What can I do to re-condition my 2nd hand club ?

Pls refer to the pic below.

apart from cleaing it and oiling it. Nothing much u can do. Probably change shaft?

nientsu wrote:

apart from cleaing it and oiling it. Nothing much u can do. Probably change shaft?

oiling it ??? i have 2 kind .. one is carbon and 1 is steel (or chrome) ..

how much to change shaft ?

depending. Could cost as much as 90 per shaft

ur irons don't look too bad. if u want to remove the minor rust spots, u can dip the iron head in coke for 30min to 1 hour and then just wipe off with a sponge. u may also want to sharpen ur grooves

as for ur woods, i suggest u just buy new ones.

nientsu wrote:

depending. Could cost as much as 90 per shaft

wow ~ that is exp ... how abt just change the grip ?

scottycollector wrote:

ur irons don't look too bad. if u want to remove the minor rust spots, u can dip the iron head in coke for 30min to 1 hour and then just wipe off with a sponge. u may also want to sharpen ur grooves

as for ur woods, i suggest u just buy new ones.

coke ??? really ??? or can use WD40 ?

Does the shops in SG have such services to sharpen the grooves ? or we have to DIY ?

Actually, your irons look fine, just clean out the grooves, can't see if that is rust or dirt in the grooves, but a soft wire brush should be fine

Agree that you might want to change your fairway woods, they look like they have very deep faces (which might be good off the tee but not that easy to launch of the fairway)

Isetan sale has new TM R9 5 woods going for $99, about the best deal out there currently

Also suggest that you get a 4 or 5 hybrid (22deg or 25deg) to replace the longer irons

for iron..

remove the shaft, clean up the head, remove paint fill, use a fine sand paper and sand the head, do up the paintfill...then get a new shaft and new grip with new headcover...

for wood..nothing can be done, except cleaning

Derek wrote:

Actually, your irons look fine, just clean out the grooves, can't see if that is rust or dirt in the grooves, but a soft wire brush should be fine

Agree that you might want to change your fairway woods, they look like they have very deep faces (which might be good off the tee but not that easy to launch of the fairway)

Isetan sale has new TM R9 5 woods going for $99, about the best deal out there currently

Also suggest that you get a 4 or 5 hybrid (22deg or 25deg) to replace the longer irons

I try to take more pic of the rusty iron.

U heard of Tommy Armour this brand ? compare to PING LST ... which one is better?

I will try to launch without Tee and see how it goes

Thanks for the advise.

golf_snowman wrote:

for iron..

remove the shaft, clean up the head, remove paint fill, use a fine sand paper and sand the head, do up the paintfill...then get a new shaft and new grip with new headcover...

for wood..nothing can be done, except cleaning

remove the shaft means have to cut the club head away and tear off the grip ?

ahnah wrote:

nientsu wrote:

depending. Could cost as much as 90 per shaft

wow ~ that is exp ... how abt just change the grip ?

90 per shaft is really ex..... didn't know that reshafting costs that much... must learn to DIY already... thought of reshafting my irons to NSPro 950 R to try out but at that price.... maybe I'll give it a pass

graphites usually more exp when compared to steel shafts. NS Pros, if you are patient, can get it at a very good price.

I saw some bros here letting it off at very low price, but I don't know how to reshaft... Don't want to swing half way and the head fly out and hit something or someone...

that will be real bad....

Go to a clubfitter, there are usually a selection of pull outs available. You can get reasonably good ones from $20/pc onwards (excluding workmanship).

ahnah wrote:

Derek wrote:

Actually, your irons look fine, just clean out the grooves, can't see if that is rust or dirt in the grooves, but a soft wire brush should be fine

Agree that you might want to change your fairway woods, they look like they have very deep faces (which might be good off the tee but not that easy to launch of the fairway)

Isetan sale has new TM R9 5 woods going for $99, about the best deal out there currently

Also suggest that you get a 4 or 5 hybrid (22deg or 25deg) to replace the longer irons

I try to take more pic of the rusty iron.

U heard of Tommy Armour this brand ? compare to PING LST ... which one is better?

I will try to launch without Tee and see how it goes

Thanks for the advise.

As for the Ping vs Tommy Armour questions, my suggestion is to take the 7,8 and 9 of each set to the range and see which one you like better.

For the iron heads, just make sure the grooves are free from junk and ignore the rust elsewhere, it really does not make a difference to where the ball goes.

ahnah wrote:

golf_snowman wrote:

for iron..

remove the shaft, clean up the head, remove paint fill, use a fine sand paper and sand the head, do up the paintfill...then get a new shaft and new grip with new headcover...

for wood..nothing can be done, except cleaning

remove the shaft means have to cut the club head away and tear off the grip ?

remove the shaft mean get a clubfitter to pull out the shaft..u can do it yourself if you have the right tool...

scottycollector wrote:

ur irons don't look too bad. if u want to remove the minor rust spots, u can dip the iron head in coke for 30min to 1 hour and then just wipe off with a sponge. u may also want to sharpen ur grooves

as for ur woods, i suggest u just buy new ones.

OK, that's it...I'm giving up coke...

Like that coke no business.
Is WD40 works?

ahnah wrote:

nientsu wrote:

apart from cleaing it and oiling it. Nothing much u can do. Probably change shaft?

oiling it ??? i have 2 kind .. one is carbon and 1 is steel (or chrome) ..

how much to change shaft ?

Bro just a suggestion, to change your shaft you can go to Bishan driving range the top floor, there is a pro shop, you can change your shalf there, quite reasonable price and if you are lucky he has some used shalf which can be cannablize to fit your irons. I went there to re-shaft my SW and change the grip its less than $50 if I remember correctly. Hope this helps.

caution wrote:

ahnah wrote:

nientsu wrote:

apart from cleaing it and oiling it. Nothing much u can do. Probably change shaft?

oiling it ??? i have 2 kind .. one is carbon and 1 is steel (or chrome) ..

how much to change shaft ?

Bro just a suggestion, to change your shaft you can go to Bishan driving range the top floor, there is a pro shop, you can change your shalf there, quite reasonable price and if you are lucky he has some used shalf which can be cannablize to fit your irons. I went there to re-shaft my SW and change the grip its less than $50 if I remember correctly. Hope this helps.

Bro

U mean the shaft and the grip per club is less than $50

buy another set...cheaper and better

but if u just want to clean, can use rust remover (not WD40...stronger ones..forgot brand liao), i tried on my black wedge, removed all the coating as well!!! now raw head..

tronos wrote:

buy another set...cheaper and better

but if u just want to clean, can use rust remover (not WD40...stronger ones..forgot brand liao), i tried on my black wedge, removed all the coating as well!!! now raw head..

Newbie mah shouldn't just buy a new Set. That is my coach advise

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caution wrote:

ahnah wrote:

nientsu wrote:

apart from cleaing it and oiling it. Nothing much u can do. Probably change shaft?

oiling it ??? i have 2 kind .. one is carbon and 1 is steel (or chrome) ..

how much to change shaft ?

Bro just a suggestion, to change your shaft you can go to Bishan driving range the top floor, there is a pro shop, you can change your shalf there, quite reasonable price and if you are lucky he has some used shalf which can be cannablize to fit your irons. I went there to re-shaft my SW and change the grip its less than $50 if I remember correctly. Hope this helps.

Bro

U mean the shaft and the grip per club is less than $50[/quote

Yes bro that is correct but that is provided if he has some used shafts which previous owners do not want it. Try your luck there, never know if you can get lucky.

Bro caution

If not wrong u r referring to pro shop or custom golf shop right ?