Equipment

Is there an unforgivable mistake for a first time club build?

Published

3 months ago

Feb 26, 2026

In our forums, our members have been sharing advice for first time club builders. WRXer ‘PatrickJDawes’ is looking to build his first set of irons, but is understandably a little anxious, and reaches out to fellow members saying:

“I’ve been digging back through threads here and watching a bunch of YouTube videos. I’ve found some great info—like how to calculate swing weight without a swing weight scale—and I’ve been trying to pay attention to all the tips and suggestions along the way.

That said, I’m still a little terrified that I’m going to mess something up. I’m planning to go with steel shafts, since from what I’ve read, they seem to be a bit more forgiving if you make a mistake.

So I have one question for the more experienced builders out there: Is there really a mistake I could make during the build process that would 100% ruin the clubheads?”

And our members have been sharing their top tips in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

MickeyTankBank: “Unless you torch to the point of melting or send a poorly glued head into a lake, not a lot that will 100% ruin a clubhead. The vast majority of mistakes can be fixed.”
SBH9458: “My humble suggestion is take the oldest wedge you’ve got and pull its shaft… and work your process by building it a couple times. Figure out the way you’ll do this with all our lessons learned built in. Everything from Swingweights to grips to ferrules to cleanup. It all adds up to you getting what you want after your build. Cheap at the price for lessons learned that don’t involve 8 irons.”
Cwebb: “To leave epoxy finger prints on them. I have a hard time forgiving that.”

Entire Thread: “Is there an unforgivable mistake for a first time club build?”

Equipment

Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping

Published

11 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.

That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.

On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.

“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”

On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”

“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.

Check out Shipley’s full what’s in the bag and the rest of his wedge stampings here on “Inside the Ropes” from Colonial.

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover

Published

18 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.

From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules