Forum: Club Making & Components

Saw your post on the Neufinder forum about same length irons. I have always wanted to try a set of irons where all clubs are the same length, so I am going to make a set tomorrow. I have from 4 to PW of a Dynacraft Tour Caliber Forged set that I used several years ago All irons will be the...

Who has done this and what are your experiences?

so i want to remove the ugly white and red paint fill on my callaway xtour vintage wedge... i took an old wedge to try various techniques...ive tried - HeatGun (some results, but messy) - Blow tortch (messy) - SulfuricAcid (killed the finish) i havent tried pollystripper cuz im afraid...

hey question for all you guys, can an experienced person remove a grip from one club and install on another? i have never found this out before. thanks

I was recently fit at a Callaway Fitting Centre (At their corporate headquarters actually) and the guy said that I would be better off matching the shaft in my wedges with the shaft in my irons. I am just curious if this is true or is it one of those long standing arguments and it will depend on...

I'm experimenting with an old driver head by adding 4g of hot melt glue stick pieces through the hosel. I've heated it up twice with my heat gun and I still get a bit of a rattle. I don't want to overheat the head and ruin the finish. How much heat will totally melt the glue? How long should I heat...

Well I've gone over to the dark side and re-gripped my own clubs for the very first time last night. I can see this becoming an addictive (and somewhat expensive) hobby. Not the re-gripping part, that went fairly easy with one lost grip, not enough solvent, in the course of re-gripping 17...

Just wondering if one can easily convert a putter's length without effecting performance? I find most 35 inch putters too long. I like to see or try one at 34 inches...or maybe shorter at 33 inches. If I buy a 35 inch putter, I would like a local clubmaker to convert it to 33-34 inches without...

Okay, I know it was wet on Saturday and I probably should have wiped my putter after every putt, but I didn't. Learning my lesson the hard way because it's RUSTING!!!! HELP!!! I love this putter. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

Graphite Design Purple Ice 85-S SPECS --46" uncut --84 grams --.350 tip --.595 butt size --2.8* of torque --MID ballflight I'm asking because I know it's offered in .335 to .350 tip size and I don't want to buy this if it's no good for my club. Thanks

I had an entire post written and then the board screwed up and it was deleted.:biting: Anyway. I'll try to sum it up again. Hopefully it gets through this time. My question is how does someone go about getting fitting for shafts in their driver, fairway woods, and hybrids. I know GT...

I have a Mercury Kelvar Pro on its way in stiff flex and I would like to tip it a bit to make it a bit closer to an X stiff. I tried a Savage and found it just a bit soft (its in a SMT 02 with a 2" bore...effectivley tipped a half inch), yet it was straight, long and most importantly low spinning....

Does anyone know where i can find ferruls for a set of Classic Hogan Apex?

Hi folks. Sorry for the newbie question, but I was wondering what would be the impact of shortening the shaft of my driver. I have a 9.5-loft Taylormade 580 with a regular flex shaft that I swing fairly well. However, having somewhat of an upright swing (with the occasional slice if I try to...

I am in the process of building my first set of clubs and I came to a quick halt. I am trying to remove the shaft on my TM Rac forged and somehow can't do it. So my question is what do you use to remove the head from the shaft. It is a steel shaft. I bought a heat gun good up to 1500 degrees. I...

Anybody here use one of these yet? I've got some money in my paypal account and am tempted to pick one of these up to play with. If you've tried it, how would you compare it to other shafts you've used.

I was thinking of altering my irons by having the club heads bent slightly to increase the angle and increase the height of the clubs, as they are a little bit short for me. Who does this kind or work and what should it cost? Any comments or suggestions? :scratchch fez

I measured the frequency of 9 graphite wood shafts today, at 5" intervals from the tip, starting at 10", and using a 550 g tip weight(a drill chuck). Two shafts, the SK Fiber Lite Revolution S and the Aldila One, Low launch S 75, produced some interesting numbers. Both shafts had almost...

Just wondering if anyone has re-shafted a set of Mizunos and knows a good ferrule replacement. The stock ones should be ok, but if one happens to crack or melt on removal, i'll just re-do the whole set. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If it helps, I think the inside diameter is...

This winter I've made a few draw-biased drivers to help cure my cronic banana slice. So far, I've made five clubs and each one is a refinement of the previsous offering. It is trully amazing at the difference this equipment has made in my drives. My latest "wholemade club" has allowed me to...

but looking for some more replies. Clubmakers and fitters, based on your experiences, if someone plays a shaft that is much too weak for them would their ball flight tend to be high and way right? Really curious:scratchch :scratchch :scratchch :scratchch

What's everybody think of this article, for real or just another golf gimmick? Revolutionary Golf Clubs -- Single Length Golf Shafts The last real revolution in golf clubs occurred a few years back with the invention of metal woods.. My new irons are not revolutionary because of new...

Which one would you recommend? I have the DG S300's in my MP-67's right now and I find the ball flight is too low. I noticed this more than ever in Arizona when trying to drop and stop iron shots on those firm greens. Thanks for the help.

Just curious.. has anyone successfully bent a gunmetal iron/wedge? I thought I'd try it out with an old wedge. Well I didn't get very far before it snapped :wallbash ... What a surprise. My initial assumption was that I just wouldn't be able to bend it..then with a little pressure.....oh ****...

Twice i went to Golftown once trainyard and once kanata to get lie checked, both told me there perfect standard. Being 6"3 and always having a slight toey dibbet i finally decided to raise em 2 deg, what a difference, ive elliminated the left side of the course with misses with irons. Anyone that...

Anyone ever tried Counter Weights in a Putter Grip? I am thinking of putting a 100 gram weight into my putter.

I say it's bull. I've read the following on many golf grips websites but for some reason I have never saved 3-4 strokes per round'. Perhaps they mean grips that are 10 years old or very slick grips but look elsewhere for shaving strokes off your scores. ...

My new Wood Bros iron heads arrived today. Very nice looking CB forgings, along the lines of a TA3 or TA4 with slightly more weight in the heel/sole area and some weight removed from the toe. Nice high polish chrome finish with sandblasted cavity. Minimal offset throughout. Even the long irons look...

I was going to buy an SMT Solitaire but apparently it does not come in LH. Can any of you recommmend another fairway 3 wood head that would compare to the Solitaire or must I venture back to the V Steel? Luc

Does shortening a shaft in an existing club make it stiffer?:listen:

Thanks to BC MIST for teaching me this term. My free opinion is that OCD's such as Zevo, Golfsmith, Golfworks, Raven, etc., when matched to the right shaft, and assembled by a professional to my personal specs, will be a better set than anything I can buy off the rack, for $hundreds less. I...

So i was in Golfworks yesterday and it now seems that ALL of there prices have gone up. Golf pride Multicompound grips went from $7.25 to $9.75. They told me that everthing has gone up in price! Looks like i am looking for a new type of grip for a while $143 for 13 is a bit much!

I am a high handicap golfer (19) and think that it may be time to look at my equipment to ensure that they're the right length, type, loft etc. I've gone for lessons several times and am definitely noticing decent improvement in my game, but I have never gotten my clubs fitted to me. I know that...

With the GT grip sale coming up, I'm wondering what grips people are running. I typically use the old GP Tour velvet, but have the multi-compounds currently on my irons.

So Golftown is having their annual Re-Grip Event again. 40% off...(used to be 50%) $2.50 to regrip....(used to be $1.00 and $1.50) Only on selected grips...(used to be on a wider variety of grips. Now they exclude most of the popular grips). I was about to spend about $150 on grips and...

Question - What exactly is the relevance of shaft frequency? Why would I want a highter or lower shaft freq.? Thanks

I was having a look on the GolfSmith Canada website and noticed their prices were cheaper by $20 to $30 per shaft on some pieces. I was wondering if anyone has ever dealt with them and if GolfWorks does price matching.

Hi, Looking to try one of these drivers out. I have heard great things about both brands. The Gemini and Deep Bore, especially. I would love to hear some feedback on each. What do you prefer? Which club is longer? More forgiving? All feedback is welcome! Thanks.

hi, one here for all you club mkaers. pulling a shaft from a callaway fusion ft-3. i have been told that the pulled shaft will be garbage as the heating process to get it out of the callaway will ruin the shaft. is this correct? i am wondering if i am being sold a tall tale so that they...

you play a set of irons that are way too soft of a flex for you? And I'm not talking going from a 6.0 to a 5.5, I mean what will happen if you go from a 6.0 to a 4 or 4.5?

I emailed a couple of questions to Tom Wishon Golf Technology yesterday and amazingly, I got a response from Tom Wishon himself. Among other things he indicated that he knew that the cost of shipping, taxes, etc., of his equipment to Canada was very high and that he was going to institute some...

Has anyone received a 2008 Golfworks catalog yet? Unless mine magically went into the recycle box without my knowledge I don't think mine has arrived yet but I've received both Golfsmith and Wishon.

http://golfworks.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_MA0066_A_quick_order_E_true how do i know what weights to get in it??? 6i goes about 165yards with a medium ball flight. if anything i slice but got that worked out now

I'm really liking the look of these new M-45 iron heads from Golfworks. I think I might have to pick up the 3-4-5 to make a nice combo set with my blades.