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I'm planning on cutting my irons 0.5" and adjusting the lie 2° upright as per a recent fitting suggestion. We spoke about swingweight and I would like to get as close to possible to get between the D0 - D2 weight we were having success with at the fitting and planned to use 3-6g of lead tape to get there. My question is where should I put the tape? I wanted to put it on the hosel, close to the shaft until I reached a comfortable weight but I am worried that this would influence the ball flight in the same way lead tape on a driver would promote a fade/draw. I don't like the look of the tape on the back of the iron head and can't imagine it would last on the sole of the club with the turf interaction but I don't want to change something I'm having success with. Any ideas on whether this would make a difference?
 
KingVeo said:
I'm planning on cutting my irons 0.5" and adjusting the lie 2° upright as per a recent fitting suggestion. We spoke about swingweight and I would like to get as close to possible to get between the D0 - D2 weight we were having success with at the fitting and planned to use 3-6g of lead tape to get there. My question is where should I put the tape? I wanted to put it on the hosel, close to the shaft until I reached a comfortable weight but I am worried that this would influence the ball flight in the same way lead tape on a driver would promote a fade/draw. I don't like the look of the tape on the back of the iron head and can't imagine it would last on the sole of the club with the turf interaction but I don't want to change something I'm having success with. Any ideas on whether this would make a difference?
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All of my irons with lead tape I put on the back of the head. The lowest part of the club possible that wont interact with the grass. I don't have any theory or evidence behind but I wouldn't put the tape on the hosel. For me, tape on the back of head means I never have to see it
 
back of the head centered to keep clubs weight. I don't like tip weighting more than 2g so I normally end up lead taping. I usually lead tap high on scoring clubs to keep down the launch.
 
Tungsten powder can also be put inside the shaft.
 
Here's what I did with the cbx irons from The Gamechanger. Double density tape... about 4g per head.
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Here's mine. I'm not crazy about the look. I colored one black with a permanent marker and I'll probably do the rest.
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3 - 6 grams is likely not enough in relation to overall head weight to impact the bias of the head. I typically center it low on the back of the clubhead.
 
It seems like center/low is the way to go for adding tape. If I grip down on the club instead of cutting it, would the tape be necessary as well?

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3-6g won't make a meaningful difference in CG for a club head that weighs anywhere from 200-330g

the swingweight might make a difference in how you deliver that clubhead to the ball
 
Tip: try a 'slightly' lighter grip to bring up swingweight too
 
markm778 said:
And if I wanted to being the SW down, use a heavier grip?
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It will. But with grip weight changes, the impact is basically tricking the SW scale. Using a heavier grip will increase the overall weight of the club but the scale will show a lower swing weight due to increased weight at the butt end of the shaft.
 
ChristopherKee said:
back of the head centered to keep clubs weight. I don't like tip weighting more than 2g so I normally end up lead taping. I usually lead tap high on scoring clubs to keep down the launch.
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Lead tape is infinitely easier than any other option and easy to modify if you don't like your initial attempt. Chris makes a good point about positioning. I always put it on the back and usually lower to promote a higher launch until I get into the 9I-wedge range, where I'll put it as close to the middle as possible.
 
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