Nike Golf Iron Rebuild

Got some old Nike combo blade / cavity backs that we are refreshing with some new ferrules and grips. See the entire rebuild process.
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[@acemanNL]

Happy to see my VR's every day!!! 😀

[@IPv6Freely]

Love this style video! Showing the entire process is awesome.

[@jamesjennings_44]

I love your channel, thanks for all the great info. Will continue to watch 👍🏼

[@cabebe21]

Thank you for sharing, these long videos are awesome and preferred. I learn new things and get more understanding on building clubs, especially the tips and lessons learned you state during the build very helpful.

[@7417cd]

Excelkent video AJ. Liked the tip about the grip when swingweighting 👍👍

[@robcook7473]

I’ve just purchased the full bladed set including the rare 2 iron. The feel is incredible off of them! I can imagine a nice fitted graphite shaft in the 2 iron being a force to be reckoned with.

[@derumiya]

craftmanship!

[@jimmartensson5646]

I enjoyed it for sure. I actually had a set of those in the past😎

[@VKBKK]

Brings back memories, used to play the VR2 Pro, the xtra n tighter grooves really gives it consistency n spin off bad lies. 1 of the best soft feeling MBs and much easier to hit than the TW version Nike brought out

[@aleksilepisto7282]

Those irons, especially the MBs were the second nicest feeling irons I’ve ever hit. Also tons of grooves on them too, which was a unique look

[@bh4872]

What were the nicest irons you've tried?

[@DrRockso.]

Awesome rebuild. I think red grips would have matched better.

[@16pennynails]

Just discovered the bb&f ferrules on a set of Nike vapor forged pro combos for sale on ebay, look real good, especially with all the paint fill removed on the heads. I think Nike golf clubs are gaining "cult" like status. Whenever they come up for sale in a local used sporting goods store they are gone within a few days. Great job on these, sure would have liked to seen the lie angle adjustment though.

[@garyhovey9305]

loved it, length was great.....that's what she said! sorry couldn't help it

[@edj9961]

Sub 70…big ups

[@bigbluemsp]

BB&F is a great company

[@jeffdavis3885]

Hi AJ, great video! Do you prefer air installing grips or solvent installing? Also, when air installing do you use regular grip tape or some other type of tape? Thanks for the video. It's very informative.

[@EFGMC]

I will do tape and solvent for most people unless I discuss it with them or they request it. Some grips don't hold as well when installed with air so that also factors in. Tape used for air install is just standard beige masking tape. Double sided tape isn't necessary.

[@bryanjacobs8017]

Great content. Where did you get your glass solvent container for the acetone you use in your club builds? Is there an official name for it? Thanks in advance.

[@EFGMC]

Ha. It's a candle stick holder that I took from my wife. Shhhh. Was the right size and material for what I needed.

[@SDGolfGuy]

Why don't you add the ferrule in swing weighting as well? Aren't the Ferrules like 4-8grams?

[@SDGolfGuy]

I asked this right as you explained the ferrule and epoxy, ignore :)

[@chadfortney3524]

I have a question about taper tip shafts and flex Project x 6.0 steel What would the flex change to if I put the 5 iron shaft in the 6 iron and then of course cut it to 6 iron length. Looking to get to 5.5

[@EFGMC]

Would probably need to double soft step to get down to 5.5 so 4 iron into 6. Can also soften it with added head weight.

[@cantill2]

AJ I love watching your content as you are super gifted at what you do with golf clubs. Seeing the Golfsmith logo on your equipment took me back as far as those irons. Quick random question for you I have two identical length T1100 even flo white 6.5 X flex shafts. I have one as a backup for my TSI3 driver. I weighed both shafts and one weighs 133 grams and the other weighs 143 grams. Again they’re identical length, have the same exact grip, the same amount of tape, and the same Titleist adapter.. What I’m wondering… is all other things equal what will the 10 gram difference in these shafts do from a performance standpoint for me? I’m about 110 mph swing speed, generate about 162 mph ball speed, and carry my drives around 270 yards.. Oddly enough I’ve been playing with the lighter shaft… but I’m wondering again same spec for two shafts.. the manufacturer has the same printing on those shafts but there’s 10 g difference in the weight. What would I expect to see trying the heavier shaft which I can only associate with manufacturer’s tolerance? Thanks AJ! Love your channel.

[@EFGMC]

Might have extra epoxy in the tip of the heavier one. I would find the balance point of each to see where the extra weight is located.

[@cantill2]

AJ you’re the man! I had the clubs measured for swing weight and one was D0 and the other D2.5. Turns out I bought some golf pride grips from a sketchy source on eBay. I play the golf pride MCC midsize which according to GOLF pride website should weigh 59 grams. These ones that I received weigh 71 g each!!! Fakes!! So I simply had the grip replaced with a real golf pride MCC and guess what… now both shafts weigh exactly 133 g and they both play to the D2.5. I actually want to get both drivers to D4 so in order to do that I think I have to wait for the titleist weight kits to come out is that right? Or could I add lead tape? Won’t that look stupid ? Thanks you are the man.

[@EFGMC]

@@cantill2 Plenty of great players have lead tape on the driver. You could at least try the tape and make sure you like the resulting feel before buying the weight kits. Other option would be hotmelting the head to get D4. These would be good candidates because they aren't needing much weight.

[@biggregg5]

I have a quick question..... I bought a set of Hogans about a year ago, and I do love them. Sort of sad they went belly up. Anyway, I started to get ferrule creep with my driver within a couple months. my last golf outing, I noticed the same with some of my short irons. Now, none of the heads feel loose and none of the ferrules seem loose when I try to move them with my fingers, however, they obviously are loose or they wouldn't be separating. Do you have a video tutorial on how to fix this? in the past, when something like this happened, the fix was easy because I could move the ferrule by hand and snug it up, but I don't want to go through removing head and replacing ferrule or damaging the existing ferrule.

[@EFGMC]

Heck yeah I do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2rWd4loea-Fa7M

[@biggregg5]

​@@EFGMC Awesome! thanks so much. I'm not sure why, but I didn't get a notification. I'm glad I went back and checked.

[@biggregg5]

this is off topic, but I figured that since you are the man, you probably will know. Lately I've committed to getting more fit, and in the process regaining some swing speed that I've naturally lost from becoming an old fart. I'm still longer than my peers, but I still want more. I thought I would buy the SuperSwing speed trainers, but in my never ending DIY mentality, I thought it would be silly to buy something like that when I have shafts, grips and heads coming out my ying yang at home with plenty of epoxy and miscellaneous hardware. I have an idea of what I'm going to do, but am having trouble finding the actual head weights of the 3 individual swing trainers. I know they are much lighter than what would normally be on that length shaft. do you know the head weights for the swing trainers? how would you go about it if it were you? maybe this would be an idea for a video for you.

[@EFGMC]

I don't know the specific weights, but I really don't think that matters as long as they are heavier than standard golf club weights.

[@rw2906]

Do you have any experience with Sub 70? Noticed the box on your bench... I have a set of the 699 Pro irons and love them. Would love to see you feature them and give them some love.

[@EFGMC]

They are coming into my fitting studio!

[@stephentroy7980]

@@EFGMC also have 699s. I wondered if their 799 PW would make a decent foundation for a “not a chipper”

[@rodrig13]

Cool video, AJ. As far as swing weight measuring goes, isn’t that what the plastic piece used to catch the ungripped shaft is for? It aligns the shaft so that it sits roughly 1/8 of an inch away from the true butt end of the scale. Then you simply place the grip up against the butt on the ledge underneath where the end of the shaft sits.

[@EFGMC]

Sorry, you've confused me. What plastic piece are you referring to?

[@rodrig13]

@@EFGMC I apologize. When looking at the side of your scale, you should be able to place the grip down on the silver ledge right above where it says Golfsmith, just underneath where the shaft sits- instead of rubberbanding. The plastic piece I was speaking of is just that black nub that catches the shaft to keep it on the scale. It is offset 1/8” to accommodate for the butt end of a grip when the grip rests on the silver ledge.

[@EFGMC]

@@rodrig13 Will have to play around with it when I get back in the shop.

[@rodrig13]

@@EFGMC would seem like a time saver for sure. Anyway love your videos. I am a hobby club fitter myself and your budget auto flex videos have done wonders for me from a fitting perspective

[@user-dj1pd5th5q]

I have 2009 Nike VR Split cavity back Irons, can you tell me the size of ferrules to use from BB&F

[@EFGMC]

They are all the same, it's just if you want the 1 inch version or the longer version. Either way, you will need to turn them down.

[@shawntaylor7442]

I have a demo head similar to that model. Is there any way to fit a shaft to the head without using a demo shaft?

[@EFGMC]

Totally depends on the demo setup.

[@danyabsley]

Cool vid. I’m re building a half set of DCI Gold. shaft on the PW is bust. No 9 or 7 but i I can get a a good PW 8 6 4 out of all of them. I’ll use the 5 and 3 as donors. My only problem will be swing weighting. Can I get away with not doing it?

[@EFGMC]

If all the head weights are in line and the shafts are cut correctly, the SW should come out pretty even.

[@danyabsley]

@@EFGMC *googles head weights* thanks for replying, I’m very particular when it comes to finishing work. I’m a carpenter but I’m currently injured so I’m trying to fill my time with building clubs for for friends who are hooked on pitch and putt. I love the game but usually get a professional to work on my gear out of fear I wouldn’t get it perfect without the scales. I’ll give it a go!

[@EFGMC]

@@danyabsley The online SW calculators are really accurate if you want to do it that way.

[@danyabsley]

@@EFGMC I saw your videos on that too, real handy. Thanks for putting the info out there and thanks for replying. 🤙🏼

[@phil.willoughby]

I'm curious: Why not just air-install the real grip for swing weighting?

[@EFGMC]

Can't use air unless you have a sealed system, and since the head is not attached the air would just blow through.

[@jonwgee]

odd color choice on those bb&f's, you'd think you'd want to go Tiger Victory Red stripes on those....

[@hardcoreGISH]

What size are the ferrules?

[@EFGMC]

They are BB&F. They only make one diameter, different lengths.

[@gleamac]

Any plans to apply your investigative skill to Autoflex iron shaft?

[@EFGMC]

I can already tell you that the same rules apply to the iron shafts that we used to recreate the wood shafts. Maybe I try and do a video on it. Will see.

[@gleamac]

@@EFGMC Being able to show a better priced equivalent would be excellent. As a Scot I hate forking out good money for an overpriced brand.

[@magermistake1928]

Can i do a custom bbnf ferrule on ping irons

[@EFGMC]

Yes, as long as they start out with a ferrule. Not sure how it would work if you tried it on a set of Ping Eye 2s.

[@magermistake1928]

@@EFGMC what would you use a shim or tape?

[@EFGMC]

@@magermistake1928 Shim is always my first choice. It's faster and easier because it can't slide around, whereas mesh tape can.

[@magermistake1928]

@@EFGMC thank you. Unfortunately bad news, my clubs where stolen from my car last night. Heartbreak city, i just bought new ferrules and grips too. Thank for your help tho.

[@EFGMC]

@@magermistake1928 Sorry for that!

[@jasonwiercinski5250]

Nike dropped the ball when they stopped making classic looking clubs that most players prefer. The Victory Red releases were the best clubs Nike ever made. I currently game a set of VR forged pro combos. There are still many sets in great condition available, and an opportunity for people in the secondhand market to get premium clubs without having to pay premium prices.

[@chrisjames6327]

I'm thinking of buying a set. For that reason. Getting pro-level, premium clubs for almost nothing.

[@wamanning]

thats called an "undercut cavity"