How to Upgrade Your Clubs With Custom Ferrules / Step by Step

[@jef-]

Just did a full iron set plus wedges! Turned out great for my first time :) Thanks for all the details!

[@jeremygricar4361]

A trick that I learned somewhere for ferrules that were tight to slide on was to let them warm up in hot water before installing. Has worked like a charm for me ever since learning it!

[@EdKrisiak]

Warming them in hot water 100% helps.

[@TZOID08]

I figured that hot water trick out myself and it's very helpful. I take a coffee mug and fill it with water and pop it in the microwave for a few minutes when I'm ready to install ferrules. Makes for a prefect install,

[@TZOID08]

@@matthewwalters9980 3 minutes usually works well..

[@edwardlucksful]

Hot water for ferrule and I put the tips of shaft in the freezer, not sure if freezer was necessary but it works when your installing bearings so why not ferrules

[@BenjaminLFouch]

Thanks for the help. Just replaced ferrule on AI Smoke and it’s lovely

[@brandonleach1029]

I’ve always love your videos but this one and the super taper grip have been two of the best!!

[@briansmith2125]

This is good because how many times have I said, ".....next time" to pimping out my irons when I could have just done it myself. Handing your clubs over to a builder to ask him to go through all that work just to swap a ferrule is almost embarrassing.

[@clawje]

quick easy and well explained tutorial. Just like we love! Thanks dude!

[@stevecernuto740]

Thanks for the help this morning. I’ll have to get one of the hot boxes.

[@nwluce1]

Thanks for the detailed demonstration I'm going to do this! I've replaced shaft adapters on my driver/woods, I can't wait to spruce up my irons!

[@dan.promedio]

very informative; one day I hope I have the space and budget to start club building

[@TZOID08]

Nice tutorial.... I was surprised you didn't remove all of the old epoxy from the shaft but I'm an over achiever : )

[@bruceshearer8711]

Very interesting and informative. Keep the info coming.

[@jeffnahass8373]

I did this with a set of dci 962 with BB&F black and orange ferrules to go with a Titleist San Francisco Giants walking bag I found. Looks great!! What brand of epoxy is that?

[@tomparisi804]

Awesome awesome awesome!!! Thanks AJ!!!

[@juancarlosromo04]

Great video and thanks for tips and tricks. I have a question why is callaway a harder club to work with? also this would be my first time changing a ferrules, by any chance would you know what size ferrules for a callaway apex cf19. Thanks for the amazing video.

[@EFGMC]

Callaway's often have some extra room in the hosel so you just need to make sure the fit is good and you don't have too loose a fit. Not sure the outer diameter of the Callaway hosel, calipers are a great club making tool if you don't have a set.

[@CoachCal00]

Thanks for the education! Your videos are always very informative. Do you epoxy tip weights in shaft (so they don’t get stuck in hosel) or do you just set them inside the shaft?

[@EFGMC]

The epoxy will make its way around or through the weights so you don't need to epoxy them separately. Honestly you would never want to do them separately because you would block the vent hole and end up with a pressure build up.

[@docfeelgood512]

Great job, was just doing this.

[@danfernandez2025]

Hello, love your videos. I use this method a lot for switching shafts or club head onto different shafts. Never had any issues and is quite simple and straight forward. However, I was taking off a wedge club head from a graphite shaft almost identical to the one you used in this video and upon twisting the graphite fibers frayed apart and the tip of the club became permanently damaged. Part from now having to replace the shaft, is there any way to fix this and what may have been the cause of the damage? Also with part of the fibers now entrapped in the hosel, what do you recommend to do to clear out the hosel area? Appreciate your help and keep up the great work!

[@EFGMC]

I was actually using a painted steel shaft here. If you are using graphite shafts, you need a shaft puller to remove the shaft straight without any twisting or bending (both of which are terrible for graphite). You may be able to cut off the damaged area to where the graphite is no longer frayed. The excess fibers in the hosel can be removed by reheating the hosel and then using a 3/8 or similar drill bit to clean out the fibers.

[@danfernandez2025]

@@EFGMCappreciate the response. I’ll give that a try

[@joebouscaren1]

Good job. I probably would have removed all the old, left over epoxy inside the shaft tip

[@EFGMC]

This was the do it at home beginner version of the process. not the how I do it as a paid job process.

[@JettyBuilder]

Actually I have a related question AJ. I have a right handed cobra driver which has a shaft with a left handed adapter (I swapped it for the original shaft). I leave the left handed shaft set on STD but my question is can the LH adapter be removed and replaced with a RH adapter? It’s a Hzrds composite shaft. I am concerned that if I heated up the adapter to break the bond that the heat could affect the shaft tip. Thanks for any advice.

[@agoodbogey]

I was going to do this on my MG4 wedges but they have a collard ferrule. Do I have to do anything differently with that good repair or same process ?

[@matthewwalters9980]

AJ, any help here? I am in the same boat and had the same question. Thank you!

[@agoodbogey]

@@matthewwalters9980 i wrote to two people on instagram, just some shafting beads to add and you are good is what they told me. I did two of my wedges and havent had any issues. Good luck

[@TomSnider]

Hey AJ, any tips for making sure that the head goes back on with proper alignment to the grip?

[@EFGMC]

You can take some masking tape and wrap around the hosel and just above the ferrule on the shaft. Before you start with epoxy, dry fit the club in playing position and get the shaft/grip aligned with the head, then put a line on both the shaft and hosel. Once you epoxy, you can use those lines as guides to ensure the shaft is aligned correctly.

[@TomSnider]

@@EFGMC that's exactly what I was thinking. Thanks a lot!

[@chrisshort5711]

Hey AJ - greetings from down the street in ATL. I'm sure you've covered this somewhere, but I'm having trouble finding it in one of your videos: can you share your recommendations for brand/type of epoxy or point me to one of your videos where you cover this topic? My sense is that 3m DP8410NS is the gold standard, but at $40/tube + a $40 gun, it seems like a lot for a home hobbyist. Thanks!

[@jef-]

Hey Chris, not sure if you got epoxy already, but they have a few options on Golf Works site that are great.

[@jbthemagician]

As it’s not a major manufacturer, but is Edel sms and sms pro pretty easy to work with?

[@abele8085]

I have some taylormade p770’s would love to put ferruls.. I’m not sure if they are collard ferrules or not. If they are can I put a regular one on or does it have to be collard?

[@EFGMC]

Collars are unnecessary, useless, and more likely to fail than a standard ferrule. Never need to use them.

[@eahannah]

What about Wilson? Are they difficult or easier?

[@goje_022]

I find Wilson to be in the “good”category meaning they should be accepting to this process (in my experience)! I think the “naughty” list are the brands that have a wider hosel fit that relies on either a certain shim/ferrule or a friction fit. Ping/PXG are the primary culprits I see but it looks like callaway may do that too.

[@toddheath7283]

I’ve used Gorilla glue epoxy in my past golf club stuff. Do you recommend any particular epoxy?

[@EFGMC]

Golfworks, Bramptons, 3M. They all have good options.

[@jadamsgolf]

How does the finish hold up on a matte club like p770’s? When to have to sand down the ferrule?

[@EFGMC]

Matte and chrome are both pretty durable so as long as you don't put a power sander on it, you should be good. Just take your time and try to not run the sand paper on the hosel too much.

[@Grantski2007]

I know it’s purely a domestic thing but I would like to buy new irons and have custom ferrules done is it a detriment for a brand new set ?

[@EFGMC]

Custom build can have custom ferrules.

[@rw2906]

Why do you say some brands are more difficult to work with? I've taken apart my Callaway Apex Pro's and didn't have any issues.

[@EFGMC]

They sometimes have wider hosels that require a shim to get a centered fit.

[@base72588]

what makes callaway more difficult to do?

[@EFGMC]

Some Callaway irons specifically the player style ones have a wider hosel than standard so you will need to do something to ensure the shaft is installed straight without leaning to one side.

[@base72588]

@@EFGMC getting ready to do my mavrik pros with some bb&f's guess we will find out lol

[@ImposterGolfPod]

Great video but it’s poor club building practice to not remove the epoxy entirely from the inside of the shaft. It would have been just as easy to heat the tip and bore out all the epoxy with a slightly larger drill bit.

[@EFGMC]

This is not a how to build golf clubs or reshaft golf clubs. This is the easiest way for someone to change out the ferrules on existing clubs.

[@ImposterGolfPod]

⁠@@EFGMCI understand, but it wouldn’t have taken you anymore time, given you drilled a hole in the existing epoxy and explained why. Now everyone who watches the video will think it’s ok to leave old epoxy in the shaft, and will not understand the implications. It’s a fundamental part of the process.

[@Handletaken4]

Invent a 2-pc ferrule which snaps around shaft

[@everardogolf]

There are some but very limited styles, definitely not as nice as BBF and others. Also the 2 pc ones tend to fail and fall apart more

[@EFGMC]

The 2 piece ones are very poorly reviewed by most people.

[@billybobtimm1787]

Sorry AJ, but this is one thing I disagree with you. I think these BB&F ferrules (which are way too expensive in the first place) are not what I think look good on a nice golf club. Gawdy is not what I want to look at when addressing the ball. Maybe a better word would be distracting. Maybe some people like this. It just ain't my cup of tea.

[@jon4715]

from [boss] to [clown]

[@IPv6Freely]

huh

[@jon4715]

@@IPv6Freely clean black ferrules are by far the best looking option

[@Mike-re4lb]

For the gay golfer...