Ft-3 quick discussion

[3oneday]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CALLAWAY-FT3-9-5-DRIVER-HEAD-ONLY_W0QQitemZ7242047384QQcategoryZ18948QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is a link to a guy selling head only FT-3 drivers on ebay here in Australia. It's not mine !!!!

The question is this, in his listing he states that the head(s) were removed using a heat gun and shaft extractor, when even at Callaway if you wish to change a shaft they tell you it will be drilled out.

Anyone know what heating does to the integrity of the composite head ?? I would also assume given my previous experience with Callaway, that any warranties are shot. I'm not a prospective buyer, just intrigued.

Pete

[ben]

It does bugger all to the head, but what it is hard to do is extract it without screwing up the paint where the ferrule goes in. You can buy a special hose tho that'll do it, but drilling is far easier :)

[3oneday]

It does bugger all to the head one guy I know who attempted to remove a shaft with head on the old or first fusions said the comp part seperated from the metal part.

So from your experiences this happens no more ???

[pt73]

I was the one asking the question as everything I've read on BSG and Golfwrx says that using a heat gun can cause the composite crown to separate from the titanium face. Maybe in the hands of an expert it would be OK but who knows who did the job.


PT

[Jarro]

why would anyone want a Callaway driver anyway :smt078




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[3oneday]

why would anyone want a Callaway driver anyway :smt078
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[Jarro]

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[3oneday]

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[Ducky]

I was taking a look at those auctions the other night, I'm not too keen on it being used though.

[macleod]

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hey, i got both! :lol:

so i empathise with both of you but i think the Whale is the common ground you should both try eh?

[connico]

iv hit it, it sounds aweful, but you cant fight out straight it went lol..

how do you drill a shaft out?? cut it and then drill?? do you lose the shaft then?

[Jarro]

Macca, is yours a 510TP .. or a 510TP TOUR ??

[3oneday]

iv hit it, it sounds aweful, but you cant fight out straight it went lol..huh ???


how do you drill a shaft out?? with a drill


cut it and then drill?? do you lose the shaft then?yes, yes.

[Jarro]

sounds like a lot of a hassle.

why not just buy one with the shaft in it that you like ??

[3oneday]

why not just buy one with the shaft in it that you like ??cause the ad is about a head only one, you ****wit !!!!!!!

:lol:

[Jarro]

so no dramas then, just whack a good reg shaft in it and spray away.

no nned to enquire about the effects of heating the head if you ain't gonna be doing that :p

you make such a mountain out of molehills ya **** :roll:

[connico]

"yes" but the drama is, the dude that selling it, has heated the head to get the shaft out...jarro you gotta listen....and 3oneday wants to know if the head will be affected.... IMO when i heat things up it doesnt ruin the head...hmm ahh...

And iv hit the ft-3 its straight but makes a funny noise to me...

[Jarro]

tahkns for cerlanig taht up cninoco.

[3oneday]

tahkns for cerlanig taht up cninoco.
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[3oneday]

no nned to enquire about the effects of heating the head if you ain't gonna be doing that :p

you make such a mountain out of molehills ya **** :roll:listen ned, I aint buying it

FFS !!!!!!!!

[connico]

tahkns for cerlanig taht up cninoco.


stolen...and thats not impressive, see my previous post when i did that for a full parragraph..

[Iain]

stolen...and thats not impressive, see my previous post when i did that for a full parragraph..

Thats not good forum etiquette is it connico??!!! ;)

[connico]

Thats not good forum etiquette is it connico??!!! ;)


define etiquette its currently not in my dictionary

[Jarro]

define etiquette its currently not i my dictionary

so we've noticed :roll:

[macleod]

ahahahaha, good reading for the arvoi..

except for jarro's epipeltic fit-inducing signature that is...

i gotta start wearing my mouthgard when reading this forum :D

hey pete? you could pose the question on his auction to help out fellow ebayers just in case there IS going to be an issue with the head?

i've done that ona few items before, socially responsible and all that guff ;)

[3oneday]

pt73 already has asked how it was removed, I assume if I ask he will poo poo it and say there will be no problem, whether he knows it or not....

Pete

[nudgee]

I had my old Callaway ERC Hot Driver re-shafted by using heat - low heat at that - and the rubber interface between the composite and the steel/titanium face "bubbled up" a little and didl not look as neat - performance wise it doesnt affect the head but when you are trying to re-sell the driver, there is always some doubts in the potential buyers head that the heat may have damaged the rubber interface.

Last I spoke to Chris, he confirmed that now he basically cuts the shaft and drills the hosel out so no heat is applied - the only bad thing about this is the fact that your pull out shaft goes from a driver length shaft to a 3 wood.

[nudgee]

BTW, I am gunning for the 9.5* head - I have a nice Graffalloy Proto to go in it.

[nudgee]

woohoo 600th post!!!!!

[Jarro]

woohoo 600th post!!!!!

amateur :mrgreen:

[connico]

amateur :mrgreen:


just because people arnt like you and are forum/post hoes..wait...am i calling the kettle black??..hmm

[pt73]

I had a close look at the pics of the 9.5* head and I'm not sure if it's the light (or the pic) but it looks like there's some bubbling or irregularity of the face/composite seam about 1-2cm from the hosel. It looks raised unlike the rest of the head.

That's why I asked the seller the question.

If I was going to bid I would ask for another pic of the head from right near the hosel to see if that area is OK.


PT

[3oneday]

I had a close look at the pics of the 9.5* head and I'm not sure if it's the light (or the pic) you sure it's not a scratch ;)

Sorry, you had to be there !!!!

:lol:

[Jarro]

you sure it's not a scratch ;)

Sorry, you had to be there !!!!

:lol:

i hope there's a good optometrist next door to GolfMart ;)

[990B Luva]

Is that so he can see all his pop-up marks Jarro

[Ducky]

Might interest you all who are bidding on those driver heads that the seller has previously purchased a set of counterfeit Callaway irons/woods from this auction (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1519&item=7223790413). They aren't the FT3s, but who is to say they weren't acquired through similar methods?

[3oneday]

Might interest you all who are bidding on those driver heads that the seller has previously purchased a set of counterfeit Callaway irons/woods from this auction (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1519&item=7223790413). They aren't the FT3s, but who is to say they weren't acquired through similar methods?should that read that the "the seller has sold "

[Ducky]

Yes, Pete, yes it should!