Hi Harry.
Take a look at the attached from GW.
They have the G5’s bendable up to 5 colour codes soit should not make a
differnceA From: Harry F. Schiestel Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 6:59 AM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: ShopTalk: How to bend PING 17-4SS irons? Hi GUYS and GALS, Do you have any problems bending PING irons with its harder 17-4 Stainless Steel (not typical 431SS)? I have a used set of G5’s in the shop and have to move some lofts by 2*’s. Got half them done with extreme bending then the end stop of the Mitchel L&L machine sheared a bolt. I was doing the 8 iron and it did not want to move. The end stop is the piece the toe of the iron contacts. It consists of a turning collar with a bolt through it which is welded to the collar. Well the bolt sheared. Like most Ping irons the G5’s have a hosel notch to facilitate easier bending primarily in the lie direction. I will have to get the end stop remade by a gunsmith. This time I will use a high tensile Grade 8 bolt. Do I have to heat the hosel first to get it to bend by 2* loft, then pull the shaft and reglue with epoxy? I am concerned using heat to make it bend is I weaken the epoxy bond. Don’t need a head flying off. Let me know how to proceed. This set has got me stumped. Then I have to bend our personal i20 sets. Maybe they will bend (as they should) once I get a new end stop made and installed which is secured. Thanks, Harry Schiestel Golf Clubs: www.GolfDNA.com Elite Player Optimization ™ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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