If they're Ping Eye 2's there is no plastic logo and there's no slanted hosel. They're just plain old Pings. Taper tip - unless they've been bored out. If your swing speed with a 5-iron is 88 - 93 you probably should be looking at something firmer than 4.5 Rifles and perhaps even shafts that are a little heavier as well. If 5.5's aren't satisfactory - they're not particularly "stiff," and you have a clubmaker who will install shafts to test. And, if you have a "club builder" to work with who knows his stuff no doubt he'll have some suggestions as well. He should be able to easily determine whether the hosels have been altered. You should also have him check lie angles, club lengths, grip size, etc. It sounds to me as though there's more of a problem than with shafts if you're hitting only a couple of greens per round.
Finally, and I hate to mention this but any clubmaker worth the name will ask these questions immediately; what's your handicap and how do you hit the ball on the driving range? How far do you hit the "average" 5, 6, or 7 iron? How long have you been playing? Have you ever played better than you do now, and by how much? How was your swing speed measured and what was the average of say 15 swings? There are other "interview" questions that could and should be asked and answered honestly before even attempting to reshaft a set of clubs. TFlan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corey Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:21 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Straightness finder > Yes, they are taper tip and be careful not to damage that damned plastic > logo when heating the head(s). You also risk damaging the top of the > slanted hosel with a puller so use a welders glove and twist the heads off > after the epoxy breaks down. > > CB > > At 10:38 AM 3/19/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >Hey guys, > >Do any of you have much experience reshafting PingEye2's. I have the > >original BeCu's Square groove and a few years ago had Rifle Lite 5.5's > >put in them which I am now wanting to change out. I will most likely > >have a club builder in my area do the reshafting but I wanted to know > >if these require tapered shafts or parrallel tip. I'm pretty sure > >they take tapered as microtapers were the original shafts that came out. > >I am looking at Rifle Lite 4.5's or TT TX-90's in a regular flex depending > >on how I hit some test clubs in each at my club builders place. Any feedback > >would be appreciated on this. I've been hitting my irons all over the place > >and honestly know my swing is not that bad; Not to have only hit 2/18 greens > >last week when I played. Kinda' hard to break 90 let alone 80 when you > >seldom > >hit a green. I will have my swing speed tested when I go see my guy with a > >5 iron to better see what shaft will best fit my swing. I was tested at > >88-93 > >with a driver a few weeks ago but not with an iron. > >Thanks, > >Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Tutelman > >Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:13 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Straightness finder > > > > > >At 09:53 AM 3/19/03 -0600, you wrote: > > >I took a couple of 2x8x48" red oak boards, laminated them together, and > > >attached the WT device to it.... > > > >Thanks, Royce. > >That's exactly what I wanted to know. > > > >DaveT > > >
