Shaft Spinning

[Burner]

What's everyone's take on proper orientation of the spine? I've always put it at 9 o'clock, but have read that others are putting it at 12. Thoughts???

[mlj275]

9 o'clock. Spine should be in the hitting direction.
So find the spine, mark it turn the shaft 90 degrees counter clock wise (when held at the butt) mark it again. (make sure if its spined correctly that you turn it exactly 90 degrees)
My clubfitter knows a lot about LD. He has a self build device (we call it dynamic loading device) on wich he finds the spine while the shaft is loaded. This is done manualy right now. He's working on a same device wich will find the spine automaticly (through a computer and software) This product is in the finishing stage right now.

http://www.jwgolftools.com/

[bom]

for years i spined (NBP) at 9:00. read Beasts book and saw he spined at 12:00. i tried one this way. when i FLO'ed the two ways(9:00 vs 12:00) i found the 12:00 FLO'ed better. I've continued to spine at 12:00 and check FLO after the club has cured.
in all honesty, the small variation in head position in a dynamic swing due to spining is much less than the variation in head position due to my swing mechanics, including the variables as to thickness of grass under each foot on the tee box, wind shifts, tiny variations in tee height, thickness of the golf shirt that day, and oh yeah, my swing mechanics and swing path variations.

[The_Power]

Sounds like there is a lot of difficulty in just finding the spine, and even when you find it there is debate on where to put it

Think I'll just continue to line up the logos

[DanPacella]

I don't believe in shaft spining...that may just come from ignorance...but here's why I don't believe in it:

I visited a builder using the weighted tip/laser way of finding the spine (figuring the proper orientation) and on the wall they had lines drawn horizontal (to show how far off line the shaft ended up flexing.)  No matter what orientation the shaft was in relation to the vice, the first three or five oscillations were exactly following a horizontal line.  Then after that, shafts that were oriented 'improperly' would start to wobble, ending with the shaft almost oscillating around in a circle after that, and the builder pointed to that as evidence that the shaft would produce erratic results if placed into a head that way.

The problem I have with that is that, in my swing, the shaft doesn't snap back and forth three to five times...so what do I care whether the shaft wobbles and circles after three to five oscillations?  I just need it to stay on line for one or two loads and unloads...if that shaft wobbled right from the beginning I would've thought there was something to this...but as it is, other than affecting the cpms of the shaft (I can see the spine at 9 oclock making it stiffer,) it seems like just something else to increase the cost of participating in long drive.