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.
Kristoffer Reitan just won his first PGA Tour event at the 2026 Truist Championship. He is a Ping staff member and has a complete set of clubs from the brand. He did make a late driver switch this weekend that helped propel him to victory.
Driver: Ping G440 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
7-wood: Ping G440 Max (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 85 TX
Irons: Ping Blueprint S (4-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour X
Wedges: Ping S259
46-S
Shaft KBS Tour X
50-S
54-S
58-S
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Ping PLD Custom Ally Blue H (white finish)
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Midsize
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Right now, I am tied for first place in my league! Don’t worry, the wheels will fall off as we get further into the year, but let’s keep the train rolling with 14 brand new clubs this week. We are off on the back nine again, so the driver is back in, and the 7-wood is out, as the course dictates what clubs I tend not to use. Excited to get these New Level irons out there and see if I can catch some of that driver magic I had down at Pinehurst with the Wilson Dynapwr+.
Driver: Wilson Dynapwr Max+ (12 degrees @ 11)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6s
3-wood: Cobra OPTM Max (15.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VR-7s
Utility: PXG 0311 X Gen8
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85s Hybrid
Hybrid: Ping G440 4h (22 degrees @ 21)
Shaft: Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome 85s
Irons: New Level 702+ (5 & 6)
Shafts: Project X Red 6.0
Irons: New Level 702 CB (7-PW)
Shafts: Project X REd 6.0
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM11 (50.12F)
Shaft: Nippon Modus Tour 105 S
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM11 (56.14F)
Shaft: Nippon Modus Tour 105 S
Wedge: Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks (60V)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold S200
Putter: PXG Hot Rod ZT
Ball: Titleist ProV1x Left Dash
Bag: Ghost GT-14 Patriot
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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?