[Bigwill]

Bigwill

I am very sympathetic to your opinion that it is a camera artifact. The degree of shaft deflection appears "too large" to be mechanically possible. The only other explanation that makes sense to me is that he is deliberately choosing a very flexible shaft in order to get additional "kick". I will remain open-minded about this possibility, although I increasingly suspect that your "camera artifact" opinion may be correct.

Jeff.

I have to admit, I was a little disappointed in the camera that they used for that sequence when I picked up that issue. It looks like he's swinging a water hose


According to Golf digest, he's hitting a double-x flex that's tipped more than an inch, so it isn't too flexible. Plus you have to remember that at the speeds these guys generate, spin and control are huge issues, and my guess is that a shaft that's flexible enough to look like that would be more harmful than helpful in regards to those.