Mike Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Got asked this question by somebody I know so I told him I would ask here and I might get a good answer for him. He has wooden dowels in his clubs and he clubs come out to a swing weight of D-5 . What would happen to the swing weight if he was to have the wooden dowels removed . Thanks for your help guys . Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLMelton Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 It's going to depend on the weight of the dowels. If he has the same kind of fluted dowels that I used in mine they will be only a gram or two each but may raise the swingweight by a point. According to swingweight.com: Just how much weight are we talking about when we talk about swingweight? It will depend on where the weight is placed. Looking at the club head itself, an addition of two grams to the head is the equivalent of one swingweight point. Most players, regardless of their abilities, cannot discern between single swingweight points. That is, it is nearly impossible to determine which club is heavier when comparing a D-2 club with one that weighs D-3. To test this yourself, tape a dime on the back of the club. A dime weighs very close to 2 grams. Most likely you will not be able to tell to which club the dime was affixed. Most players however, can tell 3-swingweight differences. If two clubs, one weighing D-0 and one weighing D-4, are handed to a player, he or she will most likely be able to tell the D-4 club is heavier. The rest of the swingweight article is here: http://www.swingweight.com/swingweight,_ho..._what_&_why.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 I told him that it might not be very much and that he most likely would not even notice the difference . But he did insist that I ask , so my good deed for the day is now done . :smile2: Also Thanks for the link CL , will pass that on to him just in case he is not happy with the answer I give him . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericm007 Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 You may want to try here also, they have a nice free and on-line SW program. Just enter the weight of the dowel, couldn't be much, and the other info and it will spit out the SW. http://www.swingweightestimator.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TourGolfJeff Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Mike, Every 1/2" that he removes will reduce the swingweight 3 points and the total weight the amount the dowel weighs (incosequential.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLMelton Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I just recently bought a gram weight scale and measured the dowels I inserted in my Z101s. The dowels weigh 1.2 grams after I drill out the hole. They were 1 1/2 inches long and 5/16 of an inch in diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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