David B
Nuttier than a Squirrel
- Apr 21, 2005
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Well, I thought I was satisfied with my Supersteel irons, but after another day of hacking away I decided to take another look on ebay...
I ended up scoring a set of Callaway Hawk Eye Tungsten Injected Titanium irons (4-P) for a bit over $200, in 8+ condition... the interesting thing is my bid was a lark, since these clubs have been going for over $300 in this condition (easily), and I was amazed that my bid actually turned out to be the highest... but here's the kicker... they have Precision Rifle 6.5's in them.
So... it appears that I'm going to have to reshaft them down to a 5.0 to 5.5 if I can even expect to hit them fairly well.
The interesting thing is I get conflicting information depending on the website I visit... some club building websites say that my swing speed (about 80-90) would be fine for the 6.5's, but others say that 105+ is the recommended range for 6.5's. I've heard they play stiff, so I take the lower ratings with a grain of salt, and I am tending to think that I'll definitely need a softer shaft.
I've been looking at another set of Rifle shafts, or the Apollo stepless shafts. I really like Rifles, but it's hard to beat the price of the Apollo's if the quality is comparable ($3.90 Apollo vs. $14.45 Rifle at golfcompplus.com)
I could also score a full set (3-P) of Rifle shafts through ebay tip trimmed and prepped for about $50, then just cut to length, which drops the price to about $6.25/shaft, but they don't include shaft bands.
Any help on shaft selection would be greatly appreciated... I definitely like the stepless shaft designs, so that pretty much limits me to one of the above-mentioned brands.
The through-bore hosel should be an interesting reshaft, but I'm looking at the method of grinding the shaft tip flush after epoxying, then burnishing the sole, which shouldn't be much more difficult than doing a typical reshaft. I have the mechanical skills (I'm a DIY kinda guy), but just need to be pointed in the right direction.
Thanks.
I ended up scoring a set of Callaway Hawk Eye Tungsten Injected Titanium irons (4-P) for a bit over $200, in 8+ condition... the interesting thing is my bid was a lark, since these clubs have been going for over $300 in this condition (easily), and I was amazed that my bid actually turned out to be the highest... but here's the kicker... they have Precision Rifle 6.5's in them.
So... it appears that I'm going to have to reshaft them down to a 5.0 to 5.5 if I can even expect to hit them fairly well.
The interesting thing is I get conflicting information depending on the website I visit... some club building websites say that my swing speed (about 80-90) would be fine for the 6.5's, but others say that 105+ is the recommended range for 6.5's. I've heard they play stiff, so I take the lower ratings with a grain of salt, and I am tending to think that I'll definitely need a softer shaft.
I've been looking at another set of Rifle shafts, or the Apollo stepless shafts. I really like Rifles, but it's hard to beat the price of the Apollo's if the quality is comparable ($3.90 Apollo vs. $14.45 Rifle at golfcompplus.com)
I could also score a full set (3-P) of Rifle shafts through ebay tip trimmed and prepped for about $50, then just cut to length, which drops the price to about $6.25/shaft, but they don't include shaft bands.
Any help on shaft selection would be greatly appreciated... I definitely like the stepless shaft designs, so that pretty much limits me to one of the above-mentioned brands.
The through-bore hosel should be an interesting reshaft, but I'm looking at the method of grinding the shaft tip flush after epoxying, then burnishing the sole, which shouldn't be much more difficult than doing a typical reshaft. I have the mechanical skills (I'm a DIY kinda guy), but just need to be pointed in the right direction.
Thanks.