Metal Fatigue In Older Clubs

[PhilTheFragger]

I'm very concerned about the build quality of some older clubs especially 15 year old big Bertha 3 woods
Played with Imurg today and on the 17th, after a particularly rubbish drive, threw his club to the ground where the steel shaft suddenly broke in two

I'm amazed that these clubs seem unable to tolerate a decent level of abuse and it's something that the manufacturers need to look into

Guess who won

 

[bigslice]

i bet you were the first one to go telling to mum, lol

 

[harpo_72]

He just threw it on the ground and it broke? Or do you think it was broke before he hit the ball? A re-shaft should be easily done though.

 

[Imurg]

Yes I lost it.......
Playing like a certain thing that can't get mentioned for fear of a ban.....
Some great shots - loadsa awful ones and that was the last straw.
Foolish but - hey, there you go.
Didn't honestly think I'd chucked it that hard but obviously I must have.
Not big and not clever.


At least I didn't go running to tell everyone about Fragger's two balls in the clag on the last or blobbing the last 3 holes last week but then I'm not one to tell tales..........

 

[harpo_72]

Well if you play with him that is the chance you take .... (Mental note here stand out of range of imurg and don't do anything the fragger will grass about on the forum) that is if I can get a morning or day to play with them!

 

[brendy]

Shafts are as thin as paper in some places, they are designed for swinging, not bouncing, I have seen new shafts snap just as easily from someone angrily (but not violently) tapping their iron on the divot they had just taken.

 

[Alex1975]

Unlucky Ian, As you said not he best but a shame to be that upset. Could you not have just wrestled your bruv to the ground and given him a couple of digs? hehehe I can just picture it..

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Unlucky Ian, As you said not he best but a shame to be that upset. Could you not have just wrestled your bruv to the ground and given him a couple of digs? hehehe I can just picture it..

He'd have to catch me first, now i've shed a couple of stone, im a bit nippier now

 

[garyinderry]

I'm very concerned about the build quality of some older clubs especially 15 year old big Bertha 3 woods
Played with Imurg today and on the 17th, after a particularly rubbish drive, threw his club to the ground where the steel shaft suddenly broke in two

I'm amazed that these clubs seem unable to tolerate a decent level of abuse and it's something that the manufacturers need to look into

Guess who won

15 years of abuse will eventually get to any club!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

He'd have to catch me first, now i've shed a couple of stone, im a bit nippier now

But can you see your feet yet?

 

[Andy808]

I had an old set of blades that I started using again after several years. After about 5 rounds I hit a lovely 9 iron to the green and watched the head of the club cartwheel halfway there too to the amusement of both my playing partners and myself.
A week later in a comp I'm stood on the first tee with the three iron in hand and after a great strike again the head disappeared into the ditch as the ball landed about 5 yards from the green. Best two shots I hit with them and both ended in disasters for the clubs. As soon as I got home I was on fleabay and bought the Callys I'm using now. On closer inspection the shafts looked perfect from the outside but had rusted from the inside causing the failures at the hosel.
As with anything made of metal it's strong enough for the job until moisture gets in on the act and once it's in the metal it's only a matter of time before something has to give.