Are there any scientific studies to show a how higher MPF ratings in clubs affect actual performance in terms of distance and dispersion? It would be nice to be able to convince skeptics of the value of higher MPF numbers.
Are there any scientific studies to show a how higher MPF ratings in clubs affect actual performance in terms of distance and dispersion? It would be nice to be able to convince skeptics of the value of higher MPF numbers.
I don’t know about any studies, but there is an episode of My Golf Spy’s No Putts Given out there on YouTube where Paul Wood is talking about how hard it was to get players out of the S55 irons. He mentions that he thought they could finally do it with the i210’s because the MOI went from 12.9 to 14.9. The player still wouldn’t switch. I went online and looked up the MPF scores… S55=594, i210=338. I may have the iron models wrong, but you get the idea. Not that I was a skeptic before, but that really drove home the point for me.
Actually a perfect illustration of what we see all the time. Generally, if players are honest, the higher MPF designs tend to stay in the bag.
Britt Lindsey