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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a set of Callaway S2H2 irons that I want to get reshafted in the near future and am looking for suggestions on shafts. They have the original Memphis 10 stiff steel shafts in them now and I am probably going to get steel again. I have looked at the Brunswick Rifle, Dynamic Gold and the Dynamic Gold Sensicore shafts. I would like opinions on these shafts and any other shafts that you might suggest. I am about a 12 handicap and like playing with the steel shafts, would there be any advantage in going to graphite? I have played with graphite in the past and I didn’t feel as if I hit the ball as well or as far as I did with the steel shafted clubs. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. Robert In addition, does anyone know of or know a way to find a professional club maker in the Los Angeles area who can install the new shafts and do dynamic fitting and lie and loft adjustment with the new shafts? Thanks
Robert, Give the Professional Clubmakers Assoc. a call. Ask them for the name of member Class A clubmaker/clubfitter in your area. Living in the L.A. area they should be able to come up with several. Their number is (800)546-6094. They also have a web page, www.proclubmakers.org/. Bob Gale ClubMaster Custom Golf Clubs
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I have a set of Callaway S2H2 irons that I want to get reshafted in the near future and am looking for suggestions on shafts. They have the original Memphis 10 stiff steel shafts in them now and I am probably going to get steel again. I have looked at the Brunswick Rifle, Dynamic Gold and the Dynamic Gold Sensicore shafts. I would like opinions on these shafts and any other shafts that you might suggest. I am about a 12 handicap and like playing with the steel shafts, would there be any advantage in going to graphite? I have played with graphite in the past and I didn’t feel as if I hit the ball as well or as far as I did with the steel shafted clubs. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. Robert
In addition, does anyone know of or know a way to find a professional club maker in the Los Angeles area who can install the new shafts and do dynamic fitting and lie and loft adjustment with the new shafts? Thanks
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I have a set of Callaway S2H2 irons that I want to get reshafted in the near future and am looking for suggestions on shafts. They have the original Memphis 10 stiff steel shafts in them now and I am probably going to get steel again. I have looked at the Brunswick Rifle, Dynamic Gold and the Dynamic Gold Sensicore shafts. I would like opinions on these shafts and any other shafts that you might suggest. I am about a 12 handicap and like playing with the steel shafts, would there be any advantage in going to graphite? I have played with graphite in the past and I didn’t feel as if I hit the ball as well or as far as I did with the steel shafted clubs. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. Robert
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Yea, I only do it once every 10 years, you can walk away from it if you want.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What a great opportunity! You can’t go wrong rebuilding your own clubs, there’s nothing to fear, it won’t turn into a long-term hobby that eats you out of house and home, go for it! It’s not really like drugs, which can addict you through chemical dependency. Really. (Alter-ego on) Whew! Sometimes that other "me" comes out. Pay no attention to it.
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IF you really like these clubs, then by all means re-shaft them – & you can do it yourself. First, categorize your 5 iron swing speed & tempo, how long they should be and your typical ball flight*. If you go with steel there are many good choices. Just make sure you get a set of shafts that match the tip diameter of the X-12’s and are of the type you like: * high bend point lowers ball flight & vice versa. There are sensicore shafts if you are vibration sensitive, "lite" shafts is you want some extra clubhead speed…In your decision process, it would be good to chat with a Golfsmith or Dynacraft tech. rep. If you are pretty sure that the lie angles of the irons fit you, then it’s a pretty easy do-it-yourself project. {might as well re-grip with what you want at the same time!} If the clubmaker will fit the clubs to you [including rebending them if need be] as part of the deal – it might be worth his extra bucks to get them done exactly right – if there is any doubt that, except for the shafts, they fit you.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My grandfather gave me a set of clubs ,x-12’s, that he no longer wants. They are graphite and in fair to poor condition (the shafts). I think they’ve been hit fat a few too many times. The graphite at the shaft on half of them is splintered at the hozle. I don’t like graphite anyway, so I was wondering about reshafting them. I took them down to a clubmaker and he quoted me $28 per club. Quite honestly $250 is more than I want to spend to have this done at the moment. I have a set that I’m quite happy with. I was wondering if this is a job that can be done by me (for cheaper in my free time) or is it going to be better have it done? — Keith Friesen Monica Friesen
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What a great opportunity! You can’t go wrong rebuilding your own clubs, there’s nothing to fear, it won’t turn into a long-term hobby that eats you out of house and home, go for it! It’s not really like drugs, which can addict you through chemical dependency. Really. (Alter-ego on) Whew! Sometimes that other "me" comes out. Pay no attention to it. If you want to play around to learn about clubmaking, you have a pretty good situation to do that with. In other words, re-shaft a *single* club, grip it, and try it out. Your existing set keeps you golfing; the other set you can experiment with. This is not beyond you if you get the right shafts. I don’t know the specs for X-12s (someone here probably will), but if the shafts are very light, then you probably need to replace them with about the same weight shafts. (If they’re older, less likely to be ultralight). You can switch to steel if you want, but steel is heavier, will affect the feel and overall weight of the club, and the swingweight as well. If you want to play with this stuff (sometimes that’s how I think of it–it’s a hobby and I like playing at it 
, then trying out various combinations, learning how to grip, reshaft, and so on is exactly the ticket. If you want to pursue it, you can get all kinds of advice here on how to proceed. I’m guessing that at $28/club for a reshaft that there’s a decent but not great shaft in the price. You need gripping too, which figures into the price (how much depends on what you’re regripping with, but you can probably figure a net cost of maybe $3+ for gripping (less than regripping, no grips to remove, clean shaft, etc.). I’d be guessing that there’s probably $10/club in the price beyond other components (this is all a guess, but not a bad one, I don’t think–others will offer different views if they’re very divergent from mine). So with the $3 for gripping and the $10 for general, you’re probably talking about a shaft the clubmaker is getting for $15 give or take–unless they’re putting in a cheapie and really giving you a raw deal (seems unlikely, clubmakers value their reputation usually, unhappy customers don’t result in repeat business or referrals). There are some pretty decent shafts out there for $10 or less. I’ve heard reports that the Raven shafts (www.ravengolf.com) that go for $7.50 are very good for the money. Might be worth trying a couple of those. If you want to continue with this, ask away: You’ll need some basic tools (very cheap, actually, and some you probably have), some knowledge of shaft flex and trim specs (also not terribly difficult), and some encouragement. You can get the second and third parts here, along with some advice on the tools. Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My grandfather gave me a set of clubs ,x-12’s, that he no longer wants. They are graphite and in fair to poor condition (the shafts). I think they’ve been hit fat a few too many times. The graphite at the shaft on half of them is splintered at the hozle. I don’t like graphite anyway, so I was wondering about reshafting them. I took them down to a clubmaker and he quoted me $28 per club. Quite honestly $250 is more than I want to spend to have this done at the moment. I have a set that I’m quite happy with. I was wondering if this is a job that can be done by me (for cheaper in my free time) or is it going to be better have it done? — Keith Friesen Monica Friesen
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My grandfather gave me a set of clubs ,x-12’s, that he no longer wants. They are graphite and in fair to poor condition (the shafts). I think they’ve been hit fat a few too many times. The graphite at the shaft on half of them is splintered at the hozle. I don’t like graphite anyway, so I was wondering about reshafting them. I took them down to a clubmaker and he quoted me $28 per club. Quite honestly $250 is more than I want to spend to have this done at the moment. I have a set that I’m quite happy with. I was wondering if this is a job that can be done by me (for cheaper in my free time) or is it going to be better have it done? — Keith Friesen Monica Friesen
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$28 per club isn’t that much, especially when you consider that some high-priced graphite iron shafts cost around $28 apiece retail. (Obviously he wasn’t going to use those shafts.) Also most of those would probably have to be drilled out, which is a pain in the ass even if you have a clamp and a drill press, etc. It sounds like a bargain even if he’s going to do the job with cheap shafts! Graphite iron sets are expensive to buy and reshaft, so if you want to save money, stick with steel. -joseph – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My grandfather gave me a set of clubs ,x-12’s, that he no longer wants. They are graphite and in fair to poor condition (the shafts). I think they’ve been hit fat a few too many times. The graphite at the shaft on half of them is splintered at the hozle. I don’t like graphite anyway, so I was wondering about reshafting them. I took them down to a clubmaker and he quoted me $28 per club. Quite honestly $250 is more than I want to spend to have this done at the moment. I have a set that I’m quite happy with. I was wondering if this is a job that can be done by me (for cheaper in my free time) or is it going to be better have it done?