Forum: Club Making & Components

Hello all, season is almost upon us... let the last minute tweeking begin... Thinking of going from steel in my 19* and 22* utility clubs to graphite. Will this mess up swing weight? lie angles? shaft is longer, and lighter... will I need to add led tape as someone else recommended?

How much yardage is usually lost by shortening a driver by 1 inch? How much does accuracy go up? I swing at 103mph now (can swing it 110 but 103 is under control and focusing on all the things that are needed for a good swing). If I shorten my driver is it also a good idea to shorter my 4w? ...

hey everybody, new site for club fitting, swing tips etc , hes been a pro for years. He knows what he is doing i just had my clubs fitted with him. Very nice person easy going. He won the canadian national longest drive challenge as well as countless cpga tournaments, check it out. ...

Here are some photos of a TM510 head I had to repaint for a shop in London. When I got this clubhead there was a major ball mark on the crown, near the toe. Now there is no ball mark. :) The original toe lettering remains, and the original loft # paint remains. I only blew in the area that was...

Anyone have some good links for comparing shafts and their bend profiles? None of the companies seem to describe their shafts in the same terms so making a comparison (without blowing a couple hundred $$) is difficult. I seem to remember a spreadsheet floating around out there with a bunch of...

http://www.dynacraftgolf.com/Dynacraft/custom_page_presentation/CUSTOM_PAGE_5

Well, that sounds pretty dodgey together. I was wondering if Butt Flex and frequency (for shafts) refer to the same thing or if they're totally different. The numbers for each seem to be related/close to each other. :scratchch Also, how do you spell dodgey?

Not a bad read................. http://www.golfdigest.com/equipment/index.ssf?/equipment/gd200509shafts.html

Reid . Check out the sale. $10 off the chopsaw. http://www.golfworks.com/article.asp_Q_ai_E_300

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

I was shown a little trick yesterday for regripping clubs. The guy that showed me this does 100's or re grips in a season as he does repairs for the local golf store. He doesn't do this on all of the clubs he re grips, just on ones that guys want thin grips. If you do not want any buildup of...

Hi, I recently built myself a new driver (a Wishon 949MC with a Wishon 9RT shaft at 45"). I swingweighted this club and was a bit surprised that it ended out to be E0. That's much heavier than my "Old" driver, a Wishon 515 with a ProLaunch 65S shaft also at 45", has a swingweight of D3. After...

Hi I have a new SMT 02 head on the way and I hoping to find a shaft that will cut down on the amount of spin I put on the ball as I hit it extremely high. I spent a great deal of time on a launch monitor this summer and my typical swing speed was around 109 (105 to 124), launch angle 16 to 18...

Do your irons have V grooves or U grooves? Why do you favor one over the other?

My Friend is picking up a set of Slingshot OSS Clone clubs off E-bay... seems like the deal is too good to be true.. i mean $215 for clubs that work just as good as nike Slingshots. Just wondering if anyone has used clone clubs and can advise if my buddy is throwing $200 away... and if they're...

Hey guys......hoping sombody can help me out. I'm trying to find out what bore the 460 Cleveland Launcher is. Is it the Blind Bore or the Standard Bore? Thanks!

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...

There was an article on a professional long drive guy in a recent golf magazine (Golf Digest??). Anyway, the guy won the title twice. He uses more than 600 heads and shafts per year. Apparently, the heads either cave in, crack or explode. The shafts tend to break below the grip. Luckily,...

I'm sure this has been asked before on here but can the loft be bent on a fairway wood? I see that VJ plays with a bent wood and was wondering if this is something a local clubmaker can do or is it specialized.

I broke a Taylormade steel shaft iron shaft on Sunday. My replacement a True Temper 90 gram stiff flex shaft has an ugly graphic that I would like to remove since the OEM clubs do not have this. Question: How do I remove the grapghic; steel wool, acetone, heat gun, blow torch, buffing...

I had a set of Titliest 680 blades re-shafted before I got into club-making. After the install, which was done at a local shop with a good reputation, the heads kept flying off. This happend to the 5 iron twice and several other clubs. I was told by the shop that sometimes this happens and...

Golfworks has been sold to Golf Galaxy. According to the report, this includes the Ontario branch here on Industrial, Avenue. Golf Galaxy is the American equivalent of Golftown. It will be interesting to see what the implications are. Probably nothing, as I believe GT and GG are independent...

A question for the club builders out there. I borrowed a friends hybrid club last fall and liked it and decided to get one for this season. I am thinking of having one built using the same shaft as my irons (Grafalloy Attacklite). Is this a good idea or should I be looking at shafts made specially...

BC. In another post(http://forum.ottawagolf.com/showthread.php?t=12984) you wrote the following: ''If you have a shaft that works well for you, then it would be a good idea to have the shaft profiled, making it easier to find one that matches the first. Tom Wishon now has shaft profiling...

I ordered what was supposed to be a brand new mizuno mx-500 driver on ebay and I got it and it had been hit a little and there were paint chips on the crown of the club. I was furious and contacted the company, they agreed to give me half my money back and I would get the paint chips fixed. But, I...

Is this possible? I remember looking at the phantom mallet last year and but I wanted it in belly so I tried to order it but they didn't make it. They tried to get one custom made but scotty wanted $5,000 for it. Needless to say I didn't go for it. Is it possible to take a putter, get a 10"...

Has anyone seen the new Integra SooLong drivers? It has a green paint job in 460cc, with removable weights and a groved face? It also is available in a 2 degree closed and offset. Previous versions were only 1 deree closed and 430cc. I ordered one recently so I hope it is nice. I made a...

I was wondering if some of you could probably help me out on this ,, it seems obvious , but i want to know how much of a difference getting FITTED clubs for your swing does , then simply using a set of irons off the rack from the store. Cause i'm into my 5th year now and i love this game like...

Hey guys, Maybe you can help me out with some suggestions. I'm toying with the idea of an aftermarket shaft(s) for my wedges. I've never tried anything along the lines of a Rifle Spinner, a DGS400 or anything along those lines. I'm a guy that uses touch more than a hard swing to execute my...

Hello, Does anybody know a good place for me to get the club head on my driver re-painted? There are some scratches on it and I would like to get it re-painted. Thanks

This thing is Huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.golfsmith.com/cm/ppage.php?stynum=G3100

I received a call today from my local neighbourhood pro shop in regards to the Golfsmith Forged Blades I dropped off to have the lie adjusted 2* upright. Yes, that set of blades, the ones I think half of GR has had in the bag at one point or another... ;) I had to laugh, because the guy from...

I know that there are a few SMT and Wishon users on this site. Mike Tait has designed two new driver heads for 2006 that look interesting, and Tom has added some other choices to his array as well. The INDIO, a 430 cc head, is based on the slightly smaller Babylon's structure, but with some...

Hi Guys, Recently purchased some TA irons and I would like to get the lie angle checked/adjusted. Would this be a job for Don @ Artisan? Anyone know approximately how much this would cost? Thanks.

Can anyone tell me what the hosel size is on a KZG CH1 3 wood? I picked one up for $14 (it needed a paint job, done and looks good) and it has a steel shaft. I might want to reshaft it with graphite. Thanks Rick

Canadian Tire has a bunch of vises 50-60% off this week. I want to purchase one to use in my shop for basic things and some regripping work. I'm a total rookie and I'm just starting out and want to start doing my own regripping. Let me know which one you might use. Thanks in advance for...

Read this from another thread. Not to discredit the poster but I have a hard time believing that you can gain 40 yards just by switching shafts unless the shaft change cured a severe slice/block or a hook/pull. A lighter longer shaft will supposedly enable you to swing faster therefore longer that...

I have heard that these shafts are the best bang for the buck and am considering ordering one for a 3w. Has anyone tried any shafts made by Graman.

I have read a few other threads regarding Artisan golf and it seems that people have had good experiences with re-shafting their clubs there. I just have a few questions about getting my driver re-shafted there/ using launch monitor to get me a shaft that suits my swing: 1. do they sell shafts...

My wife just called me to tell me a package just arrived from Amazon.com :-) The Search for the Perfect Golf Club, by Tom Wishon. Geoff, once I'm done you can borrow it :pig . Anyone else read it and find it insightful? I've read a fair bit of it on the GEA, and participated in several...

Anybody tried the Stulz shafts. Not round but triangular.Starting at $250. http://stulz.genclik.ca/page.asp?intNodeID=21048

Was wondering if anybody knows the hosel bore for Eye2s? Checked the shaft repalcement chart @ Golfsmith but it only goes back to Zing2s in 95.

How do you know the standard length for a 3-wood - both for steel and graphite. Can you just take a driver shaft (assuming correct tip size), cut it down and place it in a 3 wood - or are shafts specifically designed for 3 woods, 5 woods, etc? thanks

Anyone tried the Reaction V2 or know where to order one in Canada?

Hey Guys, I've always played reg. flex shafts in my irons...recently i picked up a new set of sticks @ CB's sale and they came w/ stock stiff shafts. I'm going to go in for a fitting (but not until May, need to get the rust off my swing), and I'm pretty sure that the result will be...

I removed grips from some Mizuno shafts the other day and the tape they used was like rice paper. I just peeled off so effortlessly. Does anyone know where I can get this tape? It would sure make regripping easier. Thanks

Hi I was just reading driver reviews. Two people both said they think the shaft is too stiff, and as a result they had ball flight higher than they are used to. Isn't it a more flexible shaft, that helps to get it higher, not stiffer?

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

I have been learning about back weighting grips in an effort to keep the total weight of the club more inline with a steel shafted club when reshafting irons with a light weight graphite shaft. Anyone out there with experience or feedback on this. I hit a few clubs that had different amounts of...