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Date Posted: 06:59:43 10/08/24 Tue
Author: Jay (Starliper)
Subject: Grips and Club Balance

Hey David,

I have had my Blackstones for almost 2 years and it is time to get some new grips. I really like the feel of the Jumbo Max Tour grips. However, the original grips are about 81 grams and the Jumbo Max Tour XS are 90 grams. This obviously would throw off the balance of my clubs you designed. Presently, the clubs Swing Weight is C7 but this grip would change the balance and produce a C5 Swing weight. Would you recommend that I add 4 grams of weight in the cavity of the head which would balance the club back to C7?

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[> Re: Grips and Club Balance -- David Lake, 06:25:49 10/10/24 Thu

Jay,

Do not worry about the swing weight at all. The important point is that each iron is balanced the same throughout the set.

The concept of swing-weighting is one of matching and balance (which is what we do) and not one of adjusting clubs to arbitrary swing-weight designations. Adjusting golf clubs to specific swing-weight designations ruins the precise balance required between club-head and shaft which drastically reduces the level of overall golf club performance. The fact is that you can swing-weight a telephone pole to any of the common golf club swing-weight designations which shows clearly that it has absolutely no merit when arbitrarily applied. What is important, however, is that the swing weight is the same throughout the set. Bear in mind that both the swing-weight and moment-of-inertia (MOI) are identical throughout a set of 1 Irons which is impossible to achieve in a set of conventional irons.

David Lake

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