First, I enjoy your instructional video's. Second, thru my experience with club bending, I found that putting the club's in hot water before I start bending the irons, has been beneficial to " soften " the iron for easier bending. The hot water does not sacrifice the epoxy adhesive hold to the hosel and shaft.

TIP 6- KEEP A MACHETTE HANDY IN CASE YOU NEED TO SHARPEN YOUR PENCIL.

Great information! Thanks!

Like the tip on changing loft and lie. Bought a home kit from Golf Mechanix and was disappointed that the bending clamp and angle scale are 2 different sets. Have to remove the club from the clamp to measure the bend. Seems they have come out with an integrated set now. The bar is good. I’ve found clamping the stand to a stable workbench also a challenge.

Great job

I recently took my 6 iron in for lie angle change at one of the big box stores.....well I looked over at this young man clamp in and put the bending bar on the shaft instead of the hosel. Well it was a graphite shaft and he broke it. They did replace the shaft and had one of their better guys adjust the lie. This is why I try to do my club work myself....just don't have bending machine.

Great Video, AJ... I have a putter for you to work your magic on.

Hi AJ, could you test the effect of lead tape on driver to reduce spin ?

I want to bend my Scotty Newport 2 blade to 80* to have a less arcing swing path. Your thoughts on the benefits and drawbacks?

Thanks AJ for another excellent video. I have a set of pxg 0211 and 0311 p iron set. I do not hit the 0311 as far do to the weaker loft. Would it mess with the bounce of the club if I had them bent stronger. Not playing bad with them , just seems like I should be hitting the farther. Love the feel of the forged..As Always thanks for all you do

How to bend lie angle with out bending machine, like to know how , I’m a beginner, thanks for your videos 👍

Wow weird I just came to your page because 5 min ago I was think of asking you what bending machine should I get. I have a low budget Crazy you have a video on bending

Very helpful! I have that same bending machine, but it's branded as an older Golfsmith model. I struggle getting accurate bends on it especially in wedges. Any suggestions?

I'm curious why you don't make videos of your work? If you recorded some of your daily work and posted those videos, I think people would watch.

Hi AJ, Enjoyed the video 👍 Really liked the bending bar. What make/model is it ? Thanks Chris

I love your bending bar, I've used and own a few, and I have found one similar to yours is the best. However I have found it a little short when compared to others. Where did you get the bending bar from? It will definitely help with my club repair side of my business.

Hello, thank you very much for your videos, they bring me a lot. I have a question, if I want to raise the loft of my clubs by 4 degrees will I put them at risk?

Great video! What's your opinion on adjusting lie angles on ping g425 irons? I need 2deg upright, but the big box shops have said to send them back to ping for adjustment.

Good stuff here AJ. Where did you get that bending bar? I bought a Scotland Loft/Lie machine but no bar yet. Also, have you heard about the Rapid Taper Excalibur iron shafts? Would like to hear your opinion on it? Thanks!

MIght want to make a sturdier stand because when you were bending the entire stand and clamp devise was moving, hence the reason it didn't bend on the first try.

Another solid video. AJ, do you see any problems increasing a lie from 61.5 to 64? Thank you in advance.

Great video! I recently got my irons all bent 2* weak. Pw and 7 iron show some damage in the hosel. Does that affect play at all? Annoying for sure, but if play is the same I’m ok with it.

That was great ! Thank you Have you ever changed the loft of zing ping2 iron?

Hi AJ, I found your channel via GolfWRX Forums and have subscribed. Thank you for doing this, it is really helpful. In this video, it looks like you are bending a Mizuno MP-18 SC iron. I have a set of these, and am trying to bend the offset off of them while keeping the lofts to spec, i.e. not just bending them to weaker lofts to remove 'some' of the offset. I grew up with 'no offset' irons (not minimal offset, no offset) and really prefer them. "No offset" irons are almost non-existent now. My question is, have you done this, and if so do you have a preferred method to do this? I've taken the MP-18 set wedge, and using my Mitchell Steelclub machine, starting near the top of the hosel, did three bends in the "12 o'clock to 6 o'clock" plane, dropping down about about 3/16" each time. This got the club quite a bit weaker in loft. Then I dropped down to the bottom of the hosel as far as possible and bent back to spec loft in the same "12 o'clock to 6 o'clock" plane. This actually almost worked, with really no weird look in the hosel. A few days ago, I read a reference to doing these bends in the 10:30 plane, thus making the club weaker and flatter and removing the offset, then bending the club back to lie and loft spec in the 9:30 plane VERY low on the hosel, to keep more of the removed offset intact. Does this sound feasible to you, or have you tried it or know a better way? Make a video on the best way to do this, and thousands of single digit handicap boomer golfers will beat a path to your door. Thank you.

Thanks for the video. Do you ever warm/heat the hosel before bending?

Hey AJ, i was fit for a Mizuno Hot Metal iron set .25" longer, 1* upright, and 2* loft weaker than standard. I bought the iron set standard to save approx. $600. If i change the loft and lie to match these specs, will they play much differently then if they were .25" longer? Will bending the lofts weaker mess up the club bounce too much? Thank you! Love the channel.

Hi AJ really enjoy your content. Have you ever replaced the weight screws in PXG Gen3 irons for heavier ones?

Hi AJ, love your channel and all your videos. You have showed and make club making fun. Have a question when measuring loft and lie on a spec gauge does the offset effect your measurements. If measuring a callaway apex pro 19 - according to callaway website the specs for a 8 iron standard length 37 loft 62.5 lie and 2.5mm offset . Should my loft/lie spec gauge read these numbers and ignore the offset. Are these the numbers I should be looking for or is there some mathematical equation I need to consider with the offset.

Just curious what forged brands take a good bend without or limited signs of adjustment. Be good to know for future buying. Thanks

Does adding loft open the clubface or close the clubface slightly? and vice versa. I'm trying to make a 59 degree lob wedge and I'm deciding whether to bend a 58 or a 60. I tend to overdraw my shorter wedges and slice my longer clubs. Thanks

Hi AJ Can you tell me is it possible to bend a set of Wilson d9 irons a degree or two flat in lie angle? With them being cast would it compromise the hosel or clubhead? Thanks in advance👍

When you’re building a set of clubs do you bend the heads lie angle prior to measuring and cutting the shafts to length? If you bend the lie angle afterwards doesn’t it affect the length and swing weight?

As for bending cast vs forged irons, is there any extra prep or worries? I've got hot metal pros and they're about 1-2* too strong and upright for my 5'8" height and consistent large draw.

AJ can you rebend a cast clubs if you have successfully bent it a couple of degrees before ?

Hey, great video! I’m thinking of getting some P7MB’s and have them shorten the shaft .25 inches and strengthening the loft by .50 degrees. Will this affect the lie angle?

When bending for lie angle do you line up with the shaft ? Did mine the other day for the first time, and I was lining up with the shaft, but as the clubs get more loft I felt like I was really getting in front of the Hosle. Measured loft and everything after was good, just curious how you line it up with like a wedge.

What stand do you use. Just got my first l/l bending machine and need something for anchoring.

Hey AJ...I have an old Spalding Elite VII putter. It's either brass, manganese bronze or BeCu...I'm not sure which. Do you know if these metals can be safely bent? Thanks.

Whats the most you can bend a a Titleist T100S, I need to go 3-4 flat on them. Think they'll be ok?

Does temperature impact ability to bend? For example if I stored my clubs out in the garage and it's 40 degrees out is there more chance of breaking than if I put them in hot water for a few minutes and warmed them up?

Question....can clubs be bent too many times? I got mine bent all 2 degrees weak and hated them. Took them back and had them put back to stock. Will this make them weak?

Random question. When ordering 2 degree weak irons from reputable big brands. Should the shafts be bent when that was done? Thanks for any info.

AJ,,,,,,could you please share the Mfg and number of your loft and lie machine,,,,,,,also the sam info on the long bending bar with the brass jaws

Is it best to position the bending bar as low as possible on the hosel? Thanks in a advance.

Can you change lie angles for non forged clubs too? Does the metal have memory, IOW, is there a danger of the lie angle reverting to original?

Can you flatten irons with graphite shafts? (I have read that you should not) If you can, what would be the limit/degree? Thanks!

I have a problem with my right arm not straightening so when I sit the club in the back of the ball the toe is always sticking up do do I need shorter clubs longer clubs flatter clubs what do you think I need a little help here thanks

How far can you bend a wedge? I have a 50° MG4 that was strengthened on order to 48° but now want it to be at 46°. Is that too far and will snap or will it take it?

I keep a 7 pound sledge mall on my work space, I'm thinking now I need a machete. Now for serious stuff, have you ever run across an iron set that would not bend at all, only snap. Decades ago a guy brought me a set of Goldwin irons ( cast ) to bend/tweak lie and loft, and I could not bend them at all, up-down-flat-upright. It was nothing or just snap the hosel, I found out with the 3 iron while he was watching. A couple beers and all was good, Just wondering. Take care.

Curios how often manufacturers ship clubs with incorrect loft and lie angles. I am asking because I recently ordered two irons, one from Callaway and one from TaylorMade to test, and asked for a one degree upright lie and made some changes to the standard loft on both as well. Should I have them checked or can I assume they are correct? If they are not correct, what does something like that typically cost to have adjusted?

Can anyone help me? Does anyone know if you can adjust the lie angle of the cobra king tour MIM irons

Would you recommend that bending machine?

So if lie on my club is 62 degree, and I want to adjust to 1 degree flat, do I go to 61 degree or 63 degree?

Hey AJ. Which lie loft machine are you using?

Tip 7- Place camera in a position that actually shows what is being bent and how to do it.

If lie degree goes up. So say I’m at 61 and I go to 63 is that more upright or flat?

So much better than the guy from UK

Which loft and lie machine do you use?

How about we give Jason Voorhees back his machete, scary dude. Nice bends tho!

You didn't discuss the results of changing bounce angle by changing the loft of the irons.

Maybe I missed it but what lie and loft machine is this?

Ya i better leave this to a professional