Correct way to Spine

I can spine that club but i can't figure out which way to point the NBP. Do you point it with the club face or facing the target. Some say toward the target and some say away from the target. Which is better and why. I'm using a LD3 long drive shaft with swing speed of 130 to 140. One driver that I have has the NBP facing up which I hit very good but was wondering if I change the spine would it help. Any help would be great. Thanks Daddy2

A couple thoughts (as this has come up recently on other boards):

SPINE (S1) to 12 o'clock. Imagine swinging a yardstick. Swing flat side to target (this is S1 @ 12). Now swing swing it edge to target (this is S1 @ 3 or 9).

Long before spine, I prefer to set FLO to target.

LP - I was going through Tuttelman's site (shaftlab stuff) and the discussion seem to indicate that the shaft bends more on the 1:30-to-7:30 line over the course of the swing (especially at impact). If the spine (NBP) is aligned this way then the shaft is bending against the weakest axis - would this not lead to greater consistency?

I posed this question to Dave - his response - more analysis is required - perfect engineer.

Also posed this to Kauffman - his response - buy shafts with little to no spine - very practical.

Something for you to think about - or test if you feel inclined and have a very large spine shaft in your discard pile (and the snow ever melts).
Charles

Shafts with large spines are perfect for putters.

I still find the FLO plane and orient it accordingly, as I believe this trumps the spine. That said, depending on where I find FLO, I'll place the spine to either 12 or 3 (away from target).