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Lie can be changed easiliy on most putters, especially ones with hosels. A special bar is required for bending curved shafts for lie, but it still can be done. Lie bending will not change offset, but loft changes will influence offset. Adding loft will reduce offset slightly and vice versa. Jeff

Dubbed, The ram rod and cork is not a good idea with graphite as the shaft can be damaged by the force of the rod. This is especially true of ultralight shafts. The ram rod works fine with steel shafts. To add the tip pin similar to the image you posted, the head would have to be removed - not really a practical idea to add only 2 points. Lead tape is the simplest way to add weight. Each 4 1/2" of 1/2" wide tape will add 1 swingweight. Jeff

FYI...each additional 2 grams of weight will cause a cpm decrease of @1 cycle. 10 cycles are a full flex, so every 2 grams is 1/10 of a flex... Jeff

Benny, Check the Clubmaker Locator at www.proclubmakers.org They can direct you to a qualified Class A Clubmaker in the Miami area. Jeff

It will depend on the thickness of the tape, but a general rule of thumb is that 4 1/2" of lead tape 1/2" wide will equal 1 swingweight. Jeff

Dear Forums Participants, 'Just a reminder that this weekend is the Professional Clubmakers' Society annual Expo at the Galt House in Louisville, KY. The Expo is a "Who's Who" of component suppliers and clubmakers. There are booths showing the latest in heads, shafts and grips, seminars by industry leaders and various events highlighted by the Clubmaker of the Year dinner on Saturday night! For more information, call the PCS at 800-548-6094. 'Hope to see you in Louisville! Jeff

Don't look for any noticeable trajecory or directional change with lead tape. As Junior Golfer said, lead tape can add weight, but you cannot practically add enough to influence ball flight. Jeff

Sam, Loft on a metal wood cannot be changed. If the head is bent open or closed, the effective loft changes, but not the actual loft. The head is closed to increase effective loft and is opened to decrease effective loft. The taylor heads have relatively short hosels and may be difficult to bend. If you need a higher loft, I would suggest trying to find one, rather than trying to bend face angle to create effective loft. Jef

The extensions I mentioned are totally a "home-made" item and are not availavle commercially. Just about any used graphite shaft will work. A golf store may give you a shaft if you ask - esepcially one broken in two pieces - you'll want the top half to make the extension. Jeff

I know of no company making the .560" extensions for graphite. You can make your own from old graphite shafts....Cut a section that fits into the butt end of the shaft and epoxy it in place. Cut another larger diameter pices and epoxy this one over the smaller piece sticking out from the sdhaft but. This will equalize the shaft butt size and beats wrapping the extension with masking tape to get it to size. 'Hope this helps... Jeff

Benny, Torque is onky one factor among many in shaft playability. That said, a slower, smoother swing is genearlly best with a higher torque shaft, while faseter swingwers are best fit with lower torques. Again, as there are a number of other shaft parameters, these comments are made to be general statements only and not absolute fact in all cases. The difference between the 2.5 and 3.7 is minimal, especially if no other shaft specs change. Jeff

You lost 6 swingweights due to the 1" cutting. Each 4 1/2" of 1/2" wide tape is 1 swingweight. That's 27" of tape - likley you will not be able to add that much. Most players do add tape in the cavity though... Jeff

For all practical purposes, the DG with the "U" designation is a parallel tip S300. The parallel tips differ from tapers in that they will weigh different amounts as they are trimmed, whereas tapereds will all weigh the same, regardless of whether it is a wedge of #3 iron shaft. Playability differences are slight...at least in my opinion. Jeff

Scraper, In addition to a swing change, a look at equipment might be in order. Lower lofts - on both woods and irons - are a fast way to lower trajectory. A change of 1-2 degrees won't likley cause a negative bounce effect on irons. Rifles do tend to hit the ball high for most players. Try something in a Dynamic Gold - 'won't help as much as loft, but every little bit may help! Jeff

Rice, Assuming it is not a swing issue, impacts toward the heel indicate a club needs to be made flatter in most cases. Jeff