RangeRat

Anybody have a gently used Tourstage X-Wedge in either 52* or 56* loft that they want to sell? Thanks, Chris

Price drop to $100 shipped! Chris

Lennie, It is not the blue Mugen Prototype, it is the red Mugen. It has all the qualities of the current generation of low-spin shafts. Features are listed here... http://www.harrison.com/mugenfeatures.html Thanks, Chris

I have been over-served by this and other forum Swap Shops! I need to sell a very highly regarded Japanese retail Srixon W-505 driver, 9.5* loft with a regular flex 60 gram Harrison Mugen shaft installed by Chip Usher. The club measures 45.5" in length and swingweights to D5. It is in excellent condition with very little use and no uglies anywhere. Srixon Lamkin Crossline grip and matching headcover included. Asking $125 shipped via USPS

Dave, This head wouldn't just happen to still be available, would it? Chris

Anybody looking to sell a TP Mills Tradition putter? Prefer the Carbon finish but would also consider satin or others. Thanks, Chris

I need to sell a new YES! Tracy II (at a loss). Club is 35" comes with the matching headcover and still has plastic on the sole. $135 shipped via USPS Priority (to the US). Not looking for any trades, need cash. Thanks, Chris

What's the tip diameter of the Rifle's and what wer they pulled out of? (Thinking of putting Rifles in my Ping i3 Blades, so the abraded area of the shaft would have to be pretty short.) Thanks, Chris

E-mail sent. Chris

FLY, The dowels I get are 1.5" long. For parallel shafts the3/8" will do the trick, but they also require a lot of sanding if you want them to fit tightly right in the hosel. I think that master club builder Joe Kwok recommends that the dowel be within .5" to .25" of the shaft tip, to both make sure it's mostly inside the hosel (not above it) and leave a little room for a tip weight or lead putty for swingweighting. Fire away if you have any other questions or you think I've left anything out... Chris

Fly, Just inserting wooded dowels in the shaft tip is not blueprinting. Blueprinting is frequency matching, weight matching, FLOing and making each club to matching specifications. Dowels in the hosel is just a technique used to make the club feel a little more solid at impact by muting vibration just a touch. For taper tips, just go to the hardware store and get the 5/16" pre-cut fluted dowels that are used in woodworking. Drill a hole through the length of the dowel to let air pass through when you epoxy the head on. Some guys slather the dowel with epoxy and insert it from the butt end of the shaft and try to ram it down to the tip with a ramrod. I can only get the dowel to within two inches of the tip using this method, so I hand-sand the dowel and insert it either from the but or directly at the tip - either way, you want it to fit tightly. It is a lot of extra work for only a subtle difference in feel, but when you're trying to maximize the experience of hitting a golf ball, why not? Good luck, Chris