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chollier986 · July 21

I am trying to estimate the total weight of a Ping Blueprint S build. MMT105TX standard length. Standard 50g grip. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! I've had a few builds in the past with significantly varying total weights. I have since learned that I am sensitive to overall weight.

Socrates · July 21

17 minutes ago, chollier986 said:

I am trying to estimate the total weight of a Ping Blueprint S build. MMT105TX standard length. Standard 50g grip. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! I've had a few builds in the past with significantly varying total weights. I have since learned that I am sensitive to overall weight.

What's to know? You know the weight of the grip, the shaft (minus a few grams for trimming), head weights, ferrule, tape and epoxy weight. Add 'em up.

chollier986 · July 21

I don't know the head weight. I called PING and they would not disclose that information.

Howard_Jones · July 21

12 minutes ago, chollier986 said:

I don't know the head weight. I called PING and they would not disclose that information.

Here is expected head wgt (plus minus 2 grams) for standard heads

#3 - 240
#4 - 247
#5 - 254
#6 - 261
#7 - 268
#8 - 275
#9 - 282

The PW will vary depening on if it has the same or 1 SWP higher than irons, but plus 3 to 5 grams or 285 to 287 is a desent estimate for most PWs.

Grips? Ypou got the numbers, then the weight of the ferrules you plan to use, 1 gram of DB sided grip tape and 0.5 grams of epoxy

Shafts?
- Constant wgt Taper tips at the same uncut lenghts as DG needs average 2.5 grams butt cut down to standard (Hosel BBGM 1.25 and 0.25 grip cap)

Shaft wgt / lenght = grams per inch
(DG 130 #9 = 130/37 = 3.51 grams per inch x 2.5 = 8,8 grams weight loss = net 130-8.8= 121.2 grams net cut wgt.)

<I did not bother to look up the weight for MMTs, but now you know how to do the math.

If the set is standard, with standard SW value (D1-D3) you will be close to actual TW this way, but we never have full controll of grip wgt who can vary plus minus 3.5 grams vs offisial spcs as a worse case scenario.

Edited July 21 by Howard_Jones

ShortGolfer · July 21

Buy parts in bulk and weigh them. You can then choose the best parts for a particular build. I put a 243 cpm shaft in a 22* 5 iron yesterday as it was the lowest of the four shafts I had.

22* is the lowest I will go in a long iron.

I blow on grips. I could experiment to see whether grip weight is more important for different clubs. Does it matter as much for wedges as driver or long irons?

The 7 iron head I bought didn't quite fit the shaft. I could either drill out the hosel or make the shaft thinner. Drilling out the hosel would lower the head weight.

Interesting enough the inner diameter of my lathe spindle is just big enough to pass a golf shaft.

Edited July 21 by ShortGolfer

chollier986 · July 21

Thank you all for the replies. Here is where i get a bit confused. Here are a few 7 irons I have. All the same length with the same grip, with the exception of the i240 which is a 1/4" longer for some reason.

Cobra King Tour MMT 105TX: 437g
Taylormade P7CB MMT 105TX: 438g
Ping i230 MMT 125TX: 440g
Ping i240 Axiom 105X: 414g

I much prefer the feel of the 437g-440g set up over the 414g. Would the MMT105TX or the MMT125TX get me closest to the 437g-440g range with the Blueprint S 7iron?

Thanks again for the help!

chollier986 · July 21

well never mind... cant get the blueprint s w/ either shaft anymore, at least not from PING 😡

Howard_Jones · July 21

3 hours ago, ShortGolfer said:

The 7 iron head I bought didn't quite fit the shaft. I could either drill out the hosel or make the shaft thinner. Drilling out the hosel would lower the head weight.

Technically thats correct, but still, even a ream job from 0.355 to 0.370 is hard to measure without a good grame scale since its 0.32 grams ,,,,to fit a taper to a taper hosel, or a paralell to a paralell hosel would be way less and not a weight issue...

RogerinNewZealand · July 21

Simple truth

What you will like is a slightly heavier..than standard Ping Iron.

Lead Tape...add 3 grams, try the club.

Add 3 more grams,try the club.

Weight adds Feel.

Cheers. Roger

Socrates · July 21

4 hours ago, chollier986 said:

Thank you all for the replies. Here is where i get a bit confused. Here are a few 7 irons I have. All the same length with the same grip, with the exception of the i240 which is a 1/4" longer for some reason.

Cobra King Tour MMT 105TX: 437g

Taylormade P7CB MMT 105TX: 438g

Ping i230 MMT 125TX: 440g

Ping i240 Axiom 105X: 414g

I much prefer the feel of the 437g-440g set up over the 414g. Would the MMT105TX or the MMT125TX get me closest to the 437g-440g range with the Blueprint S 7iron?

Thanks again for the help!

All things being equal, the i240 head has to weigh less than expected. 1/4" length is not a factor in the weight.

Apparently a moot point now.