Golf Club Shaft Replacement

ID: 142603

Description: This guide will show you how to replace the...

Steps:

1. Use a heat gun to melt the old epoxy holding the club head to the old shaft.
2. Caution: Heat guns can get very hot, so use caution when handling them.

3. Stabilize the club shaft using a vise grip or the weight of a friend.
4. With a pair of oven mitts, remove the club head by carefully twisting it from the shaft.

5. Clean out the inside of the club head with acetone and a small wire brush.
6. Cleaning the club head will make applying the new epoxy effective.

7. Place the cleaned club head on the new shaft and mark the where the end of the club head reaches on the shaft.
8. Remove the club head.

9. Take some sand paper and sand the shaft past your mark leading to the tip.
10. A good technique is to wrap the sandpaper around the tip while twisting the hand holding the sandpaper back and forth.

11. Get the epoxy ready by pouring it into a plate.
12. Use a toothpick to apply epoxy into the part of the club head that goes over the shaft.

13. Slide the new shaft into the club head.
14. Wipe off the excess epoxy that squeezes out.
15. Let the epoxy set overnight for an optimal seal, then it will be ready for use.