Pure'd Shafts or Lazy Builder???

[jt2gt]

Bought some used Srixon ZX5 irons with Steelfiber shafts and the shaft labels are all over the place.  Really don't notice when I am playing.  Only time I have ever seen this is when SF shafts are Pure'd, but there are none of those fancy round "P" stickers.  Any thoughts on if they are Pure'd or if the builder was just lazy and slapped them together any old way.  Any other way to tell if shafts have been Pure'd (I really just tell myself they are😃).

[Stuart_G]

21 minutes ago, jt2gt said:

Bought some used Srixon ZX5 irons with Steelfiber shafts and the shaft labels are all over the place.  Really don't notice when I am playing.  Only time I have ever seen this is when SF shafts are Pure'd, but there are none of those fancy round "P" stickers.  Any thoughts on if they are Pure'd or if the builder was just lazy and slapped them together any old way.  Any other way to tell if shafts have been Pure'd (I really just tell myself they are😃).

 

Know way to know for certain if they were pured (or FLO'd wouldn't leave a sticker) or not w/o actually talking to the builder.

 

"lazy" isn't necessarily and accurate alternative.   Building with labels consistently oriented might be common but it is not a universal convention by any means.

 

[me05501]

Considering they're both high-end components and the heads are relatively recent production, I'd probably lean toward assuming the shafts are spine aligned.  

[TwistedSister]

2 minutes ago, me05501 said:

Considering they're both high-end components and the heads are relatively recent production, I'd probably lean toward assuming the shafts are spine aligned.  

Why not ask the seller? 

[pccasstpro]

I agree with the two replies above. They are most likely just visually FLO'd (Flat Line Oscillation) or Spined using a mechanical device. 

[me05501]

9 minutes ago, dhacker56 said:

Why not ask the seller? 

 

Why not ask the OP? 🙂 

[TwistedSister]

1 minute ago, me05501 said:

 

Why not ask the OP? 🙂 

🙄  Sorry I guess I can't read?

[TwistedSister]

51 minutes ago, jt2gt said:

Bought some used Srixon ZX5 irons with Steelfiber shafts and the shaft labels are all over the place.  Really don't notice when I am playing.  Only time I have ever seen this is when SF shafts are Pure'd, but there are none of those fancy round "P" stickers.  Any thoughts on if they are Pure'd or if the builder was just lazy and slapped them together any old way.  Any other way to tell if shafts have been Pure'd (I really just tell myself they are😃).

Since I quoted the wrong guy.  I guess I'll quote you.  Why not ask the Seller?

[jt2gt]

1 minute ago, me05501 said:

 

Why not ask the OP? 🙂 

 

11 minutes ago, dhacker56 said:

Why not ask the seller? 

Didn't buy them from someone on the forum....from a shop that got them in trade and they seemingly did not know.  Some shops pay attention to stuff like that, but most do not.

[Z1ggy16]

Not sure if it matters either way. Unless you're trying to resell them and use Pure'd in the title with out lying, it isn't going to make a difference. 

[jt2gt]

6 minutes ago, Z1ggy16 said:

Not sure if it matters either way. Unless you're trying to resell them and use Pure'd in the title with out lying, it isn't going to make a difference. 

yeah...I hear you.  More of a golf OCD thing than anything else.  Like I said, I have paid attention to it less and less as I have played them and liked them.  

[Z1ggy16]

1 hour ago, jt2gt said:

yeah...I hear you.  More of a golf OCD thing than anything else.  Like I said, I have paid attention to it less and less as I have played them and liked them.  

Nothing a little propane torch and epoxy can't fix 👍👍

[Adam C]

Look at the ferrules. If the quality of the ferrules is above decent, I'd have a hard time believing the shafts were just thrown in willy nilly.

[cristphoto]

Are they the old style wrap around bands or the new longer labels.  You can just take the bands off if its bothersome.  If you plan on reselling them soon I'd leave them alone or take a couple photos so an upcoming buyer knows what shaft is in the clubs.  

[cristphoto]

1 minute ago, Adam C said:

Look at the ferrules. If the quality of the ferrules is above decent, I'd have a hard time believing the shafts were just thrown in willy nilly.

 

And check the grips for alignment too.  That's one of my pet peeves. 

[raggal62]

As stated above, check other build items for quality control. If one thing indicates a sloppy build, there may be other glaring issues also.

[Thayneil]

12 hours ago, Adam C said:

Look at the ferrules. If the quality of the ferrules is above decent, I'd have a hard time believing the shafts were just thrown in willy nilly.

Always a sign of good ckubmakiñg.

[Valtiel]

13 hours ago, Adam C said:

Look at the ferrules. If the quality of the ferrules is above decent, I'd have a hard time believing the shafts were just thrown in willy nilly.

That's a great point. @jt2gt Check to see if they've been turned and how they fit against the hosel (post some close up detailed pics if you don't know what to look for). It's not a guarantee, but ferrule work (or lack thereof) is a decent indicator of who might have assembled them. The guy that doesn't care about graphic alignment on the shafts likely doesn't care much ferrule finish work either and that would be easy to spot. 

Edited August 9, 2022 by Valtiel

[jt2gt]

7 hours ago, Valtiel said:

That's a great point. @jt2gt Check to see if they've been turned and how they fit against the hosel (post some close up detailed pics if you don't know what to look for). It's not a guarantee, but ferrule work (or lack thereof) is a decent indicator of who might have assembled them. The guy that doesn't care about graphic alignment on the shafts likely doesn't care much ferrule finish work either and that would be easy to spot. 

Thanks all. Great point and the ferrules look good to me and I am ocd about that too. Flush and turned nicely. Nothing out of the ordinary. 

[WristySwing]

19 minutes ago, jt2gt said:

Thanks all. Great point and the ferrules look good to me and I am ocd about that too. Flush and turned nicely. Nothing out of the ordinary. 

 

If you are willing to change one grip, often times puring will have a line on it with a marker under the grip on the shaft to make sure it is being built correctly.  Unless the person is building one or two sets a day it would be difficult to remember the exact orientation of the spine without some sort of mark to denote which way it needs to go.   So you could change one grip or have it blown off and pull the tape and see if it has that mark.

Edited August 9, 2022 by WristySwing