General Golf Discussion Swing weight?
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Posted: March 9, 2010 • Views: 260 • Replies: 6 • Go to Last Reply |
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I'm curious as to what my swing weight is. I have heard some people say their's is a D2 or D4. What does this mean and how is it determined?
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# 1 on 3/9/2010 11:19:27 PM |
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http://golf.about.com/cs/compo.. http://leaderboard.com/SWINGWT.. Total weight of the club is also important besides the static swing weight. |
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# 2 on 3/10/2010 8:41:26 AM |
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There are two aspects to swing weight. One is finding a swing weight that works for you. This is generally related to your swing speed. Slower swings tend to work better with more swing weight to impart more energy into the shot. Faster swings often use less swing weight to allow the club to feel lighter and be able to swing at a faster speed. Of course this cuts both ways, a heavier feeling club tends to slow down your swing in the first place. The other aspect is matching the swing weight of the clubs you use in order to have pretty much the same feel from one club to the next. Some players prefer a graduated swing weight so that as the clubs get shorter the swing weight gradually increases. Others like their woods and long irons to match, then the mid-irons to match at a little higher weight and the wedges to be heavier than that. You can have your clubs swing weights checked at the pro shop. There is also a site with a do it yourself calculator to determine it on your own. You will need to make some careful measurements and it's probably not as accurate as the pro shop's equipment, but it's a good starting point. Try this link, (-link-cannot-be-displayed-) |
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# 3 on 3/10/2010 8:43:13 AM |
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Well that didn't work! Try leaderboard.com to find the calculator.
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# 4 on 3/14/2010 12:11:14 PM |
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(-link-cannot-be-displayed-)Thanks...will do |
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# 5 on 3/14/2010 12:12:13 PM |
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There are two aspects to swing weight. One is finding a swing weight that works for you. This is generally related to your swing speed. Slower swings tend to work better with more swing weight to impart more energy into the shot. Faster swings often use less swing weight to allow the club to feel lighter and be able to swing at a faster speed. Of course this cuts both ways, a heavier feeling club tends to slow down your swing in the first place.Thanks Otterman I will give it a shot |
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# 6 on 3/14/2010 1:24:42 PM |
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It is incorrect to assume a heavier swing weight is suited for a slower swing speed. Heavier weight needs more power to generate the same speed. The unspoken std for a male golfer the swing weight had been staying at D to D1 for a long times now. Since the light weight of the shafts and the heads we used today one could have a D1 swing weight in the driver but overall weight is much less than the older clubs. For an example, We used to have steel shaft at 125gm, comparing to the modern driver shaft from 60 gm to 80 gm weight, which means the head would have to be lighter with a longer playing length ( longer the shaft = heavier swing weight ), but the overall weight of the golf club is lighter thus you could achieve higher swing speed to produce longer distance. Swing weight is not the same as total weight of the golf club, not to be confused with. |
