Whippy shaft

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The term " Whippy Shaft " is used to describe the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club, pool cue, fishing rod or other objects that have similar attributes. A whippy shaft is an extremely flexible shaft of some object. The criteria for a shaft to be considered " Whippy " depends on the actual object being scrutinized. Some objects will have greater or less flexibilities than others, creating a subset of flexibility within the realm of that particular object.

The company TempoMaster creates a specific set of clubs that have been named Whippy. These clubs bend tremendously; much more than the average golf club.

Another example of a whippy Shaft would be a modern day Javelin

An example of someone referring to an object as whippy can be seen here http://www.shaftology.com/faq/?p=19

Here is a patent for a club that provides sensory information during a swing and states that this club has a whippy shaft. http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5190291/description.html