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**excivaamome** · 08-18-2009, 06:50 PM

I disagree with most of your analogy, but the ball itself is not what you are calling it. There are quite a few "Tour" balls that can easily be compressed for amateurs with slower swing speeds. Things have changed with the golf ball and your assumptions were true 5 years ago but not now. The B330RX and the Srixon Z-star are both "tour" balls but geared for people with average swing speeds (85-90) and can quite easily be compressed.

As for your analogy with the piano. Your analogy works if you are talking about what kind of equipment beginners should by, but has no bearing at all in regards to fitting. Should a brand new golfer spend $500 on a driver? They dont need to. Similar to the piano.

But any piano player beginner or advanced wants their piano tuned appropriately. That works well as the analogy for fitting.

JB disagrees with JP... what are the odds?

(that's meant to be funny, JB)

Perhaps my analogy wasn't as clear as I intended, but the point I'm trying to make is that the more skillful a player becomes the more he or she benefits from delving into the deeper and more detailed aspects of the swing and the equipment they use.

A beginning golfer has enough trouble bringing the clubhead to the ball in the first place, so what type of shaft they have in their driver is of little consequence. The more a player develops, the more they will benefit from specific types of shafts and specific types of clubs. Finally, if and when that player rises to a level at which their swing is nearly perfect (or at least extremely consistent), then optimization is the final "step" in dialing in their equipment and specifications to draw the last few decimal points of performance from that swing.

-JP

08-18-2009, 06:50 PM	#15
excivaamome Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 381 Senior Member	I disagree with most of your analogy, but the ball itself is not what you are calling it. There are quite a few "Tour" balls that can easily be compressed for amateurs with slower swing speeds. Things have changed with the golf ball and your assumptions were true 5 years ago but not now. The B330RX and the Srixon Z-star are both "tour" balls but geared for people with average swing speeds (85-90) and can quite easily be compressed. As for your analogy with the piano. Your analogy works if you are talking about what kind of equipment beginners should by, but has no bearing at all in regards to fitting. Should a brand new golfer spend $500 on a driver? They dont need to. Similar to the piano. But any piano player beginner or advanced wants their piano tuned appropriately. That works well as the analogy for fitting. JB disagrees with JP... what are the odds? (that's meant to be funny, JB) Perhaps my analogy wasn't as clear as I intended, but the point I'm trying to make is that the more skillful a player becomes the more he or she benefits from delving into the deeper and more detailed aspects of the swing and the equipment they use. A beginning golfer has enough trouble bringing the clubhead to the ball in the first place, so what type of shaft they have in their driver is of little consequence. The more a player develops, the more they will benefit from specific types of shafts and specific types of clubs. Finally, if and when that player rises to a level at which their swing is nearly perfect (or at least extremely consistent), then optimization is the final "step" in dialing in their equipment and specifications to draw the last few decimal points of performance from that swing. -JP
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