If one thinks that the asymmetry of the shaft is bad enough that changing the alignment actually changes the performance, then you should throw away the shaft. 1) The shaft doesn't bend on one axis so no one single axis has been found to be any more important than any other axis. And that's true with respect to both the performance of the club and the feel from the club. Both the weak and strong axis will always play a fairly equal part in the swing no matter how you align it. 2) Changing the alignment only changes the stiffness very slightly for different parts of the swing and there is no ideal or optimal stiffness. When it comes to the influence of the shaft on the results, stiffer isn't always better when the human factor is accounted for TXG did a video on it as well - small test, but the player actually hit the non-pured shaft "better" Dr Sasho Mackenzie did a study on this with multiple golfers of all handicap levels and determined there is no performance gain from spine/floing the shaft. In fact, the better numbers were generated when the spine was positioned 45* rather than facing the target. But even then, the data was hardly statistically significant. Waste of time and money, but if if makes you feel better about standing over a shot, then go for it. Definitely could be some placebo effect RickyBobby_PR and KC Golf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 8 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Quoting someone from wrx who is a lot smarter than me and has great fitting and equipment knowledge. His subjective comments below are what I see more of from those who have been around for awhile. Seems to be more anecdotal evidence/studies than anything else He also posted some links https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines4.php https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines4.php https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/allAboutSpines5.php I think the concept of spine alignment is like advocating putting a band-aid on a severed limb. If one thinks that the asymmetry of the shaft is bad enough that changing the alignment actually changes the performance, then you should throw away the shaft. 1) The shaft doesn't bend on one axis so no one single axis has been found to be any more important than any other axis. And that's true with respect to both the performance of the club and the feel from the club. Both the weak and strong axis will always play a fairly equal part in the swing no matter how you align it. 2) Changing the alignment only changes the stiffness very slightly for different parts of the swing and there is no ideal or optimal stiffness. When it comes to the influence of the shaft on the results, stiffer isn't always better when the human factor is accounted for I wonder if you actually read the first link you included from Tutleman, your "band-aid" theory would suggest not. But whatever... Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 hours ago, jlukes said: TXG did a video on it as well - small test, but the player actually hit the non-pured shaft "better" Dr Sasho Mackenzie did a study on this with multiple golfers of all handicap levels and determined there is no performance gain from spine/floing the shaft. In fact, the better numbers were generated when the spine was positioned 45* rather than facing the target. But even then, the data was hardly statistically significant. Waste of time and money, but if if makes you feel better about standing over a shot, then go for it. Definitely could be some placebo effect ... The VP of Engineering at Aldila, the designer of the original NV put a spine mark on them originally but after experimented with flo and spining on all Aldila's shafts found zero performance benefits. I loved his explanation of flo saying every shaft they tested had a 100% flat line on the first pass. Yes, some began to wobble on the subsequent passes but you only swing a shaft once, so what it does after that is irreverent. null and RickyBobby_PR 2 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Aerojet 3/5 ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Steelfiber 780Hy DHy #4 ... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I was always a skeptic. I remember playing at a tournament in Miami, FL in 2005 and a Pure rep was on site selling his technology. I kindly declined as I just didn't think it was relevant for me or my game. Fast forward to today, the quality of products is far better than the Dynamic Gold shafts I played back then and the evidence in support of why it's not necessary has been clearly laid out above. I was a little surprised to hear last month when I was at CC that the pured shaft is part of the process. What I ended up with is an LAGolf shaft that has a logo that is almost exactly facing down at address....exactly as intended... RickyBobby_PR, sirchunksalot and chisag 3 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Bang60 said: I wonder if you actually read the first link you included from Tutleman, your "band-aid" theory would suggest not. But whatever... You obviously didn’t read what i wrote. The band aid theory is from a guy on wrx who was giving his subjective opinion based on his knowledge and experience. While i didn’t dive into each of the links, I glanced thru them and it’s more anecdotal than hard facts that it’s worthwhile. You have also missed the other posts that several other experiments have been done including one by highly respected expert Sasho Mackenzie that found no improvement in spining a shaft as well as video showing the same. Theres no hard evidence that it does or doesn’t work. But if you are curious here’s links to two more posts from the same guy I quoted that goes deeper into why it’s probably not beneficial. As others have said in here and many a builders it’s not going to do anything. But if if works for you great, I personally have no desire to have it done and based on my face to face conversation with shaft design experts also see no reason for it to be done https://forums.golfwrx.com/topic/1887853-spine-align/?do=findComment&comment=24320530 https://forums.golfwrx.com/topic/1887853-spine-align/?do=findComment&comment=24321430 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 Played 18 today and using a shaft that shouldn't suit me, it's been flo'd etc but I've not played it before because it's Tensei Xstiff. I bought a SIM 9deg because it was cheap and the shaft was attached, I've been using a few different shafts but not successful so used it today as an experiment. My dispersion was heaps better so much so it's my gamer now, yes I'm stronger with my exercise program I've been on that I setup myself. I started using the Dr Kwon speed program as inspiration, I taped 5 1metre lengths of rope together and training with that twice a week. I've really enjoyed all the chat a on flo etc, thanks for your input Guys...... Quote I’m a hacker who loves nothing more than to change how I play, be that grips shafts and heads its all fair game lol… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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