Hi Harry, No sensicore, or ProSoft in this case , these were Black Gold's not sure about the washing method, he plays in a wet environment but claims to be diligent about allowing them to dry. This rust was as if looking at a 100 year old ship wreak. This was a premium set which I offer free re-gripping once yearly, and was reluctant to even put grips on these as the rust was so bad, almost or did chipped away the steel at the top of the shaft, and had to re shaft 1 of them, I think the 8 as the shaft broke about an inch above the hosel, of course not enough to grab in the puller, so being steel I had to use the easy out, why they call them easy out's is lost on me as it is any thing but easy, they should be called hard out's, or it's going to be a bitch to get out. David In a message dated 2/27/2011 10:07:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, h...@touriq.com writes:
Some people get water in the shafts when they wash grips using a bucket, as they do not plug the vent hole with a wooden tee … could this be the problem? The shafts that are rusty after a year, did they have Sensicore inserts which are prone to soaking up water due to condensation. When I install grips I open up the vent hole and during a regrip, I have pulled out the Pro-Soft and noticed no rust inside the shaft, even with clubs 10 years old. How the guy stores them plays a big part whether they rust or not. One guy had Sensicore and flew on planes each week. His iron shafts developed holes after 1 year. I think it is best to open the vent hole and let the club breathe. I think the rusting is being caused by other problems, not what you did as a clubmaker. Harry _www.myGolfDNA.com_ (http://www.mygolfdna.com/) ____________________________________ From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of vectorgo...@aol.com Sent: February-27-11 9:47 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: ShopTalk: grip tape Greetings, When it comes to installing grip tape, I have always left a vent hole, mainly because it's easier to get the grip to seat and stay seated because there's somewhere for the air pressure to go. I guess I've also felt that there would be some amount of ventilation to allow moisture to escape. But after recently seeing how rusted the shafts were on a set I built about 1 year ago, (the worst rust I have ever seen) I'm considering sealing the tape over the butt in hopes that there will be no access for moisture. Anyone have any thoughts on the matter? Thanks, David ____________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - _www.avg.com_ (http://www.avg.com/) Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3472 - Release Date: 02/27/11
