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Originally Posted by bootsy
Very interesting, would my greyflex M2 bend like that? Im not so sure lol
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I had the privelege of visiting the Hardy Greys Factory, back in April time, along with 3 others from our GTEC Team, one of the Attractions shown to us was this little room with the Rod testing equipment inside.
Hardy Greys employee Scott Nellins, carried out 4-5 tests on the same rod, the rod in question was a Greys X Flite - 10' #7 I believe.
(Greyflex replacement?) All with the Butt section at increasing angles after each test.... Needless to say, we were all cowering, eyes squinting, from behind the wall, just behind the camera.
The rod passed all tests, including the final test with the Butt Section, set around 70-80 degrees vertical, the machine pulled the tip round, WELL PAST the Butt Section, without even breaking a sweat!
And this is a rod retailing at approx £100 as Greys Lower range of rods? The 'dreaded' flat area where rods break was shown to us as it travelled down from above middle of the rod, right down to an inch or so from the cork....
We were then shown the tip section from the same rod, outside of the 'booth'... Where Howard used his thumb and forefinger and snapped the tip like it was a twig...obviously not the way rods are designed to work... but just to show us how weak the rod was when handled/used incorrectly!
Great to see, but I wouldn't want my own MK2 Swift on there.....
Carl
Video of hardy & greys rod testing
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