The "Ask a Clubmaker" Thread

[TheNuclearOne]

Yes you can do this, they even have a name for it. For some reason blind-bore comes to mind but don't quote me on that. But short answer is yes, you can do it. Be mindful though that if its been tipped 2.5 inches when a 3 wood should probably only have about an inch it'll play pretty damn stout to flex.

TP7HD tipping for a 5 wood is 2" so it's not miles over. Trouble is the TPHD's are already stout to flex.

[KristianJ]

Q: I brought Timah's RBZ with a 76g Stiff V2 shaft which I feel I hit a fraction low. Would installing the lighter stock shaft allow me to hit the ball a little higher??

Heh...if I'd been able to make it over today we could have swapped clubs to see if it does as you wish it to do.

[LeftyHoges]

TP7HD tipping for a 5 wood is 2" so it's not miles over. Trouble is the TPHD's are already stout to flex.

Oops, my bad. I was assuming he wanted to put it in his 3 wood. Should have read the signature. So yes, doable, yes stouter to flex, but not as much as I first thought.

[darkmatter]

Thanks Lefty and TNO, that's good to hear.
Another question: because it only has .5" parallel tip left, how do I fit it 1+" down a hozel?

[LeftyHoges]

Thanks Lefty and TNO, that's good to hear.
Another question: because it only has .5" parallel tip left, how do I fit it 1+" down a hozel?

You'll have to sand it down. Which means the chance of it snapping is increased. Probably not significantly, but something to be aware of.

Edit: I see you're from Melbourne. Feel free to join us at this next year...
http://www.ozgolf.net/showthread.php...579#post869579

[TourFit]

It has been OVER tipped. No question that will have an effect on the overall feel and performance of the shaft. It may work, it may well not! It is probably the reason it was also selling cheap.

The parallel tip section is there for a reason, and only having 1/2" left will greatly increase the risk of failure due to having to abrade the wider taper down to be able to fit in the hosel.

[TheNuclearOne]

Thanks Lefty and TNO, that's good to hear.
Another question: because it only has .5" parallel tip left, how do I fit it 1+" down a hozel?

Absolutely take your time and remove as little paint/graphite as possible to get it to bottom out. I would measure the bore, then take just the paint off up to that measure then try it for fit and go from there.

[darkmatter]

would it be worth widening the hosel by drilling it out a bit?

[TheNuclearOne]

would it be worth widening the hosel by drilling it out a bit?

You could, but personally i wouldn't be drilling out a perfectly good hosel to accomodate an overtipped shaft, no matter what it was. You've got to try the shaft first, it might not be that bad of a fit.

[TourFit]

Or alternatively the playing characteristics of the shaft may be stuffed...

[TheNuclearOne]

I meant not a bad fit into the hosel, with luck. It might not need boring at any rate.

[golfbound]

Got 11 new ferruls to put on my irons 710 AP2's what do you think someone would charge to put these on and can anyone recommend someone on the gold coast to do this.

[timah!]

Hi all,

I have a new uncut KBS Hybrid shaft to go into a 910h 21*.
How much do I need to tip trim this to fit? Golfworks/KBS trimming instructions seem to suggest 3"?

Does this seem right, and is there anything else I need to do for putting it into 910h tip?

I imagine then it's just butt trim to length?

Cheers,

Tim

[timinsa]

Correct.

[timah!]

Cool bananas.

[timah!]

Ok, one more question.

I have a MFT 'ahina 72s driver shaft that has been tipped 0.5" already.
I was thinking about trimming it some more to play in a fairway.
How much more would it need to be tip trimmed to get it to a fairway 'flex'?
I was thinking another half inch off the tip, then butt trim to length? Or would a full inch be better?

Cheers.

[mrbluu]

Heh...if I'd been able to make it over today we could have swapped clubs to see if it does as you wish it to do.

Sorry mate, I totally missed this post.

[virge666]

Ok, one more question.

I have a MFT 'ahina 72s driver shaft that has been tipped 0.5" already.
I was thinking about trimming it some more to play in a fairway.
How much more would it need to be tip trimmed to get it to a fairway 'flex'?
I was thinking another half inch off the tip, then butt trim to length? Or would a full inch be better?

Cheers.

Half inch is fine !

Diamana is a hlaf inch tip for fairways.

[timah!]

Half inch is fine !

Diamana is a hlaf inch tip for fairways.

Even for the made fors?
Sweet, I'll take some from the butt (no homo).

[BayBum]

Matching your Driver to your 3 wood....

Can it be done or is it just a stupid idea in general ?

I know a driver is a driver & vice versa but i have found myself having no use for a big dog because my 3w goes just as far & sometimes fly's my driver's full distance.I dont want to play golf if i cant hit a driver lol Classic noob !

The RBZ Tour 3w aint goin nowhere so i need to come up with a driver setup that does the job. I have never hit a 3w like this before, It is incredible ! I want a driver that can do what my 3w does.

Can i get there ? If so how ?

3w is stock setup - What attributes in that would i look for in a driver setup ?

[TheNuclearOne]

As long as you aren't hitting down on the driver too much you just have to find good launch and spin rates for a good fit. Usually when the 3 wood is beating the driver it's a bad fitting driver or a bad driver swing, commonly not level enough.

[BayBum]

Swing doesnt change much. I still get the driver out there but just not as much as i feel i should be with the contact i am making. I am looking at the possibilty of playing a 10.5 rather than 9.5 & matching it with a more mid-low launching shaft,see how that goes.

Fitting is such a fickle thing

[TheNuclearOne]

Swing doesnt change much. I still get the driver out there but just not as much as i feel i should be with the contact i am making. I am looking at the possibilty of playing a 10.5 rather than 9.5 & matching it with a more mid-low launching shaft,see how that goes.

Fitting is such a fickle thing

Well if you're swinging ok on the driver it should be beating the 3 wood on good hits no matter what model. don't get me wrong, some guy 80 with 70mph SS might be a different matter but i'm sure that's not you.

[TheNuclearOne]

Who needs an extractor bwahaha

[TheNuclearOne]

More DIY, bloody tough them Epics lmao