Lesson learned for not wearing protection

Played Ponderosa last Sunday morning and the catch came off after the signature par 3 when I was driving the buggy. My golf bag fell and was being dragged for about 2-3m. The drag caused deep scratches on the base of my driver. Damn sim tia. I usually removed my driver and putter cover at the start of the game, and only put if back after the whole game.

Lesson learned! From now on, must wear protection. I have also put a bungee cord in my golf bag for further protection.

I need to respray the whole driver and my good buddy, Abadan, has put up solid work.

First, he sand off the paint and you can see how deep the scratches are.





Since got to respray, might as well do up the top surface with paint removal.



Funny thing is that the surface is still black after removing the paint. Looks like some kind of treating on the surface.



Taping up the other surfaces.





Next he sprayed it with primer





After 1st coat.



Will post more pictures once I collect the final product.

Ouch, bro. Time to upgrade to the Fast 12... Golf Direct has it at a great price

Will golf insurance cover this sort of damage?

No need to upgrade.. he was driving very well with this driver during the 'fateful' game.. can't wait to see Dan's great final masterpiece..

Technospaz wrote:

Ouch, bro. Time to upgrade to the Fast 12... Golf Direct has it at a great price

If I wanna change driver, I will certainly go for CG Black instead of Fast 12. Like the saying goes "once you try black, you won't go back"!!!

TheFocalPoint wrote:

No need to upgrade.. he was driving very well with this driver during the 'fateful' game.. can't wait to see Dan's great final masterpiece..

The combination of 9064 and XCaliber seems to work well for me except that I am struggling to hit a fade which usually ended up a straight push. Maybe Fast 12 or CG Black will be lagi better? hmm....... tempting. All depends on the outcome of the final artwork.

nutty88 wrote:

TheFocalPoint wrote:

No need to upgrade.. he was driving very well with this driver during the 'fateful' game.. can't wait to see Dan's great final masterpiece..

The combination of 9064 and XCaliber seems to work well for me except that I am struggling to hit a fade which usually ended up a straight push. Maybe Fast 12 or CG Black will be lagi better? hmm....... tempting. All depends on the outcome of the final artwork.

You'll find out later! Hehe :p

abadan wrote:

nutty88 wrote:

TheFocalPoint wrote:

No need to upgrade.. he was driving very well with this driver during the 'fateful' game.. can't wait to see Dan's great final masterpiece..

The combination of 9064 and XCaliber seems to work well for me except that I am struggling to hit a fade which usually ended up a straight push. Maybe Fast 12 or CG Black will be lagi better? hmm....... tempting. All depends on the outcome of the final artwork.

You'll find out later! Hehe :p

Dan, if you know what to do...........it will help him to get his new toy.

I got excited for abit when I saw this thread...but when I saw the pictures..I was even more excited haha
.looking good can't wait to see the finished article.

@ bro ahbadan: we got to meet up soon to do some clubs together man..going to redo my hybrids soon

[quote="mloy"]

abadan wrote:

Dan, if you know what to do...........it will help him to get his new toy.

Oi, I don't need new toy hor. Respray is considered NEW to me liao. Afterall, the driver is a fairway finder for me with the xcaliber shaft. Just not long but what the hack, I am not a long hitter anyway.

schnell wrote:

I got excited for abit when I saw this thread...but when I saw the pictures..I was even more excited haha
.looking good can't wait to see the finished article.

@ bro ahbadan: we got to meet up soon to do some clubs together man..going to redo my hybrids soon

You should bro. Abadan is good and I have agreed to be his middleman for his freelance club spraying job.

I need to respray my driver too due to some scratches. Is this service open to all??

Thanks for sharing.
I'll get a bungee cord, for this sunday's game at ponderosa.

Recalled one of my golf buddy's "heart pain" when his rather new cart bag fell of his buggy (the buggy golf bag strap are not in good condition).

Technospaz wrote:

Will golf insurance cover this sort of damage?

is there such things as golf insurance? its new to me bro.

audi wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

Will golf insurance cover this sort of damage?

is there such things as golf insurance? its new to me bro.

Yes Pak audi,

Some golf insurance cover clubs, killing other with your golf ball, also Hole in one ... Not joking

Yup, there is golf insurance. Check out the policy which MGK uses here.

Slicer51 wrote:

audi wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

Will golf insurance cover this sort of damage?

is there such things as golf insurance? its new to me bro.

Yes Pak audi,

Some golf insurance cover clubs, killing other with your golf ball, also Hole in one ... Not joking

what are the typical premiums like?

aquaman wrote:

Thanks for sharing.
I'll get a bungee cord, for this sunday's game at ponderosa.

Recalled one of my golf buddy's "heart pain" when his rather new cart bag fell of his buggy (the buggy golf bag strap are not in good condition).

Hey Aquaman, where do you get one of those bungee cord? If it is not too much trouble....can get one for me too. Will pay you on Sunday. Thanks.

mloy wrote:

aquaman wrote:

Thanks for sharing.
I'll get a bungee cord, for this sunday's game at ponderosa.

Recalled one of my golf buddy's "heart pain" when his rather new cart bag fell of his buggy (the buggy golf bag strap are not in good condition).

Hey Aquaman, where do you get one of those bungee cord? If it is not too much trouble....can get one for me too. Will pay you on Sunday. Thanks.

I think those shop selling motorcycle equipment should have??

sorry about your driver. Most hardware shops sells those elastic cords with hooks. Nice bicycle you have.

mloy wrote:

aquaman wrote:

Thanks for sharing.
I'll get a bungee cord, for this sunday's game at ponderosa.

Recalled one of my golf buddy's "heart pain" when his rather new cart bag fell of his buggy (the buggy golf bag strap are not in good condition).

Hey Aquaman, where do you get one of those bungee cord? If it is not too much trouble....can get one for me too. Will pay you on Sunday. Thanks.

Go DIY lor and I really meant Home Fix DIY Store hor.

sywog wrote:

sorry about your driver. Most hardware shops sells those elastic cords with hooks. Nice bicycle you have.

Not my bicycle leh. It's Abadan.

Ok, the final product is out.

If you examine closely, you should be able to see the scratches but at least it is no longer obvious. It is too deep and I don't want the head to become too heavy, thus did not spray many layers.







No more white lines on the stock head. Now it is all black.





Overall, it is a job well done. I tested it at the range night and felt the head a tag heavier and the sound more muted. I need to check the swing weight to see how much increase it is. Still need to play a round with it to determine if I should just get a new toy.

schnell wrote:

I got excited for abit when I saw this thread...but when I saw the pictures..I was even more excited haha
.looking good can't wait to see the finished article.

@ bro ahbadan: we got to meet up soon to do some clubs together man..going to redo my hybrids soon

Wah bro.. u got alot of clubs to spray ah? can arrange.. I'd be glad to help and share. Maybe can even learn a thing or 2.

Bro nutty88 felt the clubhead gained a lil weight. I sprayed 2 very thin coats of primer, 2 thin coats of metallic black then finished off w 2-3 layers of clear. It's abit tricky dealing w glassy clear coats. If u want it to shine or u could wet sand it with very fine sandpaper, or u've gotta spray thick enough. Maybe it was a lil too much.

One thing I noticed bout this head, the body of it deems to be some sorta treated metal. Glossy n a rainbow effect. This part originally wasn't painted. Just had some stripy graphics n probably just finished off w clear coat to prevent scratches. So maybe by spraying that part wasn't ideal. But the damage was there so no choice. I could respray it again without the primer and maybe thinner coats or black n clear.