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  • Next project Ping Eye 2 refurbishing

Wondering what graphite shafts you plan for your newly aquired Eye2s.

0I am just going to use the stock steel ones in my junkers until I come across a "deal" on some pulls probably . Wondering if I shouldn't try something in "A" Flex this go round. Do you/can you soft/hard step graphite shafts like steel? Suppose I'll have to bore hossels to . 370 since so few .355 shafts are available . I'll need some advice on best way to go there too . KISS principal is my friend .

    Provisional

    I got some First Flight 85g graphites off eBay. They arrived today. $49 including shipping for 3 to W. They are precut to length. Just prep the tips, assemble and butt trim to desired length......possibly no butt trim required. Instead of boring the hosels, I have found it much easier to sand down .370 shafts to .355 for the last 5/8 inch. I use digital calipers and sand, measure, sand, measure, etc., until the lower tip of the shaft is .355. You can ream or bore the hosels if you like.....I found it easier to sand the shafts. TONS of graphite choices in .370. I'm one cheap bastage, tho. 😎

        Typhoon
        The Brunswick Microtapers were similar to having 1/2" galvanized pipe as a shaft. Karsten sent out most of the Eye 2 BeCu irons with the Microtaper. He used the ZZ Lite in the SS heads. Why the difference? I'm sure he had a good engineering explanation. I really do believe you will find another shaft choice a welcome change.
        My Eye 2+ BeCu set has the newer JZ shafts. That has been a great combo, even though I've pretty well confined them to the basement and given the old body irons with more flexible shafts to work with.

            azgreg

            That would be pissa, putting ferrules on those...hahahaha. Steve would go into cardiac arrest.

                limpalong

                I never really noticed actually. I've heard people say that about them.

                I should take my old ss eye2 irons with the zz lites and compare them. I'll have to put some 7 irons in the car. Tonite would have been a good night to hit them on the gc2 since I'm woking. Maybe next week. It should be interesting...I can get all 4 7 irons on the same spreadsheet.

                    Played Pine Creek GC with my "new" Eye 2, & eye + irons today. Drop dead gorgeous day . The old Ping irons with zz lite shafts did v well mostly . Accurate distance and good direction control. Went up one iron # on most holes. But i Made a really bad fat hit with #7 iron on 3rd, a short parr 3 hole that made left wrist just go numb. Thought I'd have to quit for the day because I could hardly hold the clubs but kept going , hard headed old fool. Course had a tournament going , so slow had play behind 3 cart group but still finished in little over 4 hrs.

                    Tripled 1,3 playing from members tees. Met up with a lone course regular Sr player on #5. He wanted to pair up, so had partner for rest of day which always helps. Managed to still shoot my index after dropping back to Sr tees and wrist quieted down. Jim Seems like nice Ole duffer & He talked me into joining his group for Wed. blind draw scrambles, acronym ROBs aka Retired Old Basterages. Maybe it will be fun, $30 for green fee, cart, lunch, prizes. The course handles heavy rain well so it is good choice during the Monsoon season we're in. Wore my Bama Polo and used Bama bag, so I caught mischief from Mississippi fan's .
                    After today , it's asprin & Ben Gay time. May have to grudgingly return to my graphite shafted clubs next round . Mobic is the old geezer's friend.

                      Got to do replay #16 hole. 390 yd Parr 4
                      Decent low draw with driver just on left side of FW. Blind T shot.
                      Pushed 4 hybrid just rt of green , hole high, drops off ~ 15' . 40 yd Decided to chip with eye 2 PW , almost perfect hit to edge of green rolling out to bump flag , flirted with droping , rebounded 2 ft.
                      my shot of the day.

                      2 putted of course. @#$!?

                        rsvman
                        Thanks, it doesn't take much to make me happy , but since I got the old irons as a bargain , and who doesn't love a bargain , I wanted to have them perform well . I practice chipping and short pitches on front lawn almost every chance , so it's nice to see that effort rewarded , but the lawn is suffering .
                        I enjoyed cleaning & regripping them and somewhere down the road hope to find some affordable graphite shafts that I can install into them. The USA made Star grips have become my favorite , since I personally like a soft rubber midsize grip that wears well and is easy on my arthritis . Like many things in golf , they are a very personal preference .