Static Weight and Swingweight Are Two Different Arguments
The scale and the swingweight gauge answer completely different questions, and confusing them is the single most common reason a club that "should" fit does not.
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Bench Journal
Notes Written Between Builds
Mostly by Naomi, occasionally by Ravi when a ferrule has annoyed him. Written because the same questions come up at the counter every week and deserve a proper answer.
Reading a Balance Point Off the Ledger
Why we record the distance from the butt cap to the balance position on every card, and what that one number tells you that swingweight cannot.
Read the noteThe Gap Behind a Ferrule, and What Gets Into It
How to check your own ferrules with a thumbnail, why wedges fail first, and what a hairline gap turns into after two Memphis summers.
Read the noteTurned Ferrules and Pre-Bored Ferrules Do Not Fail the Same Way
Two ways of getting a ferrule flush against a hosel, two very different failure modes, and why we still turn most of ours on the bench.
Read the noteHow Many Wraps of Tape Your Hands Actually Want
Tape wraps are a size adjustment and a mass adjustment at the same time. Here is how we decide the count, and why it goes on the ledger card.
Read the noteSolvent, Cure Time, and Why We Weigh a Grip Twice
A freshly installed grip is heavier than the same grip a day later. If your shop measures swingweight straight after a regrip, they are measuring solvent.
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From reading to measuring
Your Own Numbers Are More Interesting Than Ours
Every article here describes something we can measure on your clubs in under an hour. Book the single club audit and watch it happen rather than taking our word for it.