Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread Al Taylor
Jeremy, Ok bud, then most of what I said you already knew.  I have been there on those type of heads before, but not that often, thank goodness.  Hey, if they got the bucks, charge appropriately and smile. Al At 10:10 AM 9/12/2003, you wrote: Al Thanks for your advice I regret to admit I am a PC

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( STILL a very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Al Taylor
When the NFL goes pay per view, and I believe it will, it will lose at least one more fan. Al At 05:04 PM 9/12/2003, you wrote: As a former broadcast engineer and a pioneer in satellite TV (we lost our ass, :>) ) I would like to add that with the new technology it won't be long before NFL footbal

ShopTalk: Quick cure

2003-09-12 Thread Keith E. Anderson
As a follow up to my last post, I just found the price on the literature I was sent. $4,995 + shipping & handling. Oh Well --

ShopTalk: Quick epoxy cure

2003-09-12 Thread Keith E. Anderson
Aloha all! There was a thread on one of the golf forums I monitor about the machine tour vans use to quick cure epoxy( I hope it was here). Well I just got some literature in the mail that guided me to this website www.quickclub.com There is no reference to price. Hope this helps someone- Keith

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread Bernie Baymiller
Jack, I had the same problem with Mirage. Sent me a non-conforming SoooLong instead of a Super 450...on purpose, I suspect. After I had the bogus "the right head was sent" stuff and returned the head (at my expense), it took me and Mastercard 6 months to get my money credited to my account. Since

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread Jack Russell
--- Bernie Baymiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here're a few: ---snip---snip---snip--- > http://www.miragegolf.com/html/2002ti.htm ---snip---snip---snip--- IMHO, absolutely, positively DO NOT buy from Mirage Golf, unless you like getting jerked around and, quite possibly, never getting

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( STILL a very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Don Flatgard
As a former broadcast engineer and a pioneer in satellite TV (we lost our ass, :>) ) I would like to add that with the new technology it won't be long before NFL football will be pay per view. You know they'll get your money.  df - Original Message - From: Ron Kellison

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( STILL a very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Ron Kellison
I would also suggest that the implementation of high-definition TV has been slowed due to broadcaster's concerns over the copying of digital broadcasts.  CBS has even gone so far as to threaten to cancel all HDTV productions unless some technical solutions are incorporated into set-top boxes

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Leo Noordhuizen
Of course you are right. (Amazing as an ICT professional I already forgot about the use of DAT for backup purposes. Nowadays in my environment almost all units are of the higher capacity type) I *can* imagine that in the professional music area DAT is still being used. Sorry for my a bit strong co

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Another Happy Linux User
On Friday 12 September 2003 7:49 am, Leo Noordhuizen wrote: > What is said below about DAT recorders in Europe is complete nonsense. > I am from The Netherlands, and have been working a long time for > Philips who was (I think) the inventor of the DAT recorder. > The DAT recorder has never been a s

RE: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Richard Kennedy
Kevil, how about the DVD's, you have for burning, a DVD(+)R and a DVD(-)R   Along with the DVD(+)RW and the DVD(-)RW.   And that is not only for your DVD Burner it is also for your DVD Player which also must accept the (+) or(-) or like ,my new unit it accepts both the (+) and (-).   I just h

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread Bernie Baymiller
Leo, Here're a few: http://www.lowprogolf.com/LOWPRO_DRIVER_DESC.cfm?ProductID=WTI2033 http://www.diamondtour.com/golfshop/woods/woods_integra450.shtml http://americangolfcomponents.com/mainframeamerican.htm http://www.miragegolf.com/html/2002ti.htm http://www.valuegolfcomponents.com/catalog.

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread Macbyrd
In a message dated 9/12/2003 3:54:39 AM Hawaiian Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I applied so much pressure that the rubber  shaft grip itself slipped rather than the shaft in the grip. Nothing would move the head .I normally use a micro torch but this head looked so crappy I didn't da

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread Jeremy Ingle
David Here's how this guy thinks --" Great looking club that a friend has tried and gets an exrta 25 yards of distance so he gets friend to pick up a couple one for him and a lefty for his son a $50 cdn each " Shaft is no good for him and I always build him special extra extra o/s grips I

RE: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Kevil, L H.
As for better arguments and examples, how about the current problems with DVD-Audio and the music industry's attempts to coerce the hardware manufacturers into building outrageous copy-protection schemes into the hardware itself? Or what about the extra cost of blank CD-RW disks vs CR-R's? ---

Re: ShopTalk: Parallel Tip Section - TT DGR300 vs DGS300

2003-09-12 Thread Ron Kellison
I apologize for the double posting of this message. I think there is a ghost in the machine! I get my BOM heads from "The Custom Club Shop" ( www.custom clubshop.com ). Fast service, good shipping to both Canada and the US...nice folks to deal with. Regards, Ron Ron Kellison wrote: I've b

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread skismith
Just say No! David Rees wrote: > Jeremy Ingle wrote: > > > > To my horror he proudly told me he had bought one for his son and would > > like me to fit it with an extra stiff graphite!!! > > Jeremy > > LOL, the club probably cost more than the labor put into reshafting it! > There's plenty of

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread GEORGE HUSON
Leo the direct importer is Trophy Sports www.tsgolf.org phone is 626-581-8276 (8-5 PST. Cailf. Time) George --- Leo Noordhuizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to check out the S450 also, but cannot find a > source any more. > Are they still being sold ? If so please tell me > where ? > > Leo

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread David Rees
Jeremy Ingle wrote: To my horror he proudly told me he had bought one for his son and would like me to fit it with an extra stiff graphite!!! Jeremy LOL, the club probably cost more than the labor put into reshafting it! There's plenty of decent components out there for reasonable prices whic

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread Leo Noordhuizen
Apologies to all for erroneously requesting a Read Receipt in my previous messages ! Leo

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Leo Noordhuizen
What is said below about DAT recorders in Europe is complete nonsense. I am from The Netherlands, and have been working a long time for Philips who was (I think) the inventor of the DAT recorder. The DAT recorder has never been a success. Also in Europe I think it is virtually impossible to buy a r

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread Arniesclubs
In a message dated 9/12/03 9:54:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Lesson I have learned is don't touch this really crap stuff with a bargepole ;even as a favour. So true!  The key is to be able to identify "crap stuff" before starting to work on it. Here's how

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread Jeremy Ingle
Al Thanks for your advice I regret to admit I am a PCS Class A Clubmaker of six years experiece!!  Yes in hindsight I should have used a "hotrod"  I delivered the finished article to the customer last night who appeared delighted with  the whole monstrosity of a weapon ,inluding the arthuritic gr

Re: ShopTalk: Shims

2003-09-12 Thread Jeremy Ingle
 tflan thanks for  all your sage advice  1) Yes I do have a a Kennedy shaft puller but I couldn't get the shaft off as I was worried about applying too much heat  I tried four times with a heat gun and  the head refused to budge  I applied so much pressure that the rubber  shaft grip itself slipp

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread Leo Noordhuizen
I want to check out the S450 also, but cannot find a source any more. Are they still being sold ? If so please tell me where ? Leo Noordhuizen - The Netherlands - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:35 PM Subject: Re: Sh

Re: ShopTalk: Integra 450 Beta (LH)

2003-09-12 Thread mlicht3
Thanks guys that is what I wanted to know. Mike > Bernie is correct, they are not the same head. I have build the > SoooLong using exact same shaft that I pulled from a beta S450, it was > not as long, and tended to fade quite a bit. Pulled the good shaft, put > in less expensive senior shaft an

Re: ShopTalk: Parallel Tip Section - TT DGR300 vs DGS300

2003-09-12 Thread Ron Kellison
I've built several of the clubs, and I heartily recommend that a graphite shaft be used if you really want to realize the potential of this head. I have discovered that you should assume a full flex difference (10 cpm) between a normal insertion depth and the BOM. My favourite shaft for this

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here

2003-09-12 Thread Tom and Donna Mason
There is big difference in music and golf clubs. We are not even talking about the same thing. Ripping off music if used for the purpose of making money is a crime. Having had a business for ten years that produced decorative items for the country craft market we found out that copy right la

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Another Happy Linux User
One other "small" thing How many of you own a Digital Audio Recorder (DAT)? (most will say "not me") You know why? Because the "music industry" has convinced the courts, that we would all be criminals, if we owned one! No crime has been commited, - yet we are all being punished!*Wh

Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( O.T. rant)

2003-09-12 Thread Another Happy Linux User
On Friday 13 September 2002 9:06 pm, Harry F. Schiestel wrote: > passionate people - lawyers, volunteers, and visionaries - > many golf and need game improving custom clubs ... > HFS > Yes... :o) Also,- do you (all) enjoy, what is left of your civil liberties? Better be prepared to defend them.

ShopTalk: Fwd: FW: Understanding Engineers

2003-09-12 Thread DADUGALLY
Hi All, Knowing that some of you have an engineering background I thought that some may enjoy this. David In a message dated 9/11/2003 11:10:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >Understanding Engineers - Take One > >>Two engineering students were walking across c