Double sided chipper

[jim8flog]

Hypothetical question

If a player has an 'illegal' double sided chipper, by applying tape to cover up one face would it make it 'legal' .

 

[rosecott]

I think that would be considered as adding an external attachment which would render it non-conforming even if it already wasn't.

 

[Colin L]

Hypothetical question

If a player has an 'illegal' double sided chipper, by applying tape to cover up one face would it make it 'legal' .

Would you say that by putting tape on the face of a one-sided club, the face was no longer a face? The double sided chipper still has two faces even if one is taped up in my view.

 

[clubchamp98]

Would you say that by putting tape on the face of a one-sided club, the face was no longer a face? The double sided chipper still has two faces even if one is taped up in my view.

You could put lead tape on it as this is still allowed.
would make it heavier though

 

[rulefan]

You could put lead tape on it as this is still allowed.
would make it heavier though

How would you affix tape to a flat face without it still being a face?

 

[jim8flog]

How would you affix tape to a flat face without it still being a face?

Thanks, that reasoning makes sense.

 

[clubchamp98]

How would you affix tape to a flat face without it still being a face?

With glue !
if you put it on properly in layers you could make it bulbous .
I think the clue was in the illegal description in the op , surely if it's illegal at the start no matter what you stick to it it is still non conforming?

 

[Colin L]

With glue !
if you put it on properly in layers you could make it bulbous .
I think the clue was in the illegal description in the op , surely if it's illegal at the start no matter what you stick to it it is still non conforming?

You seem to be disagreeing and agreeing at the same time! The point I was getting at was that if the club is manufactured with two faces it still has two faces even if you tape up one face bulbously.( I doubt if there is such a word but it sounds good.) I think you were agreeing with that and I took rulefan to be saying the same.

 

[rulefan]

With glue !
if you put it on properly in layers you could make it bulbous .
I think the clue was in the illegal description in the op , surely if it's illegal at the start no matter what you stick to it it is still non conforming?

I'm not sure what you mean.

If you permanently modify one side to make it convex (such that it could not be used to make a normal stroke), then it would possibly conform but would have to be approved/confirmed if there was an objection. However, applying adhesive lead tape is not a permanent alteration and in any case its purpose would not be for (permissible) weight adjustment.

 

[clubchamp98]

You seem to be disagreeing and agreeing at the same time! The point I was getting at was that if the club is manufactured with two faces it still has two faces even if you tape up one face bulbously.( I doubt if there is such a word but it sounds good.) I think you were agreeing with that and I took rulefan to be saying the same.

BULBOUS having the shape of or resembling a bulb.
BULBOUSLY sounds ok to me.
had a look in the dictionary.

My my main point is if it's non conforming no matter what you do it is still non conforming.
But as rule fan says if you change it significantly it would need to be tested for legality.
Yes agreeing and disagreeing but the question was "can you put something on the face "
The answer is lead tape yes , but would lead to a testing proses.

 

[rulefan]

The answer is lead tape yes , but would lead to a testing proses.

The answer is more probably no.
Attaching any material (lead tape or otherwise) to the face is prohibited. Reengineering the entire face and making it a 'back' permanently, is a different matter and would need conformance approval.

 

[atticusfinch]

You could put lead tape on it as this is still allowed.
would make it heavier though

Could you add lead tape to a single face club by putting it on the face?

 

[brendy]

We are all avoiding the elephant in the room here....

 

[Imurg]

We are all avoiding the elephant in the room here....

Damn, you beat me to it Brendy...😁😁😁

 

[clubchamp98]

Could you add lead tape to a single face club by putting it on the face?

NO you can't put anything on the face.
Tour player was penalised recently for dots off launch monitor left on his club face, can't remember who.

 

[rulefan]

Ben Crane

 

[jim8flog]

The answer is more probably no.
Attaching any material (lead tape or otherwise) to the face is prohibited. Reengineering the entire face and making it a 'back' permanently, is a different matter and would need conformance approval.

Can you see manufacturers of chippers submitting their clubs to the Authorities for type approval?

 

[Foxholer]

My heavens! Is this thread really going on and on!

Double sided Chipper is illegal and will (practically) never be legal! Adding anything to either face is prohibited - unless it is 'recalibrated' to be conforming, a rather expensive process so not be practical!

Manufacturers of single-sided Chippers could well submit a sample for confirmation that t is conforming, but there's little need to do so if they are within published conforming specs! No different to other 'solid' clubs in that regard!

 

[rulefan]

Can you see manufacturers of chippers submitting their clubs to the Authorities for type approval?

Why on earth would they? They know and understand the conformance specs.