Wash the club head with warm soapy water and then dry the club with a towel. Rub fine grade 1,500 grit sandpaper over the scratches in a back and forth motion. This will polish your club head surface, and restore it to its original condition.
How much does it cost to replace a wedge?
If you would just like to make a change – wedges don’t change very much in style or shape --you can buy a new one which will cost about $110. If you do decide to buy a new wedge make sure it has the same specs, i.e. bounce, loft and lie as the good friend you are about to give up.
Can You recondition wedges with a hand-held groove tool?
First, let me say that using a hand-held groove tool is a risky way to recondition the grooves in your wedges. The reason is that as soon as you alter (recondition) the face of the club it is considered new and ruled on accordingly.
How to replace a broken golf shaft?
Replacing your own shaft can save time and money, and allow you to try a new shaft without purchasing new clubs. Step 1 Insert the broken shaft into the vise and remove the shaft by using the heat gun to warm up the hosel and loosen the adhesive that holds the shaft in place. Use medium heat for graphite shafts and higher heat for steel shafts.
How do you fix a scratched Golf Club head?
Wash the club head with warm soapy water and then dry the club with a towel. Rub fine grade 1,500 grit sandpaper over the scratches in a back and forth motion. This will polish your club head surface, and restore it to its original condition.
Can you resurface a golf wedge?
Refurbishment involves removing scratches, dents and dings from the wedge head, sole, paint fill, and resharpening the grooves, either original or deep per the player's wishes. Not every wedge can be restored, as sometimes the damage is just too much to repair.
How do you restore a wedge worn?
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How do you tell if a wedge is worn out?
Fingernail test It's a basic test, but Briand suggests doing what's called the “fingernail test” on your wedge to get a quick idea of where your grooves are at. Run your nail down the face of the wedge and notice if your nail gets caught up in each groove. If it does, you're doing just fine in the groove department.
How do you make wedge grooves like new?
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Can you sharpen wedge grooves?
The answer is, yes, Golf groove sharpeners work to give your irons and wedges an increased spin rate.
How do you Regroove a golf wedge?
1:012:52How to Regroove your Irons with the 6 Head Groove Sharpener - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd over time you can apply more pressure it's okay to go back and forth the conventional wisdom isMoreAnd over time you can apply more pressure it's okay to go back and forth the conventional wisdom is to go just draw it backwards but it really doesn't matter work your way up.
How often should you replace wedges in golf?
So if you are serious about your equipment, and want to maintain peak performance, it might make sense to consider swapping out your wedges every 12-36 months depending on how often you play, practice, and the durability of the material.
Do pros use Rusty wedges?
Rusty wedges appear in many a tour pro's bag. Sometimes, the rust is a result of a hard life spent splashing shots out of bunkers and pounding golf balls from the turf on ranges around the globe. But usually it is totally inentional.
Are golf groove sharpeners legal?
Global Moderator. Yes groove sharpeners are legal, after all it's just a tool. It's what you do with it as D4S has stated that can make your club non conforming. All clubs now have their grooves machined to maximum tolerances, if you increase the size of them through scraping your club becomes non conforming.
How often should you sharpen wedge grooves?
There is no fixed answer to this as every situation is different. A decent rule of thumb though would be to re-groove every 15 - 20 rounds of golf.
What can I use to sharpen grooves on my wedges?
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Do I have V or U grooves?
The deeper, sharper grooves are called "U" grooves. "V" grooves are the opposite. They are much shallower and have rounder edges. The "U" groove can move much more debris away from the contact zone.
How to fix scratches on stainless steel golf clubs?
This is how you fix light scratches on stainless steel golf clubs. Wash the club head with warm soapy water and then dry the club with a towel. Rub fine grade 1,500 grit sandpaper over the scratches in a back and forth motion. This will polish your club head surface, and restore it to its original condition.
Why won't golfers remove scratches?
Deeper scratches are difficult to fix, and this is why most golfers won’t bother removing them.
How to get rid of scuff marks on golf clubs?
All you need to do is buy a white magic eraser and rub it against your club. I’ve tried this myself and the scuff marks quickly disappear.
What causes scratches on golf balls?
After all, you’re smacking a metal stick against a solid golf ball. Light marks is the most common type of damage you’ll come across, and the easiest to remove. The small and often fine scratches are caused by everyday play. Chipping and fairway shots are the most often culprits.
What does it feel like to have a new golf club unwrapped?
The feeling of a new unwrapped golf club is intoxicating. It’s nice seeing the irons surface and sun combine into one shimmering beauty. However it doesn’t take long for the shine to wear off. The truth is scratches, sky marks and scuff marks on golf clubs are a reality for all golfers. While some golfers wear these marks as badge of honor, ...
Why are there sky marks on my golf clubs?
Aside from the embarrassment, sky marks are quite ugly to look at many players tend to clean them. To avoid causing sky marks on your clubs , don’t tee off too high.
How to clean a golf club with a light compound?
Always choose the light version, as heavier compounds can damage your clubs coat. Clean your club with a damp microfiber cloth. Then allow club to air dry. Pour a small amount of rubbing compound on to a clean cloth. Start rubbing the cloth on to the sky mark. Use a circular motion when cleaning your club head.
How to remove a broken shaft from a golf club?
Insert the broken shaft into the vise and remove the shaft by using the heat gun to warm up the hosel and loosen the adhesive that holds the shaft in place. Use medium heat for graphite shafts and higher heat for steel shafts. Once the adhesive has started to melt, pull the broken shaft from the hosel, which is where the shaft meets the club head.
How to sand graphite shafts?
With the shaft still in the vise, use sandpaper to rough up the tip of the shaft, which will be inserted into the hosel. Graphite shafts may have coating on the end that should be removed with a sharp blade before sanding.
How to put a club shaft in a hosel?
Make sure the inside of the hosel is completely coated, then coat the tip of the shaft with epoxy. Slide the shaft into the hosel and turn the shaft so that the club head is properly aligned to the shaft. If there is a ferrule (small plastic piece), it should be inserted into the hosel first, then coat the interior with epoxy and slide the shaft in.
Can a golf club shaft be repaired?
Once a golf club shaft has been broken, it cannot be repaired, but it can easily be replaced.
What is a wedge in golf?
The wedges are a subset of the iron family of golf clubs designed for special use situations. They are used for the short game. The wedge clubs when properly struck will produce a very high, arching shot. Because wedge shots have such a high trajectory, they tend to roll very little once they hit the green. More accomplished players can produce a great deal of backspin with a wedge. It involves a sweeping technique. This technique causes the ball to back up (or “bite”) once it hits the green. The short game in golf is all about finesse and feel. Hence, it is important that the wedge you are using is comfortable and easy to hit to a target on the green.
What is the loft of a pitching wedge?
Pitching wedges have less loft than any of the other wedges. These wedges tend to have 44 degrees to 50 degrees of loft. One can get the club underneath the ball fairly easy with a pitching wedge. The purpose of a pitching wedge is for an approach shot from the fairway or rough.
What is the loft of a lob wedge?
Lob wedges have more loft than any of the other wedges. These wedges tend to have between 60 degrees and 65 degrees of loft. Their main purpose is for very short approach shots and chips around the green as they get the ball into the air quickly. They can be effective anytime a high and short shot is necessary.
How long does it take to recondition a golf club?
First, don’t try to recondition it yourself. Second, to get it done professionally may take up to six weeks depending on whether the club head is chrome plated or not. Most forged iron clubs made of mild steel, will need to be protected from rusting, which requires a layer of chrome to be deposited on the head after the grooves have been milled, rolled or stamped into the face. Some clubs are forged but made of stainless steel, which do not require chrome plating. These, as with most cast clubs can be re-grooved and do not need the additional protective layer of chrome.
What happens when grass juice gets between the clubface and the ball?
It is only when grass juice gets between the clubface and the ball that the grooves really start doing their thing. This only happens out of relatively light rough not the real juicy 4” stuff where it doesn’t matter what type of grooves or condition of those grooves makes any difference.
Can a hand held tool be used to measure grooves?
A hand held tool will not only do a number on the grooves but will most likely render them non-conforming because of the tight specifications the USGA has for grooves, i.e. depth, width, ratio of groove-width to pitch, radius of groove edges and even groove straightness.
Can you use a golf club without penalty?
This means for example, even though the face is concave or the grip has indentations for you fingers because this is how it wore down through normal use, it is OK to use it without penalty but as soon as you start reconditioning the club it must be considered new.
Can you recondition a wedge with a hand held groove tool?
First, let me say that using a hand-held groove tool is a risky way to recondition the grooves in your wedges. The reason is that as soon as you alter (recondition) the face of the club it is considered new and ruled on accordingly.
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In the world of refinishing, this is by far the most important preliminary step. After years of use, golf clubs will get beat up, and in order to make them appear “new,” it is important to remove these signs of use. When I first began learning how to refinish golf clubs, it took me a while to learn how to do this.
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Protective Gloves (preferably not baggy ones like I’m unfortunately using in the video) and Eye-wear
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Hey!! I'm Zach, the founder of The DIY Golfer. I created this site in 2015 while playing D1 collegiate golf to help myself understand the game of golf better and improve as a player. Fast forward a few years, and it has become much more than a journal.
