Of course the easy way to avoid discoloring each of these heads is to cut the shaft off at the top of the hosel and drill out the graphite shaft. There is no problems with either the Titleist or the Kasco models which have bore thru hosels. However, you need to be careful not to drill through the hosel stop and push the graphite fibers into the large cavities of the Nike drivers and the non-thru bore Kasco models.

If you get one of these models in your shop, you might explain to your customer the potential to discoloring the head if they would like to save the shaft. However, the shaft can be removed with a good puller and again, patience is the key.

by Jeff Summitt
Hireko Technical Director
jsummitt@hirekogolf.com