1 Gram Tip Weight?

HybridWood · 2019-05-25T16:12:44+00:00

Maybe I am too crazy...like Bryson...but I'd like to get my hands on a 1 gram tip weight for my SL iron heads to be closer in heft. Rather not use lead tape...

Par4QC

DonM Well....I build mine correctly, in the 1st place.😉
That way every club feels the same. Like they should. I may build them using 1/4 or 1/2 increments. I may build them shorter, or longer. I may build them heavier, or lighter. They might be D2, they might be D5. But they all, within the set, will feel the same.

Not a jab, just sayin'. But I'm sure I would not notice a couple grams here & there. Unless I got the wrong grip on the wrong club.

DonM

Par4QC I have rebuilt, experimented, added and removed lead tape, and otherwise adjusted this set so many times that I have gotten lazy about precise matching. Not a good excuse though.

TheBlade

HybridWood

If you have a sander or a file, u could easily trim down the fat part of the weight.

Par4QC

DonM precise matching.

??I thought that was just an accident, when it happens.😆

I've got some sets of heads here that you'd swear came from the Chicken Ranch, they've been shafted so many times!

KCee

I used to add 1g weights as well, but I'm not even sure my scale is accurate to +/- 1g......plus in my old age, if I just don't add the 1g, within a few days I can't remember if I added it or not.

sdandrea1

I couldn't tell a 1g change in ANYTHING, let alone a golf club.

scotts33

Just my take yes 1 g can make 20 points kg-cm ^ 2. So for some it can make some difference for those that actually match heft. Most don't worry about it and go with what they play with unknowingly. Because my head hurts. 😝

Here's Justin Rose's build out sheet from a Spanish clubmaker I know when Rose played TMAG in 2013.. See the specs for a player that can tell the difference. (BTW....even myself as a hacker can tell the difference as I MoI match for heft. I watch the change in center impact as head weight, shaft weight etc etc changes. To me this is real club fitting. That's just me. Note the swing weight change and heft change. Just to show an example. Joe Hacker should be able to take advantage of said fitting factors as well as elite pros and it still shouldn't cost and arm and a leg. JMO.

sdandrea1

scotts33 1 g can make 20 points kg-cm ^ 2.

Pretty sure I wouldn't notice a change of 20 kg-cm² either. 😉

scotts33

sdandrea1 Pretty sure I wouldn't notice a change of 20 kg-cm2 either. 🔏

:So says Mr. Hands of Stone. 😉

sdandrea1

scotts33

Just hit it, go find it, hit it again. Enjoy the game!

KCee

Many times it's not whether you can feel 1g, but whether you can actually truly measure to 1g. Most scales have the resolution, but some are not that repeatable. Same thing with measuring length. Probably why some clubs have mojo and some do not!

scotts33

KCee Probably why some clubs have mojo and some do not!

More like the ones you like have a decent head/shaft (weight)combo and have a good heft match for your swing. Like Tim Hewitt always would say swing weight is just a letter/number.....it in and of itself is NOT interesting. 😉

sdandrea1

I measured the swingweight, total weight and lengths of my PING G400 irons and they were as close in those specs as the sets I build. For me, close is good enough. YMMV.

sdandrea1

scotts33

Yep, you can swingweight a sledgehammer and a fly rod. It's just a ratio of weight distribution. My best swings are easier with about a 105g iron shaft. I can play well with 65g to 75g, but it requires more thinking......and thinking is bad for me.

DC300

sdandrea1 I am in that group 100%. Brain turns on, game turns off. The minute I have to think, swing easy, or “try” to do something other than what just comes natural, it’s over.

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