Posted September 9, 200519 yr comment_102497 has anyone reshafted one of these yet....is it possible to do due to the carbon composite head and the .350 hosel? thanks :cool:
September 9, 200519 yr comment_102504 I have looked into this already, and it is not easily done. First, it will void the warranty. Second, you have to be carefull with the heat. heat up the head too much and the seal between the titanium face and the carbon comp body may melt. Third, you will need to get a sleeve to insert the shaft into the head. Golfsmith had one for the ERC Fusion, but currently does not have one for the FT-3. Callaway will mount a shaft for you if you send them the driver and the shaft. A year or so ago, I experimented with an ERC Fusion and had Callaway place a Grafalloy Prolaunch Blue (which I supplied). Callaway did it at no charge. But it took 1-1/2 weeks for my driver to come back.
September 9, 200519 yr comment_102513 YES! I took the factory :poop: NVS 55 out and swapped with a NVS 75. You have to be careful indeed, but it was easily done. Any clubmaker worth their salt can do it. By the way, it is a REAL performer with the after market shaft.
September 9, 200519 yr Author comment_102518 thanks guys..... what sleeve do i need to use ....can i use the .335 to .350 converter sleeve from golfsmith
September 9, 200519 yr comment_102538 There is a specific sleeve to use for Fusion and Callaway Drivers. You may want to call Golfsmith and ask them.
September 9, 200519 yr comment_102546 The Pro Shop re-shafted my FT-3 Tour twice! First time they did damage the head, so they had to order new one. The second time they got it right, put a Fuji 26.3 on it, and it works great. But you have to make sure whoever is doing it knows what the hell they're doing, and to be dam careful!
September 9, 200519 yr Author comment_102549 just out of interest Eveleth what damage did they do? how can i avoid over heating the carbon comp head??
October 24, 200519 yr comment_106282 I had reservations about reshafting the FT-3, but I finally bit the bullet and did it. I got tired of watching the really high ball flight. I took the sotck NVS 55 out and had a really good club maker/repairman install a Grafalloy NZ Six S. To make the job easier, I ordered a .335 shaft sleeve from Golfsmith (item no. 231457). I went to Golfsmith since I had my new shaft Pured by them anyway. To avoid heating, the clubhead was wrapped in towels soaked in ice water. Some heat was applied to the outer hosel and a shaft extractor was used. The clubmaker said that without the shaft extractor, the shaft would have to be cut and the remainder of the shaft would have to be drilled or Dremelled out. The clubmaker also used an epoxy that is similar in color to what Callaway uses. Apparently, the color of the epoxy is one indicator Callaway uses to determine if the club was reshafted by them or by someone else. Overall, it was a painless process. I'm much happier with the new shaft and the improved performance of my FT-3.
October 24, 200519 yr comment_106340 it can be done as long as you have some pro to do it. I had mine done about 9 weeks ago ...
October 28, 200519 yr comment_106648 No need to be scared of the FT-3. I reshafted a new Fusion fairway wood yesterday and it was cake. While I realize that the FT-3 is slightly different construction (no bore thru), I don't see why it would be any more difficult. Whenever I'm dealing with a Callaway Fusion of any sort, I use a hot rod to heat from the inside, and I wrap a wet rag around the entire composite area. If you do this, you shouldn't have any issues. I'm sure you could use a micro-torch as a heat source instead of a hot rod, but I just feel more comfortable heating from the inside whenever a composite is present. My $0.02.
December 9, 200519 yr comment_109825 No need to be scared of the FT-3. I reshafted a new Fusion fairway wood yesterday and it was cake. While I realize that the FT-3 is slightly different construction (no bore thru), I don't see why it would be any more difficult.Whenever I'm dealing with a Callaway Fusion of any sort, I use a hot rod to heat from the inside, and I wrap a wet rag around the entire composite area. If you do this, you shouldn't have any issues. I'm sure you could use a micro-torch as a heat source instead of a hot rod, but I just feel more comfortable heating from the inside whenever a composite is present. My $0.02. That's exactly what I was going to suggest. Using the hot rod from the inside will save many headaches with reshafting clubheads like this.
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111451 When using a heating rod are you guys also using a shaft puller? If so, how do you prevent the head from being scratched while up against the puller?
December 25, 200519 yr comment_111615 Here is what happend if you use the wrong technique reshafting this driver. If this is what happend, Then you get a lot of head ache. This customer begging me to fix it for him, i told him to send it back to cally...because the cally ferrule is still intact. I wouldn't touch it! He reshafted this one through cally from NVS to NV. Joe Edited December 25, 200519 yr by joey3108
December 26, 200519 yr comment_111686 Here is what happend if you use the wrong technique reshafting this driver.If this is what happend, Then you get a lot of head ache. This customer begging me to fix it for him, i told him to send it back to cally...because the cally ferrule is still intact. I wouldn't touch it! He reshafted this one through cally from NVS to NV. Joe Jesus. I'm assuming that break happened on the course and not during the reshafting process? How long did it take to come back to the shop? I don't think I'll have that problem, but you've got me worried now!
December 26, 200519 yr comment_111700 Jesus. I'm assuming that break happened on the course and not during the reshafting process? How long did it take to come back to the shop? I don't think I'll have that problem, but you've got me worried now! This is a new customer who brought his club to me to ask my opinions what he should do.
December 27, 200519 yr comment_111788 When using a heating rod are you guys also using a shaft puller? If so, how do you prevent the head from being scratched while up against the puller?
December 30, 200519 yr comment_112021 it can be done--- but send to someone who can do it** damn joey-- that guy used alot of heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 30, 200519 yr comment_112036 it can be done--- but send to someone who can do it** damn joey-- that guy used alot of heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shock when the customer showed it to me! I've seen to many of them w/ paint chip in the corner of the hosel also. It looks like they are not patient enough and try to yank it to quick or maybe the to much heat till the ferrule collapse/melt and put to much force on the paint. It very important not to let the ferrule collapse/melt to far IMO. Or maybe the fork opening is to wide or not quite 90* angle. O well! :tsg_smilie_rolleyes:
December 30, 200519 yr comment_112046 To reshaft an FT-3, it's better to have the old shaft Dremelled out than messing with the heating guns.
December 30, 200519 yr comment_112059 This is a new customer who brought his club to me to ask my opinions what he should do. LOL! Ok then. I was going to ask if this was one of Joe's brainfarts. ;) We've all made them...we just prefer not to relive them! Did you try to re-epoxy the crown, or just tell him to send it back to Callaway?
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