![]() How Center of Gravity Affects Performance Moving heavy weights over a comparatively small distance, or comparatively light weights over a greater distance doesn’t actually accomplish much. The more weight you can move over a greater distance, the more the CG will shift. I know…I just said nearly the opposite, but it’s important to understand that not all adjustable mass systems are created equal. The significance and impact of flipping, sliding, or any other type of CG movement depends on three things:ġ. Moving Mass Doesn’t Always Bring Significant Change. Again…we’re talking about millimeters here, but those millimeters matter.Ĭhanging the CG location changes performance.Ĥ. Grab a Callaway Alpha series driver and flip the core. Do the same with a FLY-Z+ with the weight in the front compared to the weight in the back. For confirmation of that statement, try comparing numbers on an R15 with the weights in the middle to an R15 with the weights in the perimeter (MOI) position. Why? CG location.įor those clubs with movable weight (adjustable CG technology), moving those weights around can alter performance significantly. Small CG movements within our little box can have a significant impact on performance.ĭespite having CG locations that are only millimeters apart, a Ping G30 plays very differently from a Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Double Black Diamond. Kind of amazing, right? Front CG, back CG…your driver, my driver, the center of gravity is always somewhere within that little box.ģ. We can talk physics and materials all day long, but the reality is that, with what engineers have to work with right now, it’s basically impossible to move center of gravity outside of that 12mm x 14mm box (SD card) we talked about before.
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