Forum: Club Making & Components

Hello fellow forumites I just bought a set of Ping S-59s 2-PW, white dot stiff off Ebay, specifically because they were advertised as 1 inch over standard. Well they arrived as only standard length. Any issues with just switching the heads up 2 clubs (ie 4 iron head on the 2 iron shaft, 5 on...

Cov, Golfbum. The folllowing might interest you. http://blog.myostrichgolf.com/blog/ClubRepair/_archives/2006/10/16/2420570.html Cov. .Also sent you an email with an article from Golfsmith

Please help me to see if I understand what I think I have learned here! When comparing, for example, two different 3-wood heads, assuming all other things are equal, i.e. shaft, head weight, overall length of club, overall weight of club, the club with the shortest bottom of the bore to the...

Which gets the thumbs up for outdoors. Based on accurate readings please.

I know you can get fitting at golf works for $15 for a putter but I have a couple of questions about it. Do they just change the lie angle and height on your current putter? and also how long does it take? Thank you Dan.

Am I correct in assuming that if a set of irons is MOI matched and I measure the clubs using a period counter, like the one Tom Wishon sells, that the actual time per cycle for each club is the same?

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

I am sure this has been covered, but I can't find any specific recommendation in searching through these threads. I have a 52* wedge with a +1" shaft. Since all my other clubs are regular length, it is noticeable. Therefore, I figure there are four options: 1. leave it and remember to...

A customer has presented me with a dia blue 63 stiff which was he thought was a first pull. On closer inspection it has been tipped 1.25 inches and with the grip attached, (measured the graphics against a new shaft) lookes like someone had it installed in a 46.25 driver. I order to sell it he has...

Please help me with a beginner's question: If I have an FST Pro Black iron shaft, an S-flex requires a tip trim of 2.5" in the 5-iron. An R-flex requires a tip trim of 2.0" in the 5-iron. If I soft step one step, and trim the 5-iron only 1.5", what flex will I get? If I soft step two...

I am seriously considering getting a Mellow Yellow 14 degree driver, and a matching 19 degree fairway wood: Bang Mellow Yellow FW Woods

Let us assume I want to install stepless steel shafts in both woods and irons. Let us also assume that I can not afford Royal Precision Rifles. Am I correct that the FST PRO WHITE would be equal or better in quality to the Harrison Professional? I have gathered from reading some of Chief...

Whats the deal with these? Special shafts or can they be replaced? Anyone know the tip size?

My dear clubmaking mentors, I finished my first 2 clubs for my son and my wife and now I'm really hooked! Have more shafts and tools on their way to redo my old set of Hagens. Something puzzles me though: to prep the tip, I use a utility knife and scrape the finish off all around the tip until...

I'm wondering if there is a list online that tells you tipsize for fitting certain clubs. I know one was posted in the other thread I was discussing this in, but there must be something that the guys at Golf Town or clubmakers like Chief use to get the right size shaft for each club. I...

Good thing I have not had access to my wife's credit card the past few weeks. I have changed my mind numerous times. I have finally decided to bite the bullet, and order what I really want. A set of classic blades. Even though I have already bought some DM Pro Launch heads from GolfWorks. Even...

I know this has probably been asked before, but I'll ask it again. What is the best/easiest way to remove paintfill from a putter? Keep in mind I am brutal with these kind of tasks, so keep it relatively simple. I don't have any plans of changing the paint colour, as I just plan to leave the putter...

I need to buy 4 wood shafts, and 8 iron shafts. I can get 12 Apollo Shadow shafts delivered to my door for $63.00. The TT Dynamic will be $124.00. My budget is really tight. Are the Dynamics worth the extra $61.00? Thanks!

Just wonder how accurate the launch monitor at Golf Town is? Recently I had my club builder assemble a 12 degree driver for me. It has a small steel head, exact replica of TaylorMade "Pittsburgh Persimmon". The shaft is Dynamic Gold R400, untipped, just butt trimmed to length of 43 inches. ...

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....

If you check out the Nomad Golf website they have a winter Black Fog treatment special on right now for iron sets! 40$ a club to strip your club and fix small imperfections, apply the black fog treatment and a custom paint fill. I'm thinking of doing it to my Rac TP's!!

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...

I am looking for a refurb tumbler. There are so many out there, anyone got any experience of these machines. I dont need a big one, just big enough to tumble and refurb one set at a time. Also where to get them would help.

Apart from soaking in soap and warm water then using elbow grease, is there anyone out there with any ideas how to bring the finish back to old irons (ping 2´s for example) by soaking in anything, likle coke, soda crystals etc. I have always used water, soap, thinners and wire wool, but it is a...

as a follow-up to what was started in SMT-boys thread.... I am sure these have been posted before...nonetheless great reads from a great source Hopefully some good discussion ensues:P http://www.tutelman.com/golfclubs/frequency.php?ref=clubmakeronline ...

Does anyone know if GolfWorks will have a sale between now and year-end? Thanks.

Am I right in assuming that soft stepping is to remove the 3 iron shaft, insert it in the 4 iron head and butt trim to the correct length. Hard stepping is to remove the 3 iron shaft and tip trim to length before assembling it in the 4 iron head. Softstepping makes the shafts softer and...

How many of you know the face radius roll on your woods mainly your driver?

Hey guys. I'm going to be reshafting my three rac black TP Wedges and my 3-PW set of Taylormade Rac TP MB in the upcoming months with Black Gold shafts. Normally when i get clubs reshafted i end up losing the stock tm ferrules which have the nice gold rings on them. I'd like my clubs to have these...

I am probably going to get lampooned for this but here goes anyway. I have been a clubmaker for many years, old school some might say, but I have used the very best components that the industry has to offer with no complaints. Just recently all I am hearing is tour spec this and proto type that....

Does anyone know anything about nx golf heads? Thanks. https://eltagolf.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=YFNXA

I must say I am very impressed with the site of myOstrich golf. In addition to all of the goodies, they have spreadsheets which you can use to choose a shaft, to calculate swingweight, or to chart a cpm frequency profile. If I lived in the States, I would buy a set of iMatch SL - Single...

Tom Wishon and Frank Thomas are big fans of 44 inch drivers. What do you think? do you think the extra inch is getting you extra additional yardage... test on humans (not robots) is showing 1-2 yards increase from 44 to 45 inches. Is it worth it? i think people is forgetting accuracing...

I am trying to get myself into club making and my first project is to build a 21 degree "driver" for my 8 yr son and a lob wedge for my wife. I've found all the parts from Golfworks, and I have most of the tools to complete my project. The question is, can I use my regular epoxy, or should I...

Hi folks, I'm looking for someone locally who can strip (chemically) chrome from a couple of sets of heads. Thanks. :)

To all the clubmakers here, got my driver shaft frequencied today. Plays at 44.5", head weight is around 205 grms. Grip is about 60 grms. Shaft came in at 256 cpms. Where does this put it on your scale? At the local retailers store, it puts me somewhere between a S and an X. Can anyone be more...

My new set of DM Pro Launch irons is starting to finalize. I am going to build them with Dynalite steel shafts, which have a raw weight of 120 grams at a length of 41 inches. All shafts will be untipped, with a 12" tip. I believe this set would be MOI matched. Club SwingWeight...

This is the best article on this subject I have found so far. Leith Anderson is a partner in THE GOLF LAB, in Palo Alto, California. http://www.calgolftech.com/whats_new/driver35.html excerpt: "Since I’m discussing “standards” that don’t work for most players, if you haven’t checked your...

Just reading my copy of Ralph Maltby's Golf Club Design, Fitting, Alteration & Repair. In those days (1974), a set from 3-iron to SW would include lofts of 24 to 56 degrees, in 4 degree increments. The 3-iron had a lie of 58 degrees, each iron thereafter was 1 degree more upright, and 1/2 inch...

I was wondering if anyone had any idea on how to take the paint off a titleist 908f. thanks.

GolfWorks CER E-Series Driver, 12* loft, 55* lie, 205 grams, 1* closed, 260 cc. GolfWorks Logic Lady 3-Wood, 17* loft, 56* lie, 215 grams, 1* closed, 150 cc. GolfWorks Logic Lady 5-Wood, 22* loft, 57* lie, 225 grams, 1* closed, 140 cc. GolfWorks Logic Lady 7-Wood, 27* loft, 58* lie, 235...

I took my first golf lesson from Lionel Hebert, in 1956. My clubs were my Dad's MacGregor Tourneys, forged blades and persimmon woods. They were too heavy for me. When I turned 13, my Dad gave me a new set of Wilson Staffs. The pro had ordered them with L-flex shafts. Those were probably the...

Golf Equipment Chronicles: Do You Really Want to Get Better? Try Something Different by Leith Anderson http://www.golftodaymagazine.com/0504Apr/eqpt.htm

Here is another great article by Leith Anderson, my new favorite golf writer. I spent time this afternoon reading all of his 2003 articles from GOLF TODAY magazine. The Golf Equipment Chronicles: Overall Weight, Swingweight, Balance & Feel Or, how to make good irons out of bad irons ...

Rummaged around and found a new set of Dynamic Gold R300 taper tip shafts! These are tipped, abraided, and range in length from 38.5 inches to 35.0 inches. Spoke to my clubmaker yesterday, he has the brass shims to install .355 taper tips into my .370 hosels. He has all of the brass tips for...

I ordered the Distance Master Pro Launch+ irons from Golfworks Thursday night. They arrived on my doorstep on Monday. Pretty good service, I'd say. http://www.golfworks.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_DM0020 First thing I did was to weigh the heads on the electronic scale where I work: Club ...

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...

Just for you Lyle. From the True Temper website: What is a high bend point (or flex point) and when would I want a high bend point instead of a low bend point? A high bend point shaft (Dynamic family) has a firmer tip feel at impact and may produce a lower shot trajectory. A low bend point...

Wondering what effect cutting down a driver will have on clubhead speed.. and anything else for that matter.. thnx

Anyone know what the standard length of a hybid is? Would a 19* hybrid be the same as a 3 iron?