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1. 

   allen

   May 3, 2019 at 3:14 pm

   Great idea, good example of how to use hotmelt. The key question is: How does it hit? How about a couple of swings before and after?

   Can you address the issue of lie with hybrids; Which can be bent, which will be prone to cracking.

   To deal with the issue of high volume of hot-melt try mixing in tungsten powder. I’ve does this with low temperature hot-glue on an all metal iron, and reheated the club to melt the glue into the correct placement.

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   Bruce

   Sep 26, 2018 at 11:55 am

   He misses the point on single length clubs.
   Swingweight means NOTHING – no science behind the term: developed by marketing people in the 1930’s. It is a quick and easy test which is fine, but swingweight means nothing to a golf dclub in motion.
   The correct matching criterion is moment of inertia (MOI) of THE ENTIRE GOLF CLUB – not just the head.
   He does present an interesting test – making a single length hybrid. A much better method to add weight is a mixture of shafting epoxy and tungsten powder. Make a thick paste and place the weight where you want it. I have a Wishon 2 hybrid and will give it a try by placing extra weight on the bottom of the club head near the rear to give a high ball flight. I play Wishon Stirling 4-7 and conventional variable shaft length for 8- wedges. Great set much easier to hit long and mid irons. May also try a single length 3 wood!

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   oppie

   Sep 21, 2018 at 6:52 pm

   All my clubs are “single” length… perfect for my controlled variable swing… and I can’t swing a PW the same as a 7-iron… that’s for duffers who can’t hit even one club properly.

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   Richard Douglas

   Sep 21, 2018 at 4:05 pm

   Interesting primer on hot metal, but it didn’t come close to addressing the headline (written by the editorial staff, surely). In fact, he gave up the quest (which would result in a hybrid the length of his irons, but would also have the same weight and swing weight) immediately, saying he couldn’t do it.

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   Ty

   Sep 21, 2018 at 3:42 pm

   Awesome video, figured this was coming after the podcast. When are you going to give us a tour of the shop and give us a run down on the tools needed to start building clubs in our own garage?

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