GolferNewb

Wow, it must be the club and not him... That is really a sad example of how golf and go bad. He needs to back down quite a bit and be an example to the fans that HE wanted to be an example too.

Those look fine, just stay away from rocks and roots!

I agree a draw based driver is a bandaid. Fix your swing for the long term.

Gotta be the Gamer, they play so well and are a great ball for the cheaper ProV1 market.

Yep, I think its really too much to take on to try and learn a driver, hybrid, FW and putter all at the same time. Good chance for over frustration.

I just posted on this and MOI on my site. It’s Tuesday and today is the day I try and talk about the more technical side of Golf that I have learned over my short time playing. Today’s topic is about MOI. MOI shows up all over the place when discussing new clubs and the benefits of one club over another. Many club manufactures discuss “building or shifting” MOI back and front of the club face. Leaves one to wonder what the heck is MOI and do I care? Well MOI is not a magic salve or any special device to increase your swing speed. MOI is an acronym that is commonly used in physics to describe the Moment of Inertia. I am not going into an in-depth mathematical discussion here, I am going to present equations below simply to identify relationships as it is vital to the understanding. There are three basic equations that are involved with this explanation. The equation for MOI can vary based on the shapes and the axis of rotation but in golf the equation is a basic. MOI = the mass of an object x the square of the radius of the length of a rod. In this case, the golf shaft. Torque = MOI x the angular acceleration. The angular acceleration is imparted by your swing speed that you initiate from the top of your backswing. Kinetic Energy = 1/2 x MOI x the square of the angular velocity Now that the equations are defined here is a picture of how they apply to a golf club and golf ball. Let me give a bit of an explanation of Torque and Kinetic Energy. Torque is a term used to describe an effect of a force around an axis. In the case of golf the axis point is basically your body. You accelerate the golf club in the downswing and as a result of the MOI of the object you gain velocity. The point of highest angular velocity is when the distance or radius is at its highest point. You can see this relation in the MOI equation. The higher the radius the much greater MOI you have since the radius is squared. Kinetic Energy (KE) is a term used to describe the energy imparted on an object that was originally at rest. In this case, the ball. KE is the entire point of building MOI and well, hitting a golf ball. You want to TRANSFER the kinetic energy from the golf club face to the golf ball to create lift and gain velocity. The KE equation shows that MOI is yet present again as defines the amount of energy exerted at the point of impact. So to sum, you have the most energy to impart at the longest radius point based on the MOI. This is why you always want to have full control at the point in front of your body and you are likely being told to fully extend your arms at the point directly in front of you. Think of it like a hammer or a wrench of some sort if you want to exert the most force you do so with built velocity or force from as far away from you as possible.

I personally like the Gamers over the ProV1s for most of the course

That would for sure keep me coming back for more! Makes up for the ping pong green hits hehe.

OMG I dont know where you guys are playing but in So Cal 9 hole is about 2.5 hours and 18 runs 5 hours on public courses.

I think it really depends on the distance. The back spin is relevant to the way a player handles his club but a roll up can really be inconsistent due to green drop offs and obstacles.

I would definetely get fitted elsewhere and not such a diverse "mart" as Dick's. Especially if your trying to get a shaft that works best for you.