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Decided to start this thread to show off ways weve customized our clubs

I like my clubs to be completely custom... i just got my R9 and i couldnt hit it worth anything
so......... i bought the R9 adapter off ebay and put it on my prolaunch blue(and had it cut down to 44 1/8)

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and something i did earlier in the year and do to my wedges and the little numbers on my irons




any custom projects for you guys?

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heres the vokey

[ChuttyAmult]

Never done the paint fill thing or extra stampings.But, I play nothing off the rack.Every club is gone through to fit me.Shaft,spine/flo,proper length,swing weight,balance,lie angle, loft and even wedge grinds.

[excivaamome]

I customize my clubs as well.

My driver - an R7 425 TP, is fitted with a UST V275X shaft and is cut to 44 1/4" and I set up the head with a mild draw-bias. Unlike my irons, which I've soft-stepped, I actually tipped my driver shaft 1/2". I found that the stock V2 was a bit too "whippy" in the tip section despite the "X-flex". After tipping the shaft, it feels just fine now.

My Nike Strong 13 deg. 3-wood and 17 deg. 4-wood also use V2 shafts.

My Hybrid, a Nike CPR (17 deg.) is fitted with an off-the-rack Royal Precision MT-85 graphite shaft; S-flex (the only club I own with a "S-flex" shaft in it). It was a twelve dollar shaft (bought on a whim from a clearance bag at Golfsmith), and has turned out to be the perfect shaft for that club.
[MORAL: A shaft's flex isn't the only thing to consider].

My irons are "Snake Eyes" 600C's 3 - PW (replacing my 600B's which I used for years), fitted with Dynamic Gold X-100 steel shafts and play to a D-5 swingweight. I soft-stepped all of the shafts 1/2" down to the 9-iron.

My wedges are a Snake Eyes PW and two Snake Eyes 655TM forged wedges (51 and 55 deg.) and I have them set up for a D-7 swingweight (I like a heavy wedge). I fitted all of my wedges with X-100 "8-iron" shafts for a bit more feel and movement in the tip and they are all cut to the same length (35 1/2").

I have an inexpensive "Loft and Lie Machine" (actually just a glorified vise) and I set my own lofts and lies. I have set all of my lofts 2 degrees "strong" right down to the PW. The lofts of my my 51 and 55 degree wedges are "stock" as part of the reason I bought them was because of those lofts.

I custom grind all of my wedges mainly a heel grind (I love playing open-faced shots) as well as rounding off the trailing edges as I find that doing so allows the club to slide smoothly through anything and the "bounce" feels more gradual and not "sudden".

My putter is an Odyssey 'Dual Force II' #2 and the only modification I've made to it is to remove the stock grip (too big) and replace it with a standard Golf Pride "Ping-style" grip (I like a narrow grip for a putter) and it sits at a stock 35" length.

I generously use lead tape whenever it's needed since it's the most effective (and simplest) way of adding weight where it's needed. On that note, I have to say that the putter I use is the first putter in recent memory that didn't require any tape to make it heavier (I like a heavy putter too). I think switching from the stock Odyssey grip (a large, fat grip) is what did that (although I did the same thing with a 'Dual Force' #1 plumber's neck and I needed some tape on that, so...).

I do all of my own club work and I would never trust anyone else to grind my wedges and I've been grinding them for over 25 years now. When I shop for a wedge, which I still do occasionally (what can I say? I'm a junkie), one of the first things I look at is where from and how easy it would be to remove material, because I know I'm going to. I don't think the wedge has been made that would suit my taste right out of the box.

All in all, I'd say that as far as "addictions" go, I could do a lot worse than tinkering with golf equipment.


-JP

[Opinion_counts]

I will repace the shaft in a driver till I get the feel and trajectory I want.I've also been known to get the file out and doctor wedges to meet my needs.If I had the equipment I'm sure I would have changed the lie angle on quite a few clubs.

[excivaamome]

I will repace the shaft in a driver till I get the feel and trajectory I want.I've also been known to get the file out and doctor wedges to meet my needs.If I had the equipment I'm sure I would have changed the lie angle on quite a few clubs.

Well you can still change all of that; any golf shop can adjust your lofts and lies. In fact, before I started doing it myself, I used to show up at a golf shop with my clubs and a list showing the lofts to which I wanted each club set and they'd do it for me and I'd have them back in no time.

Lofts are more about "advanced" performance but lies are critical and should be set correctly for all of your "ground-contact" clubs. Improper lie angles will cause problems that many times are mis-diagnosed as swing problems and people end up making changes in their swings that are completely unnecessary. Setting the lies correctly will at least eliminate equipment as the cause of a problem so if nothing else, at least that's one less thing to worry about and one thing that you can be sure is NOT causing any problem.


-JP