There are many ways to add weight to a golf club. In this video I try a brand new method I’ve never used or seen before. Is it the best of all possible options?
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I cut 3 inches off of my g25 driver. How much weight should I add to the head to bring back the swing weight
Much better than powder
Great option!
YOU have( not added) weight to the "head" of the golf club! when the HEAD comes from China they are each weighed based upon the casting process, they can vary! Putting powder into the shaft makes the SHAFT heavy at the end of the shaft, like putting weight at the beginning of the shaft to make it feel like its heavier at the grip side. When you add "tape" you are adding weight to the actual head of the club. The Great Tom Wisekoft added Lead tape to everyone of his clubs!
thanks for all of your videos. I always learn something good.
Question… when the original shaft was installed, didn’t epoxy work its way up the inside of the shaft and wouldn’t that vary depending on how much epoxy was used? So the weight may not sit in the same spot on all the clubs. Is that a concern?
This is a great idea and while I've not done this before, if you need a "ramrod", I used an alignment rod or drive way marker for inserting dampening inserts, so as long as it fits all the way down the shaft, I would think this would work.
Rust at the bottom of the steel shaft compromise the bond possibly? There often a little corroded inside after a year or two of use?
At one time you could buy lead rope that worked for this. I know Golfworks carried it but I am not sure who has it now.
Excellent method!! Have been doing this for years !!!👍👍👍. Thanks!
Good info
Does adding weight to the bottom of the shaft change the center of gravity of the club and the sweet spot?
Tungsten putty instead of powder is an option too. It is easier to make sure all the weight goes to the bottom of the shaft. A little bit harder to clean upon disassembly though.
Tungsten putty instead of powder is an option too. It is easier to make sure all the weight goes to the bottom of the shaft. A little bit harder to clean upon disassembly though.
How does this work at graphite shafts?
I tried your method of tungsten power with a cork on an Aerotech graphite shaft could not get the cork down far enough. I bought the iron corks from golf works. So this method won’t work on graphite shaft, unless you cut the corks down?
Really liked the light weigh/flex driver shaft video, both the shafts you used obviously not the autoflex are hard o find in the uk, any others suggestions?
AJ- you are not afraid to step out of the box. Ingenuity is good a good thing. Keep us tuned in. Thanks,
Would it be beneficial to also ram an epoxy coated cork to keep the weight in place?
Great video. Question, is there a difference between using a 3 wood shaft in driver and cutting driver shaft down. Would using a 3 wood shaft get the same results. Thank you
good one Aj
Great work AJ
Keep it up
Tigers used wooded dowels down his iron shafts for years, great trick done by a few players over the years.
A little of topic, but how do you feel about using these brass weights with the flange in the butt of the club for counter weighting. Seems like it would be a cheaper and more flexible system than the commercial counterweights.
Why would I want to add mass to the neck of the club rather than right behind where the head impacts the ball? Pretty clubs vs lower scores does not seem to be a difficult question for anyone other than the most OCD? What am I missing here?
What is the performance of a club when installing a .355 TT into a .370 hosel . Stiffer or softer feel ?
I just tried this method with .355 shafts and the .355 weights, and did not need to grind down the lip on the weights. According to golfworks, the .355 weights also fit .335 graphite shafts so they will fit loose in .355. Basically only the lip keeps it from going into the shaft, and epoxy will fill in the rest once installed. So I just put epoxy on the bottom half of the weight and was able to ramrod it to the bottom of shaft pretty easily
AJ how much do the tip weights weigh in a off the shelf stock set of irons ??
Question… if I cut my 6 & 7 irons down to 8 iron length… will tip weights help keep my distances correctly? Or is swing weight different then head weight? Thanks!
I was surprised to learn my Cobra F7 One Length irons all had different scale weights on my cheapo-depot swingweight setup. The low was about 221g and the high was 235g. I decided to try to make all the clubs about 230g. I couldn't figure out how to lower the weight on the 2 heavy clubs, I wasn't going to take a grinder to them. (Now I think maybe I could add a counterweight?) For the "too light" clubs I wrapped lead tape around the low point on the hosel. I know this is kind of ugly, but it was easy to adjust. Am I crazy or does this have the same effect as tip weighting the shaft?