I’ve been tinkering / working with repair and building clubs for 40 + years. Love seeing all the neat tools you have in your shop vs my make do equipment. Great video !!!
As others have mentioned, it looks weird to see ferrules on these clubs. They do look cool though. The color combo you chose give them an autumn/halloween candy corn vibe to them. Great video.
Your method is is so dailed in. I have the ping zing and love them. I have to fix my 3 iron shaft. It broke on the range a week ago. This videos is perfect timing 😁👍.
I just bought a set of + no + I’m really excited to have - loved watching you work with these. Especially the ferrule install. Something so simple yet the slight heating and the wood to set them is neat. I usually just use the clubhead itself. I won’t be putting ferrules on my bad boys though 😅
I finally and reluctantly replaced my Eye2s a few months ago to g410s with graphite and mid-size grips for my aging body. Of course, I still miss them and the clean contact, although new set offers about a clubs difference in length with a better fit. Still have the eye2s and always will ...
Still packing ping eye 2, 6 thru p and lob wedge, put cfs shaftd on the irons and they are fantastic, left the old zz lite in the lob wedge so its a good dead pop and flopper hahaa great video people don't realize how great these club heads are because they have old lifeless shafts
I have a set of these but thought I might be over capitalizing by putting graphite shafts in them. What factors would you use to determine if they were worth re-shafting. Did you / would you re-groove? Nice video as usual - very clear and concise demonstration. Thank you.
I just put together a 1-SW set via eBay, though I’m not rich enough for the lob wedge yet, so that’s still stainless, lol. So it’s still possible to put a set together, and these clubs hold up really well, so unless they were hitting rocks most old sets are still totally playable. With a regrip anyway.
I still have a set of the original Ping Eye 2 irons (square grooves and all), 1 iron to lob wedge with a BeCu sand wedge. They were my first "big boy" irons I ever bought! You likely know this but be careful working with or machining BeCu. OSHA has some pretty strict rules dealing with inhaling or skin contact with BeCu. It tends to be pretty toxic. Also, if you ever get cut with a BeCu shaving, it will take a very long time to heal. Great job on those classic clubs!
I have a set of beryllium copper irons that I have desperately wanted to bring a facelift too. I am completely in love with them, but I’m so worried that if I take them to a different club fitting pro they may get screwed up. Two iron through sand.what do you think?
I love what you did to those old pings and I love the ferrels (sic). I'm looking at a set of ping zing cu be right now with original graphite shafts. Would you change the shafts? Great job!!!
Nice video. I just looked up the OE specs of those - they are crazy weak at 36-degree 7-iron. As I have a very forward handle delivery, I think I would go the opposite direction and bend them weaker, to add more bounce & reduce the offset, like VJ Singh & Billy Horschel, and then play 3 iron to 9, as a 4iron to PW set, with the 9 iron being 47 degrees. I hope used clubs sell off in prices again because I would like a set of those similar to how you have done them.
@@EFGMC Might be a video idea for you. Older weaker irons generally had more offset and less bounce (Jack and the old timers like very thin soles and almost negative bounce to go down and get the ball on dirt hard lies). Maybe a video on finding older offset sets and converting them, by bending them weaker, and then converting them to 32-degree 6-irons (modern T100s 7iron) and then doing a comparison for numbers with the GC Quad
Those ping eyeII irons were standard lofts with 45 deg 9 iron, 50 deg pitching wedge, modern irons are simply miss marked for ego marketing ,one club stronger and longer shafted, thus the need for a stinking 50 deg gap wedge that never used to exist.
@@scootertrasher1369 Those are not standard lofts. Standard blade lofts are (21,24,27,30,34,38,42,46) - or (21,24,27,31,35,39,43,47). Eye2s were weak lofted at the low end. Many older 2 wedge tour pros will bend their PW to 48 and then play 56/60 like Tiger, Seve. I play strong lofted irons, bent much weaker at the short end for added bounce - with the PW being 47-degrees (OE stock is 45), and I then play 52/58 for my 2-wedge setup
@@wallstreetoneil The quest for distance did not start till the late 1990s, for what ever reason they started making clubs longer and stronger creating a gap so big between the pitching wedge and sand wedge they need a club to fill the gap, to you the ping eye 2s may seem weak lofted and if you look at any iron from that pre 1999 era you will find it matches in length and loft to one club weaker in today's "modern" welded together flex face crutches they call game improvement, distance, or players irons, there is nothing weak about a 50 degree pitching wedge,it falls in perfectly between the 45 degree 9 iron and the 55 degree sand wedge, and it's been mislabeled a gap wedge for twenty plus years, I remember Ben Hogan putting the loft on his irons instead of numbering them.
I wish now I had kept my Eye 2's. I didn't have the copper ones back then and they were so common it didn't seem like they were anything special. I played them for almost 10 years.
@@EFGMC It was a bit scary, but the bounce method with a good bar seems to work well. In my experience 2-3 degrees is max. Lie adjustments are more dangerous to make because of snapping the hosel.
AJ, I like your videos, you have a great modern workshop. One question: When restoring and reshafting vintage pinned irons, do you replace the pin, or do you simply fill the hole with epoxy?
I honestly have not worked on a pinned set for 15 years. I don't really refinish clubs so the number of older sets I take in is pretty small. Last time I did a set I drilled out the pin to remove so that the pin edges still sat in the holes in the hosel and looked just like they did before.
Did you need to get the hosel flat in order to install ferrules? I want to get ferrules on my set but I’m not sure if any of the shops in my area will do it.
Great video. Why did you choose that specific shaft? What was final swingweight? Are they standard length? How did bending 2 degrees strong impact bounce? Keep up the good work!
All the components were chosen by the client including the shaft. They were actually short of standard so they were lighter in swing weight. As for bounce, it's a direct relationship with loft. 1 degree lower loft = 1 degree lower bounce.
Nice 👍 work. I asked myself why ferrules but since the client asked for them I guess they were ok. Instead of heating up the ferrules I used to put them in some water that I would boil and the would slide on very easy . Were the accura shafts taper tips? Because the ping clubs are taper tips
@@bobcoatta9397 I don't have a way to heat water in the shop right now so this is the alternative. The Accras were parallel so it required some tip shaving.
Awesome , don't forget to mention that the dust from machining or sanding becu will give you cancer, the expense of the safety procedures involved was a big part of the reason they quit making those irons, what did you not swing weight them to?
I have an entire set of Ping Eye two Berillym Copper Irons! What would it cost me to install graphite shafts in the 6 iron through Pitching wedge? Why did you increase the loft?
Quick question, apologies if already asked… After shaft removal why not add a little heat and a blank when adjusting the loft, Prior to fitting new shafts. I’m assuming stress because of the material and age… preference… I have 0 exp in this 😅
You need the shaft set in the hosel before you measure and bend because the shaft can have slight lean to it so you want to make sure you are adjusting off of where the completed club starts.
I recently bought a Ping Eye 2 lob wedge on eBay, and UPS snapped the shaft in transit. I’m using it as an opportunity to try my first reshaft, and this video has been invaluable. I’m reshafting it in a steel Nippon Modus3 prototype 115g in wedge flex. I’ve read elsewhere that the .355 taper shaft has to be seated at the base of the hosel by tapping the butt end of the shaft on the ground a couple of times, which I think I heard you do off camera. My question is can you feel the difference in the head to shaft fit when the shaft is fully seated vs when it isn’t? The rest of the process seems pretty straightforward, I just want to make sure I do that part right. Thanks!
It's not necessary to do that. Ping is always worried that the epoxy won't hold so they come up with these mechanical bonds to hold the shaft. Modern epoxy is really good and if you have over 3/4 inch of hosel to glue into, you should not have any issues with bond failure.
@@EFGMC Great! Thanks so much for the reply. I’m pretty handy so I’m not too worried about the process, I just want to make sure I’m doing it right. Thanks for the reassurance, it’s much appreciated.
You did 2 things in that video that I thought you shouldn’t do. Try to bend cast clubs with a traditional bending machine especially BeCu and making a 370 parallel tip fit a 355 taper. It’s obviously doable can you put me straight on these points or have I got it completely wrong.
Is Be Cu not as hard as stainless? I was under the impression that bending Pings was a risky proposition! The Ping factory would use a impulse hammering device but only + - 2 degrees.
Hi, I am about to reshaft my old ZIng BeCus. In your video between wiping down the shaft & ferrules and sanding down ferrules a piece of tape appears on the shaft before you sand down the ferrules to fit. Is that just to protect ferrule during that process. Thanks.
What brand epoxy do you use?? I used Amazon quick and long dry epoxy and the heads always seem to come loose…. I prep the shaft, clean out hossel, following all the steps accurately. Seems like the culprit is the epoxy not being strong enough…
@@EFGMCany tips for why the epoxy may not be holding? Happened to me for multiple builds I did for myself. Only part that I didn’t do that you did was use acetone
Classic irons just before loft jacking became a thing. I still blame the original King Cobras for that but it appeased peoples egos. Original eye 2's 7 iron 36* and PW 50.5*. Ping G430 7 iron 27.5 and PW is 41*.
great video i'm doing the exact same thing to my becu irons was wondering if after bending them 2* strong did they stay there i've read that becu tries to return to its original position so i thought maybe might have to bend them more to get the results i'm after that is more modern lofts
That isn't true. Metal does not just move back on it's own. Usually it's a case of the head moving in the bending jig instead of the hosel bending though this mainly happens with lie angle changes.
My understanding is they are fine as long as you aren't sand/grinding them down where the dust can be ingested. If you are only playing golf with them it's okay from what I've been told.
@MOBILE CLUBMAKER GOLF So you just turned down the .370 shafts to fit the .355 then? Another question I have is do you think getting eye 2's is worth the cost of purchasing and then "upgrading" to use as "fun clubs" or is it not worth the investment?
@@kall3467 Yes, you just sand down the .370 until it fits. Other option is to ream out the hosel to make it .370 but that's much more work. I know plenty of people still gaming Eye2s. Just depends what price you get them for.
@MOBILE CLUBMAKER GOLF I used to have a set years ago but I was stupid and sold them. Shouldn't have done that... I know of a guy at my local course that bought a set new back in the 80's and he's still playing with them.
You can do the same thing with a bowl of hot water and soak the ferrule. I don't have a microwave or stove in my shop so I go with this method. Also I always worry about the bond from a wet ferrule going on.
I had a set of Ping Eye 2’s … great club! But, flying home from a trip to Puerto Rico, my clubs were stolen. We had a short layover in Miami. I didn’t get off the plane (same plane to Chicago), but I guess my golf clubs got off the plane 🙄 Never saw them again
does anyone know if the iron 1, iron 2, iron 3 of the eye 2 set satisfy the groove rules ? by the way, it is a good choice to install a ferrule, there was not any in the original set and the shaft could break just above the head neck
@@kohlhofers thank's for letting me know that, but where that have been announced ?...I saw it in a youtube video, but I think it is just a click- bite...by the way, after the eye 2, I have never hit an #1 iron that far and accurate, something around 245-250 yards
@@kohlhofers thank you, that's where I saw it, but when I checked in the official booklet of 2023 golf rules changes of the R&A I could not find any change in the groove rules, I think these rules changes are imposed by the so called GolfHandicapAssociation and they apply for competition only among their member clubs...anyway, in the rules of the R&A it is stated that only the rules about the edge sharpness of the grooves does not apply for clubs of loft below 25 degrees, but the rules about the volume of the grooves apply for all iron clubs....I suspect that the eye 2 clubs does not satisfy those rules about groove volume
@@dimkit9714 I have seen a couple of those Golf Handicap Association videos. They are either Delusional or have overactive Imaginations. I consider it Utter Nonsense.
@@EFGMC do you use a caliper to measure the tips as you sand them down to .355? I have an old set of ping i3's that I would like to put graphite in, would it be be easier to ream the hosels to .370?
@@jonwgee I have always found it pretty simple to evenly sand down the tip of a graphite .370 shaft. Really only need to focus on the last 1/2 inch to get it to fit. Sand it a little, insert and see where it sticks, and sand a bit more.
Other than the desired shafts not being offered in a. 355" taper tip why bother with the hassle of sanding the tip to work when most shafts (especially graphite) are available in a taper tip
It was a busy week. Any time I do a full detail build video it takes me double the time. This one I could do and still get the clubs out the door on time.
I’ve been tinkering / working with repair and building clubs for 40 + years. Love seeing all the neat tools you have in your shop vs my make do equipment. Great video !!!
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same here i just have some old basics but i can do it. i picked up a set of SS ping eye 2 white dot but the shafts are too stiff.
I can literally watch you build clubs all day. Such a cool process.
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As others have mentioned, it looks weird to see ferrules on these clubs. They do look cool though. The color combo you chose give them an autumn/halloween candy corn vibe to them. Great video.
Your method is is so dailed in. I have the ping zing and love them. I have to fix my 3 iron shaft. It broke on the range a week ago. This videos is perfect timing 😁👍.
Craftsman at work! Lovely to see👍🏴
Waaahhh❤❤❤ thank you for taking this on AJ!!! Appreciate it! Can’t wait to see how these hit!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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I just bought a set of + no + I’m really excited to have - loved watching you work with these. Especially the ferrule install. Something so simple yet the slight heating and the wood to set them is neat. I usually just use the clubhead itself. I won’t be putting ferrules on my bad boys though 😅
Nice work, love the ferrules!!
I could hear a pack of know-it-alls screaming when you put the bending bar to that BeCu Ping Eye2 🤣🤣🤣
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I finally and reluctantly replaced my Eye2s a few months ago to g410s with graphite and mid-size grips for my aging body. Of course, I still miss them and the clean contact, although new set offers about a clubs difference in length with a better fit. Still have the eye2s and always will ...
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The ferrules you chose look awesome with the copper
Still packing ping eye 2, 6 thru p and lob wedge, put cfs shaftd on the irons and they are fantastic, left the old zz lite in the lob wedge so its a good dead pop and flopper hahaa great video people don't realize how great these club heads are because they have old lifeless shafts
Great video. I still have my sets of BeCu and Stainless Eye 2+. Weird seeing with ferrules but the colors work well with the BeCu.
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I wondered if new shafts would make a difference for older technology. Nice color coordination.
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Big Time I did this and my eye 2s are rockets now
Nice. Would love to see some playing, testing with the new updates.
Love that you put Accra shafts in them...I wanted to see a quick hit? See how they compare to your current irons?!?!?
How do they play? funky looking with those ferrules
I have a set of these but thought I might be over capitalizing by putting graphite shafts in them. What factors would you use to determine if they were worth re-shafting. Did you / would you re-groove? Nice video as usual - very clear and concise demonstration. Thank you.
How do they play as they are right now?
They look great - Nice!
I wish Ping brought out the copper irons again! I would get them instantly!
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I just put together a 1-SW set via eBay, though I’m not rich enough for the lob wedge yet, so that’s still stainless, lol. So it’s still possible to put a set together, and these clubs hold up really well, so unless they were hitting rocks most old sets are still totally playable. With a regrip anyway.
They dont wear much at all so there are sets in really good playable shape around for not as much as you might think.
Can’t, Beryllium is huge carcinogenic and workers safety matters a tiny bit more now
Sick build! Nice work
My buddy still plays his ping beryllium eye 2!!! Could I send you his clubs for his bday and you make them to his specs???? This amazing bro!!!!
Good job Bob!
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I still have a set of the original Ping Eye 2 irons (square grooves and all), 1 iron to lob wedge with a BeCu sand wedge. They were my first "big boy" irons I ever bought! You likely know this but be careful working with or machining BeCu. OSHA has some pretty strict rules dealing with inhaling or skin contact with BeCu. It tends to be pretty toxic. Also, if you ever get cut with a BeCu shaving, it will take a very long time to heal. Great job on those classic clubs!
Yes, you want to be careful with any chance of fine particles of it.
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I just did that with a becu 2 iron head on an steel fiber I 80 shaft and a jumbo max ultralite medium. No ferrule. Way cool.
Can you bend ping zing cu be to blue dot from blk or red? I love your work and would be interested on having you update my set. Please let me know.
I've been able to bend the CuBe heads 2 or 3 degrees without much issue.
Beautiful. Well done. However, can’t get away with the ferrule😂
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Nice video. ASMR too!!
I have a set of beryllium copper irons that I have desperately wanted to bring a facelift too. I am completely in love with them, but I’m so worried that if I take them to a different club fitting pro they may get screwed up. Two iron through sand.what do you think?
I rather enjoyed that. Clubs look great.
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I love what you did to those old pings and I love the ferrels (sic). I'm looking at a set of ping zing cu be right now with original graphite shafts. Would you change the shafts? Great job!!!
Those graphite shafts probably need to be replaced. Guessing they will have some cracking.
Nice video, love those pings
Nice video. I just looked up the OE specs of those - they are crazy weak at 36-degree 7-iron. As I have a very forward handle delivery, I think I would go the opposite direction and bend them weaker, to add more bounce & reduce the offset, like VJ Singh & Billy Horschel, and then play 3 iron to 9, as a 4iron to PW set, with the 9 iron being 47 degrees. I hope used clubs sell off in prices again because I would like a set of those similar to how you have done them.
You are right, very weak and a lot of offset on these.
@@EFGMC Might be a video idea for you. Older weaker irons generally had more offset and less bounce (Jack and the old timers like very thin soles and almost negative bounce to go down and get the ball on dirt hard lies). Maybe a video on finding older offset sets and converting them, by bending them weaker, and then converting them to 32-degree 6-irons (modern T100s 7iron) and then doing a comparison for numbers with the GC Quad
Those ping eyeII irons were standard lofts with 45 deg 9 iron, 50 deg pitching wedge, modern irons are simply miss marked for ego marketing ,one club stronger and longer shafted, thus the need for a stinking 50 deg gap wedge that never used to exist.
@@scootertrasher1369 Those are not standard lofts. Standard blade lofts are (21,24,27,30,34,38,42,46) - or (21,24,27,31,35,39,43,47). Eye2s were weak lofted at the low end. Many older 2 wedge tour pros will bend their PW to 48 and then play 56/60 like Tiger, Seve. I play strong lofted irons, bent much weaker at the short end for added bounce - with the PW being 47-degrees (OE stock is 45), and I then play 52/58 for my 2-wedge setup
@@wallstreetoneil The quest for distance did not start till the late 1990s, for what ever reason they started making clubs longer and stronger creating a gap so big between the pitching wedge and sand wedge they need a club to fill the gap, to you the ping eye 2s may seem weak lofted and if you look at any iron from that pre 1999 era you will find it matches in length and loft to one club weaker in today's "modern" welded together flex face crutches they call game improvement, distance, or players irons, there is nothing weak about a 50 degree pitching wedge,it falls in perfectly between the 45 degree 9 iron and the 55 degree sand wedge, and it's been mislabeled a gap wedge for twenty plus years, I remember Ben Hogan putting the loft on his irons instead of numbering them.
Very nice work.
Great vid
Thanks, very helpful
I wish now I had kept my Eye 2's. I didn't have the copper ones back then and they were so common it didn't seem like they were anything special. I played them for almost 10 years.
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Would it be worth it to refurbish my ISTK irons? New shafts and grooves.
Great work ! nice to see old kit being reborn to play again - they are lovely !
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Can you share the new final loft specs?
I was curious to know what differences you noticed with this update on a classic golf club.
Think we did a 47 degree PW and down from there. Client was happy with them, that's all I know for sure.
@@EFGMC I pushed the limit with 45deg on my PW
@@jdbar014 That is a lot of bend for a Ping but well done getting it there.
@@EFGMC It was a bit scary, but the bounce method with a good bar seems to work well. In my experience 2-3 degrees is max.
Lie adjustments are more dangerous to make because of snapping the hosel.
Love your content!! Thinking of cutting down 4 & 5 zircons to match 6, any thoughts?
Choke down first before you start cutting, then you will know exactly what to expect.
AJ, I like your videos, you have a great modern workshop. One question: When restoring and reshafting vintage pinned irons, do you replace the pin, or do you simply fill the hole with epoxy?
I honestly have not worked on a pinned set for 15 years. I don't really refinish clubs so the number of older sets I take in is pretty small. Last time I did a set I drilled out the pin to remove so that the pin edges still sat in the holes in the hosel and looked just like they did before.
Damn it! I just bought new clubs. I should have done this with some Copper Pings.
Did you need to get the hosel flat in order to install ferrules? I want to get ferrules on my set but I’m not sure if any of the shops in my area will do it.
No, they still have the beveled edge.
Great video. Why did you choose that specific shaft? What was final swingweight? Are they standard length? How did bending 2 degrees strong impact bounce?
Keep up the good work!
All the components were chosen by the client including the shaft. They were actually short of standard so they were lighter in swing weight.
As for bounce, it's a direct relationship with loft. 1 degree lower loft = 1 degree lower bounce.
Love this video. Helps me know what tools I need. Why ferrels?
Client asked for them.
@@EFGMC ok then.
Nice 👍 work. I asked myself why ferrules but since the client asked for them I guess they were ok.
Instead of heating up the ferrules I used to put them in some water that I would boil and the would slide on very easy .
Were the accura shafts taper tips? Because the ping clubs are taper tips
@@bobcoatta9397 I don't have a way to heat water in the shop right now so this is the alternative.
The Accras were parallel so it required some tip shaving.
I love my ping eye 2s
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Super cool!
Awesome , don't forget to mention that the dust from machining or sanding becu will give you cancer, the expense of the safety procedures involved was a big part of the reason they quit making those irons, what did you not swing weight them to?
They are low C swingweight. 1 inch short with 70g graphite will do that.
can u review some iomic grips?
I have an entire set of Ping Eye two Berillym Copper Irons! What would it cost me to install graphite shafts in the 6 iron through Pitching wedge? Why did you increase the loft?
Please send me an email and we can discuss.
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Quick question, apologies if already asked… After shaft removal why not add a little heat and a blank when adjusting the loft, Prior to fitting new shafts. I’m assuming stress because of the material and age… preference…
I have 0 exp in this 😅
You need the shaft set in the hosel before you measure and bend because the shaft can have slight lean to it so you want to make sure you are adjusting off of where the completed club starts.
Where can I get the old double diamond Karsten grips with the penguins on them
I recently bought a Ping Eye 2 lob wedge on eBay, and UPS snapped the shaft in transit. I’m using it as an opportunity to try my first reshaft, and this video has been invaluable. I’m reshafting it in a steel Nippon Modus3 prototype 115g in wedge flex.
I’ve read elsewhere that the .355 taper shaft has to be seated at the base of the hosel by tapping the butt end of the shaft on the ground a couple of times, which I think I heard you do off camera.
My question is can you feel the difference in the head to shaft fit when the shaft is fully seated vs when it isn’t? The rest of the process seems pretty straightforward, I just want to make sure I do that part right. Thanks!
It's not necessary to do that. Ping is always worried that the epoxy won't hold so they come up with these mechanical bonds to hold the shaft. Modern epoxy is really good and if you have over 3/4 inch of hosel to glue into, you should not have any issues with bond failure.
@@EFGMC Great! Thanks so much for the reply. I’m pretty handy so I’m not too worried about the process, I just want to make sure I’m doing it right. Thanks for the reassurance, it’s much appreciated.
You did 2 things in that video that I thought you shouldn’t do.
Try to bend cast clubs with a traditional bending machine especially BeCu and making a 370 parallel tip fit a 355 taper.
It’s obviously doable can you put me straight on these points or have I got it completely wrong.
Is Be Cu not as hard as stainless? I was under the impression that bending Pings was a risky proposition! The Ping factory would use a impulse hammering device but only + - 2 degrees.
Hi, I am about to reshaft my old ZIng BeCus. In your video between wiping down the shaft & ferrules and sanding down ferrules a piece of tape appears on the shaft before you sand down the ferrules to fit. Is that just to protect ferrule during that process. Thanks.
Protect the paint on the graphite shaft.
@@EFGMC Thanks - I enjoy your channel very much. You share a lot of knowledge!
Tidy! Nice Work
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What brand epoxy do you use?? I used Amazon quick and long dry epoxy and the heads always seem to come loose…. I prep the shaft, clean out hossel, following all the steps accurately. Seems like the culprit is the epoxy not being strong enough…
I get all my epoxy from Golfworks.
@@EFGMCany tips for why the epoxy may not be holding? Happened to me for multiple builds I did for myself. Only part that I didn’t do that you did was use acetone
@@quadsport7022 Could be residue in the hosel, could be inconsistent mixing, could be bad epoxy batch.
I have a pair of ping eye 2 how much would it cost to reshaft? Asking for me
What is the most you can bend Ping I2 irons to strengthen lofts?
I did 2, maybe could get 3 tops.
@@EFGMC Thanks.
Classic irons just before loft jacking became a thing. I still blame the original King Cobras for that but it appeased peoples egos. Original eye 2's 7 iron 36* and PW 50.5*. Ping G430 7 iron 27.5 and PW is 41*.
I had those Cobras. Not only were they stronger lofted but they were also 1/2 inch longer as standard. They flew a mile.
Omg those ferrules …. Heinous 😂
great video i'm doing the exact same thing to my becu irons was wondering if after bending them 2* strong did they stay there i've read that becu tries to return to its original position so i thought maybe might have to bend them more to get the results i'm after that is more modern lofts
That isn't true. Metal does not just move back on it's own. Usually it's a case of the head moving in the bending jig instead of the hosel bending though this mainly happens with lie angle changes.
I have a set of these irons how can I contact you to update my irons as per your video
adam@elitefitgolf.com
I have the same set that I would like done and also a set of ISI ‘s
Did you rebalance them?
Nice work! But, when you bent them 2 degrees strong, my heart just about stopped. I have always heard how easily the BECU clubs break.
I've bent numerous sets of BeCu irons and have not had an issue thus far (hard knocking on wood).
hi, are the ping eye2 shafts parallel or taper tip?
Taper for all Pings.
@@EFGMC got it, thnx.
Where can I find ferrules like these?
BB&F
I have a set of Ping Eye2 and I would be interested to know how much it costs for this work ?
Email me.
Beautiful
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How much would something like this cost? Getting a old set of G25's
Email me for an exact quote.
adam@elitefitgolf.com
Don’t you have to pull the double sided tape apart?
Lovely
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Are these clubs safe coz of the beryllium
My understanding is they are fine as long as you aren't sand/grinding them down where the dust can be ingested. If you are only playing golf with them it's okay from what I've been told.
I have a set of white dot "Patent Pending" 1-L wedge
Any reason you didn't swing weight ?
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How much does something like that cost for a set?
Depends on the shaft and grip desired. Email me for a quote.
adam@elitefitgolf.com
Ferrules on PING EYE 2 clubs.....HIW DARE YOU!!!
How much could you alter lie angle on Eye 2s? Thanks.
I've gotten 2 or so degrees out of them but honestly some sets move better than others even being the same model and material.
These clubs look great with a those pretty and colorful ferules.
How far can you go with the lie angle
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Try hair spray vs that nasty grip fluid
I thought eye 2's had a .355 hosel?
They do.
@MOBILE CLUBMAKER GOLF So you just turned down the .370 shafts to fit the .355 then?
Another question I have is do you think getting eye 2's is worth the cost of purchasing and then "upgrading" to use as "fun clubs" or is it not worth the investment?
@@kall3467 Yes, you just sand down the .370 until it fits. Other option is to ream out the hosel to make it .370 but that's much more work.
I know plenty of people still gaming Eye2s. Just depends what price you get them for.
@MOBILE CLUBMAKER GOLF I used to have a set years ago but I was stupid and sold them. Shouldn't have done that...
I know of a guy at my local course that bought a set new back in the 80's and he's still playing with them.
In 32 years of building golf clubs that’s the first time I ever seen anyone heat up a ferrule to install
You can do the same thing with a bowl of hot water and soak the ferrule. I don't have a microwave or stove in my shop so I go with this method. Also I always worry about the bond from a wet ferrule going on.
I thought you couldn't bend copper beryllium heads❓
Can’t remember if I ever bent any before, but these did in fact bend.
ferrules on BeCu PINGS?!?! SACRE BLEU!
Agreed ! Why put them on ? Are they essential with these shafts ? Totally wrong look imo but great work otherwise ;)
They look updated but I would never put a ferrule on a pretty Ping club.
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I had a set of Ping Eye 2’s
… great club!
But, flying home from a trip to Puerto Rico, my clubs were stolen. We had a short layover in Miami. I didn’t get off the plane (same plane to Chicago), but I guess my golf clubs got off the plane 🙄
Never saw them again
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does anyone know if the iron 1, iron 2, iron 3 of the eye 2 set satisfy the groove rules ? by the way, it is a good choice to install a ferrule, there was not any in the original set and the shaft could break just above the head neck
Don't worry about that, next year those rules fall away anyway.
@@kohlhofers thank's for letting me know that, but where that have been announced ?...I saw it in a youtube video, but I think it is just a click- bite...by the way, after the eye 2, I have never hit an #1 iron that far and accurate, something around 245-250 yards
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@@kohlhofers thank you, that's where I saw it, but when I checked in the official booklet of 2023 golf rules changes of the R&A I could not find any change in the groove rules, I think these rules changes are imposed by the so called GolfHandicapAssociation and they apply for competition only among their member clubs...anyway, in the rules of the R&A it is stated that only the rules about the edge sharpness of the grooves does not apply for clubs of loft below 25 degrees, but the rules about the volume of the grooves apply for all iron clubs....I suspect that the eye 2 clubs does not satisfy those rules about groove volume
@@dimkit9714 I have seen a couple of those Golf Handicap Association videos. They are either Delusional or have overactive Imaginations.
I consider it Utter Nonsense.
Great job! The ferrule selection though… 🤢
Not sure I like the ferrule colour
like the video because of the classic BeCu, but noooo, ferrules, noooo. Look to be in great shape, maybe repaint the numbers
the Eye 2 set that I reshafted were taper tipped
They are. Required extra tip sanding with these Accra shafts.
@@EFGMC gotcha
@@EFGMC do you use a caliper to measure the tips as you sand them down to .355? I have an old set of ping i3's that I would like to put graphite in, would it be be easier to ream the hosels to .370?
@@jonwgee I have always found it pretty simple to evenly sand down the tip of a graphite .370 shaft. Really only need to focus on the last 1/2 inch to get it to fit. Sand it a little, insert and see where it sticks, and sand a bit more.
Other than the desired shafts not being offered in a. 355" taper tip why bother with the hassle of sanding the tip to work when most shafts (especially graphite) are available in a taper tip
Why on earth would you want to add a ferrule to a club sensibly designed without them?
I thought pings had a taper shaft?
That's why he sanded them down ..
Why no commentary???
It was a busy week. Any time I do a full detail build video it takes me double the time. This one I could do and still get the clubs out the door on time.
ferrules on ping eye2 😢
Ferrules on eye 2’s….. seriously????
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I have been reshafting and messing with clubs for 30 years. This guy makes me look like I use Neanderthal best practices.
Had me interested until you added that ugly ferrule …