The "Ask a Clubmaker" Thread

[TourFit]

It depends on the thickness of the tape ...and whether the grips you normally use with the 3 wraps are .600 or .580 core grips. But from what I read I assume that the grip AND butt are .600 in your example of what you use/prefer, so basically, YES. Spot on!

You build up the butt to the desired thickness .580 to .600 and then apply the 3 wraps you usually have and then the grip.

[BayBum]

Thanks Fit Got thick tape ?

You are correct in your assumption. I have played midsize before & whilst i didnt mind it at the time,it was just that bit much too big. It's always too big...

[LeftyHoges]

A mate wants me to cut down a few clubs for his son. His wrist to floor is 42cm. What should I cut down, say a 6 and an 8 iron to?

[Ducky]

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 ?

I was doing research on this a couple of weeks ago, and there is too much variation on build up recommendations based on tape thickness. I ended up purchasing some digital callipers and it takes out the guesswork (especially when you have shaft butt sizes ranging from .580 through to .625 in the same set).

Anyway, for reference the cheap 2" (48mm) making tape from Bunnings is exactly 0.010" per wrap.

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.

Ha ha. I can't remember the exact figure, but I recall that it cost approximately $30 USD cheaper to ship multiple items than the loft/lie bending machine by itself. Just create a GolfSmith account, add everything to the cart, and see what it comes up with.

[Daves]

A mate wants me to cut down a few clubs for his son. His wrist to floor is 42cm. What should I cut down, say a 6 and an 8 iron to?

A standard clubhead is going to be way too heavy for a kid of that stature I would think.

[LeftyHoges]

A standard clubhead is going to be way too heavy for a kid of that stature I would think.

I mentioned that to him too, but its just an old set he's not doing anything with so we thought we'd give it a try before buying kid specific.

[popper81]

A standard clubhead is going to be way too heavy for a kid of that stature I would think.

That is how you get the big John daly swing going Dave

[Ducky]

Massively annoyed currently (I'll get to the question after the rant). I lent my new Scotty Cameron Newport to a playing partner so he could roll a few putts with it. Typically, I am hesitant to lend my equipment to others to avoid damage (i.e. sky marks on drivers and fairway woods), but I naively figured that the potential of damaging a putter was minimal. Anyway, this particular playing partner decided it would be a great idea to put all of his weight onto the putter whilst bending over to reach for the hole. Needless to say, after watching the putter shaft bend quite significantly (and knowing that Scotty Cameron putters bend quite easily), I am convinced that the loft and/or lie angle has probably been bent out of specification. I was going to send it to Scotty Cameron to be checked, but with return postage of $130 USD (who would have thought that Scotty Cameron overcharges for putters and postage), it's not an option. I know that Scotty Cameron uses a proprietary loft/lie machine, so I'm assuming that I can't bend the putter on my Golfsmith Ultimate loft/lie machine. Now to the question: is there anyone within NSW that can accurately check the putter specifications (and potentially bend the loft/lie) for me? Maybe I should just send it to Kari Lajosi in VIC?

[Captain Nemo]

Jeezus, really?????

[Ducky]

Jeezus, really?

Unfortunately, yes.

[LeftyHoges]

Unfortunately, yes.

Yep, go Lajosi. Will do just as good a job as Scotty would.

[Johnny Canuck]

Better.

[timinsa]

Rubber mallet time.

[Pieman]

Can some tell me if GC16 wedges can be safely bent to 1 degree upright ?

[hocko]

Yep, go Lajosi. Will do just as good a job as Scotty would.

Just not this week! I have a couple of jobs for him to do

[chappy1970]

Can some tell me if GC16 wedges can be safely bent to 1 degree upright ?

Don't think that would be an issue Pieman

[Pieman]

Don't think that would be an issue Pieman

Even though they are cast not forged? I did read in another forum that it is possible, but no more than 2 deg, so 1 should work.

[timinsa]

In Australian vernacular. Piece of piss mate.

[GSP]

What can i use myself to do a quick and easy hot melt like deadening o my R11 head? Do bunnings have something appropriate

[chappy1970]

GSP I have looked into this, the professionals talk a lot about the special hot melt glue they use and teh fact that it stays a little soft. Not too sure what benefit this has over standard hot melt glue from a generic glue gun.

The trick with this is applying the hotmelt to the inside of the club face, they use a special apparatus that is essentially a hot glue gun with an extended nozzle. This allows the club fitter to remove the weight from the port and get the nozzle up close to the back of the club face. I have toyed with the idea of fashioning up a nozzle, but have had no time to experiment to date.

The glue gun's the professionals use are $1000+

[oncewasagolfer]

Bought a butane torch with the idea of removing some iron shafts but I think this thing doesn't have enough heat what is everyone using?

[chappy1970]

I use a heat gun for everything Rob (steel and graphite). I have a propane torch, just prefer the heat gun.

May take a little longer with steel, but always provides a great result.

[LeftyHoges]

Bought a butane torch with the idea of removing some iron shafts but I think this thing doesn't have enough heat what is everyone using?

Depending on the type of club (cast or forged) I'll use a butane torch or just a heat gun. I do have a hydraulic puller though which helps the equation. A butane torch should be more than enough though. Just apply that to the hosel for around 20-30 seconds, moving the torch so you dont blue the hosel. Apply again if needed until you can remove the shaft.

[oncewasagolfer]

Thanks guys the torch I bought is just like a cigarette lighter with a nosel so pretty crap I do have a heat gun though so will give that a go.

[LeftyHoges]

Thanks guys the torch I bought is just like a cigarette lighter with a nosel so pretty crap I do have a heat gun though so will give that a go.

Ahh, yes, will probably need a lot more with something like that. The heat gun will need probably around a minute or so before you can get it off easily without a hydraulic puller.