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Well, I guess you and I disagree on this. But first
let me clarify my comment where I said ". . . simply plug the new shaft tip
with epoxy and shove it in place. Use a little masking tape to hold it from
creeping while the epoxy dries." Note that I didn't say "plug the shaft
with epoxy and let it dry, then insert it into the hosel."
Perhaps I assumed too much when I wrote the
suggestion. I assumed a clubmaker would know to plug the tip with epoxy,
then assemble the head/shaft, then use masking tape to hold the shaft in place
while the epoxy dried. That's an all in one assembly method. That's what I
assumed. Guess my assumption was ill-placed.
Now, like many other custom clubmakers here and
elsewhere, I have assembled countless "plugged" shaft tips into heads without
suffering "shaft creep." In fact, there is at least one OEM, Taylor Made, that
routinely plugs virtually every one of its Bubble shafts with a tip insert.
There haven't been too many problems with that product, at least not in my
experience. Also, custom clubmakers often install tip weights in shaft
tips during the installation process. That teeny little hole in
the bottom of a tip weight does precious little to keep a shaft from
creeping. The judicious application of tape around the hosel/shaft tip stops the
shaft from creeping. Further, if there's a tight fit between the tip and
hosel, such as a new assembly or a shimmed assembly, the use of masking tape or
duct tape or any other form of clamping is generally unnecessary.
So, as I said, when you say "can't," we disagree. I
can and have done it many times. It really isn't an especially difficult job to
accomplish.
TFlan
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