The Fourteen-Inch Fulcrum, Explained
Why swingweight gets measured from a fixed point fourteen inches down the grip, how the beam actually works, and why two shops can disagree if their scales are not checked the same way.
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Short Reads From the Bench
Not marketing copy — notes written after real sessions, on the specific things that come up often enough to be worth explaining once, in full, instead of repeating in person every week.
Same Total Weight, Wildly Different Feel
Two clubs can weigh the exact same amount on a kitchen scale and still feel like completely different tools in your hands. Here is why distribution beats total weight every time.
Read the article →How Grip Weight Moves the Needle
A component most players never think about has an outsized effect on swingweight, precisely because of where it sits on the club. A practical look at grip weight ranges.
Read the article →Counterbalancing a Driver for Today's Swing
Speed changes over the years, even for players who have not noticed it happening. How adding grip mass and trimming elsewhere keeps a driver feeling the same while the numbers underneath change.
Read the article →Matching a Full Set Beyond Swingweight
Swingweight is not the only way to match a set. A look at moment-of-inertia matching, where it disagrees with the swingweight scale, and when each approach earns its place.
Read the article →Louisiana Humidity and Grip Drift
A subtropical summer does things to grips and ferrules that fitting charts written up north never account for. What actually changes over a Baton Rouge season, and what to check for.
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