Live from the shop: Building an iron set
Master club builder Ryan Barath takes you inside his shop for the complete process of building a set of irons from start to finish.
This weekend is my annual golf trip with my guys group! This is the WITB that I work towards all year as I need to play the same 14 clubs and shafts!
Driver: Titleist GT2 (11 degrees @ 10.25)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63x
3-wood: Ping G440 LST (16 degrees @ 16)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW Orange 65TX
7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 Tour (21 degrees @ 20)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8s
Utility: Titleist U505 (4)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD HY85-s
Irons: Callaway Apex Ai150 (5-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Mid 115 S
Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy III (50-10S)
Shaft: Project X Wedge 6.0
Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy III (56-10S)
Shaft: Project X Wedge 6.0
Wedge: Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks (60-A+)
Shaft: Project X Wedge 6.0
Putter: Kevin Burns 9306 2.0 (33 inches)
Grip: Iomic Standard
Ball: Titleist ProV1x
Bag: Titleist Links Legend Member
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kent franklin
Jul 29, 2019 at 5:05 pm
I’ve learned a lot, Thanks!! Please explain how you polish Ferrules and with what? cloth belt, type, etc? They are my nemesis.
Thanks again.
kent franklin
Jul 29, 2019 at 4:53 pm
Favorite component heads to work with ?
Neil Cameron
Jul 29, 2019 at 12:47 am
McGolf is better
this is just attaching shafts that were already built.
not much to it
Ole Man
Jul 29, 2019 at 3:24 pm
Long winded presentation but spot on. Problem was he already had the grips on the shafts. Never build a set of irons without Spine Aligning the shafts. Don’t take my word for it – read the article by Mizuno on spine aligning shafts and the benefits.
Murv
Jul 29, 2019 at 3:42 pm
Yep. Soon as he said they were already gripped, I began to wonder about length and swing weight. Then he said the heads had been weighed and tip weights added. Those would have been interesting to watch him calculate.
Marks23
Jul 28, 2019 at 11:29 am
Any guidance on installing graphite irons shafts? Guidance on using shims for taper tip shafts in to parallel iron heads?
Ole Man
Jul 29, 2019 at 3:29 pm
Go to the Golfworks and purchase their shims .355 to .370 brass. 5 pieces to each container so you’ll have to buy 2 each. High quality product and will take care of the problem. I’ve been using their shims for a long time with no problem. Put the epoxy in the head and some on the shaft then insert the shim part way into the head. Using the shaft push the shim all the way into the head making sure it’s seated on the bottom and you’re good to go. I always wait 24 hours before hitting a club I’ve built. Epoxy needs time to cure properly. Hope this helps you.
Clint Merrill
Jul 27, 2019 at 8:27 pm
Absolutely the worst presentation I have ever seen, I am a 20 year veteran club maker and it was extremely difficult to follow his procedure.
From what I could conclude is that, he knows how and does very good work. How ever his presentation, skipping around, adjusting camera angles etc. would make most viewers turn him off within a few minutes.
E
Jul 28, 2019 at 11:29 am
Yeah, and he mumbles as if he’s got chew in his mouth all the time. People like this should not be on camera. That’s why we have writing lol
geohogan
Aug 3, 2019 at 9:07 am
Better editing would have made an improvement but
nevertheless a very good presentation for novice builders.
Joe Cardosi
Jul 27, 2019 at 7:34 pm
WHAT ABOUT SPINE ALIGNMENT OF THE SHAFT?
Mark
Jul 27, 2019 at 7:04 pm
Enjoyed video. Any guidance on installing graphite iron shafts? Also, guidance using shims on taper tip shaft to be installed in parallel bore head?
Dan
Jul 27, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Can you share contact info as I have been looking for Srixon build
Randy Wall
Jul 27, 2019 at 6:37 pm
Thank you, that was informative.
2putttom
Jul 27, 2019 at 12:01 pm
wonderful !
bob
Jul 28, 2019 at 11:56 am
What kind of tip weights were you using? Where do you get them? I noticed you did not use a tip weight in the 4 iron.
You did a swing weight on one club. How did you know to use tip weights on all the others?. What was the weight of the tip weights?
Where do you get the ferrules?