Building up a Cleveland wedge

[Golfaway]

I have got a Celeveland 58* head without a shaft, and I was thinking about building it up. So I got a steel shaft, a pull out from a pitching wedge, and I installed it in the head. Now the shaft won't go all the way down inside the head, I don't know why, so the result is a wedge that is a little bit longer than my normal 56* sand wedge. Will that affect playability??

Also, I cannot seem to find a ferrule anywhere here where I live and buying off the internet is not an option for me, so I will just have to keep it without a ferrule, will that affect playability by any mean??

Last question, I know I can cut off the shaft a little bit from the top, but that would require removing the grip, and again, I cannot find any new grips for sale here, so is there a way to remove the old grip without damaging it so it could installed once more or do I have to cut it in order to remove it??

Thanks a lot, and sorry for the many questions.

PS: I took some photos of the club, sorry for the bad resolution, they're a cell phone pictures. The third picture is of the club compared to a normal length sand wedge.

[Golfaway]

Nobody can help me??

[denver_nuggs_15]

If the shaft doesn't go completely in, it could have the wrong tip diameter (.355 vs. .370). If you put a taper tip shaft into a head that accepts parallel tip, that could cause the shaft not going in all the way.

A wedge that's too long won't affect playability much. You could just choke down. If you don't, the swingsweight would be slightly higher than your sand wedge (depending on head weight). Ferules are for some protection, but mostly for decoration.

There are ways to remove a grip w/o destroying it. Just search online for it. I've never done it, but I'm pretty sure a special tool is required. You could also use an air compressor (there's a thread about the air compressor idea).

[clearwaterms]

If the shaft doesn't go completely in, it could have the wrong tip diameter (.355 vs. .370). If you put a taper tip shaft into a head that accepts parallel tip, that could cause the shaft not going in all the way.

you have that backwards. he is probably trying to install a larger parallel tip .370 shaft into a 355 taper tip head. Im pretty sure you can have somebody enlarge the taper tip to a parallel tip .370 size. If not you would need to locate a .355 taper tip wedget shaft. Playing it without the shaft fully seated into the head will probably cause the shaft to snap. I wouldn't recommend it.