Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II reshaft

2005-10-13 Thread Tom Janson
Have you tried Billy Bob's golf? I think they have some adapters for the Callaways. Tom - Original Message - From: "Dan Neubecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:33 AM Subject: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II reshaft I have my firs

ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II reshaft

2005-10-13 Thread Dan Neubecker
I have my first of these to do soon. They appear to have a special hosel/ferrule. Anybody have some experience with these they can pass on, in terms of what I need to have on hand to do this job properly? I will probably drill out the current shaft and leave about 1/4" to 1/2" of the original sh

Re: ShopTalk: Great big bertha

2005-08-25 Thread Jeremy Ingle
Scott Bershing wrote: Jeremy, One thing I've done in a pinch is use two o-rings. I used a small one that would fit inside the grove, then a slightly larger one that would fit over the top and cover the hosel nicely. It was a rush job (guy dropped it off and needed it back the next day), an

Re: ShopTalk: Great big bertha

2005-08-25 Thread Scott Bershing
Jeremy, One thing I've done in a pinch is use two o-rings. I used a small one that would fit inside the grove, then a slightly larger one that would fit over the top and cover the hosel nicely. It was a rush job (guy dropped it off and needed it back the next day), and I just took the head &

ShopTalk: Great big bertha

2005-08-24 Thread Jeremy Ingle
Thanks Tflan for this reply tflan wrote: Nope; .335". One small problem is that the bottom of the borethrough is a little smaller diameter than .335". That's so the slit tip shaft can be captured without shimming. The plug in the shaft tip is a piece of plastic. The ferrule is a "lipped" O r

RE: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II

2003-11-29 Thread Donald Johnson
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II >Don > >The best place I found for these type of ferrules is BillBob golf >in Cal. They have all the callaway ferrules for .350 or .335 >adapters. The GBB 2 is a .350 tip although I prefer using .335 >shafts

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II

2003-11-28 Thread Keith E. Anderson
Don The best place I found for these type of ferrules is BillBob golf in Cal. They have all the callaway ferrules for .350 or .335 adapters. The GBB 2 is a .350 tip although I prefer using .335 shafts. They also have Taylor Made ferrules for both .350 or .335 adapter as well as the Ping hos

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II

2003-11-28 Thread Volcgolf
Don    The best place I found for these type of ferrules is BillBob golf in Cal. They have all the callaway ferrules for .350 or .335 adapters. The GBB 2 is a .350 tip although I prefer using .335 shafts. They also have Taylor Made ferrules for both .350 or .335 adapter as well as the Ping hosel r

ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha II

2003-11-28 Thread Donald Johnson
    This may have been discussed before but can not find it. The New Callaway GBB_II does the ERC Ferule fit and is the shaft .350. I have the ERC Ferules but can’t tell with out taking the head off if the ferules are the same.       Thanks     Don Johnson  

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-22 Thread BBIRDNYPD
Please send me a picture.  I have one coming in about a week from someone who is now in Florida. His brother called me last night. Ed

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-22 Thread Harold Still
RK when and if you get time to make a picture thru your scanner please send it to me TIA and say Hello to Lady Marion for me.   Harold Still

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-21 Thread Richard Kennedy
uipment manufacturer's of world class golfclub repair equipment ---Original Message---   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:50:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha  HAS ANYONE REMOVED THE SHAFT FROM A GREAT BIG BERTHA PRO SERIES CLU

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-21 Thread Arniesclubs
In a message dated 9/21/03 9:57:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: HEY ARNIE, IS THERE ANY REASON YOU HAD TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO ME 5 TIMES? :-) Pat McGoldrick--On Target Golf   THANK YOU TO ALL I got a "system not responding message" when I hit send mail. Then the res

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-21 Thread ontargetgolf
HEY ARNIE, IS THERE ANY REASON YOU HAD TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO ME 5 TIMES? :-) Pat McGoldrick--On Target Golf   THANK YOU TO ALL - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Great

ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-21 Thread Arniesclubs
HAS ANYONE REMOVED THE SHAFT FROM A GREAT BIG BERTHA PRO SERIES CLUB? Yes, I have done these. CAN THE SHAFT BE SAVED? Yes, you can save the shaft AND the "insert ferrule". IF SO, WAS SOMETHING USED BETWEEN THE PULLER AND THE CLUBHEAD TO SAVE THE FINISH ON TOP OF THE HEAD?Yes, use the same "PVC slee

ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha

2003-09-21 Thread Arniesclubs
HAS ANYONE REMOVED THE SHAFT FROM A GREAT BIG BERTHA PRO SERIES CLUB? Yes, I have done these. CAN THE SHAFT BE SAVED? Yes, you can save the shaft AND the "insert ferrule". IF SO, WAS SOMETHING USED BETWEEN THE PULLER AND THE CLUBHEAD TO SAVE THE FINISH ON TOP OF THE HEAD?Yes, use the same "PVC slee

Re: ShopTalk: GREAT BIG BERTHA II

2003-09-21 Thread Volcgolf
Pat     I have done plenty of them and they are relatively easy once you have the proper set up. You need a tool that can be purchased from the PCS or Maltby to go between the head and puller. I made mine out if PVC fittings. The ferrules can be purchased from Golfsmith or Maltby but I prefer to

ShopTalk: GREAT BIG BERTHA II

2003-09-21 Thread ontargetgolf
HAS ANYONE REMOVED THE SHAFT FROM A GREAT BIG BERTHA PRO SERIES CLUB? CAN THE SHAFT BE SAVED?  IF SO, WAS SOMETHING USED BETWEEN THE PULLER AND THE CLUBHEAD TO SAVE THE FINISH ON TOP OF THE HEAD? WHAT FERRULE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE JOB?  TIA   Pat McGoldrick--On Target Golf BEGIN:VCARD VER

RE: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question

2003-01-09 Thread Thomson, Jim
l in one.   The second time I tried it, the same thing happened.   -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: January 9, 2003 3:38 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft questionWhy bother drilling out the shaft?Secu

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question

2003-01-09 Thread Arniesclubs
Why bother drilling out the shaft? Secure head in vise, heat back of hosel with tourch, INSERT SCREW EXTRACTOR #4 INTO CENTER OF SHAFT AND PULL THE MUTHA OUT IN ONE PIECE! Reshaft as borethrough. Ferrule available from most any supplier. Don't have a set of screw extractors? Get a set for about $8

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question

2003-01-09 Thread David Rees
On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 05:28:41PM -0800, tflan wrote: > Reshafting GBB's, 975D's, 975J's, et al, is (are?) a piece of cake. Many of > the guys here have done hundreds of them. For sure I've done a few hundred. > If you can't grab the shaft in a head pusher, as it appears is your problem, > then dr

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question

2003-01-08 Thread Arniesclubs
In a message dated 1/8/03 8:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I haven't reshafted a GBB before, the one I've got here has its graphite > shaft snapped off about 1/4" above the hosel/insert. > > My question: Is it possible in this case to simply drill out the > graphite s

Re: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question

2003-01-08 Thread tflan
D]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 12:43 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question > I posted this on the GEA but haven't gotten any answers, so I thought > I'd ask you guys. > > http://forums.prospero.com/golfequip/messages?msg=113665.1 > > He

ShopTalk: Great Big Bertha reshaft question

2003-01-08 Thread David Rees
I posted this on the GEA but haven't gotten any answers, so I thought I'd ask you guys. http://forums.prospero.com/golfequip/messages?msg=113665.1 Here's a copy of my question: I haven't reshafted a GBB before, the one I've got here has its graphite shaft snapped off about 1/4" above the hosel/i