tomcat
2019 Grandaddy Alumni
I string my own tennis rackets because of money and time savings, so I can't see why I wouldn't mind doing minor club work if I had the equipment.
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I do club work all the time and don't see the need for a Loft/Lie. Recently built a pretty strong relationship with a local shop who has one, and for less than 30 bucks (if they even charge me), it's worth the drive.
For most, a puller, heat, and grip station is about all that needed in my opinion.
Yeah, definitely a different situation for you.I seem to live in a black hole for golf shops and club repair work. It is a 25 minute drive with no traffic to a decent golf shop and 40 minutes to a decent shop to do club work. I made the drive to have some work done on stuff to test the XCaliber shafts but if I had the tools I would have done it myself. I have a shaft puller and a vice so I do some simple reshafting and always regrip my clubs. If I lived 10 minutes from a shop that would do loft and lie I wouldn’t want one. Frankly I don’t do that much on lofting and lies so I haven’t felt the need to buy one. I should probably get a swingweight scale.
NEVER twist a graphite shaft when pulling a shaft. Also, don't overheat the head when removing graphite shafts. That's why you need a shaft puller. It provides straight pulling action and breaks the epoxy bond as soon as the temp is sufficient to do so.Do my own work,,, only two screw ups,,, changing out iron heads outside in a slight wind,, with graphite shafts and when ya heat the irons up to release the bond of the epoxy they didn't want to let loose,, and was a pulling and twisting on the shaft and noticed the graphite shaft twisting alittle before the epoxy let loose,,, I didn't know what the outcome was going to be.. so I reused the shafts,, and both about 30 swings later broke and my 7i and pitching wedge went a flying about 40 yds,,, No one noticed the "incidents" but me,, and with a sheepish and sly pick up played on... Lesson learned,,, Heat the head fast (inside with no wind to fight the heating process) and pull quickly (I use welder gloves) and a heat gun from harbor freight. and if ya see the shaft twist,,,, aaaaa,,,, it gives a new meaning to 4
Definitely, I have been getting more interested club tinkering. Recently purchased a club vice and grip solvent pan, tape, etc. Going to start with regripping my clubs. Plan to get a torch and some old irons from the thrift store to practice pulling heads, change the ferrules, eventually get into changing my own shafts and adding the manufacturer specific tips for the woods. That’s going to take some epoxy knowledge.Let's assume you had the tools. Would you do your own club work?