Weighing down a head...

[John]

So i've got a tri ball srt head on the way that i'm turning into a long putter. I'll need to add close to 150 grams of weight onto it so I plan on filling the two cavities with epoxy and hopefully something that will add a good amount of weight. Any recommendation on what I should use, maybe the size of loonies that I could stack and glue in there?

[jvincent]

You can mix lead powder with the epoxy and it will bring the weight up considerably.

[John]

Ahh good idea sir. Where would one buy lead powder? Golfworks?

[jvincent]

Yep. They sell it in a one pound bottle IIRC.

[John]

I'm thinking along the lines of the studio select weights, you can buy 25 gram versions so i'm wondering what they are made of. You know, is there something at a hardware store that would be similar, are they Tungsten? I could pop two into each cavity and i would be off to the races.

[ex-mailman]

Use Tungsten powder instead. Lead is toxic!!!

[John]

I found a hobby store online that sells Tungsten cylinders that i'll use. 8 of them are 4 ounces so it should be perfect!

[downhillslider]

Wishon sells weighted discs about the size of a loonie. 14gr.

[John]

There's two openings I can put these things into would I be best to split them into the two or direct most of the weight towards the back of the putter?

[downhillslider]

That's a lot of weight to be foolin with and going to a longer putter make's it even trickier. I think you are going to be jumping on the trial and error train with this one.

[John]

Definitely the trial and error train, more of a project than anything! I'm 6"6 so it needs to play around 53 inches which isn't a length any of the manufacturers offer!