How to Build Golf Club Components

Once you select the basic components (grips, shafts and club heads) you think are best suited to the way you play, building golf clubs to your satisfaction is relatively easy.

Things You'll Need

  • Protective eyewear
  • Gloves
  • Club head(s)
  • Shaft(s)
  • Grip(s)
  • Golf-approved epoxy
  • Double-sided golf grip tape
  • Table vise (optional)
  • Hand saw
  • Coarse-grit sandpaper
  • Shaft-club connectors (ferrules)
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Instructions

  1. Adding a Grip to Golf Club Shaft

    • 1

      Place desired grip alongside shaft and mark shaft approximately 3/4 inch above bottom of grip. At marked point, wrap shaft in an upward spiral with two-side tape and tuck overlapping tape edge into open butt end of shaft.

    • 2

      After removing non-stick strip from tape, plug golf grip with thumb or golf tee and fill grip with water or recommended solvent; drip fluid over taped shaft area as well.

    • 3

      Slide grip over taped end of golf shaft (align labels of grip and shaft if necessary) and wipe away excess adhesive. Allow eight hours to dry.

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    • 4

      Using a half-inch wide strip of coarse-grit sandpaper, "rough up" the tip of the putter shaft using a shoeshine or corkscrew motion to form a uniform ring of abrasion.

    • 5

      Liberally brush epoxy around tip of golf shaft and use it to coat the inside of the putter head's hosel (neck).

    • 6

      Firmly push putter head onto glued end of shaft and wipe away excess excess adhesive. Allow finished putter to dry for 24 hours.

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    • 7

      (Note: Consulting with a golf pro to select a shaft of proper length to suit individual player's swing is recommended.) Shorten shaft at the tip to ensure proper fit with the "ferrule" (neck brace attachment) for the club being built.

    • 8

      Abrade the tip of metal-shafted club with coarse-grit sandpaper to help enhance metal-to-metal epoxy bond. Use fine-grit sandpaper gently on tips of graphite club shafts.

    • 9

      Liberally brush tip of club shaft and inside of the ferrule (golf head neck brace) attachment with epoxy. Attach ferrule firmly to shaft and club head firmly to ferrule. Wipe away excess adhesive and allow 24 hours to dry.