Does anyone know why 460cc was chosen as max head size on driver

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Sven Jan 10 2007 19:49 1100 posts Member since 2006	I havent been able to find out why that single figure was chosen... and does anyone think its too high...maybe 400 would have been better...

andigold Jan 10 2007 20:42 653 posts Member since 2006	QUOTE: Sven @ Jan 10 2007, 07:49 PM I havent been able to find out why that single figure was chosen... and does anyone think its too high...maybe 400 would have been better... Cos it's a stoopid fcuken rool from 1851 iev bin wolrd chumpon in 19 spurtz ...hay thats my opiniin

marcel Jan 10 2007 21:03 1162 posts Member since 2002	Half the volume of the cup and rounded down, simple really!!!

Sven Jan 10 2007 21:08 1100 posts Member since 2006	I cant take a jibe...fairplay but why was that figure chosen...and when did it occur...

vman Jan 10 2007 23:53 1827 posts Member since 2005	I think that was about the largest on the market at the time of making the limit. Some 500CC and 600CC drivers came out soon after. Probably a good thing that the rule makers acted when they did although I agree that 400CC would have been a reasonable limit. Mick

heckler Jan 11 2007 00:26 1390 posts Member since 2002	QUOTE: vman @ Jan 10 2007, 09:53 PM I think that was about the largest on the market at the time of making the limit. Some 500CC and 600CC drivers came out soon afterMick I'm pretty sure Integra had their 600 or 650cc (So Long?) drivers out prior to the rule change.

Postie Jan 11 2007 18:24 1465 posts Member since 2005	QUOTE: andigold @ Jan 10 2007, 08:42 PM Cos it's a stoopid fcuken rool from 1851 iev bin wolrd chumpon in 19 spurtz ...hay thats my opiniin Did I miss something here?

Faldos_Lovechild Jan 11 2007 18:39 1282 posts Member since 2005	QUOTE: Postie @ Jan 11 2007, 04:24 PM Did I miss something here? This might help, Sven has had some issues with the complexity of the rules and their relevance to a modern society QUOTE(Sven @ Jan 10 2007, 12:15 AM) listen gguys I played 6 different spports at A grade level, tennis cricket basketball AFL, volleyball and cycling... I have unpired in 4 different sports at A grade level also...I also hold a level 2 in coaching in 2 sports..I have attended national coaching confrences and been on sporting governing boards... so I have twenty years of experice in sport in different areas...

Ben Jan 11 2007 19:11 3720 posts Member since 2002	Isn't volleyball a girls sport?

Sven Jan 11 2007 20:21 1100 posts Member since 2006	QUOTE: Ben @ Jan 11 2007, 06:11 PM Isn't volleyball a girls sport? I got a broken nose and a broken tooth playing volleyball...never got injured playing footy

lowflyinghawk Jan 11 2007 20:23 464 posts Member since 2002	QUOTE: Sven @ Jan 11 2007, 08:21 PM I got a broken nose and a broken tooth playing volleyball...never got injured playing footy Yes. Those girls can be quite rough.

Andre_W Jan 12 2007 09:12 851 posts Member since 2005 View Monitored Posts	QUOTE: LowFlyingHawk @ Jan 11 2007, 08:23 PM Yes. Those girls can be quite rough. Damn straight I stay well away from the pitch when the missus is playing soccer, much more aggressive than mens. "There is no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too reasonable" Sam Harris http://www.golflink.com.au/...

Sven Jan 12 2007 09:31 1100 posts Member since 2006	try water polo..the girls you play in mixed grab you by the goolies ...I say to them why cant you do that at the pub not here...

Zorba Jan 19 2007 09:00 251 posts Member since 2007	the problem with womens sports is all the bitching after it. at least with mens its over when the final whistle blows.

CraigaW Jan 20 2007 12:57 1194 posts Member since 2005	Golfsmith have a 1000 cc model on the market right now wishon has a 480 cc model on the market with a cor of .900 why cause some people dont play comps so they can and do use whatever they want. If someone tells you you are a swinger and then proceeds to try and make you a hitter ... run Quickly... Beside guru on the range ....

vman Jan 20 2007 13:08 1827 posts Member since 2005	QUOTE: chestnuts @ Jan 20 2007, 12:57 PM Golfsmith have a 1000 cc model on the market right now It is only a novelty club though. The head weighs 315 grams and it would be impossible to generate any reasonable clubhead speed. Mick

lowflyinghawk Jan 20 2007 13:37 464 posts Member since 2002	QUOTE: vman @ Jan 20 2007, 01:08 PM It is only a novelty club though. The head weighs 315 grams and it would be impossible to generate any reasonable clubhead speed. Mick You could generate the clubhead speed with a run-up and a very flat swing with a head size that big.