Forum: Club Making & Components

Hi guys. First time poster long time lurker :) I have been reading this board daily for the last couple of weeks and I must say that I really enjoy everybody’s insight. So here goes my first question. I was at my local golf store the other day hitting the Callaway x20 and the Mizuno MP60. Let...

I'm looking at adding/replacing wedges. The only problem is that I don't know the loft/bounce of the wedge I currently use as an everything wedge. I want to keep this wedge and get two complimentary ones. The wedge is a Top Flite Tour wedge designed by Johnny Miller (here's a picture:...

Is this cool? I've got a Taylormade R7 460 TP on the way and wanted to try a Grafalloy Epic in it. Some on wrx.com has one but it was previously in a 905 R and has 2.5 inches or thereabouts of tip prep. Anyway to make it work in the regular hosel of the Taylormade? Total length is 44", played...

Is there anybody in the Ottawa area that is able AND willing to bend woods? I am thinking mainly for loft. Club I would like to get bent is an Ashton x-1 3 wood bent "strong" by >2°. NB - I know that actual loft on a wood is measured based on the relationship between the sole plate and the...

Anyone else try cutting their driver down to this length? I did, and could't be happier. Where I used to have up to over a half dozen bad drives a round, I'm down to maybe 2 or 3 tops. And even those are nowhere near as bad of misses as it used to be at 44.5". And pretty much every tee shot is...

Just wondering if anyone has ever bent a set of irons OPEN? I figure everything else (lie/loft) would also have to be tweeked as a result. But I'd like to hear how it went if you have any experience. Thanks.

From another forums: http://www.golfdiscussions.com/yabbse/index.php/topic,15459.25.html NEW Color Chrome?Ion?/Silver? We will be putting a pic up as soon as they arrive! Scheduled to come in are: Graman UL 440's in L,A,R,S flex Graman UL 540's in S,X flex

I have a Taylormade putter i bought second-handed from Nevada Bob. I knew it was too long for me but I used it for the last season and until today. I brought it to SwingSync where I had my clubs made many years ago. Eric Cook, the owner, advised me to cut it down and ADD weight to the handle where...

I am just wondering if anybody on here knows how long the parallel tip section is on an Aggressive nRAGE 78 x-stiff? The reason I am asking is that it is currently being pulled from my driver (SMT 455) and I was thinking of putting it into an Ashton X-1 7-wood. I know that the recommended tip...

To tip or not to tip trim a driver? Some people I have spoken to do not tip trim their driver no matter what the hosel depth. Why would you do that?

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...

Looking to buy a Graphite Design Pershing .350 "S" shaft, new. Golfworks doesn't have any in stock...they were checking, but it sounded like it may be a while before they could order one in. Anyone know where I could get one?

I'd really rather not send my 3wd to the states if i can avoid it. I just phoned around locally & it's a no go. No one around here does it. Anybody who does, post here or pm me. Thanks.:thumbsup

What is the difference between a uniflex shaft and a regular shaft. How do you know what flex it is?

I have a G2 RH Ping CRAZ-E (35") putter which a bit long for me... If I cut it, would that affect anything? or should I look for a trade? Thanks for advice and/or comments...

Anyone have that little tool to sharpen the grooves on irons and wedges? I think mine need a doing over. Don't seem to be holding greens well on well struck wedge shots. LMK if you can and how much. Thanks.

Hi, I'm looking for a site where I could enter some mesurement and it will give me how long should I extend my shaft and the loft needed also... Thank you, Martin

So yesterday I was kind of bored and decided to see if I could check the lofts on my new and old clubs. Not having any clubmaking equipment or a protractor of any good size, I had to come up with another way. Well here it is, with pictures :-) Tools: Carpenters square (8" by 12" is what I...

so i picked up a Raw Vokey Spin Milled wedge today.. started life as a 56* and the previous owner had it bent to 54*. my question is can it be bent to 52* SAFELY? is bending a wedge 6* stronger possible? ive never been confronted with this question before... thanks

What is your definition of a top of the line clubfitter?

im thinking about picking up a fuji tm tp pull for my vsteel 3wood, but the tp's are .335 and the vsteel is .350 hosel. does golftown do shimming? does it cost extra?

Anyone here try these yet? From something I read on another forum the guy who did the original ProjectX design has gone to FST and these are the first shafts from him there.

Looks like Dan Connelly's True Length Technology™ merits inclusion in Wishon's Monthly newletter, congrats Dan. http://www.wishongolf.com/etechreport/2007/April/TWGold/twg-eTECH-April07.pdf

Is it possible to take the Speeder Shaft (done at Callaway) and move it from an 460 to and FT3?

Updated shaft replacement guide: http://golfworks.com/article.asp_Q_ai_E_376

Any ideas why this would happen. It went on the backswing, not the downswing.

Has anyone tinkered with how to move the Hogan CS-3 driver "factory fixed" weights around. I understand the risks and warranty issues. I've heard of folks using a bit of heat and a torque wrench to loosen up the weights on TM R5 drivers to enable adjustments but I haven't heard of anyone doing...

I was just thinking about the effect of the centre of gravity (CG) of a clubhead on shaft bending. So I was wondering: (a) How far back from the clubface is the CG on most 460cc drivers? (b) Is the CG generally in line with the centre of the clubface? Thanks, Chas

I often read the above comment and I always wondered what makes most of you believe that you will get longer distance with new irons?????

Optimal club length courtesy of PhineasToad. http://www.golfonline.com/golfonline/instruction/fullswing/article/0,17742,468983,00.html http://matildacalliope.com/Golf/OCL.xls

Do any of you clubmaker guys have the Wishon Trajectory Software?

looking into a new shaft for my FT3 Does anyone have the specs on the new Grafalloy Epic shaft... looking for what the cycle rates are for the stiff and X.

Are scuff marks on a driver fixable? I made two pretty bad ones on a TM Driver and I want to cry everytime I look at them. Also, this was a new Driver (to me anyways) so I'm wondering if the shaft is too soft for my swing and the clubhead is not impacting the ball properly, rusulting in...

I am ready to install my excelsior black diamond shaft into a Raven square driver but can't find the tip trimming instruction anywhere. It is a reg flex shaft and I want it to play reg flex. Any help is appreciated. Also I have a banzai shaft going into a Nak NPR 19*, the banzai is reg flex and...

I'm looking to pickup a J33R 460 head, and I lined up a shaft to go in it. The shaft has 2 inches tip prepped and is currently 43.25" in length. From what I was able to find, hosel depth on the 460 is 1.5", so I guess 0.5" would have to be cut off the tip. Does anyone know what the overall club...

What's the best method to adding to lead tape to a putter?...I don't have a digital scale or anything to measure how much weight I'm adding either which probably doesn't help but I may just small amounts at a time. Where should I put the tape...sole, bumpers etc?(it's a newport 2 putter) Any other...

hiu might be in the wrong forum here, but anyone know who in ottawa stocks the accra line of shafts i was looking on line at golfworks and do not see it there. any ideas? thanks looking specifically for the accra T50 in an M4

Pretty long article but a must read. more

I have used all techniques from lead powder, lead weights, lead tape and brass tip weights. However I have not used tungsten yet because of the cost. I'm just wondering what other techniques are used out there. I shafted some graphite iron shafts where I had to use a combination of the above....

I had this old bottle of head tacking adhesive which is great for rattles and swingweight purposes. However it dried up after a while. Put it in the microwave for 20 seconds and what do you know back to liquid again. Thanks 'Richard':lmfao

I'm re-shafting a Cleveland 588 wedge and I have a few questions #1 is the shaft parallel or taper? I tried a parallel shaft but seems to be to tight... #2 Is the Dynamic Gold a good OEM replacement? #3 The current (OEM) shaft has a bronze tip (very small) does anyone...

This ball fitting software was apparently introduced at the recent PCS show. BALL FITTING SOFTWARE

I am interested in taking up club making and was wondering about the 4 day course offered by Golf Works. Is it worth the money and do you learn a lot. I am completely new to this but I am good with percision equipment, my hands, and manufacturing.

Just recieved my Taylormade TPA 5 from Colbert putter plating and i must say,i am VERY impressed with his work.This thing looks sick! Here are some pics.

I'm about to reshaft my driver. Getting it pulled at Golfworks, then putting in new shaft tomorrow late afternoon. How soon after can I start using it? Will overnight be enough? Longer? Also, when putting the new shaft in, is 'spinning' important? I assume I can't figure that out on my own, so...

OK, I know I should be able to sort this one out myself but I simply am stuck. I will explain. I have a 7 wood sonartec, 41 inch, with an accra T 50-M4, (280 cpm) I hit it 230 straight as a die all day long. I have a 5 wood sonartec, 42 inch, but with an accra T60-M3, (270 cpm) I fade it and get...

Looking for some high density lead tape and checked golfworks but they aren't getting more of it for another 2 weeks. So, just wondering if there are any other places in Ottawa that sell the high density stuff(I'm adding lots of weight so don't want to have to use tons of the less dense stuff). Any...

Props to Covanant for painting a hybrid head for me.

Now that I have recieved a set of Nippon shafts, time to remove the s300. My question is can a I use a heat gun? - what heat setting 500, 800 or 1100 - how long can I expect it to take - any tips Thanks.

Hi. I'm building two hybrids and can't seem to find any standard advice on shaft length for hybrids. The heads are Makser AS40, which have .370 hosel. I have UST Irod hybrid shafts in stiff. I assume no need to tip trim, since the shafts are designed for hybrids. However, I can't decide on the...