Furrels

[jhiggshockey]

Im reshafting my irons. I have never done this before. Can I reuse the furrels from my old shafts?

[LowPost42]

Re: Furrels

If you manage to get the heads off while leaving the ferrules intact, that's quite a feat in itself. However, if you COULD get them off OK, you could reuse them. For steel shafted clubs they're merely a cosmetic addition.

However, they're also cheap and sold by the dozen, so if you can't save 'em (which, IMO, is more work than it's worth) then at least you're not out a fortune to buy more. Plus its fun to set them on fire.

If you google divotmaster golf, you can find some really funky ferrules. I just picked up some with some wide chrome bands. They'll look sweet on my new irons.

[bill reed]

Re: Furrels

hi lowpost
i was wondering why some makers don't have furrels on there irons, is there a reason for it.
thanks
bill

[LowPost42]

Re: Furrels

You mean, say, Ping? LOL

As I stated, they're purely cosmetic when it comes to steel shafts.

Now, I've never, ever seen Ping irons with graphite shafts.

I've got some barrel-topped kids clubs, and have worked with the P5G's (ping clone) and could use ferrules there (but didn't).

There must be something to barrelling the top of the hosel that makes ferrules a non-necessity with graphite shafts. What makes ferrules important with graphite shafts for standard irons (and woods, for that matter) is that they help create an epoxy cushion that helps shock absorb at impact. Without ferrules for graphite shafted regular hosel clubs, you'd experience much more shaft breakage (or at least it's what I'm told) as the stress occurs sharply at the top of the hosel with nothing to relieve that stress.

Similarily, I've taken to coning all the hosels that I use graphite shafts for, and use collared ferrules for them as well (to further reduce the stress). The guy behind Billy Bob golf (a crazy ferrule-nazi) states that collared ferrules reduce graphite shaft breakage to less than 1%. It just seems like a good idea to me (rather than have to do a reshaft on my dime and then try to negotiate a warranty replacement).

[bill reed]

Re: Furrels

thanks lowpost
i alway wondered about why Ping did not use them, i do have a 3 iron with a graphite shaft and also don't have a furrel on it, i have had the 3 iron about two years and it don't feel diffrent to the steel shafted clubs i have in the rest of the set, all my irons are Zings, real big heads. i love how the feel when you hit the ball. very forgiving and have lots of feel to them. my driver and 3 wood with graphite shafts seem to come out the hosel without furrel too. is Ping the only one that does this??? seems strange if it is.
It's great having someone with you knowledge and experience here to help us that know nothing about club building or the why and whats of club making.
thanks again
bill

[LowPost42]

Re: Furrels

Your metal woods actually have a proprietary hosel/ferrule combination.

I hate working on those heads, as you basically pull the 'hosel' off (so you need a spacer to push on the actual head). Most heads you push on the hosel (including the new Titleist 905's with their aluminum hosel).

I've not looked into the history of ferrules, but I can't think of a reason why no-one else does it (save patents).

[bill reed]

Re: Furrels

hi lowpost
mine are the older driver and 3 wood that have the hosel part of the driver. it the old zing 2 driver and 3 wood i have and the hosel looks like the irons, i know the type you mean i have seen them and they go into the body of the driver. i think Ping offer different hosels and that can offset the head and make it more closed or open faced. i would think they would be a nightmare to work on and harder to get hosels to fit.
cheers
bill