+TourSpecGolfer Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 It does not take a lab to find the accurate sweet spot or the center of gravity in a driver head. The Japanese club makers have been doing this for years using a ruler measuring instrument and the sweet spot analyzer aka "sweet spot marker". The instrument to measure the center of gravity 100% accurately will run you roughly the price of a new iron set. It is a simple and quick process taking no longer than 15 minutes if the shaft is removed from the head. A computerized print out can be made by inserting the measurements into a PC if math isnt your forte. In the images it shows the Tour Issue FT-3 being weighed then tested for its C.O.G data and sweet spot location. The findings on this particular FT-3 Tour Issue head was it had a low C.O.G of 34.9mm. My personal take on all this mumbo jumbo is it is indeed very cool and high end to know where your sweet spot is and your center of gravity, but it is how your club at impact hits the sweet spot that matters even more. Hitting the spot with an open or closed face makes knowing the exact location of your Sweet spot irrelevent. Besides with todays modern drivers its almost always in the same place high on the face slightly to the right. (If holding the driver in front of you). If you really need to know your center of gravity, which not even the pro's need, ask the OEM and they can give you your answer give or take a few .mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrazygolfer Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Exactly ... how many of us can consistently strike the sweet spot? I'm imagine not too many. The scoring clubs are the short irons & putter. Cool instruments, thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus1 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 i say ignorance is bliss....if we knew where the sweey spot was we would probably hit it even less lol! i know i dont hit the club out of the spot i intend to all the time! :cool: cool gadgets though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Alexander Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 :surprize: This is EXACTLY why we love the Japanese, and WHY we love their golf clubs. I wouldn't be racing out to buy the machine either, however I'm glad the Japanese have it and glad their using it. Having seem some literature in the past on the technology Mizuno has created to test golfers swings and subsequently customize their clubs, I say more power to the people coming up with this stuff! BTW I think this why we love this site. It's definetly ahead of the pack. :love: :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey7713 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Hi Chris! Great post, this is really interesting. I see one huge problem with this "science" of "sweetspot". How can they say that the sweetspot is at that particular location WITHOUT THE SHAFT AND GRIP? When we swing, we dont swing without a shaft and grip! If they need to remove such things to find the so called sweetspot, then when you install the grip and shaft, wouldnt the Center of Gravity shift? It would be interesting to test the sweetspot location with an "iron byron" robot and a launch monitor to confirm the sweetspot location. To me this makes the most sense. Ok just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPONfreak Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 If I swing on plane AND hit the sweet spot, I get 285 - 300 metres If I swing on plane and MISS the sweet spot I get 250 - 270 metres If I DON'T swing on plane and HIT the sweet spot I MISS THE FAIRWAY !! ENOUGH SAID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinghank Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 If I swing on plane AND hit the sweet spot, I get 285 - 300 metresIf I swing on plane and MISS the sweet spot I get 250 - 270 metres If I DON'T swing on plane and HIT the sweet spot I MISS THE FAIRWAY !! ENOUGH SAID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimal302 Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 http://www.golfworks.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_CGM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 http://www.golfworks.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_CGM Good find Mini, Im sure the Maltby will work, the version in Japan looks heavy and quite a bit larger but they probobly both do close to the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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