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International Clubmakers Guild    
The Standard 
October 2011 Vol #1

 

Guild to Partner with PGA Show 

Press Release: International Clubmakers Guild to Partner with PGA Show Organizers for 2012 PGA Merchandise Show

The International Clubmakers Guild (ICG), in cooperation with PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions, is pleased to announce the introduction of the "ICG Connection Center" at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show, January 25-28, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Attracting more than 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world and nearly 1,000 golf manufacturers, the PGA Merchandise Show is golf's global business platform where industry leaders grow the business, participation and interest in golf. All ICG members-in-good-standing are eligible to attend the PGA Show free of charge by simply applying on-line in advance for a show admission badge
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Intro by George Sigeti


MarkitMarkit …………… The Poor Man’s Swing Analyzer

 

In order to help you fit a player properly, all Clubmakers need to know what is happening at the moment of truth ……..what is really happening when the club strikes the ball.  You can spend thousands of dollars for the latest and greatest electronic technology….or…. you can spend a few cents per club and see the proof right before your eyes and those of your customer.  if you can tell the person being fit all of this informationby reading the impact, you will set yourself apart from your competitors in your trade area. Read more about Markit from company owner, Joe Hburos, who is one of the most helpful and hands-on owners in the golf industry  Read More Here
 




Intro by John Dranschak

Are you looking to upgrade your launch monitor? Check out the new Flightscope X2, now in three models to fit your budget! Learn more about what you can do with this advanced device in this article by David Nel of Flightscope. Read More Here
 
Mitcchell Golf

Intro by John Dranschak

I am sure you have been hearing about the words “Tilt Axis Spin”, especially if you have purchased a launch monitor recently. What is “Tilt Axis Spin” and why is it important?            Read More Here
 

Jumbomax

Intro by George Sigeti

The truth of the matter is this:  In the golf industry, most great new ideas come from new or smaller companies!  Over the course of time, many great innovations we attribute to the “giant” OEM’s have been borrowed, stolen, or bought from “little guys”.  I love JumboMax Grips and the men that created the company.  They are golf nuts; they dreamed of and created a totally unique, new product line.  Read More Here




 

A Technical Discussion of Shaft Swing Speed Ratings


By Tom Wishon 
Most clubmakers are well aware that the letter codes used by the golf equipment industry to designate the flex of shafts are virtually meaningless.  Because there have never been standards established in the industry for flex, the familiar letter codes of L, A, R, S and X used to convey the flex of a shaft have little bearing on how stiff or how flexible a shaft really is.  Not only can it be said that the R-flex of one company can be equivalent to the S or A-flex of another company, but very often shafts of the same letter flex from a company are manufactured to vary by one or more flexes in actual stiffness. 
Such inadequacies have made it difficult to fit a golfer with a shaft stiffness design that matches their swing ability to develop proper bending of the shaft during the swing.  Golfers who choose the shafts for their clubs by using a letter flex code are quite literally simply guessing
  Read More Here 


 

 
 

Frank Viola

speaks"Frankly"

ICG Upper Mid-West Symposium Fall 2011 
Location: Rays Golf Repair, 1731 W 22nd Street, Lorain, Ohio 44052
Date: Saturday Sept 24th and Sunday Sept 25th 2011
Read more about it Here

 
 


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