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Welcome to the Clubmakers Guild Standard Vol 3
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The Standard
December 2012 Vol #3
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Message From Your ICG President
Steve Newton
ICG Connection Center 2013 PGA Merchandise Show
Plans are coming together for the ICG Connection Center at the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show from January 23-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Reed Expositions, the show host, has graciously agreed to provide a dedicated pavilion for 12 ICG sponsors to display their products on the main exhibit floor. The 2013 Connection Center will be located immediately adjacent to the popular “Inventor’s Spotlight” new product display area. In addition, the ICG will have use of a private meeting room for technical seminars, and a separate space off the main exhibit floor for our Thursday evening “Meet & Greet” hospitality hour. Further details will be published in subsequent communications.
Please contact Technical Committee chairman, Don Johnson, if you’re interested in volunteering an hour or two of your time to support the Connection Center activities at the 2013 event.
ICG Asian Region Meeting
The ICG Asian Region eld its first meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 15th and 16th with representatives from 11 different countries in attendance:
Jimmy Tran – Vietnam
Setiawan S Sodhi – Indonesia
Paul Lei – Shanghai, China
Yong Joo Shin and San Hoon Han – South Korea
Kunnasak – Thailand
Tamiya Suzuki – Japan
Matthew Chan – Singapore
Ray Fok – Hong Kong
Scott Wan – Zhuhai, China
David Wang – Beijing, China
Kiyonari Niimi – Taipei, ROC
King – Thailand
Bobb and Melinda Dobbs – USA
Josie – Taipei, ROC
Niimi san – Bangkok and Taipei
Eric Ng – Singapore
Former ICG President, Bob Dodds, and current ICG Vice President, Eric NG, briefed the attendees on the origins of the ICG, and talked about how the working agreement between Sosan and the ICG would help bring a new standard of excellence to Asian region clubmakers and clubfitters.
Eric reported that the attendees now have a much clearer understanding of the ICG’s role in Asia, and that they are committed to promoting ICG certification throughout the region. Some of the attendees suggested the possibility of further expanding ICG presence by working with their local PGA organizations. Several attendees also expressed a need for technical support in the form of reference documentation to support the ICG certification process. The Technical Committee is already working to provide the necessary support/reference documents.
Thank you all for your attention and support.
Steve
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Proforce VTS
Torque Changes Everything! For many years the golf industry has over simplified and in many ways discounted the importance of torque in golf shafts. UST Mamiya spent two years isolating each parameter of the shaft to identify what players associate with feel. Shafts were created that were identical in flex profile and weight. The only difference was torque rating. The discovery was that players who thought shafts were stiff were not feeling the flex of the shaft but the torque. By adjusting the torque up or down with the same flex, players noticed a significant difference between the shafts. Words like smoother, faster off the face and buttery are be used to describe the shaft that works best with the golfer as they rotated through impact. The shaft with torque that did not fit would work against the golfer.
UST Mamiya discovered that feel is associated with torque and how a golfers’ Swing DNA can be better aligned with a shaft that works best for their swing type. Similar to finger prints, every player has a different swing based on their genetic makeup; it is very difficult to find two swings that are exactly alike. Our genetic makeup gives us our swing profile (Swing DNA) based on how our bones, tendons and muscles are created within our bodies.
This supports the theory that every player should go through a fitting process to ensure they are using a shaft that will work with them not against them. In the past, fittings revolved around two main attributes, weight and flex, UST Mamiya considers this two dimensional fitting, very limiting now that torque is understood. Torque has allowed UST Mamiya to fit with a third dimension or 3D fitting. Torque now, Weight and Flex!
With the perfect 3D fitting, Proforce VTS shaft increases ball speed up to 6 mph and decrease dispersion by as much as 30%. The result is more consistency in distance and control. See why UST Mamiya is the #1 selling custom upgrade shafts in America five years and counting atwww.ustmamiya.com.
The Facts About Comparing and Selecting the Right Shaft
Taking Shaft Fitting from Guessing to Specifics
By Tom Wishon of Tom Wishon Golf Technology How Should a Golfer Select the Right Shaft for His/Her Swing? One of the most common things I hear from golfers is when one golfer asks other golfers for a shaft recommendation but seldom says anything about his swing characteristics other than his handicap and sometimes, a clubhead speed. Invariably, back come many different shaft recommendations with rarely a follow up question to ask the golfer anything more about his particular swing characteristics. Shafts do not perform the same way for all golfers. Shafts perform differently for different swing characteristics because different swing characteristics make shafts bend and twist differently. Most golfers are aware that their clubhead speed has relevance to what shaft they should play. But in addition to the clubhead speed, there are several other swing characteristics which determine how different shafts can and do perform differently for different golfers. TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE
What the Ball Asks
Mitchell Golf Equipment
You may be aware that the collision of the club head with a stationary golf ball happens in approximately a millisecond. The implied laws of physics from this collision are either achieved or overcome with the result determining the flight of the golf ball.
We must remember that as the golfer swings the club head, it tries to square and sole itself that would result in a perfect impact position to launch the golf ball. But of course, this does not generally happen 100% of the time. As a matter of fact it seldom happens perfectly. That is why golf is a game of misses and not of perfect shots. CONTINUE READING HERE
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