Stiff 2 Reg?

HI! just wondering can i make a stiff flex into a regular without a shaft change? strange question ha?

Strange yes, answer no.

You can, however, go the other route (regular flex to stiff flex) by cutting the shaft down.

Actually, I suppose you could buy some shaft extenders to soften the flex...

Didnt think there woulld be an answer! is it hard to reshaft yourself?

Just to pull a shaft and stick a new one in, no, it's not very hard.

To do it and do a good job? Quite difficult.

Just take it to a proshop and have them do it for you. It's not very expensive and it will save you some time.

Ok! how much would a shaft cost? for a decent 1? as im putting it in my titliest 980f wood?

A good quality graphite will cost you about £50-£75 a true temper steel will cost about £30 or maybe less. I modify my own gear but I never touch wood shafts, theres too much can go wrong, youre best taking them to your pro. But everyone out there, I seriously recommend learning how to reshaft irons and putters and how to regrip, it save you cash if you want to experiment with your setup.

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Ok! but is reshafting irons pretty much the same doing woods?

Not really the hosels in irons are fixed depth, woods come in different depths so the tip of the shaft needs to be trimmed differently.

Procedure for changing shafts on Irons:

1. Get a gas torch (just butane) and heat the hosel of the iron, If you are really carefull you can avoid melting the ferrule.

2. After a few seconds heating (10 seconds to start with) grab the clubhead with a thick damp towel and twist. The glue should have sufficiently melted to loosen and the shaft should come away. If not apply heat for another few seconds at a time until the shaft comes loose.

3. Put the head to one side to cool. If you need the old shaft for another set try and remove the ferrule buy grasping it firmly in your fingers with a piece of sandpaper and pull it down off the shaft (it may not come away and you will need to break it to get it off.

4. Once the ferrule is removed apply heat to the shaft tip and allow the glue residue to burn off it is safe to heat the shaft to glowing red but dont heat too far up the shaft or you will discolour the chrome.

5. Once the the glue has been burnt away put the shaft to one side to cool.

6. Go back to the cool head and s****e any glue away from the inside of the hosel with a fine rat tail file or a screwdriver, dont worry about scratching the inside of the hosel, this is actually a good thing because it will give the new glue something to bind to.

7. Take the new shaft and rough the tip up with some medium/coarse grade sandpaper. Put the new ferrule on the end.

8. Mix up some Araldite and smear a small amount on the end of the shaft. Put a similar amount into the hosel. Press the shaft into the hosel and twist it around a few times. Withdraw it halfway out and then press it back in and twist again. Repeat this until the Araldite is well smeared over both shaft tip and hosel wall.

9. Finally, adjust the shaft so the label sits correctly in relation to the head. Press the ferrule down flush to the head using the Araldite spill over to fix it to the shaft and head. Wipe off any excess Araldite with a cloth dampened very slighly in white spirit or acetone (not too much or you will dissolve the ferrule. Repeat the whole process for each club.

Now, the gripping.....

1. Cut the old grip off with a Stanley Knife (watching the fingers at all times of course) and peel the old grip tape off (some white spirit would help) and clean the shaft.

2. Apply some new grip tape to your required thickness.

3. Pour a little white spirit into the new grip (cover the hole in the end with your finger of course) and slosh it around to soften the adhesive (not too long) and then pour the solvent over the grip tape.

4. Now slide the grip onto the shaft and push it fully on. Adjust until it is properly aligned with the rest of the club and leave it to dry for a few hours.

Its always good to buy a couple of cheap grips and practice on an old club first.

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Ok Thanks!