I recall my nervousness with the first set of irons that I adjusted the loft and lies on. Without having experienced the feedback of resistance-and-give of a hosel, I wasn’t sure what to expect with that first club. Fortunately it was a forged iron which accepted a bend very smoothly. I was able to adjust the remainder of the set with the same amount of ease. However it wasn’t long before I found myself bending the hosels of a set of 17-4 stainless steel castings. The task turned into a completely different result. While successful, the manner in which each hosel bent, the amount of adjustment each head would accept, and the ability to hit the loft and lie specs appeared to be random acts in futility. How could the same chore have completely different results between these two types of sets? My indoctrination into hosel bending was to continue on for the next ten years as the golf industry transitioned from predominantly soft forged irons to investment cast 6-4 titanium alloys.
There are a multitude of different materials used in the manufacturing of golf club heads these days. The majority of irons and woods are either investment cast or undergo some form of forged stamping. Each manufacturing process in addition to the material type results in a golf club that has its own personality regarding hosel adjustments. Add into the mix a variety of putter materials and manufacturing processes and you’ve got yourself a potpourri of bending variables.
Today I have no fear in adjusting any golf club head. There is a proper approach to take with each combination of head material and the process in which is was produced. I have written The Perfect Bend to guide both the novice and experienced golf club technician in the art of hosel bending. Knowing how to bend is only half of the job. Understanding the cause and effect on the golf club’s specs is the other half. Within the pages of The Perfect Bend I will show you how to be successful in the pursuit of each. Enjoy the act of getting bent.
Jeff Sheets
There are a multitude of different materials used in the manufacturing of golf club heads these days. The majority of irons and woods are either investment cast or undergo some form of forged stamping. Each manufacturing process in addition to the material type results in a golf club that has its own personality regarding hosel adjustments. Add into the mix a variety of putter materials and manufacturing processes and you’ve got yourself a potpourri of bending variables.
Today I have no fear in adjusting any golf club head. There is a proper approach to take with each combination of head material and the process in which is was produced. I have written The Perfect Bend to guide both the novice and experienced golf club technician in the art of hosel bending. Knowing how to bend is only half of the job. Understanding the cause and effect on the golf club’s specs is the other half. Within the pages of The Perfect Bend I will show you how to be successful in the pursuit of each. Enjoy the act of getting bent.
Jeff Sheets
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