Forum: Club Making & Components

I am very interested in learning club repair, and assembly. Where would you suggest I begin to learn this trade. i.e. reading(including this forum), books, DVD's, schools, seminars... Thanks to all who reply.

Does anybody know of a company that does engravings on Cameron or other putters located in Canada? I know several sources in US, but i wanted to keep it within Canada if i can. I want to get some initials engraved as well as a design. I know you could do it yourself, but i want to get...

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...

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? ...

how do you get that oil can finish, i just purchased a scotty cameron oil can tel3 and it's worn down a bit anyone have any suggestions?

Just wondering how many club builders,tinkerers etc.?

Finalized the specs on my new woods today. My Golfworks Driver, 3W, 5W & 7W were advertised as 12 degrees, 15 degrees, 19 degrees, and 23 degrees respectively. They actually measured exactly 10 degrees, 14 degrees, 18 degrees, and 22 degrees. I don't know if they were hand picked or not, but I...

If I put the 5 iron head on the 6 iron shaft will this hard step one step since the tip has been cut 1/2" more than recommended? If so I could then butt extend b4 I re grip. Never have done this b4 am I thinking straight? Is there a way to hard step w/o regripping? Remember they are parallel.

If I was to take a 40" shaft and add a 1" extension, would it play long enough for a 4/5 wd? I don't like adding more than 1" when an extension is needed, so if this is not possible it won't be a route I'll pursue.

So I swing around 85-90mph so I am supposed to have a regular shaft. I have a burner with a stiff shaft and I have learned to use it and it still has a manageable fade. If i reshaft the driver to a regular shaft, what can I expect in terms of ball flight. Longer? Straighter? Will it promote...

Should you be overly concerned about he lies of your clubs?? See following post from Tom wishon on Shoptalk. Also keep in mind that you will ever hardly find a perfect even lie on a golf course. RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shoptalk/message/75059 Up...

So I know shops exist in the Ottawa area that do custom fitting. Very precise I'm told. I will be going through this process as it's time for a new set of irons and to be finally properly fit for my entire bag. My current ball flight is great for the Scottish golf, but is detrimental to my...

In general should driver/woods shafts be a stiffer flex than the rest of the set because of length? ie if I use a regular flex in my irons would I be advised to hit a slightly stiffer flex with my woods? :confused j

I wanted to know how much a bore-through bore will stiffen a shaft? Approximately how many more CPM's would a shaft play say for each extra half inch (than standard) insertion? Does it behave the same as being tipped that amount? Thanks.

Here is a head Chieflongtee gave me which had a broken shaft. Club was found in a ditch,rusted and paint peeling. I took it opon myself to restore it to a new luster!

I am planning on changing out my driver shaft to go with a higher torque lighter shaft. The shaft will be 13g lighter (65g to 52g) and so to keep the same SW, how many grams must I add to the head? I know that it is not a straight swap. Please correct me if I am wrong but is the formula as...

Well i picked up a nike SQ2 3 wood on ebay but some how missed that it was a womens flex shaft, no big deal i can just reshaft as i usually do but was wondering if there is any diffrence in the head its self?

"MOI matching is based on the concept of the same ball position for every club. Matching the MOI allows the golfer to release every club at the same point during the swing. So if you have different ball positions for every club, MOI matching probably won't work well for you." Found this post on...

If you were to have a new or existing set of clubs MOI matched(same resistance to swing all clubs) how much would you expect to pay for such a service?

Had a fitting today and they suggested switching my stock graphite shafts in my Big Bertha 06 irons to some Dynamic Gold 370 steel shafts. Should I do this or should I save my money? Scott

Ok .. I found my discontinued Acer XDS2 heads .. I also found my discontinued Grafalloy Pro-Logic shafts. Now it appears that Kelmac has gone outta business, and the Tour Select (black) grips are almost impossible to find. Anyone know where I might be able to find these grips? My beautiful...

For those who did not receive the email yesterday, Wishon is discontinuing the 550 line and has all remaining heads on for $19 a piece. If someone is placing an order, let me know as I may want to jump in and pick up a few spares. GarthM

Hey, I am looking at picking up a couple itomic grips to try on my Driver, 3 wood and hybrid this spring. I thought Id try them and see if I like them and then if so, replace my irons as well. I know I could just go to golfworks and have them do it, but assuming I wanted to try it, how...

Has anyone tried these shafts? I was looking at either the new caliber tour or the 7 series. I need to replace my stiff flex speeder 757 and was just looking for some reviews. I swing over 105mph with the driver and I have a real quick tempo. Looking for that penetraing ball flight.

I'm considering purchasing a new non-OEM driver. I'm of the belief that the products from the better component companies are less expensive and at least as good as the OEM (Titleist, Taylor Made, etc.) models. However, I'm finding it very difficult to decide which component company to go with. ...

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...

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...

I have tried many different thing to correct my launch angles but without success. I am not interested in changing my swing as I am hitting staight and decently long but I would like to get a bit more distance. I have tried shafts with a stiff tip and every kick point imaginable in both my...

This is partially directed at BC Mist, but any input is appreciated. Does anyone have any evidence of lie angles changing over time due to over-use of a club, especially in softer forged heads? As BC knows, I have a combo set of Wishon 550's. Recently I have been hitting consistently poor...

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

Maybe some of you shaft guru's can help me..... Just picked up a Cleveland Launcher with stock gold stiff shaft. What are the specs for this shaft? Its a little early but I think I'm hitting it quite high. Its a 10.5* head. I am thinking I should try a lower trajectory shaft. My 975J has a...

So far I have two kinds of tape that I've unsuccessfullly tried to regrip with. Both materials have not dried/firmed up in 24 hours. The grip could be twisted in my hands and when I removed the grip it was like moist bubblegum. It seems like I'm using the wrong tape or chemical, though I've...

I'm currently looking at a set of these heads but i play my stuff 2-3 degrees upright. I remember people always saying that you can't bend gunmetal. Is that true?

So I have ; - "midsize" Lamkin Crossline Cord grips on my MP-67's. - A "midsize" DD2 on my Cobra Speed Pro driver. - A Golf Pride Tour Velvet on my Callaway X-Tour wedge. - Golf Pride Tour Velvets on my Vokey SM's.

I recently bought a barely used suj club, 10.5* stiff shaft, reax plus model shaft. After a couple of rounds i decided to swap the shaft and fix a minor rattle in the head that developed after I bought it. I put a Graffloy pro launch blue 65 stiff in it @ 45inches and some head tack through the...

And here I thought I would not change any clubs for the next golf season, that just does not seem possible now: - more options for the 919THI drivers, new lofts, draw, offset face available, left hand - 919THI fairway woods now available - new 585HI - 2,3,4,5 hybrids that look like irons -...

Not sure this can be done but is there a tool that can shave the tip uniformly from a .350 to a .335 and if so will it affect the properties of the shaft? :book Luc

Seriously thinking about trying this out. All I need to learn is 3 swings and 3 different ball positions instead of 13 different swings and 13 different ball positions(that is if you do not play every club at the same ball position) I can also only bring 3 clubs to the range:scratchch Also thinking...

For all of you clubmakers (or not), which type of matching do you do in your irons. I've experimented with couple types but have gone back to plain swing weighting even though there are probably more technically sound methods. I'm just wondering what types of matching you use (few types of moi) and...

I removed the shaft stickers from my new iron shafts as I didn't like the way they looked at address and spent the next 15-20 minutes scraping/rubbing the sticky gunk off of one shaft. Anyone have any tips/tricks for easy removal of the stuff? I tried steel wool and used some acetone. All the...

All right Ladies and Gents:-) in your opinion what is the most important fitting parameter. You can only pick one and tell us why. Swingweigh/MOIt? Lie angles? Length? Grip size? Flex? Face angle? Total weight?

I have a belly putter that has been converted into one that rests against your forearm. It currently has the stock scotty lie of 71* but I would like to bend it down a good 2/3* if possible. There is no hosel so the bend would have be in the shaft. Just looking for the best place to get this done...

I've been eyeing up a set of irons on eBay and they come equipped with aldila vs proto 85 x-flex shafts. I've never played graphite iron shafts and just wondering if anyone has tried these and what they might compare to. They were a PGA professionals clubs so I figure they cant be that bad. I'm...

Been toying with the idea of making a set of single length irons for some time now. Anyone have suggestions on where to pick up heads, and if one head is better than another? May not be the answer but I keep thinking it makes too much sense not to at least try it. Hell, cant make my game much worse...

Not sure how many are aware of this, but GT has a new company wide policy to no longer save grips. Apparently a tech stabbed himself with a needle, hence the new policy. Just giving everyone a heads up who goes in expecting to be able to keep their grip.

Just wanted a confirmation on standard lofts of fairway woods. 13* strong 3 wood, 15* standard 3 wood, 17* 5 wood, 19* 7 wood ? Anybody who knows for sure and is not guessing like me, I would appreciate it. I am looking at the Titleist fairway woods and they only say lofts. Thanks Denny

Hi folks Not sure this is the right section so if not just move me. I have a Wilson Staff RM sand wedge that has a graphite Fat Shaft on it. I hate the shaft but love the wedge so I want to get it set up with a new shaft. Is it possible to replace this? Looks like it should be possible but...