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hamletsdead Well Established Member

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I've been playing around with a Bridgestone J-33p driver which I had put on a 43.5" shaft, and the swingweight is now about C10, which is way too light for me, so today I slapped on a bunch of lead tape behind the head. Now it feels great, but how much tape can I put on? As much as I want? Not that I intend to cover the thing with tape, but it would be nice to know if there is an upper limit to how heavy I can make it.

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tonyy Dedicated Member

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I'm pretty sure you can add as much as you want. Don't quote me on that though.

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misty_mountainhop Great Member

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Think you can add as much or as little as you like. Just don't alter it once you've started a round...

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robbo323 Established Member

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Ive got like 7 strips on my wedges and they are really heavy compared to other wedges. Ive been playing them like that for 2 years and love it. I may redo them here shortly and do a little bit less tape.

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FHopper Dedicated Member

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Tape? What tape?


I have not put any on my new clubs... yet.

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kennay92 Great Member

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what benefits come from having heavier clubs?

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jmr Member

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I don't see why adding tape would be of any benifit. Aren't you just changing the engineered weight distribution of the club. This is the first time I've heard of lead tape on golf clubs (granted I'm fairly new to the game) but this sounds fundementally wrong to me...

Is it intended to help fix some sort of flaw in your swing by making the head heavier...

Whats in my bag:

Driver: 10.5 degree R7 Limited OZIK Stiff Shaft
Woods: Raw Distance 2007 3 & 5 Woods w/ Aldila NV-RD Stiff Shafts
Irons 4-PW: ***Tour Model III*** Ping Zing 2 Knock Offs Wedges: Rac Chrome 52 & 56 Degree Wedges, Tour Pro Z-Groove 60 degreePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball SRT 34"...


kennay92 Great Member

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I don't see why adding tape would be of any benifit. Aren't you just changing the engineered weight distribution of the club. This is the first time I've heard of lead tape on golf clubs (granted I'm fairly new to the game) but this sounds fundementally wrong to me...

well it just changes the swing weight a point or two depending on how much tape is added. The only reason i see people doing it is if their club is to light for them because it has a low swing weight or something.

just info you can read>>> http://golf.about.com/cs/componentsc...wingweight.htm

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jmr Member

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Thanks Kennay that was a great article, I will definatly be saving that one for future reference.

Whats in my bag:

Driver: 10.5 degree R7 Limited OZIK Stiff Shaft
Woods: Raw Distance 2007 3 & 5 Woods w/ Aldila NV-RD Stiff Shafts
Irons 4-PW: ***Tour Model III*** Ping Zing 2 Knock Offs Wedges: Rac Chrome 52 & 56 Degree Wedges, Tour Pro Z-Groove 60 degreePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball SRT 34"...


wedge player Great Member

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you can put it on the heel to help square the face if you slice put it on the toe to help leave it open put some on the back bottom to produce a higher ball flight.thats what i remember seeing lead tape used for

kennay92 Great Member

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you can put it on the heel to help square the face if you slice put it on the toe to help leave it open put some on the back bottom to produce a higher ball flight.thats what i remember seeing lead tape used for

then the movable weight technology came along.

and no problem jmr

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