Swingweight

[Captain Nemo]

So I snapped a shaft on my Ping i15's 6 iron, not on purpose or out of frustration, just caught a tree root, snapped at the flex point.
So I ordered a replacement shaft, but in the meantime I reshafted it with a DG SL 300s as I have a set of pulls lying around.
Now I just grabbed a shaft that fitted length wise compared to the awt shaft so it ended up being a 5 iron DG shaft.
Glued it, put the stock ping grip and gamed it for about 6 rounds.
I like it, better stronger ball flight than the awt's ( I expected that), distance same if not better.
So I decided to get the rest done, I would do it, but wanted them done properly and swingweighted to the 6iron as I like the feel.
Anyway I dropped them off to David Fearns (golf traders, née bondi golf I think) yesterday.
He calls me this morning, tells me that the 6 iron I did swingweighted to E7!!!!!!!:shock:
I knew it felt a tad heavy as the shaft is lightweight, and you actually feel the head position better when you swing it, but I wouldn't have thought it was that heavy, keep in mind stock i15's are D0
Is it too heavy, should I get it put back to D0, thing is I really like the feel, and I'm on the bigger physical size than most and can handle it?
Thoughts.......

[Stuartd147]

What length are you playing your 6 iron now (38"??).....given it was a 5 iron shaft is it +1/2" now????

[Captain Nemo]

Stu, I got the shafts off Supo pretty sure they are Jap spec so 1/2" shorter.It's playing at original i15 6 iron length....

[nadg63]

Read somewhere, (on here possibly!?), of a theory that if it felt/worked right, who cares what the swing weight is ........................... if you'd not weighed it you'd have kept playing it no worries I'd assume!

[Captain Nemo]

True but might be a bit heavy in the longer clubs?
Anyway David called me and recommended to set them all to D0 wedges @ D2

[TourFit]

But D0 is a LONG way from E7.

I'd agree that E7 is too heavy, unless you are a giant freak who needs +2" over or something.

I'd get out there with a DG shafted 5 or 6 iron (no extra added weight in the head) and hit some balls and add lead tape to find the weight that gives you the best feel and centre hit %.

It may be that the i15 weights are just too heavy in the heads you have. Contact Ping and see if they can get you some lighter weights for your heads.

[Captain Nemo]

Ok, so we found out why the 6 iron i did was heavy.
When I reshafted my 6 iron i did it in a hurry.
They where pulls, I didn't clean out inside of tip out at all (big oversight) so it prob had some old epoxy in there.
Then i may have let too much epoxy go up inside the tip, as well as some shafting beads so that would have added a little more weight?
David pulled it, cleaned it all up and put it back together.
So without getting new weights/back ports from Ping, they came out:
4 D1
5 D1
6 D1
7 D2
8 D2
9 D3
PW D4
I wanted the shorts irons a touch heavier anyway, so all good....;)

[virge666]

Nice one Lawrence...

good find. E7 is insane.

[TourFit]

Those weights are great (as a progressing set)

Most people prefer a little more weight in the short irons due to often not swinging full. The reduced effort and clubhead speed can often make the clubhead 'feel' lighter during the swing & impact (due to less centripetal force). The extra weight can help reduce the efect of that when hitting less than full shots.

[Captain Nemo]

Fit, thats what i was thinking as well.
I liked the weight in my Ping wedges, so based the shorter irons on that.

[Scifisicko]

I dont think epoxy is heavy enough to make that much difference. Maybe he meant D7? D0-E7 is roughly 35g added to the head, a whole syringe of Araldite is roughly 25g worth and it would be a long way up the shaft.

[TourFit]

For those of you with a swingweight scale...try the $10 note trick!

Use a dry (unglued) club as the test. Put a cut shaft at correct length into a head and use a sliced grip on the butt end. Now drape a tenner over the hosel and you should get a swingweight point extra!

When I'm pre balancing my clubs before build I always calculate at -1 swingweight to what is required. That is, when the ferrule goes on, and the glue is used, it normally adds one swingweight point (or near enough) to the finished club.

[Captain Nemo]

I dont think epoxy is heavy enough to make that much difference. Maybe he meant D7? D0-E7 is roughly 35g added to the head, a whole syringe of Araldite is roughly 25g worth and it would be a long way up the shaft. Could of mate, anyway they where heavy!Now all good :)