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Pat...
Interesting...confirms my belief that all of the old Lynx clubs should be
sent to "sleep with the fishes" like your customer's 4I and my customer's
7I.
Royce
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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