loose putter head

[glfballwacker]

It appears that during one of my disagreements with my putters performance they head had some how come loose from the shaft. I know I can take it to the pro shop or to Dicks and have them fix it but I was wondering if there was any other type of secrets or suggestions anyone would have other than duct tape or bubble gum

[hckymeyer]

Wouldn't recommend duct tape or bubble gum

 

But it's very easy to just re-glue the head yourself. Any big box golf store should sell epoxy, just heat up the head with a torch or heat gun and pull it off. Clean the old glue out of the hosel and off the shaft tip, then apply new epoxy and glue it back in. It's a very easy process to do yourself.

[glfballwacker]

Awesome thanks I can handle that I think . I even have one of those fancy golf vice clamps that I use to change out my grips. I appreciate the info I'm sure I'll have a lot.more questions

[hckymeyer]

No problem, if you run into anything goofy just ask here.

 

The only tip i have for a putter is to make sure you have the head aligned properly to the grip before you let it dry.

[RookieBlue7]

Unless its graphite, if you can stir kool aid, you can mix epoxy and fix it. Heat the heat where the shaft enters (hosel). It'll give a light puff of smoke when the epoxy reaches its breakdown temp. Pull the head by twisting lightly (use an oven mitt, towel, etc because it'll be nice and warm). Once it's removed abrade the hosel and shaft to its insertion depth (you'll see how far it was in the club easily). The goal is to remove all the old epoxy and provide a rough surface on both sides for the epoxy to adhere to(I'd use 80-100 grit). Once that's done, remove all the dust by at least wiping with a paper towel (I'd dampen it with either alcohol or acetone). Those have short flash times and will evaporate quickly. Once everything is dry, you'll want to mix your epoxy ( buy 1:1 in a squeeze tube, hard to screw it up. Local hardware store will have it). Mix it with a Popsicle stick, or anything like that. Smear a healthy gob all around the shaft and smear some inside the hosel (don't worry, the excess will weep out). Insert the shaft into the head making sure to spin it a full 360 degrees at least once (more wont hurt). Wipe all excess epoxy (they make wipes to do this, they're exactly the same thing as grit embedded hand cleaning wipes (example GoJo)). You can use a paper towel dampened with alcohol or acetone though if you don't have that. Set the grip in the square position (or your preferred position). You can use a door frame to square it up, works great. Once you've set the position where the grip is like you want it (unless you're replacing the grip that is, then it won't matter unless its a double bend shaft), sit the club in the upright position against a wall until it cures (curing time will be on the epoxy packaging). Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be glad to help. If you aren't comfortable doing it, if you want to ship it to me I'll fix it and mail it back to you for nothing.

[BK in TEXAS]

Wouldn't recommend duct tape or bubble gum

Nothing wrong with duct tape