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Does he give lessons?
He does fix up my swing from time to time. However the greatest thing he fixes up is my bank balance. 
Cheers Colin Wilson RSG Roll Call: http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/wilsonc.htm Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
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$30 + the cost of the shaft, is about right for the cost to remove the old shaft and install the new one with tweaks. I’d say you have a good case to make the first guy re-do the job, if you could trust to do it any better the 2nd time around. RJ … – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I frequency analyzed my clubs recently and found my irons were dead on perfect for my swing. My Driver however was *way* too stiff. It was an EI-70 in a 975 D. In the 7.0 area when my irons were all at 5.5. I labored a bit with the driver so I went for the re-shaft. I selecected a Graffalloy, and the clubmaker assured me he would get it to 5.5 and spine align. It felt awful–like hitting a marshmellow–so I went to another high-tech place in town–(right accross the street from Rifle Precision, and Danny Edwards was in there with his clubs BTW), and asked them to check the club. They determined that the previous clubmaker had not removed 1 1/2" of the old EI-70. It was still in the clubhead and hosel! The club was not spine aligned and the freq was not 5.5. To repair it they took out the the remaining piece of EI-70–then had to put a 1 1/2 inch extender in the butt-end of the shaft to regain length. It still doesn’t feel good–but it is better. I’ve paid twice for the re-shaft and it still ain’t right though, What have I got? Has the flex point been moved? Does this affect feel? How will this perform vs. if the job had been done correctly. It feels stiff. I’m out $200 so far and don’t want to start over. Brad
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PPS: $200 for a reshaft and re-reshaft? What kind of shaft did you buy–the ultra boron/titanium copper insert filament-wrapped sheet-wound doozer from Grafalloy?
He got the shaft alright.
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Yes Jeff I did–I knew that when I posted. I left myself open to ridicule. But it’s ‘recovery time’ now. I need help. Brad – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – PPS: $200 for a reshaft and re-reshaft? What kind of shaft did you buy–the ultra boron/titanium copper insert filament-wrapped sheet-wound doozer from Grafalloy? He got the shaft alright.
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I’m out $200 so far and don’t want to start over.
This last part is the killer, but maybe you have to. The 1.5" missing off the tip is going to make the shaft play stiffer, even with the butt extension. Brad, I believe you’re a good golfer, right? Are there any problems with a steel shaft? My son has a 975D, with a Rifle 6.0 at 43.5". He loves it, and darn near cranks that thing out 260 metres (290 yards). He gets more length from it (and more control) than his previous 45" Taylor Made Burner Ti (stiff). It would save you some money too I think, if that is possible in your current dilemma. Cheers Colin Wilson RSG Roll Call: http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/wilsonc.htm Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
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Colin I really like this idea and didn’t really think of it. You know I do own the 975D with the ‘lighthead’. The one that is underlined. It’s made for heavier shafts–and a stell shaft fit’s the bill. Leave it to an Aussie! Does your son have this same version of the 975D? Brad – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m out $200 so far and don’t want to start over. This last part is the killer, but maybe you have to. The 1.5" missing off the tip is going to make the shaft play stiffer, even with the butt extension. Brad, I believe you’re a good golfer, right? Are there any problems with a steel shaft? My son has a 975D, with a Rifle 6.0 at 43.5". He loves it, and darn near cranks that thing out 260 metres (290 yards). He gets more length from it (and more control) than his previous 45" Taylor Made Burner Ti (stiff). It would save you some money too I think, if that is possible in your current dilemma. Cheers Colin Wilson RSG Roll Call: http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/wilsonc.htm Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
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Colin I really like this idea and didn’t really think of it. You know I do own the 975D with the ‘lighthead’. The one that is underlined. It’s made for heavier shafts–and a steel shaft fit’s the bill. Leave it to an Aussie! Does your son have this same version of the 975D?
He has the normal head. It feels just a tiny bit heavier, but he says he likes it like that because it makes him slow down his tempo just a little. Plus at 43.5" it isn’t that bad. I played in a scramble with him on Sunday. On one 434m (477y) par-5, admittedly with a reasonably elevated tee, we had a 7-iron shot of about 140m (155y) into the green. That’s how long he hit it. He made the approach shot too, got the putt and eagled it by himself! Cheers Colin Wilson RSG Roll Call: http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/wilsonc.htm Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
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Does he give lessons? Is he gonna be in Arizona any time soon? Thanks for the idea.–Rifle 5.5 it is. Brad – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Colin I really like this idea and didn’t really think of it. You know I do own the 975D with the ‘lighthead’. The one that is underlined. It’s made for heavier shafts–and a steel shaft fit’s the bill. Leave it to an Aussie! Does your son have this same version of the 975D? He has the normal head. It feels just a tiny bit heavier, but he says he likes it like that because it makes him slow down his tempo just a little. Plus at 43.5" it isn’t that bad. I played in a scramble with him on Sunday. On one 434m (477y) par-5, admittedly with a reasonably elevated tee, we had a 7-iron shot of about 140m (155y) into the green. That’s how long he hit it. He made the approach shot too, got the putt and eagled it by himself! Cheers Colin Wilson RSG Roll Call: http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/wilsonc.htm Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
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Lead tape is, well, lead with an adhesive back on it so you can stick it on clubheads to add weight, change weight distribution characteristics, like that. Mine is a roll of tape with a paper backing you peel off to expose the sticky side. It’s about 1/2" wide. There are various form factors of it, but that’s a pretty common one. Here’s an example: http://www.golfworks.com/item_display.asp?ProductNumber=LT100 You can also get small squares of lead tape to stick on, such as here: http://www.golfworks.com/item_display.asp?ProductNumber=LSWT Surprisingly, the tape holds on remarkably well. I’ve never had it fall off. The only places I know to buy it are the component suppliers like Golfworks, Dynacraft, and Golfsmith (others may know of additional places). If you live somewhere close to a Golfsmith store, I’m sure they’d have it. Mike One way to try to compensate for this a bit is to add some weight (lead tape) to the head and see if it improves the feel for you. It’s cheap to do, but will, of course, raise the swingweight. One way to make a shaft play more flexibly is to add weight to the clubhead. what is a lead tape and where to buy it ? Jacek
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