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Finn07

By Finn07
in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting

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Finn07

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What is a great book for beginner clubmakers? Its becoming a hobby of mine and would like to start reading up on it. I can put together clubs with out a problem, but swingweighting, loft and lie checks and stuff like that I dont know how to do. What is a reference that can teach?
Driver-Taylor Made R7 460cc 10.5* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Fairway Wood-Taylor Made R7 Draw 15* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Hybrid Taylor Made 19* Rescue Mid Steel Stiff
4-PW-Golfsmith G40 TT Lite XL Stiff
GW-Ben Hogan Riviera 8* Bounce 50*SW-Ben Hogan Riviera Medium Bounce 56*LW-Cleveland 60* 588 ChromePutter-Taylo...

MGP Well Established Member

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Here are some references I've found useful:

There are a lot of useful videos here that will walk you through most of the common clubmaking items. They also have a lot of useful articles written by their clubmakers and club designers.

Golfsmith Online Turorials and Articles

Golfsmith used to have a book called "Basics of Golf Clubmaking" that got me started. Sadly, it looks like they no longer have it.

Pretty much the bible on clubmaking and repair. Not cheap but there isn't much it doesn't cover:

Golf Club Design, Fitting, Alteration and Repair by Ralph Maltby

Anything you can find written by Tom Wishon will be excellent too.

What's in my bag (most of the time)

Exotics 12°, Aldila VS Proto 65S
Exotics CB1 4W, 16.5°, Fujikura Stiff
3DX DC Ironwood 20°, 23°, 26º Hybrids, Proforce V2 Stiff Acer XP905 Pro 6-PW, Dynalite Gold S300Inazone CNC Spin Satin GW 50°/8°, SW 54°/14°, LW 58°/4°Boccieri...


JaY_B Great Member

JaY_B

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I can't remember the exact name but something along the lines of Tom Wishon 10 Myths about golf clubs is a good read

In my Ping UCLAN Team Bag

Nike Sasqautch 9.5 - V2 Stiff
Cleveland HiBore 15 - V2 Stiff
Ben Hogan Apex FTX, 2 - PW - Dynamic Gold StiffNike SV Tour 52, 58 - Dynamic Golf StiffYes Golf Callie - 33 inchesBall - Srixon Z star X


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