Reshafting bore thru irons

[jt0531]

Ive reshafted clubs before, but never a bore thru club. I wanted to try some forged blades this year without breaking the bank so I bought some old wilson staff Fluid Feel irons on Ebay and I would like to reshaft them with DG S300's. Does anyone have any helpful tips for doing this type of re-shafting job?

[tmtp]

You need parallel tip shafts, most likely. All bore throughs that I have done required those. So you then need to tip trim each shaft for the specific iron that it goes in. Then if they are a little tight (Callaway usually is) you need to cut a groove into each tip, one or two cuts will result in either two or four cuts into the tip. You then need to get plugs for the tip of the shaft.

[SolidRockGolf]

First you need to keep inmind that any bore thru iron head is going to play a half a flex stiffer then an iron with the BBGM (Bottom Bore to Ground Measurement) of 1.25". So you might want to tip the shaft alittle soft unless your ok with that. Also make sure you don't put too much of the tip throught the bore but just enough to plug or it will stiffen up even more.

If you run across any problems, call or email and I will be glad to assist.

[mcgolf]

Reshafting the wilson irons presents a problem not found in current clubs.

One- the shafts are taper tip shaft not Parallel
two - the tip that went into fluid feels may no longer be in production. I beleive they might be a .277 tip or something very close.
three - if they do take a taper tip, matching frequencies is not possible, you are stuck with the shaft you bought unless you purchased a lot of product.
If these clubs are in good condition it may be better to keep them original

[ForgedRbest]

As a collector of old Wilson staff clubs, I have 35 sets, all the top of the line clubs by Wilson Staff have .355 taper tip. The tight fit is usually due to the hosel being bent, either for a loft and lie adjustment, or through normal use. If you are going to reshaft having a .355 tapered reamer is a helpful tool.

Which model did you purchase?

[jt0531]

Originally Posted by ForgedRbest

As a collector of old Wilson staff clubs, I have 35 sets, all the top of the line clubs by Wilson Staff have .355 taper tip. The tight fit is usually due to the hosel being bent, either for a loft and lie adjustment, or through normal use. If you are going to reshaft having a .355 tapered reamer is a helpful tool.

Which model did you purchase?

I bought 2 Models........ FG-17 which I have already reshafted and am hoping to get to the heated range with tomorrow and a set of 84-86 Staff Fluid Feel. I would also like to grab a set of the FG-53 goosenecks.

Lurking on this site and reading some of the posts by you and others is what prompted me to buy/try some old blades........... we'll see how the experiment goes when the weather warms up.

Is this the correct tool?

http://www.golfsmith.com/products/838B

[ForgedRbest]

That's the tool! Let us know how you hit them. I'll turn you on to a good re-chroming site, but that costs money, lol.

[jt0531]

If I can't hit em they're going to the Salvation Army, not a rechroming shop......lol

Just from looking at these clubs re-shafting them and hitting a few 8 irons into a net in my basement the offset oversized clubs I was playing with before look ridiculous.

[ForgedRbest]

You will do just fine with them. It's 90% mental.

[jt0531]

In your experience are the FG-17's a good of staffs?

[ForgedRbest]

The FG-17 was one of the best. I played my set for 6 month's until I got my favorite irons refinished. 1971 Wilson Staff button backs!

[jt0531]

So I got the fluid feel irons in the mail today. they are in really nice shape, but does anyone know where I can get some of the red hosel plugs to replace the originals when I do the re-shaft?

[ForgedRbest]

Golfworks still sells them I think.

[jt0531]

Well, I finished reshafting these clubs and there were a few things different from what I had read about re-shafting bore thru irons.

First, these were indeed .355 taper tips, although the hosel is threaded (whis seems like a great idea to give the epoxy a better bond) and the fit was a bit tighter than with my titleist irons.

Second, I didn't need to tip trim the shaft to the angle of the hosel because the shaft only sets in about 1 1/4 inches even though the shaft is bored thru. (The originals came out this way so I put the new ones in the same way)

Third, I couldn't find the red hosel plugs anywhere so this is what I did..... I mixed 5 minute epoxy and put a small amount of red paint in it. Then I put it in the hosel, taped up the hole, let it dry, and cleaned it up with a polising wheel on my dremel........ looks identical to what came out (I only needed to do this one 1 club.

So far so good, I used the clubs at the range yesterday and they felt great.......... and none of the heads flew off. Thanks everyone for your help.

[Jimfour]

Originally Posted by jt0531

Well, I finished reshafting these clubs and there were a few things different from what I had read about re-shafting bore thru irons.

First, these were indeed .355 taper tips, although the hosel is threaded (whis seems like a great idea to give the epoxy a better bond) and the fit was a bit tighter than with my titleist irons.

Second, I didn't need to tip trim the shaft to the angle of the hosel because the shaft only sets in about 1 1/4 inches even though the shaft is bored thru. (The originals came out this way so I put the new ones in the same way)

Third, I couldn't find the red hosel plugs anywhere so this is what I did..... I mixed 5 minute epoxy and put a small amount of red paint in it. Then I put it in the hosel, taped up the hole, let it dry, and cleaned it up with a polising wheel on my dremel........ looks identical to what came out (I only needed to do this one 1 club.

So far so good, I used the clubs at the range yesterday and they felt great.......... and none of the heads flew off. Thanks everyone for your help.

I know this is an old thread but did you end up having to ream the hosels to get the taper tips to fit? I have an old set of Staff dynapower turfrider heads from 62 that have a really small diameter end tapered (.340?) shaft threaded at the end. I have to get them reamed to reshaft but wondered if my 85 fluid feel irons have the same small shaft or whether they used regular .355 tapers by then. The shafts are original dynamic stiff on the 85s with the red line near the bottom. Also taking off the older 62 heads they were definitely not epoxyed in way back then. Are the 85 models epoxyed?

[OnePutt]

Jimfour, As you mentioned, this is an OLD post. I doubt the poster you are asking a question to is still visiting this site. He only had 9 posts total 2-1/2 years ago. Not much chance he's still around.
If you want more info on your irons, you might contact Golfsmith and ask them. They have a chart that shows which shafts fit which clubs, so they should know what you need. Good luck with your project.