Does 10-15 grams make such a big difference in distance and dispersion?

[wmclarenf1]

I posted my demo results today in the Yamaha driver thread but thought it would be applicable here too. Would be interested to get the thoughts of the club fitting hobbyists and professionals here...

I managed to demo the v202 10* with stock TourAD LV shaft in SR flex and the D202 10.5* with stock R flex. Both were hit side by side with my 435 RD S flex and all played to 46 inches.

It became apparent quickly that the D202 was not. Too much spin but felt good.

The V202 however has a lot of potential and I wonder if it comes down to shaft weight. Now the V202 was not longer than my current setup but could match the distance on several occasions. Here's the revelation... the V202 with the stock shaft was much tighter in dispersion. over 40+ crapy range balls and into the wind, I must have hooked my setup about 3 times and faded it about another 2 or 3 times. With the V202 stock shaft, no hooks and only 1 slight fade but most of the time, it went down the corridor. my Jbeam 435 RD however noticeably rolled more and both carried about the same distance with the 435 carrying longer but just slightly.

So, 435 RD was clearly longer consistently but not by much. From what I can see maybe 5-10 metros when it is longer BUT dispersion it clearly lost out to the V202 with stock SR shaft.

Now could the dispersion be down to the shaft as in the weight difference as the RD is a 40 + gram shaft and the stock Tour AD LV in the V202 is supposed to be a 60+ gram shaft. Could that 15 +/- gram difference in the shaft make such a difference in dispersion? Its not about flex as well in this case as both felt about the same. Does a stock shaft outperform the highly rated and much more expensive Crazy RD shaft? Again, it's not longer but tighter.

Interesting outcome that makes me wonder if a slightly heavier 50+ gram shaft in my 435 would be better dispersion wise without sacrificing distance and if perhaps a 50+ gram shaft in the V202 would give better distance without comproising dispersion. Things on a Sunday afternoon that make you go hmmmm....

Edited September 23, 2012 by wmclarenf1

[supo]

GOOD LORD 10-15 grams in a driver is mahoooooooooooooooooooooosive!

is more about gtting aswing weight that suits yr temo best than out right weight.

ala my d7 which was WAY to heavy both weigh and SW brought down the d3.5 aqnd 10 grams lighter was infinitly better than d0 at 20 grams lighter. the initial d7 was better than the d0 ehci hjust balooned. at least the d7 was a strong flight nad would have rolled 20 odd yards the do had backsp

ur eye shud tell you what u like to hit best if u make too heab=vy ot too light u can immediatly tell, instantly that somethiing is wrong. thats what i do every week. i literally just look at results. my clubbuilder knows my bets suited SW is about d2-d4 outsde that im whinging like a stuck pig.

the flight the sECond u ht the ball tells you what u have.. good flight is instanlty recogniseABLE.

10 GRAMS IS HUGE

[wmclarenf1]

THe ball flight of the V202 was consistently lower than the 435 but only slightly. Strong trajectories especially into the wind today. I'm not sure about the swing weight of the V202 with the stock shaft but I think I wil find it a tad heavy (static weight) as the round progresses as mt RD is 40+ grams which is why I am thinking of a 50+ gram FEX.

[Shambles]

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Edited September 24, 2012 by Shambles

[RIduffer]

Agreed that the weight can be material, but it also depends on location of the weight. Distributed over the length of the shaft it has an impact on stiffness and SS, towards or on the head it has a bigger change on head lag through impact and stiffness, while in the butt seems to just affect hand position.

Or at least that is my impression of it...