LBlack14
Too late, nephew, sorry. Here's a verbal. I put the shaft in a clamp and sand the finish off of the entire hosel depth. I use 1" strips of sandpaper (medium-heavy grit) and a "shoe-shine" technique to sand - rotating the shaft every few strokes in the clamp to maintain even removal. Once I have the whole hosel depth cleaned, I sand additional thickness off of the lower 5/8" (tip) using the same technique. I rotate the shaft and reclamp every few strokes and measure the diameter with digital calipers until I get .355. A belt sander might make the job easier, but I like to go slow and try to maintain even removal of material. I test fit each shaft in the head as I go along as well. I always use shafting beads. I have done MANY PING sets this way with no failures.