Installing Swing Weight Corks in .355' Tapered Shafts

[tpcollins]

I have some lead powder and swing weight corks in transit as I’m going to cut my 7 iron 1/2” at the butt. This reduces the SW by 3 points and I’ll add the sufficient amount of powder to correct the SW back to D2.

 

Going into .355” tapered shafts, should I sand down the overall height of the corks to reduce the top diameter or just take a 5/16” rod and push like crazy? Thanks.

[Vinsk]

13 minutes ago, tpcollins said:

I have some lead powder and swing weight corks in transit as I’m going to cut my 7 iron 1/2” at the butt. This reduces the SW by 3 points and I’ll add the sufficient amount of powder to correct the SW back to D2.

 

Going into .355” tapered shafts, should I sand down the overall height of the corks to reduce the top diameter or just take a 5/16” rod and push like crazy? Thanks.

@Adam C and @boogielicious can probably answer this for you.

[Adam C]

The appropriate corks are pretty soft so assuming they are the correct size to start with should only require ramming them down.

[boogielicious]

I’ve done this with a putter. It’s pretty easy. If you do it carefully enough, you can check swing weight before ramming the cork down.