Glad to have all 5. Still prob my fav overall tool is the old Golfsmith ruler with the mark off bar at one end and the plastic at other to rest the club. Yes when white heads were the thing. Disclaimer city!!!
Awsome video i have everything i look like a golf shop i got benders for irons an hybrids loft an lie an swing weight scale i got all this on the cheap just playing around with my own...i make fishing lures so i have all the paints an doing the uv clear coat clubs will look like new forever cant scratch them...just a hobby something to do in man cave
For shaft cutting, get a 6" abrasive chop saw. $40 @ HF. Clamps shaft securely. Fast. Square cuts. Not too big. Handy for other stuff around the house.
With the exception of the vise these are all things I already had. The main tools I had to buy? Swing weight balance and shaft puller. There were smaller things like grip guide/starter and grip cutter.
I know. It would be in that 6-10 list for sure. In the end I just felt it's a bit too one dimensional compared to the other tools. But if saving graphite shafts is the task at hand then, yes it's needed.
@@EFGMC I just noticed your comment here after typing the entry above. So you do address the minimal tools needed for removing (for re-use) a graphite shaft.
@@bobpegram8042 I will be making another video covering more tools for more advanced repair work. I include saving graphite shafts in that category. This video was really the bare bones list.
Each club is a little different but for the most part the bottom bore to ground measurement is pretty similar whether it's a bonded hosel or adjustable. With few exceptions I tip shafts independent of what type of hosel is used.
Thanks for the great content, actually making the ruler with the hinge now. Do you have or know of a video making a jig or device for holding shafts when turning ferrules on a belt sander if we have one of the economy sanders and not the golf mechanix type
I don't know of a video but I think it would be pretty simple for someone mechanically inclined to fake a turning arm. Just a small shelf or stand that allows the ferrule / hosel to just make contact with the belt. The main trick would just be getting it lined up correctly in relation to the belt.
Without a shaft remover/puller to pull the shaft straight out with the least heat possible, you will wreck a graphite shaft. It won't be re-usable. Also it is almost impossible to thoroughly clean out a hosel for reshafting without a wire brush or something similar. There are probably others, but immediately come to mind.
AJ,,,,,,,I want to hit and play some old vintage irons from the 60's and 70's,,,,,,,some of the lofts are probably 10 degrees or more weaker than modern lofts,,,,,so as not to over do it,,,,,,what is the max degrees you would recommend making these old clubs stronger lofted. without making the sole disappear---lol. thx much!!!!
With the metal ruler, i've noticed there is a rest of some type that you've used on the end it for the clubhead to get accurate measurements for assembled or partially assembled clubs?
It's a gate strap hinge epoxied to the base of a 48 inch ruler. Takes the lie angle into account for accurate measurements. Total cost was about $14 for everything.
@@aaronwessner 60 degrees is the USGA specified, though I usually just adjust it to touch right in the center of the club sole I am measuring. Only time you would really care about the 60 would be if you were building a 48 inch driver and wanted to make sure it was conforming for tournament play.
What tool would you need to remove hood golf grips without damaging the rubber. I have some old clubs but have been re gripped but want the grips without damaging so I put on my new clubs. Thanks
Hi AJ do you have a video on adjusting head weights on irons? Specifically I have a set of TaylorMade PSIs that I no longer use and I was going to fit them for junior golfer with a recoil 460 f2 shaft. These head weights are heavier than the US kids or Flynn golf jr clubs. So I'm just wondering if I wanted to take out some weight from the heads how and where would I do it from. Thanks in advance!
Going lighter usually means drilling out the hosel. Use a drill bit smaller than .350 and drill down to remove a few grams of weight. I personally don't have issues with keeping the SW a little heavier as it give better feel vs extra light heads. The length and shaft weight will mitigate a good deal of the head weight so if you can drill out 4-6g you should be good.
In another clip your 48" rule has a fixture at one end. Is that bought separately or with the ruler. I looked on Golfworks, and did not see a separate piece. Maybe you bought somewhere else?
Awesome video AJ. Have a question, I bought a 2018 Scotty Cameron 1.5 from 2ndSwing about a month ago, I had them cut it down from 34 to 32.5 inches and flattened out 3 degrees. The Swingweight is too light at C1 with the OEM 15 gr weights. somebody on Instagram told me they use blue Loctite and I believe it. I have the aftermarket Scotty Cameron wrench which came with the 30 gram weights and I can’t get them to budge. (Put the shaft In my vice with rubber shaft protector). Also put a heat gun on it for a minute or two and it still won’t budge. So far I plan on bringing it to 2ndswing golf next month when I go for a custom fit and having them do it. Do you have any other options that I could try doing myself? Maybe hold the heat gun on for more than two minutes ? I have a propane torch similar to the one you have, but don’t want to burn the finish of the sole
Sometimes the screw weights in any club just won't come loose. My only other suggestion would be to heat it, then use a mallet or hammer on the wrench handle to see if that sudden impact will break it loose. Will probably need to secure the head itself in the vise for this. I sometimes have to use a rubber or polymer mallet when dealing with some old epoxy iron jobs. If that doesn't work, it will probably need to go back to Scotty unless you want to pull the shaft and install some tip weighting. Could also use tungsten powder, but personally hate the feel you get from it.
@@EFGMC thanks for your detailed response. I’ll pass on the Tungsten weight down the shaft. I have bought 2 sets of aftermarket SC weights off of eBay. 25 and 30 gram each. I’ll have 2ndSwing do it next month. Different topic but I figured I’d ask you. Have you looked into the Axis1 putter that Justin Rose uses ? I watched a RUclips video of the inventor explaining the design from their homepage and it makes a lot of sense of how the shaft has zero torque and the weight is in line with the path of the stroke. Off center hits have virtually no twisting of the face. Saw their RUclips on the Quintec testing and it’s amazing. But one has to question the validity because he’s the only touring pro (maybe one other ) that actually uses it. One major reason must be it’s more about $ since they are getting big endorsements from SC and others to play their putters. Small guy like Axis1 can’t even come close to the amount of $ to endorse his putter.
@@stephendibari5010 Don't know what to think about that putter. Like you said, no one really playing it other than Rose so it works for him. You know other guys must have tried it but obviously did not work for them. Putter endorsements I don't think are lucrative enough to keep someone from using it, if it really worked. I use a blade style putter, anything mallet shaped I find too distracting, so everyone is different.
@@EFGMC I hear you. I’ve been using an Evnroll ER2 since March 2017 and it’s been phenomenal. My ARCOSS putting handicap is + 3.2 SG overall and + 2.2 SG from 10-25 feet which clearly shows the variable width grooves really work on longer putts when hitting the sweetspot is at a premium. I custom ordered a TM spider-X late Last year, they always caught my eye and so many PGA players have and are using it. It rolls smooth and it’s not too large. Always tinkering, the Axis1 really intrigues me. I think a lot of reasons it doesn’t catch on is people are turned off by the looks at address and overall. It looks funky and very non conforming/non traditional. Hopefully I’ll give it a try at the pga superstore, they’re a registered seller.
Yeah, I have a bunch of ideas for bending videos and have yet to actually do one. The LL is from Golf Mechanix. The stand I bought used and had been holding a putter bending jig. Modified the base plate a little to accept the LL.
@@EFGMC Me and my friend are in our late 50's and are 6 cappers. We want to buy new irons, but the fitters around here are either morons (pga superstore), or want u to literally pay through the nose for clubs after their fitting. I want to buy an inexpensive LL machine, (maybe used) so I can set up our new irons, and then tweak them as the season progresses. Can u help me out ??
@@jimdaniels2333 It's this one on the Golf Mechanix site. I am happy with it. Honestly, this or Mitchell will work equally well. It's about the user with any of these better benders. Professional II Lie and Loft Bending Gauge 150321
You talked about everything in the world except what you were trying to say. I should have said this long ago, everybody needs this. You can't do this kind of work without it, but what you won't say is a mystery. What is it??
Depends who you ask and where you are located. If you have a lot of golfers nearby but only bad repair services, it could be an opportunity. What i always say is, you need to be by far the best at what you do in a given market so that people have a reason to seek you out and remain loyalty. The tricky part comes down to overhead (location, inventory, etc.)
Glad to have all 5. Still prob my fav overall tool is the old Golfsmith ruler with the mark off bar at one end and the plastic at other to rest the club. Yes when white heads were the thing. Disclaimer city!!!
Awsome video i have everything i look like a golf shop i got benders for irons an hybrids loft an lie an swing weight scale i got all this on the cheap just playing around with my own...i make fishing lures so i have all the paints an doing the uv clear coat clubs will look like new forever cant scratch them...just a hobby something to do in man cave
Wonderful AJ
For shaft cutting, get a 6" abrasive chop saw. $40 @ HF. Clamps shaft securely. Fast. Square cuts. Not too big. Handy for other stuff around the house.
Excellent video, something I'd love to get into so this is a nice starting point. Thanks! 👍🏻
fantastic I subscribed what a great program 👌
Nice video mate. Enjoying your content
Thanks for watching and the support!
Great content as usual, thank you AJ.
Thanks Vinnie. Hope all is well in NZ.
With the exception of the vise these are all things I already had. The main tools I had to buy? Swing weight balance and shaft puller. There were smaller things like grip guide/starter and grip cutter.
Sounds like you have everything you need now. Did you get a vise?
Good stuff as always, AJ! Thought for sure a shaft extractor would be on the list.
I know. It would be in that 6-10 list for sure. In the end I just felt it's a bit too one dimensional compared to the other tools. But if saving graphite shafts is the task at hand then, yes it's needed.
@@EFGMC I just noticed your comment here after typing the entry above. So you do address the minimal tools needed for removing (for re-use) a graphite shaft.
@@bobpegram8042 I will be making another video covering more tools for more advanced repair work. I include saving graphite shafts in that category. This video was really the bare bones list.
?? For ya been working on clubs since 1990 would you tip a shaft going into an adapter since it is not going into hozel as deep .great work AJ
Each club is a little different but for the most part the bottom bore to ground measurement is pretty similar whether it's a bonded hosel or adjustable. With few exceptions I tip shafts independent of what type of hosel is used.
Thanks for the great content, actually making the ruler with the hinge now. Do you have or know of a video making a jig or device for holding shafts when turning ferrules on a belt sander if we have one of the economy sanders and not the golf mechanix type
I don't know of a video but I think it would be pretty simple for someone mechanically inclined to fake a turning arm. Just a small shelf or stand that allows the ferrule / hosel to just make contact with the belt. The main trick would just be getting it lined up correctly in relation to the belt.
Without a shaft remover/puller to pull the shaft straight out with the least heat possible, you will wreck a graphite shaft. It won't be re-usable. Also it is almost impossible to thoroughly clean out a hosel for reshafting without a wire brush or something similar. There are probably others, but immediately come to mind.
AJ,,,,,,,I want to hit and play some old vintage irons from the 60's and 70's,,,,,,,some of the lofts are probably 10 degrees or more weaker than modern lofts,,,,,so as not to over do it,,,,,,what is the max degrees you would recommend making these old clubs stronger lofted. without making the sole disappear---lol. thx much!!!!
2 or maybe 3 degrees is about the most I would do before things get weird.
@@EFGMC AJ,,, THX MUCH----YOU are the Guru !!,,,,In fact,,,,, you need to wear and sell some polos that say. " I AM THE GOLF SENSEI".
With the metal ruler, i've noticed there is a rest of some type that you've used on the end it for the clubhead to get accurate measurements for assembled or partially assembled clubs?
It's a gate strap hinge epoxied to the base of a 48 inch ruler. Takes the lie angle into account for accurate measurements. Total cost was about $14 for everything.
I can not find the sanding bit you show in the video. Could you advice where to get it? Thanks
Where do you pick up your sanding bits, brush bits, etc for your power drill? Thanks!
Those all come from Golfworks.
Love the videos... great info and delivery. What do you use at the end of the ruler to set the angle when measuring club length? Thanks
Thanks. It's a $4 strap hinge from hardware store epoxied to the end. Simple, cheap, and accurate.
Great idea... set to what angle?
@@aaronwessner 60 degrees is the USGA specified, though I usually just adjust it to touch right in the center of the club sole I am measuring. Only time you would really care about the 60 would be if you were building a 48 inch driver and wanted to make sure it was conforming for tournament play.
What tool would you need to remove hood golf grips without damaging the rubber. I have some old clubs but have been re gripped but want the grips without damaging so I put on my new clubs. Thanks
Can use either a syringe style grip remover or this tool.
ruclips.net/video/wpVbsmVshyw/видео.html
Hi AJ do you have a video on adjusting head weights on irons? Specifically I have a set of TaylorMade PSIs that I no longer use and I was going to fit them for junior golfer with a recoil 460 f2 shaft. These head weights are heavier than the US kids or Flynn golf jr clubs. So I'm just wondering if I wanted to take out some weight from the heads how and where would I do it from. Thanks in advance!
Going lighter usually means drilling out the hosel. Use a drill bit smaller than .350 and drill down to remove a few grams of weight. I personally don't have issues with keeping the SW a little heavier as it give better feel vs extra light heads. The length and shaft weight will mitigate a good deal of the head weight so if you can drill out 4-6g you should be good.
i guess the honorable mention tool would be the machete on the back wall :)
Will a torch discolor either the shaft or head?
Not when done right. Keep it moving, don"t overheat.
Very interested on where you got your shaft cutter that you showed last? Did it come with the attached measuring device?
That is from Golfworks. Came with everything you pictured except the vacuum hose and fitting.
Would you recommend fluted reamers or would regular drill bits do a proper job?
If you are wanting to ream the hosels from .355 to .370, you should get the reamers, unless you have a drill press and a jig to hold the irons square.
In another clip your 48" rule has a fixture at one end. Is that bought separately or with the ruler. I looked on Golfworks, and did not see a separate piece. Maybe you bought somewhere else?
That is home made using the standard 48in with a gate strap hinge attached to one end so it can bend up to 90 degrees and anywhere down from there.
@@EFGMC thanks
Awesome video AJ. Have a question, I bought a 2018 Scotty Cameron 1.5 from 2ndSwing about a month ago, I had them cut it down from 34 to 32.5 inches and flattened out 3 degrees. The Swingweight is too light at C1 with the OEM 15 gr weights. somebody on Instagram told me they use blue Loctite and I believe it.
I have the aftermarket Scotty Cameron wrench which came with the 30 gram weights and I can’t get them to budge. (Put the shaft In my vice with rubber shaft protector). Also put a heat gun on it for a minute or two and it still won’t budge. So far I plan on bringing it to 2ndswing golf next month when I go for a custom fit and having them do it.
Do you have any other options that I could try doing myself? Maybe hold the heat gun on for more than two minutes ? I have a propane torch similar to the one you have, but don’t want to burn the finish of the sole
Sometimes the screw weights in any club just won't come loose. My only other suggestion would be to heat it, then use a mallet or hammer on the wrench handle to see if that sudden impact will break it loose. Will probably need to secure the head itself in the vise for this.
I sometimes have to use a rubber or polymer mallet when dealing with some old epoxy iron jobs. If that doesn't work, it will probably need to go back to Scotty unless you want to pull the shaft and install some tip weighting. Could also use tungsten powder, but personally hate the feel you get from it.
@@EFGMC thanks for your detailed response. I’ll pass on the Tungsten weight down the shaft. I have bought 2 sets of aftermarket SC weights off of eBay. 25 and 30 gram each. I’ll have 2ndSwing do it next month.
Different topic but I figured I’d ask you. Have you looked into the Axis1 putter that Justin Rose uses ? I watched a RUclips video of the inventor explaining the design from their homepage and it makes a lot of sense of how the shaft has zero torque and the weight is in line with the path of the stroke. Off center hits have virtually no twisting of the face.
Saw their RUclips on the Quintec testing and it’s amazing. But one has to question the validity because he’s the only touring pro (maybe one other ) that actually uses it.
One major reason must be it’s more about $ since they are getting big endorsements from SC and others to play their putters. Small guy like Axis1 can’t even come close to the amount of $ to endorse his putter.
@@stephendibari5010 Don't know what to think about that putter. Like you said, no one really playing it other than Rose so it works for him. You know other guys must have tried it but obviously did not work for them. Putter endorsements I don't think are lucrative enough to keep someone from using it, if it really worked.
I use a blade style putter, anything mallet shaped I find too distracting, so everyone is different.
@@EFGMC I hear you. I’ve been using an Evnroll ER2 since March 2017 and it’s been phenomenal. My ARCOSS putting handicap is + 3.2 SG overall and + 2.2 SG from 10-25 feet which clearly shows the variable width grooves really work on longer putts when hitting the sweetspot is at a premium.
I custom ordered a TM spider-X late Last year, they always caught my eye and so many PGA players have and are using it. It rolls smooth and it’s not too large.
Always tinkering, the Axis1 really intrigues me.
I think a lot of reasons it doesn’t catch on is people are turned off by the looks at address and overall. It looks funky and very non conforming/non traditional.
Hopefully I’ll give it a try at the pga superstore, they’re a registered seller.
@@stephendibari5010 Let me know if you pick one up!
what bender and stand do u have in the back round of your videos?
I have searched you vids and cant find u using it or talking of it.
Yeah, I have a bunch of ideas for bending videos and have yet to actually do one. The LL is from Golf Mechanix. The stand I bought used and had been holding a putter bending jig. Modified the base plate a little to accept the LL.
@@EFGMC Me and my friend are in our late 50's and are 6 cappers. We want to buy new irons, but the fitters around here are either morons (pga superstore), or want u to literally pay through the nose for clubs after their fitting. I want to buy an inexpensive LL machine, (maybe used) so I can set up our new irons, and then tweak them as the season progresses. Can u help me out ??
@@jimdaniels2333 What do you have in mind?
@@EFGMC Can u tell me the model # of that LL machine, (golf mechanix has several). Do u like that ll machine, (would u buy it again, or a Mitchell?)
@@jimdaniels2333 It's this one on the Golf Mechanix site. I am happy with it. Honestly, this or Mitchell will work equally well. It's about the user with any of these better benders.
Professional II Lie and Loft Bending Gauge
150321
You talked about everything in the world except what you were trying to say. I should have said this long ago, everybody needs this. You can't do this kind of work without it, but what you won't say is a mystery. What is it??
Pretty hard to build clubs without a swing weight device.
But there's this.
ruclips.net/video/sJALUBr51jI/видео.html
Is there any money in private club repair?
Depends who you ask and where you are located. If you have a lot of golfers nearby but only bad repair services, it could be an opportunity. What i always say is, you need to be by far the best at what you do in a given market so that people have a reason to seek you out and remain loyalty.
The tricky part comes down to overhead (location, inventory, etc.)
@@EFGMC thanks. Moving to Myrtle Beach in a few years and looking to do it on the side as I get close to retirement and beyond.
@@brfam1977 If you know your stuff and do it better than the big box stores, there should be a market for you.
@@EFGMC I just spent the day at thrift shops and pawn shops building an inventory to begin to learn withZ
@@brfam1977 👍🏻
A rule
Not the machete?? 🤣
That is one of the advanced tools!
Machete didn't make the top 5?
Machete is in Top 5 Tools for Life.