As RK notes, "Just about any clubmaker will tell you to keep the shaft bore clear of any or all epoxy." I am curious from this discussion thread on building LD clubs what effect the epoxy getting into the shaft bore has on shafts breaking? I am not building clubs for any big hitters, and mostly work on things for myself and a few friends. I don't use excessive epoxy, but I hadn't really considered that getting some inside the shaft bore would somehow weaken the shaft.
Thanks for any thoughts. Ron Stare ******************************************************** The great thing about the Internet is no one can tell I am Canadian, eh! ******************************************************** [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >J. What I think is wrong is the clubmaker is allowing some, even a >very small amount, of epoxy into the shaft. the one thing that most van >clubmakers do for big hitters is make sure that the club they are >building has a lot of head / shaft room. The older clubheads use only >about 1.500" of shaft to enter the hosel bore. Where as the newer >designs allow for much more surface, 4.37" of hosel bore depth, for the >epoxy to grab on to. I have fitted a few high swingers, not 154mph >hell I don't even think that either one of my swing speed montors can go >thar\t high. I have found on the shorter epoxy leignth i had to put a >small piece of cotton into the very bottom of the shaft to make sure that >no epoxy gets up into w/in .75" of the top of the hosel upper lip. Just >about any clubmaker will tell you to keep the shaft bore clear of any and >or all epoxies. > >RK > >-------Original Message------- > >From: [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Friday, July 25, 2003 9:50:26 AM >To: [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: ShopTalk: Epoxy for LDC Pro's > >All of the drivers that this guy breaks, break flush to 1/4" above the top >of the hosel. The reason why I'm asking is because I didn't make the club >but do want to help this guy from breaking so many shafts. He has a swing >speed of 152 mph and has to carry a persimmon, steel shafted drive in his >bag incase he breaks both long drivers he has in the bag. I would assume >he's SOL until he finds a shaft with enough torque to keep the shaft from >breaking, but not too much torque where it effects his ball flight. The >guy >that did assemble the driver had left about 1/8" of paint on the shaft >going >into the hosel. Could that be the problem? > >
