Some time ago I bought a set of MacGregor persimmon (1,4 and 5) woods on eBay with the intention of rebuilding them.
By 'rebuilding' I mean:
- Replacing the shaft and putting on a new grip.
- Changing the lie angle.
- Changing the way the club sits at address (open, neutral or closed).
- Changing both dead weight and swing weight of the club.
- Refinishing the club so that it looks like it's never been hit.
I won’t describe the entire process in this post. Should you be interested in the steps involved, then please contact John Erickson. He has put together a very good document containing detailed step-by-step instructions. You can get it by sending him a small donation in return for his efforts in putting the document together.
For a first attempt I actually think I did a pretty good job. I did make some mistakes along the way (e.g. I accidently incinerated some wood next to the sole plate, and there also was an incident with the lead weights inside the cavity…) but I learned a great deal along the way.
Here is a photo impression of the rebuild:
