Questions regarding kick point and torque

[hypergolf]

I am posting this to just to do some knowledge sharing amongst the sandtrap members regarding kick point, torque and swing weight since a lot of people do have lots of question regarding this topic.

Kick point: All I know about this is that if the kick point is lower the ball flight will be higher. High kick point is the opposite giving a lower, penetrating ball flight.

The earlier the golfer's release of the wrist-cock, the more flexible the tip section should be; conversely, golfers with a late release should use a shaft with a stiffer tip section design.

Torque: The term "torque" is taken to mean the shaft's designed resistance to twisting during the downswing. The torque value is expressed in degrees, so the lower the degrees of torque, the more resistance the shaft will have to being twisted from the force of the downswing on the clubhead attached to that shaft. The higher the degrees of torque, the less resistance the shaft will have to being twisted by the mass of the clubhead on the downswing.

If you are a big strong, powerful person with an aggressive swing tempo and a late release, you never want the torque in a graphite shaft to be any higher than 4 to 4.5 degrees. Otherwise, your strength and downswing force may cause the clubhead to twist the shaft, causing the clubface to be more open at impact, and resulting in a shot that hangs or fades to the right of your target.

Conversely, if you have a very smooth, rhythmic swing without a very aggressive downswing move, you do not want to use graphite shafts with the torque below 3.5 degrees or else the impact feel of the shot can be stiff, harsh and unsolid, and the height of the shot may be too low.

Swing weight: Swingweight is a measure of how the weight of the club feels when it's swung.

The question I have is how does torque and kick point affect spin rate? I recently tried my friend's driver and the ball shoots high but stayed "afloat" in the air for a while and the distance was amazing. Does low spin rate cause this floating ball flight?

Does lower swing weight create more distance since it would logically create more head speed? Is it best to make the swing weights all equal in your set including your driver?

Also, please share your knowledge/questions regarding these topics so that we can all learn from each other. Thanks.

[allin]

  hypergolf said:

The earlier the golfer's release of the wrist-cock, the more flexible the tip section should be; conversely, golfers with a late release should use a shaft with a stiffer tip section design.

(Stiffer tips do lower spin other things being equal) Kick point mainly affects trajectory). Center of gravity of the club also affects spin, I am not sure but lower leads to more spin. The greatest effects on spin come from ball and how vertical or shallow you angel of attact on the ball is. Vertical attack, soft ball = high spin. Shallow attack harder ball low spin. Swing weight is a method of balancing. You could have very high or low swing weights with the total club weight being the same. Total weight if less can increase club head speed.