Cobra Adapters...2 more questions...ugh

[buckrogers71]

My kid snapped my Aldila Tour Green in my RadSpeed XB. I've been looking for a new shaft for it/ him. Most of the raw shafts I find are the same price with those that come with an adapter and grip on it BUT the adapters arent listed as RADSpeed, they are F8, F9, Speedzone, LTDX, etc. 

While I have no problem doing the work, if I am going to pay the same price for a raw shaft as I would an assembled, why wouldnt I?

 

Can someone shed some light on this? 

Thanks

Edited May 28, 2022 by buckrogers71

[mogc60]

All the cobra adapters since the Biocell will work in current models. 

[buckrogers71]

Thanks! And do you know if the ferrule is part of the adapter? I thought I read it was.

[TourSpoon]

21 minutes ago, mogc60 said:

All the cobra adapters since the Biocell will work in current models. 

This^^^^. The only difference is the labeling. Earlier models had the actual lofts and at some point they changed to +/- degrees. 

Edited May 26, 2022 by TourSpoon
Clarification

[mark98ca]

14 minutes ago, buckrogers71 said:

Thanks! And do you know if the ferrule is part of the adapter? I thought I read it was.

yes it is .. easiest adapter to install.

[Bobb3rdown]

ferrule is part of the adapter. the adapters from fairways work in the driver as well.

[buckrogers71]

I got the busted part of the shaft out of the adapter and I found the following:

 

There was some black inside the adapter, I have heated, scraped, and acetoned it and whatever it is, wont come off/ out. 

 

1. Could this be epoxy or just something in manufacturing?

 

2. In true wrx form, I had the XB in a 10.5 to start and bought another shaft and adapter (already installed) from flea bay, sold the 10.5, felt bad b/c I never gave it a chance and bought a 9*. When messing with the adapter, I noticed that there is no 9* on the adapter. Goes 8, 8.5, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11.

I am SO confused on that one. Can anyone help me out with that?

 

Thanks in advance

[mcounci2]

24 minutes ago, buckrogers71 said:

I got the busted part of the shaft out of the adapter and I found the following:

 

There was some black inside the adapter, I have heated, scraped, and acetoned it and whatever it is, wont come off/ out. 

 

1. Could this be epoxy or just something in manufacturing?

 

2. In true wrx form, I had the XB in a 10.5 to start and bought another shaft and adapter (already installed) from flea bay, sold the 10.5, felt bad b/c I never gave it a chance and bought a 9*. When messing with the adapter, I noticed that there is no 9* on the adapter. Goes 8, 8.5, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11.

I am SO confused on that one. Can anyone help me out with that?

 

Thanks in advance

 

The older adapters matched the head.  So, find the middle loft, look at the difference from the head's loft, and apply that to all the measurements.  For your 9* head, subtract .5 deg from what's marked on the adapter and you'll get your actual loft, assuming your shaft/adapter came from a 9.5* head

[buckrogers71]

15 minutes ago, mcounci2 said:

 

The older adapters matched the head.  So, find the middle loft, look at the difference from the head's loft, and apply that to all the measurements.  For your 9* head, subtract .5 deg from what's marked on the adapter and you'll get your actual loft, assuming your shaft/adapter came from a 9.5* head

I have no way of knowing what head it came from. I guess I can just play with it and see what I like. Would you say just install the shaft at 9.5 (thats the middle # and it plays at 9, 10.5 would play at 10 and 11 would play 10.5?

[mcounci2]

3 minutes ago, buckrogers71 said:

I have no way of knowing what head it came from. I guess I can just play with it and see what I like. Would you say just install the shaft at 9.5 (thats the middle # and it plays at 9, 10.5 would play at 10 and 11 would play 10.5?

Yes.  The middle/neutral setting will match the loft of the head it came from

[buckrogers71]

Perfect! Thanks! Any idea about the black on the inside of the adapter? 

[mcounci2]

1 hour ago, buckrogers71 said:

Perfect! Thanks! Any idea about the black on the inside of the adapter? 

 

Epoxy.  Get after it with a sandpaper cartridge roll

[buckrogers71]

3 hours ago, mcounci2 said:

 

Epoxy.  Get after it with a sandpaper cartridge roll

I thought I got after it good. Grabbed a beer and went to town. Good call! 👍