HOW TO INSTALL FERRULES / MY BEST TIPS

[@jefflucas6062]

Hi AJ! I've be a hobbyist club maker for 40 years and have never heard of using hot water to install a ferrule. I just tried it and it's unbelievable how easy that made it. Maybe I'll stop using O-rings now. Lol. Thanks so much 👍

[@tommilosevich4580]

Great info, thanks 7:00PM

[@danielyhcho]

Thank you AJ. It's a great video. Looks like I am running into every challenges imaginable as I am building my first iron as a hobbyist. 🙂

[@bowl816]

Hey AJ, thanks for your videos! Or maybe “thanks a lot” 😂🤣 you and your videos got me doing a lot of things I never would have tried. Re-gripping clubs to start, now I have done 3 set, and also a couple clubs for a friend. Then I found a Taylormade 3 wood broken, but with a good head and grip in the garbage can on the 15th hole. It looked like a temper tantrum. Well that led me to taking the head off and now “building my own club”. I did my ferrule and used the hot water suggestion and also the tapping with the club head. You are a very good teacher. My grips have come out great. The club build so far is good, I will see in the morning, I’m letting it set overnight. Your teaching and attention to detail has given me plenty of confidence. Thanks for these, I love watching your videos.

[@billybobtimm1787]

Almost all of my .370 ferrules from pretty much anyone, are way too (or just) small. This will help immensely. Won't be long before I have almost everything in your shop. No room in my townhome for a simulator. Spornia net and mat in the garage. I'm a big fan of air gripping. With that, I decided to fet a gripping station from GolfWorks. So many advantages to having all the other tools right there. Watched your new grip removal video. I use a paint roller pan under the club, that is guided by a couple clamps above. I use the same grip tool. All my grips from Takomo are ready for another user.

[@bowl816]

By the way plain water from a coffee brewer is a good temperature to help get the ferrule on the shaft.

[@sloswingspeed9535]

For 20 years.. I put the shaft in my rubber Vice grip in the Vice. I spread thin epoxy on the shaft tip to a length under the ferrule. I start the ferrule on the tip. Using the heat gun at the low second. At (4 ) 90* pts. Push ferrule on with head. Done. No water .. no melted ferrules. Then dab epoxy around tip and in hosel. Spin head 10-12 times. Wipe off excess epoxy. Then tap on floor. Wipe off any remaining epoxy. Done. Set to dry. Works like a champ.

[@sloswingspeed9535]

It also depends on the quality and ID size of the ferrule where the match is important. Mizuno .355 ferrules slide on 1/2 way. They use a multi diam block.. and jam ferrule on with shaft in vertical position after shaft prep. They countersink the hosel and ferrule. Builds up an epoxy ‘wedge’ at that point. No collared ferrule as Titleist, PXG, TM, Callaway, etc. Simple.

[@CBFREE]

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos 👍 I am always keen to learn. In my experience hot water works and also using a hairdryer on top heat wont melt and on most ferrules it will be enough. If not I use the heat gun at distance. Carefully though as a misshapen wobbly ferrule ain’t pretty !

[@mr.beavis2202]

Hot water trick will definitely help out a lot. Now I don’t have to file the inside of a ferrule anymore.

[@rubenc4465]

good tips

[@MPerski]

I have used a round file and filed the inside of a ferrule to help it slide into a shaft easier. Since you didn’t mention this, I assume this is not a good method. Why not? 🤷🏼‍♂️ Another great video 👏🏻

[@EFGMC]

That works too. I use my drill with a sanding dowel also sometimes. Just didn't include everything in the video. Some people complain my videos get too long so.

[@Zerpersande]

I have rolled up a piece of sandpaper and cut it to a length such that when it is rolled up it makes a nice fit inside the ferrule. Twisting, moving it innand out will slowly remove material. When I do this I usually use a small amount of epoxy inside the ferrule to ensure a tight fit.

[@bobpegram8042]

I always use a tee to coat the inside of the ferrule with epoxy, then start it on the shaft. I then push down on a hard surface to shove the ferrule to be even weith the end of the shaft. I then put epoxy on the shaft above the ferrule, and put epoxy in the hosel of the head. I stand up, put the butt of the shaft on a hard surface and use the clubhead to shove the ferrule up the shaft. Since I am using the clubhead to do it, the ferrule always goes up the shaft to the correct position. I wipe any excess epoxy off of the shaft, off the ferrule, and off the hosel and set the club aside for the epoxy to set. Putting epoxy inside the ferrule and on the shaft lubricates it to go on a little easier. The block of wood looks like it would make things a little easier.

[@EFGMC]

I like your method. I've also used a file to put grooves inside the ferrule for epoxy to squeeze into. Not sure it does anything but always trying different things.

[@paulbeldenbush]

Owning a good vernier caliper and knowing how to read it can save one a lot of grief. A .355 ferrule still can fit snug on a .355 tip. When that happens the hot water trick will provide ample clearance.

[@thomascarruth9079]

Do you take swingweights before putting the ferrule on? While dry-fitting and checking swingweight, I don't have a ferrule on, because I am not sure if I'll need a tip weight at that point and don't want to over-set it and leave a little gap when putting the head on if a tip weight is needed. I'm not sure if adding the ferrule in the end will increase the swingweight slightly compared to without the ferrule on? I measured a ferrule and it weighs just over 1 gram, so maybe if anything it will increase swingweight by half a point? Love your videos. They've been super helpful the last couple months as I get into the hobby!

[@EFGMC]

I always add 1 SWP to the measurement I get when dry fitting for exactly that reason. Between the lack of ferrule and epoxy, it ends up being about a 1 pt difference.

[@thomascarruth9079]

@@EFGMC awesome, thanks. I didn't even think about the epoxy as well but that makes sense and makes it easy!

[@ronirby5842]

I will sometimes put the ferrule in really hot water

[@EFGMC]

It takes a little longer to get the supplies together but it's by far the best way to get a ferrule to cooperate.

[@eriksvideos6022]

No epoxy?

[@vikrampitre2343]

🙈 my ferrule melted via the heat gun. So found the hot water technique good.

[@EFGMC]

Water is always the safer way. I use the heat gun method when I am too lazy to go get the bowl of water for just one or two ferrules.

[@davidamor8567]

Question: do you typically put epoxy in the ferrule before doing any of these steps?

[@EFGMC]

A little epoxy when you slide the ferrule on can be helpful in preventing ferrule creep down the road.

[@titorodil1]

I put a little epoxy in the prepared tip, that way the ferrule will slide easier and will no separate from the head in the future…

[@EFGMC]

I want to do an experiment, b/c I wonder how much that epoxy under the ferrule actually does. I think if you create enough shaft bend to lead to ferrule creep, it's probably going to happen regardless of having epoxy under the ferrule or not. But again need to test this and see if it does.

[@titorodil1]

@@EFGMC Since I started doing this, ferrules stay in place…specially if you leave your clubs in the trunk of your car where heat builds up and ferrules expand and well, you what happens. Love your channel!! Greetings from Puerto Rico!!

[@billmalec]

What about when they come loose?

[@EFGMC]

You can run them under hot tap water if they are stuck or just slide them back into place if they move. I just use a little epoxy in the gap and push them back together.

[@jamesharvey7440]

Put ferrule in hot water , it softens ferrule.

[@billybobtimm1787]

I'm wondering if I'm the only one that thinks that BB&F ferrules are too expensive. Also, I really don't like the looks of any of them. I'm thinking anything they make is a distraction, which I don't like for golf.