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    clubs for a girl

    my sister decided she would take up golf - she had a lesson or two as a kid but was never really serious about it and always used my clubs or my grandmother's clubs

    she goes to a golf store and starts looking at clubs

    the "pro" shows her some of the ladies clubs and takes a look and waggles a few of them....then comments "they feel kinda short - got anything longer? maybe a little heavier too?"

    he tells her "clubs only come in one size." She makes a face at him and says, "so my 5'6" brother and my 6'6" boyfriend would use the same size clubs?" he responds "yes" and she says "that's ridiculous, I'll have to talk to him" and leaves

    she came up to visit for easter and tells me the story - I decided I'd build her a set. she looks through a few catalogs and it should be be too hard to find heads/grips she likes

    to pick a shaft I figured I'd need to watch her swing a few time with some of the stuff I had at home and measure swingspeed

    I throw a few whiffle balls in the yard and set up the swingspeed radar/ tempo timer

    her first swing with my 5 iron had a tempo of 1.0 and a speed of 83mph
    then she did it again 3 more times.....

    I told her to slow it down a little and not try to kill it - she says "OK, i'll try"
    next three swings - tempo 1.1-1.2 swing speed 76-79mph

    she swings basically just as hard as I do but her swing looks effortless
    (she played competitive softball for years, but it hurts when your little sister can hit the ball as far as you can )

    I probably should have just given her my bag and sent her home....
    if she starts practicing, I think i'm in trouble

    her 36" WTF made the "standard ladies" clubs feel a bit short - go figure
    TLT'd Sticks:
    TourSwing TVC 9* Aldila DVS
    Wishon 525FD 13.5* Aldila DVS
    TourSwing Thunder 18* Wishon Interflexx Hi
    SMT Avocet 24* UST Rv2 75
    Wishon 770cfe 5i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 870Ti 6-7i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 560mc 8-AW FST Pro 115
    Wishon PCF Micro 54* FST Pro 115
    Wishon CX Micro 58* FST Pro 115
    Ping G5i B-60 (backweighted)

  2. Quote Originally Posted by RickinMA View Post
    her 36" WTF made the "standard ladies" clubs feel a bit short - go figure
    My GF is 5'8" and her WTF is also 36". I bought her a cheap used set of graphite shafted L flex irons and they are 1" shorter than my irons. They "look" a tiny bit short for her, so I may eventually add extensions to them.

    The nice thing about graphite is that after adding 1" they will still be light enough for her to swing.

    The bad thing is that I actualy hit her irons better than I do mine. :(
    TaylorMade Tour Burner TP 10.5° Penley Stealth "JD"
    Tour Edge Exotics 15° Penley Stealth "JD"
    Nickent 3DX Ironwood DC 17° & 20° UST Proforce V2
    Hogan Forged Radial 3-SW
    Never Compromise VooDoo

    Augusta, GA

    Do you know the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? The porcupine has its' pricks on the outside.

  3. #3
    How did I know that "clubs for a girl" would attract Doc....:laugh:

    My sister is a natural golfer too. Just swings without caring. We played a par 3 course a couple years ago with my brother, and she beat his ass hands down. He was pretty embarrassed about it.

    R35
    Callaway FT-9 Tour N 8.5* Matrix Ozik F6M2
    Tour Edge Exotics 13* Accuflex Evolution
    Adams PNT Tour 17* Matrix Altus HB
    Adams PNT Tour Proto 20* Matrix Altus HB
    Nakashima NP-1 Tour Forged 4-PW FST Pro 115
    Nakashima NP-1 Tour Forged 56* and 60* FST Pro 115
    Callaway Tour TT2 Raw Ace Of Clubs Edition Nippon Pro Heavy

    TLT'd

    Alternates

    Cleveland Launcher Steel 19* Accuflex Evolution
    Odyssey White Hot #2 TL Edition Nippon Pro Heavy


    Too many churches and not enough truth...

  4. #4
    Stupid question, but what does a "tempo of 1.2" mean?
    "Maybe he could sell it on Ebay, say it looks like the Virgin Mary, Sergei Fedorov, or Leno."
    - R35 -

    TaylorMade R5 10.5º w/ 65g RE*AX
    TaylorMade R5 19º w/ RE*AX Fairway Shaft
    Baffler 3/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 4/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 5/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    KZG Evolution 5-PW w/Graman UL580 Limey
    Srixon WG-504 52º
    Srixon WG-505 56º
    Guerin-Rife 2-Bar Hybrid Blade

  5. #5
    1.2 seconds between the start of the backswing and the club coming through the ball on the downswing - the radar thing measures it

    see "Step 3" here Tom Wishon Golf Technology
    TLT'd Sticks:
    TourSwing TVC 9* Aldila DVS
    Wishon 525FD 13.5* Aldila DVS
    TourSwing Thunder 18* Wishon Interflexx Hi
    SMT Avocet 24* UST Rv2 75
    Wishon 770cfe 5i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 870Ti 6-7i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 560mc 8-AW FST Pro 115
    Wishon PCF Micro 54* FST Pro 115
    Wishon CX Micro 58* FST Pro 115
    Ping G5i B-60 (backweighted)

  6. You're only 5'6" ?
    There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."




  7. Yeah, I may just borrow her clubs for my next tourney.

    MX-500 14° driver, Tour Edge 7 wood, graphite shafted irons 5 through SW, Yes! Tracy putter, Precept Lady balls, all in a Hogan bag. What's not to like?
    TaylorMade Tour Burner TP 10.5° Penley Stealth "JD"
    Tour Edge Exotics 15° Penley Stealth "JD"
    Nickent 3DX Ironwood DC 17° & 20° UST Proforce V2
    Hogan Forged Radial 3-SW
    Never Compromise VooDoo

    Augusta, GA

    Do you know the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? The porcupine has its' pricks on the outside.

  8. i got a set of adams tight lies for women i might can let you get
    BRADLEY

    Maltby CT250 9.5 ACCUFLEX CREATION 65S
    Ping G5 3w Pink Graf. Bimatrix
    MIZUNO mp-30 3-pw Rifle 5.5's
    Scotty stuido 5 33" -or-
    Scotty Newport 34"
    Nak. 52,56,60 Rifle 5.5 Spinners best wedges ever

    :killersmiley:

  9. #9
    Is this your polite way of saying that we should all be playing off the red tee's?

    Heck, it's bad enough that my wife keeps it in the fairway all the time, if she starts blasting it 20 yards past me as well, I'm going back to bowling. So Rick, what kind of bowling ball do you have in mind?

    edit 1 - I also see your bag is listed as "Currently under Construction", is that because you just gave her your bag? I hope you at least made enough to get your new "clubs for a girl" as the title says
    Last edited by Pa Jayhawk; 03-24-2008 at 04:50 PM.
    Tour Edge Exotics 12* Driver - Aldila NV-R 65 - 30g TLP
    Tour Edge Exotics 16.5* 4W - Aldila NV-S 65 - 20g TLP
    Tour Edge Exotics 21* 7W - Aldila NV-S 65 - 20g TLP
    Cobra Baffler 23* 4i/R - Nippon Stiff
    Mizuno MP-60's 5-9i Mod. Lofts - Rifle Flighted 5.5 FCM
    Ping Tour Brushed/Polished 52* GW - 12* Bounce
    Ping Tour Black Chrome Nickel 56* SW - 13* Bounce
    Ping Tour Brushed/Polished 60* LW - 8* Bounce
    Cleveland 588 Chrome 64* XW - 8* Bounce
    Odyssey White Hot XG #7 Putter - 100g TLP
    Maxfli Tour Fire

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by RickinMA View Post
    1.2 seconds between the start of the backswing and the club coming through the ball on the downswing - the radar thing measures it

    see "Step 3" here Tom Wishon Golf Technology
    Gotcha. Do you put any creedence in the "Tour Tempo" concept (backswing:downswing ratio = 3:1)?

    I measured my swing and found I took 27 frames in my backswing, and 9 frames in my downswing (27:9), which works out to 1.2sec, and a perfect 3:1 ratio.

    What if my swing was 21:15? That would also be 1.2secs, but would be a pretty ugly 1.4:1 ratio.
    "Maybe he could sell it on Ebay, say it looks like the Virgin Mary, Sergei Fedorov, or Leno."
    - R35 -

    TaylorMade R5 10.5º w/ 65g RE*AX
    TaylorMade R5 19º w/ RE*AX Fairway Shaft
    Baffler 3/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 4/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 5/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    KZG Evolution 5-PW w/Graman UL580 Limey
    Srixon WG-504 52º
    Srixon WG-505 56º
    Guerin-Rife 2-Bar Hybrid Blade

  11. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by Pa Jayhawk View Post
    Is this your polite way of saying that we should all be playing off the red tee's?
    I should be playing the "forward tees" - can't speak for the rest of you guys

    Quote Originally Posted by Pa Jayhawk View Post
    edit 1 - I also see your bag is listed as "Currently under Construction", is that because you just gave her your bag? I hope you at least made enough to get your new "clubs for a girl" as the title says
    I didn't want to prematurely update the signature, but it's probably time - I got my last shipping confirmation today, so I'll give it a shot

    Quote Originally Posted by Eracer View Post
    Gotcha. Do you put any creedence in the "Tour Tempo" concept (backswing:downswing ratio = 3:1)?

    I measured my swing and found I took 27 frames in my backswing, and 9 frames in my downswing (27:9), which works out to 1.2sec, and a perfect 3:1 ratio.

    What if my swing was 21:15? That would also be 1.2secs, but would be a pretty ugly 1.4:1 ratio.
    I'm not sure about the Tour Tempo thing - I've seen a few posts about it, but I see it more as a shaft fitting parameter than anything else - my tempo is around 1.35 on this silly radar thing

    my brother in law is more of a "hitter" and his tempo is always less than 1s
    TLT'd Sticks:
    TourSwing TVC 9* Aldila DVS
    Wishon 525FD 13.5* Aldila DVS
    TourSwing Thunder 18* Wishon Interflexx Hi
    SMT Avocet 24* UST Rv2 75
    Wishon 770cfe 5i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 870Ti 6-7i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 560mc 8-AW FST Pro 115
    Wishon PCF Micro 54* FST Pro 115
    Wishon CX Micro 58* FST Pro 115
    Ping G5i B-60 (backweighted)

  12. #12
    Quote Originally Posted by RickinMA View Post
    I should be playing the "forward tees" - can't speak for the rest of you guys


    I didn't want to prematurely update the signature, but it's probably time - I got my last shipping confirmation today, so I'll give it a shot


    I'm not sure about the Tour Tempo thing - I've seen a few posts about it, but I see it more as a shaft fitting parameter than anything else - my tempo is around 1.35 on this silly radar thing

    my brother in law is more of a "hitter" and his tempo is always less than 1s
    I found it interesting, in that no matter what the "time to swing", i.e. 1 sec, 1.5 sec, the pros all measured at a 3:1 ratio. Some were 21:7 frames (or 1 sec.) and some were 27:9 (or 1.2 sec., but they all kept the ratio at 3:1.

    I see it as the true measure of tempo.
    "Maybe he could sell it on Ebay, say it looks like the Virgin Mary, Sergei Fedorov, or Leno."
    - R35 -

    TaylorMade R5 10.5º w/ 65g RE*AX
    TaylorMade R5 19º w/ RE*AX Fairway Shaft
    Baffler 3/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 4/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 5/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    KZG Evolution 5-PW w/Graman UL580 Limey
    Srixon WG-504 52º
    Srixon WG-505 56º
    Guerin-Rife 2-Bar Hybrid Blade

  13. #13
    I haven't read enough about it - is the "frames" the high speed photography? - I'm afraid of what it would look like if i could see my own swing
    TLT'd Sticks:
    TourSwing TVC 9* Aldila DVS
    Wishon 525FD 13.5* Aldila DVS
    TourSwing Thunder 18* Wishon Interflexx Hi
    SMT Avocet 24* UST Rv2 75
    Wishon 770cfe 5i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 870Ti 6-7i FST Pro 115
    Wishon 560mc 8-AW FST Pro 115
    Wishon PCF Micro 54* FST Pro 115
    Wishon CX Micro 58* FST Pro 115
    Ping G5i B-60 (backweighted)

  14. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by RickinMA View Post
    I haven't read enough about it - is the "frames" the high speed photography? - I'm afraid of what it would look like if i could see my own swing
    Normal video, which is 30 frames per second. So in my swing, it takes 27 frames to complete the backswing, and 9 frames to complete the downswing. Total 36 frames. 36 frames divided by 30 frames/sec. = 1.2 sec.

    Any video editing software (or even VCR) should be able to play back frame-by-frame.
    "Maybe he could sell it on Ebay, say it looks like the Virgin Mary, Sergei Fedorov, or Leno."
    - R35 -

    TaylorMade R5 10.5º w/ 65g RE*AX
    TaylorMade R5 19º w/ RE*AX Fairway Shaft
    Baffler 3/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 4/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    Baffler 5/R w/Nippon NS950Pro
    KZG Evolution 5-PW w/Graman UL580 Limey
    Srixon WG-504 52º
    Srixon WG-505 56º
    Guerin-Rife 2-Bar Hybrid Blade

  15. Quote Originally Posted by RickinMA View Post
    I should be playing the "forward tees" - can't speak for the rest of you guys
    Man up and go for it the tee box is up here. If you can live w/ yourself go ahead and hit from there. I'd be pretty mad if he hit the whole pack of D2's with my driver. I don't know if you ever went to the old Top Flite D2 site but that was a funny video.
    ***Edit here's a link watch the vid and tell me this doesn't totally go along with what we are talking about here
    Man Up and Go For It by golf4life -- Revver Online Video Sharing Network
    Last edited by Topflite_D2; 03-24-2008 at 06:09 PM.
    Driver: Taylormade r7425 10.5°
    Woods: Taylormade Burner Steel 3 15°
    Hybrid: Taylormade Burner Rescue 3 19°
    Irons: Acer XP905 Pro 4-PW
    Wedges: Callaway Forged + 56°
    Putter: Ping Anser 2
    Ball: 2009 Titleist Pro V1
    :smilie_tm:callaway::smilie_pi:smilie_ti


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