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Inertia chronograph Golfmechanix is proud to introduction The Auditor Inertia Chronographt Moment of Inertia instrument specifically designed for the golf industry. The Auditor Inertia Chronograph Is the only instrument to quickly and accurately measure the actual moment of inertia of complex multi-material parts such as golf club heads. The Auditor EOI* companion software provides additional analytical tool and a database for analyzing the inertia properties of the club head in greater detail which inertia measurements alone cannot provide. Measuring and analyzing a club head moment of inertia properties can now be done in under 15 minutes. The Auditor Inertia Chronograph also handles the latest USGA Club Head MOI testing protocol. The Auditor Inertia Chronograph with its unique capability, great performance and affordable price is certain to satisfy the most demanding club head designers and engineers alike. CAD can tell you what the MOI of a club head should be. Our MOI instrument will tell you what it is and how to maximize it. * The Auditor EOI ships for free with each Auditor Inertia Chronograph. Calibration disk, adapters and fixtures for woods, irons and putters included as standard. USGA Moi testing fixture sold separately and subject to USGA terms of use. Specifications 4 Accessories: Max weight load (8.8Lbs) 4000 grams Minimum measurable MOI ** 5 g.cm Accuracy (measurable MOI) +/- 0.5% Operating Temperature range -20~ 0C AC/DC adapter 9V 500Ma *Hosel Pin adapters for woods, irons & putters. * Small parts Spindle adapter * Calibration Disk *20 Page clearly illustrated instruction manual. 2 o Precision Timing circuit with repeatability detection. Easy-to-operate interface. Simple calibration procedure. Automatic unit conversion.

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Inertia chronograph

Golfmechanix is proud to introduction The Auditor Inertia Chronographt Moment of Inertia instrument specificallydesigned for the golf industry. The Auditor Inertia Chronograph Is the only instrument to quickly and accuratelymeasure the actual moment of inertia of complex multi-material parts such as golf club heads.

The Auditor EOI* companion software provides additional analytical tool and a database for analyzing the inertiaproperties of the club head in greater detail which inertia measurements alone cannot provide. Measuring andanalyzing a club head moment of inertia properties can now be done in under 15 minutes. The Auditor InertiaChronograph also handles the latest USGA Club Head MOI testing protocol.

The Auditor Inertia Chronograph with its unique capability, great performance and affordable price is certain tosatisfy the most demanding club head designers and engineers alike. CAD can tell you what the MOI of a clubhead should be. Our MOI instrument will tell you what it is and how to maximize it.

* The Auditor EOI ships for free with each Auditor Inertia Chronograph. Calibration disk, adapters and fixtures for woods, irons and puttersincluded as standard. USGA Moi testing fixture sold separately and subject to USGA terms of use.

Specifications

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Accessories:

Max weight load (8.8Lbs) 4000gramsMinimum measurable MOI ** 5 g.cmAccuracy (measurable MOI) +/- 0.5%Operating Temperature range -20~ 0 CAC/DC adapter 9V 500Ma

*Hosel Pin adapters for woods, irons & putters.* Small parts Spindle adapter* Calibration Disk*20 Page clearly illustrated instruction manual.

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Precision Timing circuit with repeatabilitydetection. Easy-to-operate interface. Simplecalibration procedure. Automatic unitconversion.

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PART-7 USGA MOI CONFORMANCE TEST

IMCIMC

the Auditor IMC is the instrument of choice for testingclubheads in conformance with the USGA ruling onclubhead MOI. The test procedure requires a special jigwhich is not provided with the instrument.

In order to test club heads in accordance with the USGAprotocol you will need the MOI fixture, the 60 degreeangle adapter and a matching hosel pin.

Mount the USGA Moi fixture on the Auditor spindle andtighten the thumb screw to secure it. Turn the instrumentto ON, take a reading and than tare the instrument toZero

Next mount the 60 degree adapter with a hosel pin onthe jig at Pin-0 and take a reading. Repeat the procedurefor Pin-1 through 5. Write down the values gathered asthe test is performed.

Launch the USGA MOI program and select “Set Tare”

from the file menu. Enter the values gathered for eachPin’s Moi measurement, starting at Pin-0. The values

and not Kg.cmmust be entered in gram.cm2 2

Mount the clubhead on the 60degree adapter.Take an MOImeasurement foreach pin startingat Pin 0 through 5.Write the valuesdown as the test isperformed, orenter them directlyin the USGA MOIsoftware.

2.4000

ZERO

Step-1 Step-4

Step-3

Step-2

0 1

2

3 4 5

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PART-7 USGA MOI CONFORMANCE TEST

IMCIMC

Step-5

When the Moi data for all six pin position is gathered,enter the values into the USGA Moi software and click“Do Calcs” to view the MOI results on screen.

The results for the MOI and the CG location along the (X)and (Y) axis are reported as shown above.

Please note:When the club head is mounted on the Moi fixture, theleading edge of the club head must be parallel with theleading edge of the fixture.

Step-4-1

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R&A Rules Limited

and

United States Golf Association

PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF

GOLF CLUBHEADS

Revision 1.0

March 15, 2006

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R&A Rules Limited

and United States Golf Association

PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF

GOLF CLUBHEADS

1. Scope 1.1 This method covers the procedure for measuring the moment of inertia (MOI) of clubheads as

administered by R&A Rules Limited (R&A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA). 1.2 The results of the conformance tests are used in determining conformity of the club to the Rules of

Golf. 1.3 The values stated in imperial units are to be regarded as standard. The values stated in SI units are for

information only. 2. Applicable Documents 2.1 R&A and USGA documents: Rules of Golf 3. Summary of Method 3.1 Using a moment of inertia measuring instrument, the moment of inertia of clubheads is measured. NOTE: This procedure may change and the test tolerances may be reduced as the test methods are refined. 4. Significance 4.1 This method measures the moment of inertia of wood-type clubheads to determine the conformity to

the Rules of Golf.

The moment of inertia of the clubhead shall not be greater than 32.259 oz in2 (5900 g cm2). A maximum test tolerance of 0.547 oz in2 (100 g cm2) is associated with this test. Intermediate screening procedures may be used to determine clubhead conformance and increase testing efficiency.

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5. Procedure for Measurement of Clubhead Moment of Inertia The moment of inertia of the clubhead is determined using a measurement instrument which has

been designed for measuring the moment of inertia of test parts having mass properties and overall dimensions similar to that of a golf clubhead.

Clubs will be tested for moment of inertia as submitted by the club manufacturer. It is expected that

submissions will weigh at or near the nominal head weight for the golf club. Submitted clubheads with unusually low head weights will require additional documentation from the submitter confirming that the submitted weight is at or near the nominal head weight of the golf club as it is intended to be used.

5.0 Start the “MOI Calculation.xls” program. Select the “Data” worksheet, Figure 5.0

5.1 Attach the MOI jig plate Figure 5.1 (see Appendix A for jig plate dimensions) to the moment of

inertia instrument, ensuring that the plate is tight.

Figure 5.0–MOI Calculation.xls Program “Data” Worksheet

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5.2 With the jig plate attached, ensure that the inertia instrument is level and tare the instrument. 5.3 Measure the mass of the clubhead and record the value in the box labelled “Club Mass” on the MOI

Calculation program “Data” worksheet. 5.4 Select the “Right” or “Left” radio button as appropriate for a right- or left-handed clubhead. 5.5 Enter the “Club ID” and “Tester ID” in the appropriate boxes on the MOI Calculation program

“Data” worksheet. 5.6 Select the appropriate hosel fitting and insert it fully into the clubhead making sure that the fitting is

snug. (The hosel fitting is designed to keep the head at a prescribed lie angle of 60°. See Appendix A for hosel fitting dimensions.)

5.7 Align the face of the hosel fitting to be parallel with the middle of the clubface. 5.8 Select the appropriate fitting name from the “Fitting Name” drop down box on the MOI Calculation

program “Data” worksheet. All of the available fittings are listed in the “Fittings Tare” worksheet. If the desired fitting is not listed, a new fitting may be added using the procedure described in 5.8.1.

5.8.1 New fittings may be added to the next available row on the “Fittings Tare” worksheet. To

add a new fitting, measure the moment of inertia of the fitting at each of the pins (the machine must be tared with the jig plate attached before measuring the fitting moment of inertia.) If the fitting is to be used for both right- and left-handed clubheads then the moment of inertia must be measured in both the left- and right-hand club orientations and entered as two separate fittings on the worksheet.

5.9 Mount the clubhead on the jig at pin “1”. For right-handed clubheads the pins on the left side of the

jig must be used. The toe of the club should point to the centre of the jig, Figure 5.9.1. (The pins on the right side of the jig must be used for left-handed clubheads.)

Figure 5.1 – MOI Jig Plate

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Note: Pin locations may be viewed by clicking the “Show Jig Image” button on the MOI Calculation program “Data” worksheet, Figure 5.9.2.

5.10 With the clubhead in place, measure the moment of inertia of the clubhead at pin “1”. (The

instrument should be set to display the inertia measurement in g cm2.) 5.11 Enter the measured MOI value in the appropriate box in the “MOI Test Values” area on the MOI

Calculation program “Data” worksheet. 5.12 Repeat steps 5.9 through 5.11 for pins 2 through 9 ensuring that the hosel fitting does not move

whilst changing from pin to pin.

Figure 5.9.2–MOI Jig Mounting Pin Locations

Figure 5.9.1–Right-handed Clubhead Mounted on the MOI Jig at Pin 1

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5.13 Once measurements at all nine pin locations have been obtained; press the “Calculate” button on the

MOI Calculation program “Data” worksheet. The program will calculate the clubhead moment of inertia and display it in the output window on the MOI Calculation program “Data” worksheet (Details of the moment of inertia calculation are given in Appendix B.)

Note: Once measurements at four or more pin locations have been taken, the “Calculate” button may

be pressed and an estimated value of the moment of inertia for the reduced number of pins will be calculated and displayed.

5.14 If the clubhead has moveable weights, repeat steps 5.9 through 5.13 for all possible weight

configurations. The weight configuration that produces the largest moment of inertia is used for conformance determination.

6.0 Conformance Determination 6.1 If the moment of inertia is less than or equal to 32.259 oz in2 plus the tolerance then the clubhead

conforms to the Rules of Golf. 6.2 If the moment of inertia is greater than 32.259 oz in2 plus the tolerance then the test is over and the

clubhead does not conform to the Rules of Golf.

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Appendix B – Calculating the Mass Moment of Inertia The mass moment of inertia of a body determines its angular acceleration when subjected to a moment.

The mass moment of inertia (I) of a body about a particular axis is (Meriam, Kraige, 1986):

dmrI �= 2 (1) where r is the distance from the axis of rotation to an increment of mass (dm) measured in the plane

perpendicular to the rotation axis (referred to herein as the x-y plane).

We are interested in the mass moment of inertia of a club head rotating about its centre of gravity.

Unfortunately, the location of the centre of gravity is not known a priori. Therefore, our measurement

procedure will have to include determining this location. If we let the mass moment of inertia about the

centre of gravity be I , the mass moment of inertia measured about another axis will be (Meriam, Kraige,

1986):

2mdII += (2)

where m is the total mass of the body and d is the distance from the centre of gravity to the axis of

rotation (again measured in the x-y plane).

Now, in the x-y plane, we will define the location of the axis of rotation as the origin of a Cartesian

coordinate system. Next, we will define the location of a known point on the club in this coordinate

system to be (x, y). Finally, we will define the coordinates of the centre of gravity of the club head,

relative to the known point to be (xcg, ycg). Figure 1 shows the coordinate system. Referring to this

coordinate system and equation (2):

( ) ( )[ ]222 yyxxmImdII cgcg +++−=−= (3)

Equation (3) cannot be solved on its own since there are three unknowns (xcg, ycg and I ). However, more

than one set of measurements may be made by moving the known point (x, y) relative to the axis of

rotation. Equation (3) may be generalized to, for each jth measurement:

( ) ( )[ ]22jcgjcgj yyxxmII +++−= (4)

Figure 1: Inertia measurement coordinate system

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Expanding and rearranging yields:

cgjcgjcgcgjjj yyxxyx

mI

yxm

I222222 ++��

����

�++=−− . (5)

Defining �j = Ij / m - xj2 - yj

2, �j = 2 xj and �j = 2 yj and by exploiting a least squares estimation of

the parameters xcg, ycg and ���

����

� ++ 22cgcg yx

mI

, we find that

2),(),(),(),(),(),(),(

βαββααββααββ

Γ−ΓΓΛΓΓ−ΛΓΓ=cgx and 2),(),(),(

),(),(),(),(βαββαα

βαααβαΓ−ΓΓ

ΛΓΓ+ΛΓΓ−=cgy ,

where we have defined the operator

� � �= = =

−=ΓN

j

N

j

N

jjjjj ba

Nbaba

1 1 1

1),( .

Finally, from the least squares solution we find

��

��

�−−��

����

�−−Λ= � ��

= ==

22

1 11

1cgcg

N

j

N

jjcgj

N

jcgj yxyx

NmI βα .

REFERENCES

J.L. Meriam, L.G. Kraige, Dynamics 2nd Edition

John Wiley & Sons, NY, NY, 1986