How to Convert Old Drivers to Modern Interchangeable Shaft Sleeves?

[2huskys]

Hi does anyone know of a product or way to get old drivers circa 2000s to fit interchangeable shafts ie.with modern titleist adapters.  I have a lot of nice drivers like r500, nike ignite, r7 super quad etc.  I would really like to be able to just fit my 910 /913surefit titleist driver shafts in them so I can use them properly.I imagine there is some sort of product that I can epoxy onto the driver hosels that would then accept my titleist shafts? I cant seem to find anything online.  I know I can get the titleist surefit thing but I imagine that will only go into 910 drivers and up that have the hole through the bottom of the drivers, glued drivers dont have that hole?  I have some demo mizuno 6 irons and they have an interchangeable system on the head for different shafts so I know something exists. Thanks.  I'm in the UK so products arent jumping out at me on ebay. 

Edited March 20, 2020 by 2huskys
added titleist driver details

[iacas]

No, and there likely isn't a market for it, because there wouldn't be much of a market for putting money into old driver heads.

[Vinsk]

Erik’s most likely right..but maybe @Adam C will have an idea.

[Adam C]

Club Conex offers a couple products that allow for a conventional hosel modification for interchangeable heads. Pieces are around $10-$20 each for a head or shaft. This will add weight to the overall club in the end, both swing weight and static weight so you want to at least be aware of that. Look at the FAZ fit or the FUSE fit product line. One is epoxied inside the hosel and the other you epoxy to the outside of the hosel. Have not used it but looks like you need to sand the outside of the hosel for that one so there is no going back as you will mess up the look of the shaft. The final club lengths will also need to be adjusted depending on which one you use.

[trombettista_vecchio]

This would be a little trickier with my new woods.

They have whipping.

 

[tinker]

Waste of time. All adjustable drivers do is change face angle. Just a way for manufacturers to not have to make different lofts

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, tinker said:

Waste of time. All adjustable drivers do is change face angle. Just a way for manufacturers to not have to make different lofts

Have you watched this?

 

 

 

 

 

[boogielicious]

11 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Have you watched this?

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t think so!😜

[tinker]

This guy explains it well but in actual use most golfers will find it hard to grab a wood and spin the grip without soleing the club to get it square to the target. Most I have played with adjust the loft , sole the club to take their grip and play with anything but a square club face. Why wouldn’t it be easier to just buy the right loft for you from the beginning?

[boogielicious]

5 hours ago, tinker said:

This guy explains it well but in actual use most golfers will find it hard to grab a wood and spin the grip without soleing the club to get it square to the target. Most I have played with adjust the loft , sole the club to take their grip and play with anything but a square club face. Why wouldn’t it be easier to just buy the right loft for you from the beginning?

Because they don’t have a wide range of lofts and lies available. You and I are built different and I may need 11.25 loft and a lie of 60 and you might need 9.5 and 62. Fixed loft drivers of old were adjusted by fitter to match the player. It would be great if we all matched a stock driver, but that’s not realistic.

[tinker]

I was a club fitter, builder. What’s the sense of a fitting if the merchant can set you up with what fits. That’s why there are many brands and styles on the market( or there used to be). Would you buy one iron with an adjustable head and telescopic shaft? I think someone sells such a thing but I don’t want it. I like a pear shaped head that appears about one degree on the open side at 10 or 10.5 loft. 11 degree won’t kill me, closed down faces will. 50 to 60 gram shafts at 45 inches with 3 to 4.5 torque work fine. Is they are 30 bucks that’s all the better. The adjustability is in your address and swing plane. I don’t need a different driver setting to hit a fade or draw.