Simple answer to this problem is filling the shaft tip with epoxy during assembly will cause shaft tip breakage when the ball is struck toward the heel or sometimes toward the toe or if the sole is struck on the ground before striking the ball. DON'T FILL THE SHAFT TIP WITH EXCESS EPOXY WHEN ASSEMBLING CLUBS. Most clubs that I see for shaft replacement which are broken at the hosel have shaft tips in the hosel filled with epoxy. Nothing here to debate.................the shafts are broken and the shaft tip was filled with epoxy. Graphite, steel, woods or irons the story is the same. Those without epoxy filling the tip had the crap beaten out of them and the repair cost is doubled for "temper breaks". Failure to heed the "adoption agreement terms" are severely penalized.
