kc720
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Not sure if there is a thread with all facts on what the adjustable hosels do, so I thought it might be a good idea to have them all in one place. Please feel free to correct if I'm wrong or add anything I miss.
Hosel adjustments:
- as I understand it, changing the setting on hosel does not change loft.
- to add loft, the hosel setting for plus 1 for ex. closes the face. The golfer then spins the attached shaft to make the face square, thereby adding loft.
-to reduce loft, the hosel setting for minus 1 opens the face. The golfer then spins the attached shaft to close the face to make it square, thereby reducing loft.
-on adaptors that spin the shaft orientation to make changes ( recent offerings from ping, taylormade, etc) you cannot manipulate face angle (therefore loft) without manipulating like angle. Usually like angle gets more upright with any change from standard*
*lie angle getting more upright is an educated guess as I've never seen a non cog adaptor that makes it more flat by making changes
-draw setting on hosel makes club more upright. I don't like the "draw" naming on adjustable anything as no setting will make a ball flight draw or fade. Ball flight laws state flight is created by face to path difference so it's the golfers swing that dictates draw, straight or fade. Making the head more upright means with loft on the club the face should point more left (for right handed golfer). This next part is pure speculation, but with the lie angle being more upright, it may help to turn over the face, thereby making the ball go more left.
-adaptors using cogs (callaway, titleist) have the ability to manipulate face angle separate from lie angle. They still cannot manipulate loft.
Adjustable weights:
-Any weight adjustment claiming draw or fade is a bit misleading due to ball flight laws
-a "draw" setting usually dictates more weight toward the heel, slowing down the heel portion in relation to the toe, allowing for better face closure. This would help the ball start more left (right handed golfer) rather than promote a draw. To promote the right to left flight for right handed golfer the club face has to be closed in relation to swing path. If you swing out to in and have a face closed in relation to that path you will get a ball flight that starts left and goes further left. Whether that is a pull draw or a pull hook or snap hook depends on how closed the face is in relation to the swing path
- similarly a "fade" setting is usually more weight in the toe area. Everything above applies with opposite directional effect
These are the basic premises of adjustments as I understand them. Feel free to correct me if anything is wrong, looking forward to great conversation on building a good knowledge base.
Hosel adjustments:
- as I understand it, changing the setting on hosel does not change loft.
- to add loft, the hosel setting for plus 1 for ex. closes the face. The golfer then spins the attached shaft to make the face square, thereby adding loft.
-to reduce loft, the hosel setting for minus 1 opens the face. The golfer then spins the attached shaft to close the face to make it square, thereby reducing loft.
-on adaptors that spin the shaft orientation to make changes ( recent offerings from ping, taylormade, etc) you cannot manipulate face angle (therefore loft) without manipulating like angle. Usually like angle gets more upright with any change from standard*
*lie angle getting more upright is an educated guess as I've never seen a non cog adaptor that makes it more flat by making changes
-draw setting on hosel makes club more upright. I don't like the "draw" naming on adjustable anything as no setting will make a ball flight draw or fade. Ball flight laws state flight is created by face to path difference so it's the golfers swing that dictates draw, straight or fade. Making the head more upright means with loft on the club the face should point more left (for right handed golfer). This next part is pure speculation, but with the lie angle being more upright, it may help to turn over the face, thereby making the ball go more left.
-adaptors using cogs (callaway, titleist) have the ability to manipulate face angle separate from lie angle. They still cannot manipulate loft.
Adjustable weights:
-Any weight adjustment claiming draw or fade is a bit misleading due to ball flight laws
-a "draw" setting usually dictates more weight toward the heel, slowing down the heel portion in relation to the toe, allowing for better face closure. This would help the ball start more left (right handed golfer) rather than promote a draw. To promote the right to left flight for right handed golfer the club face has to be closed in relation to swing path. If you swing out to in and have a face closed in relation to that path you will get a ball flight that starts left and goes further left. Whether that is a pull draw or a pull hook or snap hook depends on how closed the face is in relation to the swing path
- similarly a "fade" setting is usually more weight in the toe area. Everything above applies with opposite directional effect
These are the basic premises of adjustments as I understand them. Feel free to correct me if anything is wrong, looking forward to great conversation on building a good knowledge base.