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CG Match Lab Center-of-Gravity Fitting Studio
Lab Notes

Notes From the Balance Fixture

Practical explanations of the CG concepts that actually shape your ball flight, written from real bench sessions.

Reading the CG Quadrant Map

How to read a balance-fixture printout point by point, and what a CG quadrant plot actually tells you about a golfer's fit.

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CG Height & Launch Window

Why a lower CG doesn't automatically mean a better one, and how height placement shapes the launch and spin combination you actually get.

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CG Depth & Shot Workability

How front-to-back mass placement trades forgiveness for control, and which golfers actually benefit from each end of that trade.

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Same Loft, Different CG, Different Flight

Two heads stamped with identical lofts can post completely different launch numbers once mass placement enters the picture.

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The Balance Fixture, Explained

What the rig physically does, how a reading is taken, and why it catches things a spec sheet never will.

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Matching a Set Across Four CG Quadrants

Why an iron set's CG progression matters as much as lie, loft, and length, and what happens when it drifts across a blended set.

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Put This on the Rig Yourself

Reading about CG placement is a start — seeing your own heads on the balance fixture is where it actually clicks.