Hi Keith... If you have to drill it out, use a small drill to come in from the bottom of the hosel. Use a drill bit that matches your smallest pin punch or in a pinch, a finishing nail will do the trick. Drill the hole and use the pin punch to drive the ball out the shaft end. You should then be able to get the extractor in there to get out the shaft stub.
You can fill the hole with a metal filler epoxy, then buff it smooth. With a little luck, you can even match the color of the metal fairly well. Good luck! Royce -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith E. Anderson Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 2:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ShopTalk: Ping putter w/ ball bearing Aloha all! I have a ping putter, with the ball bearing, broken off at the hosel. I am going to try the freezing method I've read about here, but I don't have any shaft to put in my puller, and my #4 extractor wont fit snug because of the ball bearing. Any tips? I was brainstorming and thought about grinding the tip of my #4 extractor down to give it more room, or maybe the next size larger extractor would do the trick. Do I have to resort to drilling , and if so, does anyone have any tips to make this job easier? TIA- Keith Anderson P.S. Hey Burgess, That lead you gave me on the L/h High Moment Slotline putter panned out and you really pulled my bacon out of the fire , many thanks. --
