The loft angel of metal woods is designed into the club by creating a pitch to the face in relation to the sole. Then a number is marked on the sole of the club to indicate the loft of that particular club.

Ed Mitchell, PGA Founder/Chairman Mitchell Golf Equipment Company You have probably heard the words “Tilt Axis Spin”, especially if you have purchased a launch monitor recently. What is “Tilt Axis Spin”? Launch monitor manufacturers define it as the angle deviation off vertical at which the ball leaves the club face. It is just coming to [...]

Commentary Ed Mitchell, PGA Mitchell Golf Equipment Company May 2012 You may be aware that the collision of the club head with a stationary golf ball happens in approximately a millisecond. The implied laws of physics from this collision are either achieved or overcome with the result determining the flight of the golf ball. We [...]

Grips are often over looked, but can have a profound impact on performance. There are only 3 golf club components: head, shaft & grip. In order to achieve desired grip size the following information must be taken into account: Grip Core Size & Shaft Butt Diameter Grip Material Volume When grip core size & shaft [...]

In November 1988 Mitchell® Golf introduced its original STEELCLUB® Angle Machine at the first PGA Teaching Summit in Dallas, Texas. It was well received by everyone, including Australian Golf Professional Terry Adcock from Surfer’s Paradise, Queensland. Terry purchased a STEELCLUB® Angle Machine and took it home in his suitcase. Since then, improvements to the STEELCLUB® [...]

All Mitchell Golf Equipment Company products are engineered, manufactured, and assembled at our plant in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. Five patents and 3 trademark registrations protect the intellectual property rights of our products. STEELCLUB® Angle Machines changed golf club technology just like the Golf Pride slip-on replacement grips did. The patented design unlocked the secret to [...]

By: Ed Mitchell, PGA Mitchell® Publishing Company In 1962 I embarked upon a golf professional career at a time in golf history when innovation in golf club technology was slow coming at best. The biggest innovation in the game at that time was the ever-increasing popularity of Cushman riding golf carts. But the innovation that caught [...]

An Industry Professional’s Guide To Angle Adjustments As an industry professional you know that angle bending is among the fastest ways to improve a player’s ball flight. Whether changing the lie to improve accuracy or changing loft to make certain that the player’s clubs are progressively consistent, angle bending is a major factor in club [...]

Frequency is an absolute measure of the flex of a shaft. It is defined as how many times per minute a shaft oscillates. The units of frequency measurement are known as cycles per minute, or cpm. A shaft with a higher frequency is stiffer than one with a lower frequency. By using frequency as a [...]

The rules of golf state “The shaft shall be straight, with the same bending and twisting properties in any direction and at any point along its length, the shaft shall: (i) bend in such a way that the deflection is the same regardless of how the shaft is rotated about its longitudinal axis; and (ii) [...]

Interpreting Impact Marks On Iron Soles The following diagrams illustrate the range of patterns for typical lie imprints. Note that the imprint illustration moves from the leading edge to the rear of the club’s sole. This indicates that the clubface is closed on the leading edge and open on the rear edge. Further note that [...]

After removing the ferrule, load the club into the puller with the hosel of the club against the hosel stop. After clamping the shaft securely, turn the club head pulling T-Handle to apply a slight amount of pressure against the hosel. Then apply heat to the hosel with either a propane torch or heat gun. [...]