| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1076.1 | one example from HOGAN... | MAMIE::GORDON | | Fri Sep 14 1990 13:03 | 36 |
| From the 1990 Hogan manual here are the spec's for comparison..
(loft is in degree, length is in inches....)
(EQ is Hogan name for wedge..)
Apex = Apex iron standard specifications
Edge = Hogan Edge iron standard specifications
club# length loft
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| | APEX | EDGE |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 1 | 39 3/4| 17.5 | 15.5 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 2 | 39 1/4| 19.5 | 17.5 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 3 | 38 3/4| 23.0 | 21.0 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 4 | 38 1/4| 26.5 | 24.5 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 5 | 37 3/4| 30.0 | 28.0 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 6 | 37 1/4| 33.5 | 31.5 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 7 | 36 3/4| 37.0 | 35.0 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 8 | 36 1/4| 41.0 | 39.0 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| 9 | 35 3/4| 45.0 | 43.0 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
| EQ | 35 1/2| 49.0 | 47.0 |
+-----+--------+------------+--------+
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| 1076.2 | two styles... | MAMIE::GORDON | | Fri Sep 14 1990 13:10 | 11 |
| note that the chart in .1 represents "standard irons" the Hogan Apex
which is a blade style iron....
and "perimeter weighted irons" the Hogan Edge which is the high tech
style of irons...
of course clubmakers in this file will have to answer questions on
how there measured/differ/etc. I only placed this here as a comparison
on one brand that I'm familuar(sp?) with
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| 1076.3 | Check those metal woods | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | MY other car is a GOLFCART | Fri Sep 14 1990 17:02 | 9 |
| For what it's worth, Metal Woods vary plus or minus 1 1/2 degrees off
advertised loft.
Have one of the clubmakers in your area measure the loft for you. Your
10~ driver may be 11 or 8.5 degrees. It's all in the manufacturing
process.
Just one more thing to think about on the tee.
Ken
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| 1076.4 | Face angle affects loft | BROKE::PAL | Paul Lemaire | Mon Sep 17 1990 16:42 | 15 |
| RE: .3
>>> For what it's worth, Metal Woods vary plus or minus 1 1/2 degrees off
>>> advertised loft.
What you are seeing here may be attributable to the face angle of the
club. Woods are commonly built with a face that is 1�-2� open.
If you close down the face of such a club so that it is square to
the target line, you will decrease the loft.
Take, for example, a driver with 10� loft and a 1�� open face angle.
If you rotate the shaft so that the face is square at address, the
club will have an effective loft of approximately 9�.
PL
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| 1076.5 | Apples and oranges...? | MSEE::KELLEY | Golf club repair/custom clubs | Tue Sep 18 1990 13:18 | 10 |
|
RE: .3 & .4
Paul I think what Ken is saying is that with the tolerances that the
manufacturer gives the loft can vary up to 1� degrees. This is when
it is actually measured on a machine or with a gauge. Ken, is my
assumption correct?
Regards
Gene
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| 1076.6 | More like tangerines and oranges | BROKE::PAL | Paul Lemaire | Tue Sep 18 1990 14:46 | 15 |
| re: .5
Gene, I thought Ken might be saying what you suggest. Is that your
experience? That the tolerances are that loose? I could accept
�1�� on an iron but on a driver, where I can order the same head
in an 8� version or a 10� version, I would expect closer tolerances.
I'll check my Dynacraft catalogue tonite to see what they give for
tolerances.
Meanwhile, is it your experience that the face angle of a club
contributes to its effective loft? If so, what happens when you
change the face angle? Wouldn't the effective loft change?
As you can see, I'm a long way, yet, from buying a loft/lie machine.
PL
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| 1076.7 | You would be paying more... | MSEE::KELLEY | Golf club repair/custom clubs | Tue Sep 18 1990 14:53 | 3 |
|
I think you will find the tolerances to be plus or minus 1 degree...
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