er it as though it's a really short shaft, if you will. All it is is a
barrier, a way to shorten the hosel depth. It will not in any way affect the
play of the club.
TFlan
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lph Harwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Concern about installing a BOM head
> tflan,
>
> I want to make sure I understand you correctly. When you say install, do
> you mean to put epoxy both ends of the cut-off an
tflan,
I want to make sure I understand you correctly. When you say install, do
you mean to put epoxy both ends of the cut-off and then put my shaft in
thereby adding tip to the shaft? Or installing it a different method?
Thanks!
Ralph
tflan wrote:
Don't insert the shaft all the way in. Ins
Don't insert the shaft all the way in. Installing a cut-off shaft tip at the
bottom of the hosel will not in any way alter the playability of the head.
This is a very common way to soften the flex of shafts in deep blind bore
and bore-through heads. I've done it often, mostly in Titleist 983's.
Ralph,
Cotton works fine, and adds very little additional weight to the head. Make
sure you use real cotton balls, and not synthetic ones. Just determine the
desired insertion depth,. and then stuff cotton into the head until you are at
the desired depth. I've done this several times and it
