DIY - reshafting?

[VtDivot]

Anyone done it? Was it very difficult? Is this something I should leave to a professional?

Am looking at the possibility of throwing a new shaft into my driver and was quoted $120 by a clubmaker in town. I can almost buy a new stick for that with the shaft I want.

Any suggestions appreciated!
Thnx

 

[cyberious]

Anyone done it? Was it very difficult? Is this something I should leave to a professional?

Am looking at the possibility of throwing a new shaft into my driver and was quoted $120 by a clubmaker in town. I can almost buy a new stick for that with the shaft I want.

Any suggestions appreciated!
Thnx

No it is actually pretty easy. Depending upon the shaft you want if you want I could post the stuff you need (the URL's) at golfsmith.com

You need shafting epoxy I prefer the 30/60, shafting beads, a little sandpaper, a new grip, grip sovent, grip tape, a ferrule, and of course the shaft. (about 40 bucks (depending on the amount of the above stuff you buy) or so plus the cost of the shaft.

 

[bdcrowe]

The biggest difficulty is getting the old shaft out. Be careful of heat marks.

 

[cyberious]

The biggest difficulty is getting the old shaft out. Be careful of heat marks.

Yeah forgot about that you'll need a heat gun also. Maybe you could get your shop to remove the shaft?

 

[Loop]

Don't forget my wonderful post on this subject
http://www.shottalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=444

I really need to update it with photos though.

 

[VtDivot]

I have a heat gun and am looking at getting a "pulled shaft" with grip. Is it a bad idea to go with a pulled shaft?

I haven't commited to this idea yet, but I'd like to maybe put this shaft in all my fairway metals as well, so this could be a huge cost savings.

 

[Farquod]

Is it a bad idea to go with a pulled shaft?

Who knows where it's been?

If a graphite shaft is pulled badly, like someone tries to twist it out, it can be ruined. Buyer beware.

Also, a pulled shaft has already been cut to length, so if it's not the length you want, you gotta pull the grip, cut, and re-grip. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I find trying to remove and save a grip is a major pain in the butt. I just cut them and regrip.

Great post, Loop, btw.

 

[Rainmanp]

I'm pretty handy and looked into it because I have friends who do it. When I started looking at the manufacturers trimming instructions and trying to figure out how to make sure I got the spines aligned properly and all the other little details I decided to let a custom club builder do it for me. If I had more time I might still try it some day.

I even decided the same thing about grips. I like plain old Golfpride Victory grips which cost $2-3. Any shop will slip a new one on for about $5. I decided that was a lot cheaper than fooling around with it myself.

Believe me; I love fooling with this kind of stuff. It's just a practical thing. How often am I going to be re-shafting a club? If I thought I would be doing it several times a year, experimenting with new clubs all the time, it would be worthwhile, but for the occasional club?

Just another opinion.

 

[obagain]

Putting the shaft in is fairly easyunless it is a bore thru.

Using pulled shafts is great as long as you get them from a reputable source, say like me . Pulling your old shaft is going to be the hard part.

 

[VtDivot]

Putting the shaft in is fairly easyunless it is a bore thru.

Using pulled shafts is great as long as you get them from a reputable source, say like me . Pulling your old shaft is going to be the hard part.

So what kind of a deal for an NV 65 in S Flex???

Or do you have any of the TM R500 XD series with an NV in them?

 

[obagain]

If you buy a pull out they are $40.00. New they are $90.

 

[VtDivot]

I might be game for a pull out with .350 tip for $40 shipped if you have one.