According to a recent patent approved for TaylorMade, the future in golf club adjustability is in the shaft of the club. Personally, I view most of the available clubs that are adjustable to be a marketing ploy and nothing else. I can’t envision a scenario where a player, good or bad, would need to adjust the face of their driver.
If you’re a weekend golfer like I am, you need to work on mastering the one driver you have – not 12 different drivers you can potentially have. Weekend golfers adjusting their clubs on the fly is just asking for trouble. And on the other end of the spectrum, if you’re a professional golfer (or really good amateur) then you’re getting your swing analyzed and having clubs custom built. Either way, there’s no need to adjust the face of your driver. And now the prospect of adjustable shaft stiffness seems even sillier. Can you think of a scenario where you would need this?
Regardless, thank you to the IP Golf Guy for the details. The patent is titled “Golf Club Shafts Having Selectable-Stiffness Tip Regions, and Golf Clubs Comprising Same” and if this sort of thing interests you, here are some excerpts: Read the rest of this entry »