RE: ShopTalk: Loft/Lie Question

2016-08-05 Thread Tom Wishon
to do just that and only that. So if you want total accuracy, you have to do the measurements in a separate unit. TOM WISHON -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Steve Longeway Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 9:28

RE: ShopTalk: Stamping Irons

2016-04-18 Thread Tom Wishon
, or you could have the heads re chromed. BTW, when the chrome cracks, it also has a tendency to peel slightly so you’ll probably lose some plating coverage for a few millimeters around the letter or number stamp. TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On

RE: ShopTalk: Wishon 915HL

2016-02-04 Thread Tom Wishon
l ask you to pay shipping. Is there anything else we can do for you at this time, anything else you need? Let me know and then I can have our staff take care of this for you, TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Clubs By Moe Sent: Thu

Re: ShopTalk: Equipment Sales

2015-09-07 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hey John, lotsa old guys here huh? I reach 81 next month, Baymiller's up there too, and more, and a long list of ailments to go along with it. UGH! On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:22 AM, John Kaufman wrote: > Hi Guy > ​ > > With the recent emails regarding gong out of business sales I thought I > throw

Re: ShopTalk: Getting rid of some stuff

2015-09-06 Thread Tom Flanagan
f gauze for 3 days, then giant Band Aids. But . . . too late. Dumbness reigned supreme. Ah yes, 80 years old (81 next month and dumber than a bag of rocks.) TFlan On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Bernie Baymiller wrote: > Tom, > > Geez, sorry to hear you have those health problems. I

Re: ShopTalk: Getting rid of some stuff

2015-09-04 Thread Tom Flanagan
e better for it. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> /Ed >> >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Tom Flanagan wrote: >> >> Guess its time to give it up. Just out of the hospital - sepsis plus >> spinal stenosis. So, I have a few things left to sell (so

ShopTalk: Getting rid of some stuff

2015-09-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
Guess its time to give it up. Just out of the hospital - sepsis plus spinal stenosis. So, I have a few things left to sell (sold my loft and lie machine - sorry.) Golfsmith SW scale, practically new in original box Kaufman Freq meter Shaft clamp (fast clamp for gripping - modified - had to repla

RE: ShopTalk: Favorite 50-60 shaft

2015-06-17 Thread Tom Wishon
55 R Wishon S2S Blue 55 S UST Attas 4U5 S Mitsubishi Fubuki 50a S Hope this helps, TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Steve Longeway Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:30 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Favorite 50-60

RE: ShopTalk: Favorite 50-60 shaft

2015-06-17 Thread Tom Wishon
has used and liked the stiffness feel of Get back to me with this and I can narrow the field to offer some help. TOM WISHON From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Steve Longeway Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:31 AM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com

ShopTalk: RBZ Tour Hybrid

2014-08-27 Thread Tom Flanagan
I'm in the process of reshafting one of these because the "R" flex .370 tip shaft is too stiff for the guy. It freq's at 285 cpm, ungripped. The guy wants something a lot softer. So two things; have any of you been able to remove the shaft adapter without ruining it? I want to save the shaft so dr

Re: ShopTalk: Smaller size driver head

2014-05-23 Thread Tom Flanagan
Go to your local golf super store and look for a used one. I have a few clones from way back when that aren't in the 460 cc range, in fact, I have 1, 3, 5, 7 Callaway Hawkeyes and for sure a couple pull-off Ti heads that are in the 400 range. Even a Bertha 8 deg. I just never dumped them so they si

RE: ShopTalk: Smaller size driver head

2014-05-23 Thread Tom Wishon
shouldn’t consist of shameless commercial plugs for products. I’ll watch the FROM a little more closely in the future. TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Tom Wishon Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 1:37 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE

RE: ShopTalk: Smaller size driver head

2014-05-23 Thread Tom Wishon
-919fd/ Thank you very much and I hope we could help to make your friend feel more “well” !!! TOM ;>) From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Leo Noordhuizen Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 12:55 PM To: ShopTalk Subject: ShopTalk: Smaller size driver h

Re: ShopTalk: Another Ping reshaft question

2014-05-21 Thread Tom Flanagan
I told you about how I do it. I've been doing it that way for years. However, I still have a cut in two soda can that I sandpapered just in case. I think dimpling doesn't do much, nor does smacking the tip out of round. An oval-shaped tip doesn't fit against the hosel wall very well although most e

Re: ShopTalk: Another Ping reshaft question

2014-05-20 Thread Tom Flanagan
I use relatively heavy mono filament fish line mostly. I put it in the back side of the hosel and snap it off as soon as the fit seems snug. If that doesn't work, I have some of those really thin tag twist ties that work most every time. You may want to read the note I sent last week re: using an

RE: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings

2014-05-17 Thread Tom Flanagan
nst the hosel wall. T On Friday, May 16, 2014, Don M wrote: OK, I've done the Callaways, I just didn't guess you'd do that in this case. Thanks. -Don M From: Tom Flanagan To: Shop Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 3:12 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts

Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings

2014-05-16 Thread Tom Flanagan
You have to get the tip snug against the hosel wall. T On Friday, May 16, 2014, Don M wrote: > OK, I've done the Callaways, I just didn't guess you'd do that in this > case. Thanks. > > -Don M > > ------ > *From:* Tom Flanagan

Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings

2014-05-16 Thread Tom Flanagan
tip, put a plug in the tip (you have to experiment with the diameter to get the correct size, and glue it in. TFlan On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Don M wrote: > You're losing me on the plug. What are we plugging? > > -Don M > > ------ >

Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings

2014-05-16 Thread Tom Flanagan
zy. > > -Don M > > > > From: George Huson > To: "ShopTalk@mail.msen.com" > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 7:39 AM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings > > I agree Tom, I have done several single irons never had a failure. > > Geo

Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings

2014-05-15 Thread Tom Flanagan
Oh well, I've done several - a couple dozen or more, by slitting the shaft tips and never - never, not one time, did I have a failure. All the maybes, mights, could be's may happen. If you do it right, it won't. Slit it, plug it, epoxy it and don't worry about it. Now if its a full set, then sure,

Re: ShopTalk: Making .370 shafts fit into Pings

2014-05-15 Thread Tom Flanagan
I slit shaft tips with the thinnest blade Dremel cutter I could find. It works but like Callaway does, you have to shove a plug in the tip to keep it from collapsing. With Pings you don't have to do the Callaway 3/4" to 1" slit. I haven't done a Ping for a while but I vaguely recall a slit about 1/

Re: ShopTalk: Paint fill for irons

2014-04-11 Thread Tom Flanagan
You can use any enamel or acrylic paint. Just dip a small brush in the paint, apply it to the stamping, wait a couple minutes and wipe it with a cloth or paper towel - gently. The paint will remain in the cracks and the rest will wipe away I did that when I worked in the paint shop at American Bos

Re: ShopTalk: Used clubs

2014-03-05 Thread Tom Flanagan
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 6:19 AM, Leo Noordhuizen wrote: > Mach-22 shafts... Very nice shafts. Pity they dont make them any longer... > > Leo - The Netherlands > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Tom Flanagan wrote: > >> I have a pile of single clubs including

Re: ShopTalk: Used clubs

2014-03-04 Thread Tom Flanagan
> > Steve Longeway > wrote: > > >Most of my stuff goes to first tee as well. > > > >Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:18 PM, Tom Flanagan > >> > > wrote: > >> > >> While reading the daily classifieds today (

ShopTalk: Used clubs

2014-03-04 Thread Tom Flanagan
While reading the daily classifieds today (my glass isn't quite full these days) I came across the "Sports Equipment" section. There are a lot of clubs and miscellaneous gear listed. The prices asked cracked me up. Full set of Nicklaus woods, irons, and bag, like new, only $190. Big Bertha Hawkey

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-12 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hah, yeah, true. TP are the letters for " The Pr**ick. He and I spoke on the phone often. Good guy. Sorry to see him drop off the site. T On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, Ron Kellison wrote: > Tom, > > I just remembered that Domasky was also referred to as TP. If I remember &g

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-12 Thread Tom Flanagan
car color and it matched the shaft paint pretty close. I did the same job but in reverse on a Taylor 3W. Pulled the shaft, tipped it, popped the grip, plugged the butt, sold another grip and made a few more bucks. Good to hear (read) from you. TFlan On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Ron

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-12 Thread Tom Flanagan
8). I kinda miss the space in the business building but what the hell, I don't need it these days. Here's mine. The new ones are more streamlined and I've heard not as good as this oldie. T On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:19 AM, wrote: > Tom I was referring to the tire compressor

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-12 Thread Tom Flanagan
gt; Don't have to tilt it down! The solvent put into the shaft will be forced > out between the grip and the shaft when the air is applied. > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Tom Flanagan > To: Shop > Sent: Tue, Feb 11, 2014 4:22 pm > Subject: Re: ShopTa

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-11 Thread Tom Flanagan
t when the air is applied. > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Tom Flanagan > To: Shop > Sent: Tue, Feb 11, 2014 4:22 pm > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools > > hah, yeah, but like you, I get a kick from trying different things. The > "splash back&quo

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-11 Thread Tom Flanagan
> a large jar cover and drilled a hole in it. Put the lid on the nozzle > screw, attach the tube. The cap acts as a shield to keep splash back. > > > Hey Tom, the cap shield is not at all necessary! There is no splashback - > all "splash" comes out the mouth of nthe grip -j

Re: ShopTalk: Arnies DIY Club making tools

2014-02-11 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hello; I'm still here but not doing much club repair these days. Some grips, a few reshafts, etc. I think I may have sent my home made shaft puller to ST several years ago. If that's of interest look for TFlan's Shaft Puller on the site or google. Also, I made a wrap for grip removal from some ol

Re: ShopTalk: Clubhead adapter removal tools

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Flanagan
Golfworks. Golfsmith. Google. Bing. Just type in the name of the vendor or the name of the product. I got mine from Golfworks. in fact, it's available from some welding supply vendors. TFlan On Sunday, February 9, 2014, Mathieu HENRAS wrote: > Please, anyone could post a link to these gels? Th

Re: ShopTalk: Club Scout Quality, and Customer service

2013-09-30 Thread Tom Flanagan
I have a CS 2nd edition, I think, that I bought about 15 years ago. Its still going strong. I'm still using it but not near as much as I did. I'll probably leave it to my 7 year-old grandson. No doubt it will still be working. TFlan On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:59 AM, myKey Phean wrote: > No John

Re: ShopTalk: Reshaft a Flare-Tip putter

2013-09-25 Thread Tom Flanagan
The only potential problem is if the shaft is installed via the traditional Ping slammed and crushed ball bearing method. No amount of heating and twisting will get the head off. Most of us have removed heads from Ping putters by cutting the shaft near the hosel and drilling out the bearing, I thin

Re: ShopTalk: Dynacraft LCG II irons

2013-03-26 Thread Tom Flanagan
Burgess; Don't know if this helps but I have a set, 2 - PW of Dynacraft, Tour Forged 001 heads. I've had them for several years. I vaguely recall using them for a short time, then pulled the shafts and put them on the shelf. They're forged cavity backs, sweet spot rarely hit. I've actually been th

Re: ShopTalk: Driver Loft Question for Seniors

2012-08-23 Thread Tom Flanagan
ll > them a shaft as it probably won't do them any good. > > I don't think they're hitting the ball too high but hitting down on the > ball with a negative angle of attack, adding way too much spin so they're > just hitting soft pop-ups. > > I found a chart fr

RE: ShopTalk: Wishon 575MMC Irons

2012-08-08 Thread Tom Wishon
d hope all is well with you these days, TOM -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of j...@clubmaker-online.com Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:14 AM To: shoptalk@mail.msen.com Subject: ShopTalk: Wishon 575MMC Irons Ni

Re: ShopTalk: Reaming Ping 17-4 SS

2012-06-07 Thread Tom Flanagan
puller is tentatively sold now, thank you very > much; and thanks to whomever suggested trying Toronto Golf Nuts or a > similar forum, didn't think about that (I deleted the email you sent but > you know who you are!). I'll stick around a few more days in case someone > repli

Re: ShopTalk: Clubmaking stuff for sale

2012-05-30 Thread Tom Flanagan
ing much club repair either. Some grips, a few shafts. Sold my L&L machine. Now I wish I hadn't. Hindsight (as opposed to hiney sight) can be tough. Good to hear from ya kiddo. Keep it in the middle. TFlan On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Jen Kuntz wrote: > I've missed ya To

Re: ShopTalk: Clubmaking stuff for sale

2012-05-30 Thread Tom Flanagan
So, doing anything later? :-) TFlan On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Jen Kuntz wrote: > Hello folks, > > It's been a long time since I subscribed to this list... John set me up > again temporarily because I am selling off my clubmaking stuff. Just > finding that other than regripping I just d

Re: ShopTalk: putter fitting

2012-05-04 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hah! I agree: there's practically zero money in reshafts unless you get full retail plus labor plus spining, freq-ing, weighting etc. All that takes too much time. But regrips? Easy money. Loft and lie? Easier money. I paid for my Scotland machine in a couple weeks (sold it recently - sorry I did)

ShopTalk: High loft driver - report

2012-03-24 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hard to believe the the Callaway Razr 13.5 deg driver I tested then bought ($225 no tax + hat, and a dozen "Chrome" balls" actually added 10 - 15 yds to my pitiful lunge. I didn't believe it but on the range it went a long way - longer than any of the other two drivers I'd been using. Oddly, ev

Re: ShopTalk: Hi-loft driver

2012-03-20 Thread Tom Flanagan
for sure...someone has hacked his email. lol. > John > > By far and away this was the worst impersonation of TFlan ever. :-) Keith >> On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:04 PM, Tom Flanagan wrote: >> >> Not from moi! I'm not about to get into a pissing match. I said my >>&g

Re: ShopTalk: Hi-loft driver

2012-03-19 Thread Tom Flanagan
Not from moi! I'm not about to get into a pissing match. I said my piece. When I get and use the driver I will report results. This Indian will launch the "arrow" and hope it falls where I aimed. If not its clearly the how's fault :-) TFlan

Re: ShopTalk: Hi-loft driver

2012-03-19 Thread Tom Flanagan
its the Indian. TFlan On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Eric Schoonmaker wrote: > I haven't posted in quite a long time but i like listening to the golf > stories. Good job on getting the club, Tom. > > This made me think about a friend of mine who got an R11s just recently

Re: ShopTalk: Hi-loft driver

2012-03-17 Thread Tom Flanagan
Just heard back from the pro. The deal is on. T On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Pat Ladner wrote: > Tom, I bought a 13.5 degree Ping G15 driver regular shaft and I hit it a > ton with a nice high trajectory. I wish I could find a R11 driver head so > I can use all of the shafts I

Re: ShopTalk: Hi-loft driver

2012-03-17 Thread Tom Flanagan
Yeah, I tried to buy the demo but the guy wouldn't budge - something I've never understood. I'll be talking to our head pro today about it. I'm guessing a deal can still be made. TFlan On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Davy Hoffman wrote: > Never pass up a driver that is better than anything y

RE: ShopTalk: Ping Ball Distance Rating

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Flanagan
Remember when golf balls were sold by "compression number?" 80, 90 and 100? What's the difference from that to what Solheim's proposing? Way back then, an 80 compression ball was variously described as "a cold weather ball, a ladies ball, or an old man's ball." 100's were for hard hitters or ho

RE: ShopTalk: Looking for Someone

2011-07-21 Thread Tom Flanagan
Send a note to Dave Dugally. He owns Golf Coast. I sure recall Sun Valley Golf - bought several sets from them. Check my memory but weren't the irons the same as the old models we got from Chris Fu? The brand became "Vector" which Dugally, I thing, still handles. TFlan Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2

RE: ShopTalk: Equipment question

2011-06-27 Thread Tom Flanagan
Well, I've been at this game for nearly 60 years and given the equipment I used then compared to what I use now? I'm still hitting the 7 iron nearly the same distance I hit it from way back when. Why? For sure it isn't because I'm stronger. It's because of shaft technology, head design, grip de

ShopTalk: Speaking of flex

2011-06-14 Thread Tom Flanagan
I got to thinking about shaft flex and letter designations a couple days ago, after reshafting a driver for a guy. He's about 80 years old or so. He used to be a pretty good player but now? Well, there are more leaves on the ground than on the tree, so to speak. He couldn't hit the 12 deg, "R"

RE: ShopTalk: New Components

2011-06-09 Thread Tom Flanagan
I just found a new brand - Cilalaviagragolf. Comes in firm, super-flex and semi-limp. Perfect for a 3 1/2 hour round. Can't decide on which to order. TFlan Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:02:29 -0700 From: e_ree...@mailup.net To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: New Components

RE: ShopTalk: New Components

2011-06-09 Thread Tom Flanagan
Well I'll be hornswoggled! Does anyone recall the multitude of negativism - mine included - over the FitChip? Lloyd Hackman's insistence that stiffer shafts are better? Could it be that he was right and we were wrong? Impossible, right? TFlan Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:12:00 -0400 From: dtutel.

RE: ShopTalk: Head weight and distance

2011-05-06 Thread Tom Flanagan
That's the same driver I borrowed after the Cleveland demo day last week. I played 2 rounds with it and hit a few on the range. It looks as though I hit it about 15 - 20 yds longer than the Cobra 12 deg, 47" I had for a while. So, if I can get one of those balls that go 10 yds farther, one of t

RE: ShopTalk: Head weight and distance

2011-05-05 Thread Tom Flanagan
(Those are from David Dugally's Golf Coast: a Vector TourSpec head and Fierce FullForce shaft. Outstanding components.) It all boils down to whether you believe Bernie Baymiller or Tom Wishon. I believe that either one might be right for any given golfer. But I have done better with the W

RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-04 Thread Tom Flanagan
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 09:56:58 -0400 From: dtutel...@optonline.net Subject: RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . . To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com At 09:03 PM 5/3/2011, Tom Flanagan wrote: Hi Prof Tutelman. I assumed I'd get a response from you and I appreciate it. As always, reasone

RE: ShopTalk: Demo Day

2011-05-04 Thread Tom Wishon
lfers about the benefits of custom vs standard off the rack, the clubmakers end up toiling in relative anonymity while the huge marketing dollars of the big companies continues to make un-knowing golfers think they are getting the best clubs when they do buy off the rack. TOM -Original

RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
ght have a very stiff tip section compared to the other filament wound shafts. Rich "Mac" McHattie Mac's Golf -Original Message- From: Tom Flanagan To: shoptalk Sent: Tue, May 3, 2011 5:52 am Subject: RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery

RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
to me are: > > (1) Profile: everybody has been talking about this, more in > terms of bend points or frequency measurements at certain > frequencies. But basically it is the profile. > > (2) Torque: more than 20 years ago, Tom Wishon and Jeff > Summ

RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
com Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 12:28:36 -0400 Sounds like they might have a very stiff tip section compared to the other filament wound shafts. Rich "Mac" McHattie Mac's Golf -Original Message- From: Tom Flanagan To: shoptalk Sent: Tu

RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
Huh? TFlan Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 04:10:25 -0700 From: d...@mcluckie.net Subject: Re: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . . To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Bend points?? -Don M

RE: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Flanagan
rs. Good thing I got the shafts for free or I'd really be p.o.'d. T From: bl...@charter.net To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . . Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 21:08:43 -0400 Tom, Hey, I had the same reaction to a couple of SKFiber’s new SuperF

ShopTalk: This is a mystery to me . . .

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Flanagan
I built a set of Callaway Diablo uh, clones (?) Thursday. Shafts Aldila Velocitor, 4 - SW. I weight matched the heads 7 grams apart, as I usually do, and freq matched the shafts with heads shimmed on, at 38" 5 iron. I was looking for something like what the guy had, 288 cpm 5 iron. So, I go

RE: ShopTalk: Bore thru plugs

2011-04-07 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hey John; I just reshafted a Callaway PW with a steel shaft for a guy. I was sure I had a plug - wrong! So . . . I did this: I used a cut-off wood shaft graphite tip, which fit into the shaft tip. I filled the "plug" hole with a plastic pin, cut the assembly off near to flush and finished it w

RE: ShopTalk: grip tape

2011-02-28 Thread Tom Flanagan
My practice is and has been for years to apply the tape, install the grip and poke a hole in the tape via the vent hole in the grip butt. Consider this though: way back when grips were leather wrapped over a listing, a plastic cap was shoved into the butt end and either glued in place or - some

RE: ShopTalk: Question on TTDGX100 Sensicore shafts

2011-02-20 Thread Tom Flanagan
You're not talking about tip trimming are you? If they're taper tips there is no trip trimming. It's possible I suppose that somebody drilled or reamed out the hosel of a TT head and tipped the shaft, or . . . stuck them in a parallel head and shimmed them. I have a set of component copy Ping G

RE: ShopTalk: Easy fix for sliding ferrules

2011-01-27 Thread Tom Flanagan
Same here. Except I made a wooden one of walnut. TFlan From: volcg...@aol.com Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:49:47 -0500 Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Easy fix for sliding ferrules To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com The fix I use for ferrule creep is the metal shaft clamp and fast setting adhesive. I just

RE: ShopTalk: New Wishon Goodies

2011-01-06 Thread Tom Wishon
this message of "CUSTOM FITTING BEATS STANDARD OFF THE RACK" to consumers and we do find that very important to do. Thanks much and may 2011 bring a few more golfers to all your shops! TOM WISHON -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-sh

RE: ShopTalk: Trackman Newsletter

2010-10-30 Thread Tom Flanagan
I had a customer many years ago who told me he wanted to hit draws and hooks. I asked him how he was hitting now? He said " . . . oh lousy straight shots mostly." I asked what was wrong with that. He said he could get a lot more distance hitting a hook. I said ". . . you mean further into the t

RE: ShopTalk: Lynx irons

2010-10-29 Thread Tom Wishon
id. So I would recommend you try to contact Bill Totten and ask him for help on this - probably through Jeff Sheets' consulting company because Totten works for Jeff now since GS eliminated their in-house product development group a number of years ago. TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com

RE: ShopTalk: Lynx irons

2010-10-28 Thread Tom Flanagan
As I recall , the hosel insertion depth on those dogs was pretty shallow as well. I have a neighbor who played Lynx up until a year ago. I reshafted a couple of them, and re-epoxied at least one of them. I used JB Weld for the reglue. For the reshafts I just shimmed them with scraped and roughe

RE: ShopTalk: Marking titanium drivers

2010-10-28 Thread Tom Wishon
that does not bang into the ground when the club is hit, it will last and can be done so it looks cosmetically ok. TOM -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of j...@clubmaker-online.com Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 9

RE: ShopTalk: Sun Mountain Speed Cart Issue

2010-10-22 Thread Tom Wishon
Man do I agree - my wife has one and I stopped trying to mess with that after it almost took my finger off - kept me off the links for 2 weeks! TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Ed Reeder Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:55 PM To

RE: ShopTalk: Professional Putter Fitter Recomendation

2010-10-20 Thread Tom Wishon
BOB You can tell the man to call Cool Clubs in Scottsdale. They have one of the SAM PuttLab units (we have one too) which are VERY good for a full on putting analysis. TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Bob Barrette Sent: Wednesday

RE: ShopTalk: TFlan news?

2010-10-15 Thread Tom Flanagan
m Subject: Re: ShopTalk: TFlan news? Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:58:44 -0400 Tom, Sounds like you're doing great. But, curious about one thing...does the bovine valve require that you take anti-rejection drugs? Hopefully not. Ready for a long driver yet? Bernie bl...@charter.net F

RE: ShopTalk: TFlan news?

2010-10-15 Thread Tom Flanagan
te: > >Has anyone heard from Tom since his heart surgery? > >Hoping for the best... > > Guys, > This all played out on SpineTalk a week ago. > > TFlan came through the operation fine and is recovering on schedule. > If he doesn't post a detailed update her

Re: ShopTalk: Conforming vs. Non

2010-09-04 Thread Tom Janson
How high COR would you go do yu think?   I'v used a Killer Bee .87 COR head one round and it's definitely longer; @ 10 -15 yards.  Seemed like it was a bit straighter but with the consistency of my swing, who knows?    Tom Janson   --- On Fri, 9/3/10, Frank Hann wrote: From: Frank Ha

RE: ShopTalk: Advise needed.....

2010-09-02 Thread Tom Wishon
LEO: Actually, there were more people who began to ask for a satin chrome finish during the last two years of the life of the 550 ironheads. TOM From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Leo Noordhuizen Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:23 PM To

RE: ShopTalk: Advise needed.....

2010-09-02 Thread Tom Wishon
t and should not be done any other way. Hope this helps and best wishes in this great game!! TOM WISHON From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Leo Noordhuizen Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:57 AM To: shoptalk@mail.msen.com Subject: ShopTal

Re: ShopTalk: Is it quiet

2010-08-29 Thread Tom and Donna
Tom, sorry to hear of your medical problems. On April 15 I started a round of golf only to get no further than the first hole. I suffered two anuerisms occurring at the same time, one in the frontal lob and one in the rear lob that knocked me out. My blood pressure when I was put in the

RE: ShopTalk: Is it quiet

2010-08-29 Thread Tom Flanagan
Well, this ought to get it going. About a month ago I passed out on the course. Severe dehydration, it was thought. Temps were really hot here in the CA Central Valley - the Tuesday before the "event" temp was 108 deg. I felt fine apres golf but on Wednesday I drank only a single bottle of H

Re: ShopTalk: Cleveland shafts

2010-06-28 Thread Tom and Donna
TFlan I may just have what you are looking for. I have several of the Launchers that just might work for you. I will email you tomorrow. Tom On 6/28/2010 7:24 PM, Tom Flanagan wrote: Hey guys; I'm looking for a couple of those gold Cleveland Launcher driver shafts, R flex. I put one

ShopTalk: Cleveland shafts

2010-06-28 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hey guys; I'm looking for a couple of those gold Cleveland Launcher driver shafts, R flex. I put one in a guy's Callaway 5 metal and now he wants the same in his 3 and 7 metals. Anyone have a couple you're willing to part with? Thanks TFlan

RE: ShopTalk: Head Rattle

2010-05-24 Thread Tom Flanagan
Not for the rat ;-) > From: r...@agcpgolf.com > To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Head Rattle > Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:33:50 -0400 > > We went to one of the DIY home pest exterminator shops and ordered a gallon > can of rat glue. It will last a lifetime. > > Roy

RE: ShopTalk: Head Rattle

2010-05-24 Thread Tom Flanagan
You can get dental tools at Harbor Freight - well, picks and mirrors. They're commonly used for a lot of small jobs. TFlan _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from

RE: ShopTalk: Head Rattle

2010-05-24 Thread Tom Flanagan
Ah geez - I went through this about 6 months ago with a Titleist driver. It wasn't a plug though, it was a piece of metal scraping that fell through the hole in the hosel that got there by the owner trying to drill out the shaft. Yep, an "easy job" the guy was told by an "expert". Just drill th

RE: ShopTalk: Mizuno Iron Reshaft

2010-05-19 Thread Tom Flanagan
I did a set of MP33's for a guy last year. They had X-100 Lites in them, taper tip.I spent hours looking for TT X-100 Lites. I found a lot of parallels but no tapers. I called the guy and convinced him he'd be better satisfied if I bored out the hosels to .370" and installed spined, frequencied

RE: ShopTalk: The classical music marketplace

2010-04-02 Thread Tom Flanagan
So, is this person a golfer? TFlan > Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:55:51 -0400 > From: kelliso...@rogers.com > To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: The classical music marketplace > > Tom, > > I guess this means you're not in that 1% category? :

RE: ShopTalk: The classical music marketplace

2010-04-02 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hey John, what's this? Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 14:22:45 -0500 Subject: ShopTalk: The classical music marketplace From: lhke...@gmail.com To: huelsberg...@missouri.edu; truesde...@missouri.edu; much...@missouri.edu; ShopTalk@mail.msen.com; wesselma...@missouri.edu <>

RE: ShopTalk: Polishing clubs

2010-03-24 Thread Tom Flanagan
O.K. here I'll admit to being perhaps a little uh, anal. Years ago, when I was flying single engine airplanes it occurred to me that the cleaner and shinier the airplane exterior surfaces, the better the performance. Now, I'm not talking about high horsepower stuff, just Cessna 150, 172, 182 an

RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

2010-03-24 Thread Tom Flanagan
Context Arnie, context TFlan From: arniescl...@aol.com Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:45:40 -0400 Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com In a message dated 3/23/2010 6:17:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, tflans...@hotmail.com writes: Getting the lie angle "pretty close

RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

2010-03-23 Thread Tom Flanagan
Some of you long-timers here will recall that several years ago I proposed the argument that since there's never a level lie on a golf course, adjusting lie angles to the nth degree is a waste of time. As long as it's pretty close it should be "close enough". Suppose you have a side hill l

RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

2010-03-23 Thread Tom Wishon
of the tour player level of ball striker or the very high swing speed golfer. The greater the distance on the shot, the more a 1* error in lie at impact translates into meaningful differences in azimuth of the shot. TOM -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-

RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

2010-03-23 Thread Tom Flanagan
I guess I've been using a lie board for over 25 years. I still have my second one. The first wore out. There's at least one problem with the accuracy of the lie board. Mine is one of those black plastic ones, about 1/4" thick. The problem is the thickness. I try to use the lie board on a hittin

RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

2010-03-23 Thread Tom Wishon
ot to account for shaft droop. TOM -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of j...@clubmaker-online.com Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:30 AM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie Thanks for the

RE: ShopTalk: Measuring Lie

2010-03-23 Thread Tom Wishon
g the ball so the ink line is perfectly vertical to be able to leave an imprint of the line on the face of the iron from impact. TOM WISHON -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of j...@clubmaker-online.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: ShopTalk: 1 1/2 HOURS OF PURE EDUCATION

2010-02-05 Thread Tom and Donna
been built the MOI approach appears to be easier to match because of the equipment used in matching is more accurate. Thanks to all of you for your help. You guys have a great weekend. Tom Mason Little Red Club House Roy - AGCP wrote: FWIW - We do not use the software and have never

Re: ShopTalk: 1 1/2 HOURS OF PURE EDUCATION

2010-02-04 Thread Tom and Donna
t use to the process again. Have a great evening. Tom Mason André Cantin wrote: Tom. Agreed the software is not necessary. However Richard Kempton (you should know him:)) uses the software more than the method you suggested below. I have saved an email from him where he explains in every d

RE: ShopTalk: Statement by Ping Chairman John Solheim

2010-02-04 Thread Tom Wishon
is no question in my mind Callaway would sue the USGA for restraint of trade. The fact there has been no word of litigation taking place from Callaway against the USGA says that things have to still be in limbo with no final final decision yet made. TOM -Original Message- From: owner-sh

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