Forum: Club Making & Components

I have a three wood but the shaft is too long. What are my options if I want to come back to 3 wood standard length? Do I need to get a new shaft or is it possible to cut it without loosing the desired flex. Specs: Proforce 65 golf low torque S-flex. Thanks Mike

Does anyone know of graphite iron shafts for .355 (aka taper) tip irons? All the ones I have seen are for .370 hosels. What's up with that???

Hi I am looking for any or all retailers located in Canada that sell golf club components. If anyone can help it would be appreciatted. Thanks

I was just wondering if any one knows how shortening a shaft (from the tip or butt) affects the torque. I know that tip trimming stiffens the shaft but does it also reduce the torque? Just a thought.

I recently completed a series of lessons at GT (Marc was great!). We spent parts of two lessons working on fitting - in particular the lie board. We came to the conclusion that 2* flat was the right lie for me. I've been playing for nearly 40 yrs and I'm currently a 7 hcp. Prior to the lie...

I sent a question to the Titleist Customer service asking if they place the shaft with the spine of the shaft in the proper place. This is the answer I got back and from the response is................. 'Puring' or ‘Spining’ is orientating the shaft into the head in a predetermined location...

I just picked up a hybrid club with a .335 hosel(25*). Does anyone know how long I should build the club to play like a 3 iron. thanks

I have just recently purchased a used Callaway Great Big Birtha II Pro Series 9.5* driver in excellent condition and it came with the stock GBB System 60 firm flex shaft. My swing speed is 105-110 and hit driver average 275 yds am finding that this shaft may not be stiff enough. Is the firm flex...

I'm in the process of reshafting my Taylor Made R540 Driver (with a shaft that's been getting alot of positive reports on this forum ...) and was disappointed to find out that the shaft that I'm interested in has a .335 tip diameter while my R540 has a .350 bore. I've always been a bit nervous...

Hi Folks, Looking to get a new shaft for my 905T, and I was just wondering if someone knew what the shaft diameter is (335mm or 350mm) ... I'm pretty sure it's 350mm, but I need to confirm before ordering the new shaft. Any help would be appreciated. Steven

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

If i have a 10 degree loft on a driver head can it be altered to an 11 degree loft. Also what sort of shaft would you recommend for a lady to help with her ball trajectory of the tee. Are there shafts out there that help you get the ball up in the air. I would like to keep the shaft price under...

I have been custome fitted for my irons - I'm 6'2- - so it was recommended that my irons be 1 degree upright. Would this also apply to putters? And if so, can I just buy a standard lie putter and have the shop change the lie angle? Thanks!

Good news for online clubmakers. Jim Klassen of Kona Golf now has Excelsior shafts in Stock. Excellent filament shafts. Low torque and affordable. See the following details. http://www.konagolfsales.com/excelsiorshafts.htm Perhaps you'd like to add a few comments Jim.

Hey I'm thinking of replacing the shafts on my 980F 3-wood and Mizuno MP-001 and just had a couple of questions. 1. How difficult/expensive is it to replace the bore-through shaft on the 980F? 2. Do you know the tip diameter needed for the Mizuno (or where I can find it)? 3. I'm looking...

Hi gents, I'm not a club builder, but I do need one. I'd like to swap out an S flex HM Tour 60 Aldila (made for Cobra) for an R Flex shaft, preferably an SK Fiber Tour Trac 80 (but suggestions welcome), as they are currently installed in the 3,5,7 woods of existing set. Clubhead is the Cobra SZ...

I built an Integra SoooLong 18 degree club this week. Shafted it with an Apollo steel, R flex so I would have some kick in the bottom of the shaft. Club works great, ball flight is high and comes down softly. I put a 5 wood length shaft in it, so I took the V Steel out of my bag. I like the smaller...

What type of shaft changes could I make to try to eliminate a fade bias. I am currently using a 905T with 10.5* loft and has a stiff speeder shaft in it.

Has anyone tried the Infiniti AW Grind wedges?

Thinking of having a new shaft put in my Callaway driver. It will be a 335 shaft so I know a shim will be necessary because the driver is 350. Any recommendations for someone to do this in the Ottawa area. I want to make sure it is done properly and the head is not scratched or damaged at all. ...

How would define a spine in a golf club? Simply put a poorly made shaft has usually 2 planes 90* to each other. One plane is stiffer than the other. When one plane has 10 more cycles per minute than the other it means one full flex difference between the 2. To make it easy to understand let's take...

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...

Before I get started here, I just want to say that I am in no way being compensated by Mercury for this testimonial (except for additional yardage ;) ). So here goes... THIS SHAFT ABSOLUTELY ROCKS!! Of all the driver shafts that I have tried over the years, and I have tried more than I can...

Having gone to a Single Axis swing and with it moved to more of a "hitter," I'm thinking of MOI matching my irons and maybe my woods. I'm interested in what everyone thinks is the best method to do this (BCMIST, I'll appreciate all your knowledge and resources!) with the limited workshop I have. ...

Does anyone know of golf stores around the city that does putter restorations. I have a Scotty Studio Design that i want restored either in the original condition or in black oxide. If you have a website for the store please include. thanks

Hi there, I am considering buying new clubs but generally find that the ladies clubs feel too light, I can't really feel the head. But the mens clubs, me being a very small woman , of course are too long and shortening them would change the weight anyway, are there any clubs that you would...

Hello all, Could someone recommend the best tools to use to re-grip clubs? Clamps, etc.

Golfquip is shutting down their operations(Dynacraft components) It is sad to see them go. That being said they are having a clearance sale until friday which will be their last day. www.golfquip.com

I had it cout down to 44" a while ago because of my slice but now its gone after 5 lessons :) so i wanted to add the inch back. I was curious how much head spead does adding an inch to a driver usually add? I swing at about 100-105mph right now with the 44" shaft (got tested) so with an extra...

I know ping has a specific "dot" lie system that they use. I was wondering if there would be any problems encountered if you were to have to lie angle altered?

Can anyone play with a uniflex shaft no matter what there swing speed is? I was thinking of buying a Callaway club with a uniflex shaft but don't no enough about them. Right now all my clubs are stiff shaft.

Anybody playing FST shafts? http://www.femcosteeltechnology.com/shafts.php http://www.femcosteeltechnology.com/provision.php

Is the only way to remove a ferrule is to "cut" it off?

Where do the manufacturers measure the "length" from when they give this measurement along with the loft angles and other measurements? Is it from the end of the hosel to the end of the shaft?

I'm going to be playing with the Grafalloy Blue X-Stiff shafts in my driver...but thinking of also putting the same shaft in a fairway wood. Would this be a good choice, do you think? What shafts, in x-flex, would work as good/if not better than the blue (I want mid/low trajectory and low...

I was in at Golfworks yesterday returning a shaft I demoed (Blue stiff) and out of curiosity we decided to test the frequency of the shaft. I told them I felt that the shaft was too stiff for me (about 110+ MPH swing speed). I told them that the only way I could get the ball to go straight was to...

Hi all, I was looking into a few of the SMT driver heads on their website, and I noticed that the DB 455 has a lie angle of 56 degrees, while the Spectrum's is 58 degrees. This is not a SMT question, though. I have a natural draw tendancy off the tee, and would not need a driver to add to...

First of all I am looking for some tapered irons shafts (DG S300 3-PW), (DGlite X100),(Dynalite gold X100) standard tip And looking for a private or good golf tech who does a great job reshafting/regripping a lie adjustment for a great deal.

Are there any local retailers/distributers that offer long drive components...looking for shafts, in particular. The one that I purchased has an Accuflex Pro LD...but it's only an X-Stiff Shaft...and at 48", it seems to be wayyyy too flexible for me. I'm looking for something in either a XX or XXX...

I was just wondering if someone knows if there is a replacement or something that does an equally good job as the solvent they sell at specialty stores. The reason I'm asking is that I've run out and I am no where close to a place that I can get some more. If there is an alternative I could...

I have one of these in my Taylor Made V-Steel 3 wood and it feels whippy as hell. I figured it being a 'stiff' flex, that it would be comparible to the rifle shafts that are stiff in my irons. My question is...Do they make a stiffer steel shaft I can put in that club? My 5 wood is an older...

Is spine aligning steel shafts worthwhile? If so tell me why.

Anybody change there shaft in this club yet? It has that hosel design that when it first came out most local shops couldn't do it. Just wanted to see if anybody has changed there shaft using a clubmaker and how it turned out. Thinking about changing a Speeder S-Flex shaft for a Pro Launch S-flex...

Got these irons in trade with Chieflongtee. He put them up for me with shafts from Kona Golf in Reg Flex. I put Golf Pride Durometer Grips on them 1/16 over. These are sweet feeling irons and attest to the fine workmanship of Chieflongtee. I am not getting paid by any company but anyone who...

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to put new life in the Square Grooves in my BeCu Ping Eye 2's? The Club that needs it the most is my LW! I've tried to do a Google Search and came up with nothing but the Ping/Karstin Golf Company wont do it. Please Help!

So many theories about golf shafts. Some people claim that a soft shaft will make you hit the ball high and left while others claim that too soft a shaft will make you lose it right because of shaft lag. Of course I don't have all the toys to verify this i.e launch monitor/swing analyser but seems...

I was talking to someone about lie angles the other day and he came up with a very interesting point of view. Even if you have been fitted dynamically on a lie board you should always check your divot on the course and on the range. Providing you're on a flat surface you should always check your...