The "Ask a Clubmaker" Thread

[KristianJ]

Thought I'd ask this and see if anyone has an idea...



I've got a 9015D head but there's something inside the hosel that is preventing the shaft from going in the full insertion depth. I think the pic above shows the extent of the protrusion.

I haven't heated it yet to see whether it's just epoxy that's rehardened...is there anything else that it could be, or has anyone come across anything similar prior to reshafting a head?

[KristianJ]

Never mind...it's epoxy. I found a thin enough chisel in the shed and managed to work it free.

Carry on.

[Captain Nemo]

KJ, just pour a little acetone or nail polish remover in and leave a while, it will be clean in no time!
I would have left it and given Virge something to do......

[virge666]

Never mind...it's epoxy. I found a thin enough chisel in the shed and managed to work it free.

Carry on.

Drill it out

[TheNuclearOne]

Drill it out

Exactly, 5 second job.

[Ducky]

I've reached the point (like many other hoes, I'm sure) where it seems (at least, this is how I'm trying to justify it to myself) more cost effective to purchase club assembly tools for personal use, as opposed to continually paying someone else. Anyway, I went a bit crazy on the Golfsmith website recently and purchased the following (well, these were the main purchases anyway):

— Loft/Lie Bending Machine
— Bending Bars
— Digital Swingweight Scale
— Shaft Extractor
— Bench Ruler

What else do I need? I was thinking of the following:

— Butane Torch
— Bench Saw

Maybe even a mini van to create the "mini tour van"...

When I assembled my previous set of irons, I had minimal tools (pipe cutter, ruler, shaft clamp, and vices), and they turned out better than expected. As a result, I'm excited to build my next set with the proper tools.

[matty]

Nice one Ducky. Am looking at buying the same things from Golfsmith to start the tinkering process.

[PeteyD]

Get a heat gun, not a butane torch.

[timinsa]

Bench saw for sure.
Tip weights.

[LeftyHoges]

Get a heat gun, not a butane torch.

Get both, as you will need a butane torch to work on older clubs (old Pings for example, they are a bastard)

[Puji]

How much did all that gear set you back Ducky?

[virge666]

Heat gun for sure....

see if you can get the LPG attachements for removing irons... otherwise butane or PROpane is better,

ferrules... lots of them
2 inch masking tape
air compressor
hairspray #5 hold - strongest

[LeftyHoges]

hairspray #5 hold - strongest

That's lubricant for blowing on grips, right?

[virge666]

That's lubricant for blowing on grips, right?

No - it is for looking good whilst you are blowing on grips.

Blow it like Beckham.

Plus you dont need double sided tape with hairspray... the adhesive holds like shit to a blanket

[timinsa]

Does anyone need a Pure gripping gun attachment thingy for their compressor? I have a spare. $25.

[GSP]

Ill take it mate

[Ducky]

Get a heat gun, not a butane torch.

I thought that the heat gun took too long to break down the epoxy?

Bench saw for sure.
Tip weights.

Oh yeah, good suggestion. I got some lead tape to add weight to the club-heads, but I'm going to purchase some Wishon 555M irons, which has weight ports built into the hosels.

Get both, as you will need a butane torch to work on older clubs (old Pings for example, they are a bastard)

Why is that? Because the metal takes longer to heat up on those clubs or the epoxy breaks down at a higher temperature?

How much did all that gear set you back Ducky?

The whole order was just under $1500 AUD delivered, which wasn't too bad considering I got the ultimate/professional series tools. Typically, your order would be less than this if you just buy the tools with no accessories.

see if you can get the LPG attachements for removing irons...

What are LPG attachments?

Plus you dont need double sided tape with hairspray...

So what replaces the adhesive on the double sided tape? The hair spray or is the rubber on the grips tacky enough?

Does anyone need a Pure gripping gun attachment thingy for their compressor? I have a spare. $25.

If you have another spare, let me know. I was looking into getting one. I keep hearing about Pure grips and the feedback seems to be positive. However, I just can't imagine anything being better in humid conditions than the cord multi-compound grips.

Sorry for all the questions. Are there any recommended books or DVDs? I was thinking of getting Tom Wishon's book "Common Sense Clubfitting", but I prefer watching videos as opposed to reading.

[kingslayer33]

rather than start a new thread I thought this would be an appropriate place to ask the following:

I have two shafts that I was going to use in a 3 wood and driver but wanted to check whether they had previously been tip trimmed before doing any more lopping off.

- first is a UST Axivcore Red
- second is a UST Proforce V2 75

I guess the normal way to check this is to measure to a known point on a raw version of the same shaft. (Both of these have an identifiable change in colour from yellow to silver.) If this isn't the best way or there is an alternative resource for this info online I'm happy to be advised.

Cheers.

[chappy1970]

Matt if you check the manufacturers website, it will indicate the details of the tip. If you have some calipers, you will be able to measure the tip length and be able to determine if the shaft has in fact been tipped

[kingslayer33]

Ta Chris.

I don't have calipers at the house in Brisbane but I have a shaft guide template from golfworks. (no idea of its precision though)

Based on the metal template and using the stated 4" tip for both shafts I get that one has been tipped 2 1/2" and the other is 2". This seems a lot for the current length of them so I was now wondering how accurate the template is likely to be and also how close to the 4" tip these are usually manufactured at?

[mrbluu]

I've reached the point (like many other hoes, I'm sure) where it seems (at least, this is how I'm trying to justify it to myself) more cost effective to purchase club assembly tools for personal use, as opposed to continually paying someone else. Anyway, I went a bit crazy on the Golfsmith website recently and purchased the following (well, these were the main purchases anyway):

— Loft/Lie Bending Machine
— Bending Bars
— Digital Swingweight Scale
— Shaft Extractor
— Bench Ruler

What else do I need? I was thinking of the following:

— Butane Torch
— Bench Saw

Maybe even a mini van to create the "mini tour van"...

When I assembled my previous set of irons, I had minimal tools (pipe cutter, ruler, shaft clamp, and vices), and they turned out better than expected. As a result, I'm excited to build my next set with the proper tools.

I think I'm getting tool envy....shit that didn't come out right. How much was delivery on all that stuff as I was looking at getting a similar setup.

Thanks.

[TheNuclearOne]

- first is a UST Axivcore Red
- second is a UST Proforce V2 75

Measuring from the tip get back to me on how much yellow paint you have on both shafts.

[kingslayer33]

Cheers TNO.

AXIVcore is 23 7/8" from tip to end of yellow.
Proforce is 19 15/16".

[TheNuclearOne]

Cheers TNO.

AXIVcore is 23 7/8" from tip to end of yellow.
Proforce is 19 15/16".

Your Proforce 75 is untipped.

Your Axivcore Red is tipped 5/8".

Standard tipping for a 3 wood is 1" for the both Proforce and Axivcore.

[BayBum]

Grip size

I have some .600 grips but the mizuno site tells me my shafts (NS Pro 1150GH Tour) & all others that they use for the MP-59 except TT are .580 core.

I like 3 layers under my grip.So,if my research is correct,i need 2 layers to begin with to bring the grips back to standard & then another 3 for my own personal liking ?