Iron bent at ferrule, is it repairable?

[Draftstone]

Hi!

Hit a rock with my 6 iron (Wilson Staf Di11) and the club bent a little backward at the ferulle (I can see a little gap between the ferrule and the club head) and when looking at the club, there is clearly a couple of degrees of angle toward the back of the club that is not there on any other irons of the set. Don't know if it's just mental, but since then, can't hit properly (5 iron and 7 iron are good, 6 iron are all fat). Evrything still sems rock solid, no movement at all even with trying the club again and hitting some fat shots (on grass and on mat), it did not bent more.

Is it a thing that can be repaired and if it is, is it the kind of thing that I can do myself or it takes good skill at a pro shop?

Sorry no picture, but can provide one if needed tonight!

Here's a try to indicate the problem with a diagram of a side view of the club

|||       <---- Grip
|       <----- Shaft
|
|
^      <----- Ferrule
/      <----- Part that is straight on every other club of the set, now bent backward on my 6 iron
\      <----- Club head, ball is going this way ------->

Thanks for your help!

[ScouseJohnny]

I think I'd just take it along to the pro shop. Experience has taught me that even if a pro no longer re-shafts clubs, he will, most likely, have a business card for someone local that does do club repair.

From what you have described, I'd guess the shaft is bent, too. I'm guessing you have steel shafts in your Staff D11s? I don't see any reason why a skilled clubmaker couldn't reset the proper angle of the ferrule and then re-shaft the club.

[Draftstone]

I have the half'n'half shafts (half graphite and half steel) so might be hard to re-shaft with a new shaft if the shaft is also bent, they don't seem too common.

[ScouseJohnny]

Of course, there is always Plan B which might work out cheaper than a repair...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/141322964370?lpid=82&chn;=ps

Cost of the shipping seems a little "hot" though...Maybe you can keep your eye on fleabay and find a better deal.

And, if you own a hacksaw, you end up with a spare 6 iron Di11 head to use as a really cool paperweight.

[Tee2Trees]

This is easily repairable if you are good with your hands and not too consumed by the thought of imperceptible imperfections.  Get it in a bench vise and clamp onto the hosel (use paper towel or masking tape between the jaws) taking care to clamp perpendicular to the direction you need to bend it.  Now just grab onto the middle of the shaft and force it into the direction it needs to go in sharp movements.  You need to push past "straight" to get it to actually bend back all the way, but once the metal enters plastic deformation you can feel it give.  To check your work, rotate the club on its shaft and when you can't see the bend in any orientation you are good to go.  For small bends, the transition through a bit of the plastic deformation phase does not weaken the metal.

I have done this more than once, but then again I am good with my hands.  Example: I recently fixed a bent alloy bike wheel by laying the bike on a curb and carefully stomping it into true.  This is a legit repair if the rim doesn't crack and I can say that as a bike mechanic.  These things are always worth an attempt.  Like in golf: see the shot, execute the shot.

[Draftstone]

I'll try what you described, I am quite good with hand work usually. I'll also keep a look for a used one that's not too expensive!

There is also the possibility of a complete set of new irons, a broken club could be a good excuse for the wife to accept