By Admin
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05 Mar, 2020
This falls under the category of: "If you think it helps you, it will." The principle is sound, but whether it is practical for most golfers is a different story. Spining is another entry in the long line of "new" innovations in the golf industry that aren't really new at all, such as bore-thru heads, shaft butt-weighting, freezing, shock absorbing, and magical pendants. The TrueTemper Company espoused spining in the 1970's with very limited success, and there is a good reason why. No two golf shafts are identical nor perfectly round, and there is usually an almost imperceptible seam or spine resulting after manufacture. A metal shaft is welded along its axis, but the resulting torque is so low on a metal shaft that any resulting spine effect is practically inconsequential. A graphite shaft is produced by the wrapping of several layers, or plies, all beginning and ending at different points to form the body of the shaft, leaving several seams present. Shaft manufacturers have made great strides towards perfecting consistency and have nearly eliminated any weak or strong sides of the graphite shaft, effectively negating the need for spining.