Can This Be Reshafted

[JOSEPHLB]

Older head , more modern shaft?

I tried this out a few weeks ago and it is just as long as my HiBore.
Seems it has a senior flex shaft though as it was really whippy and I hooked it quite a bit. When I slowed down deliberately, this thing went as straight as an arrow... Even with my non-releasing, fade swing.

Its no longer than my Adams RPM LP 5 wood and the head size is no larger also.

Can this be reshafted with a more modern steel shaft? I'd love to put this smaller driver in play.

[1day2day]

You cannot be serious?

 

Dude this thing is smaller than the golf ball!!

[JOSEPHLB]

Yes I'm serious.

[Mizgoodie]

i would say just shorten your shaft in you hibore to match that one, and you will blow it away.

[Hafeowns]

You can reshaft those with a more modern shaft. True Temper and Rifle make some for this case. But the problem you will face is you need a specific machine to wrap the wire for the hosel.

[JOSEPHLB]

You can reshaft those with a more modern shaft. True Temper and Rifle make some for this case. But the problem you will face is you need a specific machine to wrap the wire for the hosel.

 

 

I'll have to contact Golfworks.. I know in their catalog they list a "re-whipping" service of $9.95.. something like that..

[freelanceterry]

I have an old wipping machine. It's nice...but not necessary to do it.

 

You will need the little hook-tool thingy though - to pull the end of the thread through and tight....and the thread.

 

Is it persimmon? Synthetic? or some type of metal?

[JOSEPHLB]

I have an old wipping machine. It's nice...but not necessary to do it.

 

You will need the little hook-tool thingy though - to pull the end of the thread through and tight....and the thread.

 

Is it persimmon? Synthetic? or some type of metal?

 

All metal.. no insert . not sure what type..

Its really solid..

[thewitt]

Any competent clubmaker can reshaft this for you. There is nothing exotic about it.

 

Look for someone who has been in business a while - as many of the "new kids" have no clue what whipping is or even how they would approach a head that has been whipped.

 

-t

 

PS Whipping is not wire...

[joey3108]

Even an older guy can't do it anymore because they don't have the tools to do it anymore as they don't fix this type of head to much anymore. I gave my tools away to a hobbiest old man in town. I'm not even sure if he is still around.

 

Joe

[thewitt]

Come on Joe - you don't need special tools to hand whip one head...

 

You don't even need a whipping puller - you can use a loop of whipping thread tied to a pencil to pull the end of the whipping back down through to the heel.

 

Joseph, if you can't find anyone locally to do the work, GolfWorks will do it, as will Louisville Golf. You'll probably pay $60-80 for the reshaft properly finished.

 

-t

[joey3108]

I though the original question was reshafting, not only whipping !

 

Might as well refinish the head too if he wants to all those trouble!

[JCAG]

TIM

 

Me thinks aluminium head, ferrule tapered to hosel and shaft, then whipped. A no brainer for one that has been around the block a few times.........LOL

[Dyno]

Around the block or around the casket? :russian_roulette: :)

[sweeet]

What steel shaft do you want to put in it anyway?

[chingali]

You don't even need a whipping puller - you can use a loop of whipping thread tied to a pencil to pull the end of the whipping back down through to the heel.

You don't even need the pencil, that's why we have teeth! I must have done 1000's of the bloody things. If I look closely enough at my right forefinger I can still see a black scar from doing bindings (that's what us Aussies called them) where the binding material was run through a piece of pitch to make it sticky and then pulled tight across your right forefinger to stretch it on tight while you had the shaft tucked under your left arm with the butt of the shaft in a hole in the bench and you turning the head with your left hand. And it has to be over 15 years since I last did one. It was a bit of an acquired artform.

[3step]

I have to ask-

 

Are those your dimple marks on the hosel?

 

Regards, 3

[sk373]

how about the next best thing: Original Big Bertha Drivers for $12.99 + shipping

 

or better yet: Original S2H2 Callaway driver w/ R flex steel shaft, even, $22.99 + shipping

 

both much cheaper than getting that Parallax reshafted, and have the smaller head you want to fool around with. i had a Parallax back in the day too, as well as an Original Big Bertha. i gave that Original Big Bertha to my best friend years ago, and he *still* hits it--he refuses to play a more modern driver because he likes the smaller head. he hits it well too.