I Made A Dead Blow Golf Club

Daniel Adair creates dead blow golf clubs filled with concrete, lead shot, and tungsten to improve golf skills without expensive gear.

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Key Takeaways

Filling golf clubs with dense or shifting materials can potentially affect swing power and control.
Concrete, lead shot, and tungsten each offer different benefits and challenges as club fillers.
Waterjet cutting allows precise modifications to golf clubs for custom projects.
DIY golf club modifications can be a cost-effective way to experiment with improving golf skills.
Working with titanium and other tough materials requires patience and the right tools.

What the video covers

Daniel Adair experiments with modifying golf clubs by filling them with different materials to improve performance.
He tests concrete, lead shot, and tungsten as filling materials for dead blow golf clubs.
The concept is inspired by dead blow hammers that use shifting metal balls to multiply impact force.
He uses a waterjet to make precise cuts on the golf clubs to insert the materials.
Concrete is chosen for its solidity and ease of use, lead shot for its shifting mass effect, and tungsten for its high density.
The process involves cutting holes, mixing materials like concrete, pouring them into the clubs, and sealing them.
He discusses the challenges of working with titanium and the difficulty of modifying golf clubs with basic tools.
Daniel compares the weight of each modified club and tests their impact on hitting golf balls.
He also comments on the high cost of golf equipment and opts for cheaper clubs from Amazon for his experiments.
The video combines DIY fabrication techniques with humor and practical golf experimentation.

Chapters

What is a dead blow golf club?

A dead blow golf club is modified to contain shifting materials like lead shot inside, similar to a dead blow hammer, to multiply impact force and improve control.

Why use tungsten in a golf club?

Tungsten is used because it is extremely dense, allowing the club to have more mass in a smaller volume, which can increase the force of impact.

How does Daniel modify the golf clubs?

He uses a waterjet to make precise cuts, drills holes with a diamond hole saw, pours in materials like concrete or lead shot, and then seals the clubs.

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Speaker A

If you're like me, you've tried golf and you're just not very good at it. I mean, you could practice, but who can afford these golf prices? Instead, I need another way to get better at golf that preferably avoids spending any time around golfers. So, I'm going to cheat and fill three golf clubs with different materials and see if they can improve my skills overnight.

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around golfers so I'm going to cheat and fill three golf clubs with different materials and see if they can improve my skills overnight first I want to try concrete because it's rock solid it's one of the best materials for

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First, I want to try concrete because it's rock solid. It's one of the best materials for construction, so obviously it's going to be a perfect golf club material.

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these work by having a bunch of little metal balls inside that swing around as you swing the hammer so in theory making a golf club with lead balls shifting around in it will help multiply the power and control I have while swinging

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This next idea is genius. I want to make a dead blow club. It'll be like a dead blow hammer, which helps to multiply the impact of a hammer, but on a golf club.

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and cost 4 $100 luckily we already have one from when we shot it just look how it shrugs off a bullet this thing is never going to break also because it's massive it's going to take Force equals mass time acceleration to the extreme

Speaker A

These work by having a bunch of little metal balls inside that swing around as you swing the hammer. So, in theory, making a golf club with lead balls shifting around in it will help multiply the power and control I have while swinging a golf club.

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make a very precise cut at a 45° angle it's at an angle because on a water jet you can't just cut the top part without cutting through the entire thing so I'm just shaving off the corner here all the

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Then I want to go all out with tungsten. You see, tungsten is perfect because it's just about as dense of a material as we can get our hands on. A cube this size weighs over 5 1/2 pounds and costs $400.

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during the horrific golfing accident I thought because titanium is weaker than steel I'd relatively easily be able to move these around and get them where I want them however with these janky hand tools there's no way I'm doing this I

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Luckily, we already have one from when we shot it. Just look how it shrugs off a bullet. This thing is never going to break. Also, because it's massive, it's going to take force equals mass times acceleration to the extreme and give us a crazy long hit.

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and buy some new clubs on Amazon unfortunately golf clubs are really expensive because everything that has to do with golf is really expensive fortunately China exists and they make cheap drivers I'm sure somebody who's actually good at golf could sit here and

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Let's start with a concrete club because making it should be rather straightforward. I'll just take the golf club that we mutilated in the heaviest golf ball video and stick it on the water jet and make a very precise cut at a 45° angle.

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something complet complely different before they even get the chance to see a golf ball so I don't think it matters too much I just need to make a hole in the club so I can pour in the concrete

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It's at an angle because on a water jet you can't just cut the top part without cutting through the entire thing, so I'm just shaving off the corner here. All the sparks tell us that it's really titanium and not just a sneaky alloy with just enough titanium in it to legally call it that.

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hole in this club with a diamond hole saw then it was time to mix up the concrete you know what time it is it's quick crate time uh this says to add 350 ml for each 10 lb bag everyone loves how

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Now that that's cut out, I can get these two flaps that got folded in during the horrific golfing accident. I thought because titanium is weaker than steel, I'd relatively easily be able to move these around and get them where I want them. However, with these janky hand tools, there's no way I'm doing this.

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and 1/3 of a cup of water this maintains the proper ratio does that help yeah that sounds really wrong 2/3 of a cup I think that's about right now that this is nice and mixed with too much water we can get a great action

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I even tried using the hydraulic press, but the club didn't want to stay in place, so that didn't work either. Oh, I could also smell the comment saying that the test was bad because the face was ruined already. So, I decided to cut my losses and buy some new clubs on Amazon.

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I actually recorded this one first because it was my first time I decided to take a look inside if you've ever wondered what's inside a golf club here's your chance who's this handsome guy with a bulbous forehead then I poured in the lead shot

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Unfortunately, golf clubs are really expensive because everything that has to do with golf is really expensive. Fortunately, China exists and they make cheap drivers. I'm sure somebody who's actually good at golf could sit here and tell me why their $500 club is better than these $30 Amazon ones, but quite frankly, I don't want to sit here and listen to someone who's bad with money justify their poor financial decisions.

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you're not supposed to fill it up it's supposed to be like 2/3 to 3/4 full so I got to do the dump of Shame that's what I call using a porta potty then all I had to do was seal it back up now for

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Also, these are going to be turned into something completely different before they even get the chance to see a golf ball, so I don't think it matters too much. I just need to make a hole in the club so I can pour in the concrete.

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methods I'm doing this all manually from the waterjet computer so I really hope this doesn't turn out horribly wrong these kinds of cuts are fun because you can just watch the jet cut through like butter okay I got the information I

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The problem with that is that golf clubs are really wonky shapes and don't like to sit flat on anything. Unfortunately, I don't have a fractal vice laying around and I couldn't find my normal one either, so it took me an entire hour to get a hole in this club with a diamond hole saw.

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safely cut that carbon fiber I think we better remove this so remove that I did but it took forever because it was titanium and the Dremel bit kept getting too hot boom yeah that wasn't supposed to happen that put a

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Then it was time to mix up the concrete. You know what time it is? It's quickcrete time. Uh, this says to add 350 ml for each 10 lb bag. Everyone loves how I just switched from metric to imperial, huh? I don't know how to make that all fit in a cup, so uh, going to call my friend.

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this any other way than using epoxy you clearly haven't watched enough of this Channel and you must have a sad life this looks like boogers we're just going to make sure we get plenty of resin in there and that should do the trick you

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I'm trying to mix some concrete for a one-cup total capacity. Use about 2/3 of a cup of concrete mix and 1/3 of a cup of water. This maintains the proper ratio. Does that help?

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from a regular club and then I'll compete against Palmer for the heavy Club Championship but first let's see how much these clubs weigh okay here's the concrete Club a humble 2 lb 8 oz or 1.16 kg the lead shot 5 lb and2 o or

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Yeah, that sounds really wrong. 2/3 of a cup? I think that's about right. Now that this is nice and mixed with too much water, we can get a great action shot of pouring it into the club. Then I just left it overnight to cure.

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that was a good hit but because this one has so much mass it just trucked right on through that and hit the ball anyways this concrete one feels a lot better it's like actually manageable you can actually kind of use it it's not just

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Now, the lead shot club is also really simple. I'll just cut a hole the same way as the concrete one, but worse this time because I actually recorded this one first because it was my first time. I decided to take a look inside.

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and here comes the ball the noodle 2 cinematically flying through that's so funny all right this is the tungsten Cube Club I mean I'm really just hoping it doesn't fly out cuz there's not a lot holding it in there this is not going to

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If you've ever wondered what's inside a golf club, here's your chance. Who's this handsome guy with a bulbous forehead? Then I poured in the lead shot, being really careful not to let any spill because lead has some awful side effects. How to spill your lead everywhere.

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bunk because its geometry is just totally wrong the ball just goes down it looks really straight yeah like it's not bending at all right now it's kind of taking you for a ride yeah it's like its own gravity I'm just the fulcrum yeah

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All right, subscribe for more tutorials. It's finally full. All right, I got so focused on filling it up I forgot you're not supposed to fill it up. It's supposed to be like 2/3 to 3/4 full, so I got to do the dump of shame. That's what I call using a porta potty.

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just a good old hit there and definitely slowed down a little bit once you hit it that's true oh what a lovely house I hope nothing bad happens fulls siiz house oh no what's that giant stick doing oh and it comes out the other side

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Then all I had to do was seal it back up. Now for the tungsten cube club, I decided the titanium driver with the messed-up head would be perfect for this because we'd be removing most of it. So, I strapped it down to some plywood and brought the jet over it. Something, something CIA torture methods.

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have here you just literally put the cube in it that's what you did y it's got negative Loft Daniel that's the idea do you see where the Loft was supposed to be yeah I tried to match it and it

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I'm doing this all manually from the waterjet computer, so I really hope this doesn't turn out horribly wrong. These kinds of cuts are fun because you can just watch the jet cut through like butter. Okay, I got the information I needed out of the club, so we're done here.

Speaker A

it's not all the way full I'm going see I can hear it it's going to be like one of those Dead We hammers let's give this one a go yeah that one's a little lighter but this one's solid what's in

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Now I just need to remove this part and the tungsten cube should fit nicely. What am I burning? I need a better respirator than this. Got a whole book here. With my nice new respirator, I could safely cut that carbon fiber. I think we better remove this.

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farthest ball in golf apparently I think let's start with the lightest let's start with the concrete the CR okay it's swingable okay it is swingable that's a good sign there is a lot of torque but it's not bad yeah I can tell

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So, remove that. I did, but it took forever because it was titanium and the Dremel bit kept getting too hot. Boom. Yeah, that wasn't supposed to happen. That put a nice couple of dents in the table.

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is going so far that thing is zooming do you see it I have no idea where it went okay okay I I will run to it then cuz I can see it okay you stay right where I'm at and then I'll Rangefinder you all

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Anyways, I think we're finally to a point where the tungsten cube fits into the driver. Look at this. Look at that. That is flush. If you thought I was going to try to secure this any other way than using epoxy, you clearly haven't watched enough of this channel and you must have a sad life.

Speaker A

then I just saw the ball go I didn't feel it hit it at all all right oh boy boy that is not ideal I'll tell you what no that almost went right past my head oh yeah now that is a strike that's

Speaker A

This looks like boogers. We're just going to make sure we get plenty of resin in there and that should do the trick. You might be thinking the tungsten cube is really smooth, so the epoxy isn't really going to stick to it, but if you are thinking that, you're a big nerd.

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it is it is so heavy I'm nervous that even on this swing it might break at the top okay so be careful here and let's see what we got all right I'll stand back a little more here comes one

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Okay, let's give these clubs a test with some slow-mo to see if they're any different from a regular club, and then I'll compete against Palmer for the heavy club championship. But first, let's see how much these clubs weigh.

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that shot that wasn't bad 35 yards you really got to focus on not throwing your back [Applause] out dang it I still H the ground yeah you're probably about 20 yards there so maybe 15 all right we're doing the

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Okay, here's the concrete club: a humble 2 lb 8 oz or 1.16 kg. The lead shot, 5 lb 2 oz or 2.28 kg. And the tungsten cube with its smaller total size comes to a whopping 6 lb or 2.75 kg.

Speaker A

okay the momentum on that thing this one has one good shot out of it I'm giving it a rip you ready there we go that's not bad how's the club looking filled with dirt 27 yards how much was this we spent

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Okay, this is my first time swinging the lead shot club. Okay, can I even get it above my head? Oh dear, that is not ideal.

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go into my room and get my mattress oh my gosh there's a cat what the freak dude gosh that scared me so he's trying to he's going to run out oh oh

Topics:dead blow golf clubDIY golf clubwaterjet cuttingconcrete golf clublead shot golf clubtungsten golf clubgolf club modificationDaniel Adairgolf equipmentgolf club fabrication

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