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Royce and Co.,
I have found out that this guy has had his
3I repaired not too long ago, in fact he tells me that the 3I lasted two rounds
and probably only a hand full of shots. This is what I did, I agreed to repair
the 3I the best I could with no guarantees or liabilities( I'll have him sign
off on this), I used a wire tie wrap from a loaf of bread and wrapped it
around the tip of the shaft and quick set epoxied to dry, after curing I roughed
up tip and then used 24 hr. epoxy and screwed with some force into head and set
aside to dry. After I get home from my REAL JOB, I'll most likely hit some
balls with the club into the driving cage. As for the 4I, I think the scuba idea
is out, maybe I'll just put together a 4 iron for him.
TF, I believe I got the wire wrap idea
from you. See, my wife is wrong again, I do remember some things.
TIA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:35
PM
Subject: RE: ShopTalk: LYNX FLARE
SHAFTS
Sorry, Pat...I've slept too many times since I worked on that
set. I can't remember anything about the sleeve. All I remember is
the screwy taper and how hard it was to get the head reseated. The 7I
that my guy lost was one that I had reseated for him...he never lets me forget
about the head flying off and into the pond. What makes it worse is he's
my best friend and I was playing with him that day and watched him do
it.
Royce
Royce,
The clubs are not his, he'd borrowed
them from a friend and he just wanted to get them repaired. I explained
to him that there is a good chance that I would not find him a replacement
4I but I would try to repair the 3I. Is it possible to pull the sleeve off
the 4I shaft? It looks plastic but I believe it to be aluminum. Does this
sound right?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:06
PM
Subject: RE: ShopTalk: LYNX FLARE
SHAFTS
I've done several repairs for one of my clients...same things you
are seeing. It's been a while, but IIRC, I didn't do anything about
the ferrule. The problem with these clubs and shafts is that
the taper angle puts a whole lot more stress on the epoxy. It's a
really weak joint. My customer also lost his 7I head in a pond, and
we eventually got Golfsmith to give us a replacement (remember that
Golfsmith bought Lynx and all their inventory). It's been a couple
of years and I would expect that their supply of spares is now
depleted...
My guess is that your best bet is to convince the customer to scrap
the Lynx clubs and let you build him/her a new set. That's what I
eventually did, and made the customer a whole lot more happy with the new
set.
Royce
Has anyone done any repairs on the Lynx
Black Cat irons w/ the Dynamic Flare tip shafts? A customer has
brought in a 3I to reinstall the head back onto the shaft, and
the 4I shaft without the head, (it has flew off and into the pond
in front of him). Questions I have are 1- the 4I shaft has a tapered
ferrule on the tip of the shaft and the 3I shafts does not. Do I need to
pull that ferrule (or sleeve) off the 4I shaft to use to reinstall the
3I head or could I somehow shim the tip of the 3I shaft to make the head
fit snug? The taper measurements are .365" up to .423". 2- Does
anyone have or know where I could get a replacement 4I L/H head or if I
need to make him a new 4I,something similar to match his
set? I have called the
club scouter and club finder recourses, with no luck. As always, TIA.
For those who have responded to some of my questions in the past, I
apologize if I never get back to you with a thank you, as my life
requires more than 24 hrs. in a
day.
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