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General Clubmaking Quiz

Posted on 01 October 2007 by Jeff Summitt

Questions.
1. If the logo of the shaft is positioned anywhere other than “up” where you can see it at address, the club is non-conforming and you cannot post your score.

True

False
 
2. Square grooves (or U-shaped) are allowed on irons or wedges

True

False
 
3. Two golfers who have the exact same swing speed will require the same flex shaft.

True

False
 
4. If a golfer used a club with a grip that is slightly too large in diameter, it will cause that person to slice the ball.

True

False
 
5. A ferrule (typically a black plastic piece above the hosel) is required on a graphite-shafted as it allows for additional strength to the shaft.

True

False
 
6. Epoxies and glues and not the same thing

True

False
 
7. A driver that is designed to be 1° closed will always be more closed at address than a club made to be 0° square.

True

False
 
8. A more expensive graphite shaft is automatically better than a less expensive shaft for each and every golfer.

True

False
 
9. Trimming ½” off of the tip will make the shaft stiffer than cutting ½” off of the butt end.

True

False
 
10. Changing to a lighter shaft at the same length will make the club feel more head heavy because the swingweight will be higher.

True

False
 

7 Comments For This Post

  1. CHARLES CARLTON Says:
    October 5th, 2007 at 6:31 pm

    2. IF THER ALLOWED ON ANY CLUB THEN THE ANSWER IS TRUE.
    4. ACCORDING TO LAMKIN A GRIP TO LARGE CAN LEAD TO A SLICE AND A GRIP TO SMALL CAN LEAD TO A HOOK.
    5. MOST MFG. SUGGEST A COLLARD FERREL SO THE ANSWER IS TRUE.
    7. YOU DID NOT MENTION MFG. SPECS SO THE ANSWER IS TRUE.
    10. MY BAD

  2. George Says:
    October 5th, 2007 at 6:41 pm

    Nice little quiz, although I have to protest the “correct” answer to the question on grip size. Per Tom Wishon’s blog in about.com, a larger grip can prevent a player from releasing the wrists completely, causing the club to be slightly open at impact, resulting in a slice.

  3. Mike West Says:
    October 8th, 2007 at 8:18 am

    Great quiz. Scored 9 out of 10.
    But I disagree with your answer for Q5 — maybe question is somewhat misleading.
    Thanks again. Mike.

  4. Jeff Summitt Says:
    October 8th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    The grip question gets a lot of people. We did an experiment in our clubfitting schools when we offered them in the past. We had several assembled clubs that were identical except for the grip sizing. We had a leather strap wrapped onto a steel shaft without an underlisting so it was extremely small all the way to jumbo grips. We had the students hit them at the range and watch the results. Many came away disappointed that they could not see really any difference in the ball flight – but again that was the point of having the students hit them to see for themselves.

  5. doug maurstad Says:
    January 31st, 2008 at 1:16 am

    it has been my experience in fitting clubs, that fitting oversize grips prevents overcocking on the wrist which results in a straighter shot but less distance because you don’t get full wrist snap into the shot

  6. Mark Says:
    August 4th, 2008 at 7:58 am

    Hey the result part is down. I know I got them all right.
    Somebody grade me.
    1-F
    2-T
    3-F
    4-F
    5-F
    6-T
    7-F
    8-F
    9-T
    10-F

  7. Jeff Summitt Says:
    August 4th, 2008 at 9:10 am

    Mark:

    Those are indeed the correct answers. Now we need to find out why the results don’t show after you click “see your results”.

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