Find out how to construct a driver from begin to end | The Construct Store

Constructing a golf membership can seem sophisticated in case you’ve by no means executed it earlier than. However when you be taught the fundamentals, assembling and dealing in your golf gear opens up a brand new world of customizing and personalizing your gear. It might probably additionally show you how to higher perceive what really works greatest on your recreation — particularly in relation to your driver!

As we’ve touched on earlier than, studying to build a putter is a great place to start as a result of it requires the fewest elements and changes in comparison with constructing an iron set or a driver. Additionally, constructing an iron normally means you’re constructing a full set and ensuring your entire elements are to spec takes extra time and a few calculation.

That’s why driver’s subsequent.

Very like a putter, a driver requires fewer elements, however there are further steps you’ll want to take, together with adjusting any adapter to the right setting earlier than meeting and correctly prepping the graphite shaft to stop marks and potential injury that may enhance breakage.

So for the most recent video in our newest Build Shop series, we’ll present you your entire technique of assembling a driver from begin to end — and embrace as a lot useful recommendation as we will alongside the way in which.

Key steps within the driver constructing course of

Verify your settings – With most drivers providing adjustable hosels, it’s necessary to ensure the hosel setting is secured within the place you’re going to use to make sure the shaft graphics are aligned as soon as meeting is full.

Prep your elements — After getting all of your membership elements collectively and able to go, take the time to ensure they’re clear by utilizing acetone to take away any filth or oils. It will guarantee a powerful epoxy bond with the epoxy.

Combine epoxy totally — Talking of bonds, correctly mixing the epoxy to make sure you don’t introduce extra air into the combination will help stop epoxy failure and weakening as soon as the membership has been assembled.

Solely use what you want — A typical rookie club-builder mistake (particularly with drivers) is to make use of an excessive amount of epoxy in the course of the meeting course of. As soon as the within of the membership and the surface of the shaft are coated, something further works its means up the shaft and as soon as dry can ultimately break off and trigger a rattle. Simply use sufficient epoxy to coat all of the elements in a skinny layer and also you’ll be all set.

That is most noticeable in drivers as a result of the within diameter of the shaft is so small that the amount of epoxy it takes earlier than it goes previous the hosel isn’t rather a lot.

Clear as you go — Cleansing extra epoxy off the shaft and the top earlier than it dries can enhance productiveness and make the ending steps go quicker. That is important when working with graphite shafts as a result of the paint might be simply scratched if you’re attempting to take away dry epoxy.

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Golf.com Editor

Ryan Barath is GOLF Journal and GOLF.com’s senior editor for gear. He has an in depth club-fitting and -building background with greater than 20 years of expertise working with golfers of all talent ranges, together with PGA Tour gamers. Earlier than becoming a member of the employees, he was the lead content material strategist for Tour Expertise Golf, in Toronto, Canada.