Hosel and shaft diameter

[Matt]

Hello all,

What is the preferred range of diameter offset between a shaft and a hosel. If the shaft is a .370 parallel tip, what should the I.D. of the hosel be for an ideal fit? At what point is the hosel too big and club head should not be installed? I.E. is .378 too much difference even if shafting beads are used.

I am mostly interested in what is the most ideal fit between shaft and club head.

Matt

[LBlack14]

.378 won't fit into a .370. You can use a shim to fit .355t into a .370.

[Matt]

L,

Thanks for the response, but I was suggesting that the hosel I.D. is .378 for a .370 shaft.

Also, is shimming normal or ideal ?

[LBlack14]

Originally Posted by Matt

L,

Thanks for the response, but I was suggesting that the hosel I.D. is .378 for a .370 shaft.

Also, is shimming normal or ideal?

You don't have much choice in the matter. Shim or beads is the other choice. Shims are common in my example, but I won't use them. I know plenty folks that do tho. Just make sure you prep everything well including the shim. You may have to make your own as a standard shim probably won't fit. You can make a thinner grade shim out of pop can aluminum. I would used beads in that case or even better ready made beaded epoxy from Golfworks or Golfsmith. You can't even see the beads they are so small.

[BDMplayer910]

Originally Posted by Matt

L,

Thanks for the response, but I was suggesting that the hosel I.D. is .378 for a .370 shaft.

Also, is shimming normal or ideal?

I shimmed a Proforce V2 into an R7Quad I had years ago, I didn't see any reason why I wouldn't do it, especially if you have your heart set on a certain configuration. I am not an expert by any means, but it shouldn't make a difference. Like Black said, make sure you prep everything and to use plenty of epoxy so it's well covered and the shaft and shim are bonded well and then your bond between shim and hosel

[Matt]

So what would be the best fit? If you were building a great set of irons and you had to ream each one to fit the shafts, what diameter over the diameter of the shaft would you ream to? Would a really tight friction fit be better than having a gap? Or would it be better to have a .001 to .002 gap all the way around?

Sorry for the picky question, but I'm interested to learn what is optimal. If you have a really tight friction fit, maybe all the epoxy would get squeezed out. Or, is it better to have certain amount of epoxy bond thickness between the shaft and the hosel...?

Thanks

[LBlack14]

Why do you want to ream? .370 hosel .370 shafts or shim .355t. .355t hosel .355t shafts, you're over analyzing. It's not rocket science.