Spoon Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 well i picked up a Dogatti pt135 for the zen , just planning in advance. does anyone know the insertion depth of the hosel of the zen? looks pretty deep. Or it could be half the hosel and if so and cut to 34.5-35" the putter will play short if installed in a another putter that plays tapered shafts. really late to the dogatti bandwagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 I think the biggest challenge when reshafting the Zen is to find a ferrule that is similar to the original. You may be able to save the ferrule if you do it right. But if the stock shaft is a 355 taper, then the stock ferrule may not work as the Dogatti is more or less a .370" tip. the tip section can be sanded down to fit a .355 hosel ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, nobmontana said: I think the biggest challenge when reshafting the Zen is to find a ferrule that is similar to the original. You may be able to save the ferrule if you do it right. But if the stock shaft is a 355 taper, then the stock ferrule may not work as the Dogatti is more or less a .370" tip. the tip section can be sanded down to fit a .355 hosel ... Hi Nob I’ve studied how to remove the ferrule in advance. I’m able to remove iron ferrules and save them with a golfmechanix ferrule block which I use in conjunction w a shaft puller. Works! Also have hot water and lots of tape for back up should be ok Regarding the ferrule yes this may be the biggest challenge I have a feeling ferrule is .370 in a .355 shimada pt120 taper shaft . Can use the hot water trick to expand the ferrule prior to install. Will comment once I build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andew Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) You can save a ferrule by wrapping it in a wet sock prior to heating the hosel. That’s gonna be a sweet putter step post pics when done. Edited September 19, 2021 by Andew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Andew said: You can save a ferrule by wrapping it in a wet sock prior to heating the hosel. That’s gonna be a sweet putter step post pics when done. Yup I use tape to cover up the ferrule. Has worked on all my irons jobs so far. It’s the ferrule installation into the .370 head I’m worried about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andew Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Tape huh? Would think it would get messy. Assuming you meant ferrule installation onto a 370 shaft. You can use a file or maybe a drill bit to ream out the inside of the hosel. Sounds like you have it under control though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 I'm not a fan of reaming out hosels personally... typically ends up with the hole being off centered unless you have the right equipment. With graphite shafts with enough wall thickness, I think sanding down the shaft tip is easier and the right way to do it. Fujikura recommends this for their Ventus HB shafts which are .370 to be sanded down to .355 in case you want to use the shaft for driving irons. If you are dealing with 60g iron shafts or something, that's a different story. The Dogatti shaft is a 135g graphite putter shaft... the tip section only has a small bore so the shaft can be sanded down without any worries of the integrity of the tip section. Plus it's for a putter and hopefully, you're not putting a full swing:) unless you are demonstrating to hit your putter 300 yards like Jamie Sadlowski used to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 For saving ferrules, there is a product called "Club Shield Paste Gel" from golf works that's supposed to work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andew Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 I meant ream out the inside of the ferrule but I wrote hosel lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 ah.. ok makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 6 hours ago, nobmontana said: For saving ferrules, there is a product called "Club Shield Paste Gel" from golf works that's supposed to work well. Yup saw that one I ordered a tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Andew said: I meant ream out the inside of the ferrule but I wrote hosel lol Yeah I have a rat tail file for reaming the inner part of the ferrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andew Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 16 hours ago, nobmontana said: For saving ferrules, there is a product called "Club Shield Paste Gel" from golf works that's supposed to work well. Nice call hadn’t heard of this before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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