DIY Driver Repair, Advice/Ideas ?
- Thread starter Slab
- Start date
KenL
Tour Rookie
Have you asked the manufacturer?
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
If using any silicone / mastic style products, I’d suggest CT1. The best sealant on the market.
Ta, I wasnt aware. Which element ? Holes for missing screws or weights a non issue, or that you dont need approval for a modified driver ?
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
just generally
If you want to read them they can be found online on the R&A website in equipment rules.
Personally I would question if such damage actually breaks the equipment rules as it does not change the playing characteristics.
Foxholer
Blackballed
Do those rule changes actually relate to the OP's (ongoing) problem though. As far as I can see, they only relate to allowing a 'conforming club that becomes non-conforming during a round' (likewise a damaged on) to continue to be used, in its 'damaged' form, during the rest that round. Starting out with a non-conforming Driver would still result in DQ.
Happy to be shown otherwise though!
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Isn’t that just a hot pour hole for balancing tolerances during manufacturing, just plug it.
it needs to be flexible fix (silicone, glue gun etc) and the shocks and twists at impact will crack a rigid fix (chemical metal etc)
it needs to be flexible fix (silicone, glue gun etc) and the shocks and twists at impact will crack a rigid fix (chemical metal etc)
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Yeah I reckon that's what it is, only 1-2 mm's across and perfectly round
Glue gun seems the most popular advice, thanks all
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
The question really is - "does that damage make it non conforming as playing characteristics have probably not been altered"?
Foxholer
Blackballed
Wrong!
That (italicised bit) might be your question, but as far as the player/authorities is/are concerned, the only question is 'am I breaking any Rules if I play with this club'! No different from any other Rule.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Yeah I'm still keen to know if its non conforming. I know a couple of those who have commented are pretty experienced in rules but I thought that by tagging the RuleFan & Colin in an earlier post would give them an alert & get their view too but possibly that's not how it works
I'll jump into Rules and ask them to read this .....
I'll jump into Rules and ask them to read this .....
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Slab.....just buy a new one..you know you want to....
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
How do I add multiple 'likes'
If your a cobra fanboy the newer speed zones and rad speeds can be purchased very cheap, I’ve just upgraded from the f8 to SZ and it’s unmeasurable improvement.
oh and if you like your current shaft they drop straight in.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Could you not just slap a bit of lead tape over it?
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
Obviously the club was conforming when it was new. I can't see anything in the current equipment rules that would make it non-conforming now that the "cap" or bit of "filler" has fallen off. Nor can I see anything in the current rules that would make the club non-conforming if the missing bit was replaced/repaired - either "as original" or with suitable compromise. If anyone thinks different, then I'm happy to have the relevants bits of the rules pointed out. Always happy to learn something. So, I'd say, fill it as best you can with whatever seems to work best. As to what, I've no better suggestions than those already made
(I know Howell's club was deemed non-conforming because after whatever it was that fell off, the club "had a hole in it" - but perhaps the specific rule has changed since then, or perhaps the damage was a different nature of "hole". Certainly, Slab's picture seems to show a small hole not disimilar to things I'm pretty sure I've seen on many another driver?).
(I know Howell's club was deemed non-conforming because after whatever it was that fell off, the club "had a hole in it" - but perhaps the specific rule has changed since then, or perhaps the damage was a different nature of "hole". Certainly, Slab's picture seems to show a small hole not disimilar to things I'm pretty sure I've seen on many another driver?).
As long as you blank the hole with anything that is likely to stay there during play, it will be OK again.
This rule, as far as I can see is still there, and so the Howell situation still applies.
From the R&A website, https://www.randa.org/en/rules-of-equipment/2019/rules/equipment-rules/part-2-conformance-of-clubs
2
Conformance of Clubs
The rules and specifications regarding golf clubs are divided into five separate categories, describing the requirements that apply to each. The five categories are:
- Club (General)
- Shaft
- Grip
- Clubhead
- Club Face.
2.1
Clubs
Holes through the Head
- Holes through the head are not permitted for wood heads – see Figure 26.
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
Yep, I'd seen that.
But what Slab shows wasnt a hole through the club-head. And certainly it bore no resemblance whatsoever to Fig 26 - not even topologically. It was only similar to many a "screwhole" or "weight adjusting recess" (choose your own phraseology) found on many a conforming club. Personally, I still can't see anything in the wording of the current rules whereby the absence of the "cap" would render the club non-conforming.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
I accept that this might be a bit radical, but as you aren't playing (I presume) in top amateur and pro competitions, why are you so worried about it being conforming or not? I know golf is a game that is all about self policing of the rules but even the most pedantic on the forum could not possibly claim that the missing plug will enhance the performance of the club. Also, I cannot, for 1 second, believe that anyone who played with you would check the club during a round so I suggest you stop worrying and put it back in the bag, and carry on playing with it.
Neeko1988
Newbie
This!!!!
