Swing Weight Golf Clubs - Tip Weighting Before Assembly

Let me also say that tip weighting, in general, is the preferred method of swing weighting golf clubs as opposed to butt weighting your clubs.  Butt weighting is primarily for reducing swingweight in clubs, but it has the side effect of adding to the total weight of the club.

Tip weighting clubs before assembly:

Typically what I do prior to assembling my clubs is to dry fit all of my components and put them on my swingweight scale.  This includes the grip, as many layers of tape as will be needed, the ferrule, and the head. 

Balancing the grip tape and the grip on top of the shaft can be a bit tricky.  I usually end up wasting a little tape in the process, but it is worth it because I will have a much better idea of what my final swingweight will be. 

Once everything is dry fit on your scale go ahead and take your reading.  You should do this for all of your clubs before figuring out any weight that needs to be added. 

If you have bought good quality components,  all of your clubs should be within a point or two.  I have even assembled an entire set of clubs without having to add any weight because they all assembled to the same swingweight. 

Once all of your data is recorded, look at your heaviest swingweight.  Compare this number to the number that you are shooting for.  If the swingweight you want is greater than or equal your largest recorded number then you won't have to butt weight anything. 

When you swing weight golf clubs, butt weighting is something you really want to avoid, because it will add to the total weight of your golf club, which will slow down your swing speed.  I would rather change my target swingweight to my greatest recorded weight than butt weight any of my clubs. 

To bring your other clubs up to your target swingweight, find the difference between your recorded swingweight and your target.  Lets say D1 is your target and your club measures C9.  This is a 2 point difference. 

When tip weighting, 2 grams of additional weight equals 1 swingweight point.  So in our example, we will need to add 4 grams of weight to the tip.

You can purchase lead or brass plug tip weights in various increments.  There are different plugs for irons and woods due to the difference in tip sizes between the two. 

You will want to measure the head of the plug and trim that distance off of your shaft.  Next, apply some epoxy to the small end of the plug and then insert it into the tip of the shaft.

You may now continue with the rest of your club assembly.

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