This movie makes it look easy, but for some reason, without even trying it, I'm pretty sure it would be all but impossible
shareIt is easy, I've done it more times than I'd like to admit. I had a real short fuse in my 20's, which wasn't long ago. Thankfully I have grown up and my irons are safe!
Steel shafts snap easily over your leg, trust me.
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shareIt's very easy--I've done it a few times. Now, if you are talking about the wood shafts like in the old days, that would be a different story.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading!
The only clubs in the bag that are "hard" to break, are the wedges and putters. Most putters are made with a "one-piece" steel shaft, whereas, all of the other steel shafts, are "stepped" shafts, i.e., many shafts of varying diameters, welded together end to end to make the shaft. They break rather easily at the joints... trust me.
shareGraphite shafts are relatively easy to break, the ones he was breaking were metal shafts which are not very easy, metal shafted irons are almost impossible to break when hitting a golf ball, graphite shafts do occasionally break/snap when hitting the ball hard enough. It would have taken much more effort to break those metal shafts then what he was doing, he would have a very sore knee doing that over and over.
shareno sbaker your information is wrong. You say,
" all of the other steel shafts, are "stepped" shafts, i.e., many shafts of varying diameters, welded together end to end to make the shaft. They break rather easily at the joints... trust me. "
You clearly don't know how stepped steel shafts are made. They are NOT several pieces welded together, there are no joints, they are extruded from a single tube and tapered in a machine that results in the "steps". The "steps" are a way to tailor flexibility from tip to butt of the shaft. Also, when you see "stepless" steel shafts, those started out as "stepped" shafts which are then run through another machine to smooth them out essentially removing the steps.
The reason wedges are harder to break over your knee than a 4-iron is the wedge is a shorter club and takes more force to do so.
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