Adding weight to shaft

[nsatt11]

Hi everybody,

I was just wondering if anyone knew how I could make it so the shaft on my club feels heavier.  I ordered a 3wd with a 70 gram shaft and it is to light. Should I add lead tape to the head? Any one have any suggestions.

Thank you

[nsatt11]

Hi everybody,

I was just wondering if anyone knew how I could make it so the shaft on my club feels heavier.  I ordered a 3wd with a 70 gram shaft and it is to light. Should I add lead tape to the head? Any one have any suggestions.

Thank you

[WUTiger]

Adding lead tape to the head will increase the swingweight of the club. If you don't like the look of lead tape, you could pull the shaft, tip-weight it, and reinsert it to increase swingweight.

If you go with a lightweight grip, this will increase the swingweight, but cut down overall club weight.

If you want more overall weight, you could get a heavier shaft. OR...

you might consider backweighting , also called counterweighting . To do this you insert a weight cylinder into the butt of the club. (Weights vary from about 10 to 100 grams). Counterweighting is controversial - some people say it really helps restore feel to the club with today's superlight shafts. Others say it doesn't help much. If you counterweight, it will lower the measured swingweight but may make the club feel more solid.

Tour Lock Pro is a popular source of counterweights. To install, you cut out the end of the grip with a drill-chuck tool and insert the weight cylinder. (Rules require you to epoxy the weight in place.)

You would need to find someone who understands counterweighting. Here's an article on counterweighting:

http://www.golfsmith.com/cm/display_page.php?page_num=cm_lp_mag0208_gca_insider_counterbalancing&ln;=N

[nsatt11]

  WUTiger said:

Originally Posted by WUTiger

Adding lead tape to the head will increase the swingweight of the club. If you don't like the look of lead tape, you could pull the shaft, tip-weight it, and reinsert it to increase swingweight.

If you go with a lightweight grip, this will increase the swingweight, but cut down overall club weight.

If you want more overall weight, you could get a heavier shaft. OR...

you might consider backweighting, also called counterweighting. To do this you insert a weight cylinder into the butt of the club. (Weights vary from about 10 to 100 grams). Counterweighting is controversial - some people say it really helps restore feel to the club with today's superlight shafts. Others say it doesn't help much. If you counterweight, it will lower the measured swingweight but may make the club feel more solid.

Tour Lock Pro is a popular source of counterweights. To install, you cut out the end of the grip with a drill-chuck tool and insert the weight cylinder. (Rules require you to epoxy the weight in place.)

You would need to find someone who understands counterweighting. Here's an article on counterweighting:

http://www.golfsmith.com/cm/display_page.php?page_num=cm_lp_mag0208_gca_insider_counterbalancing&ln;=N

Thank you for the advice! I am just wondering because I am launching the ball to high because of the lite shaft. But thank you for the great advice.