Went to play golf today after work and the first swing I made with my driver was a pop off. I was mad cause I really hurt my back and had to go in early but I was even more ****** because I got a Sky Mark on my club. How can I get rid of the mark, it will drive me nuts. I hear rubbing compound works what do you guys think???
Last edited by shaderunner : October 7th, 2005 at 01:11 AM.
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well, as long as you know rubbing compound won't damage the club even further, i'd say, give it a try. usually, i can clean skymarks with water and a towel. a scratch might remain but i can get the mark off as long as i clean it good.
Leave it on there....it'll remind you to warm up properly before even attempting to strike the first blow, it'll remind you to bring the ball in toward the center instead of on the toe, it'll remind you to keep your head down from now on, it may even remind you not to swing so hard. If you hit the ball well no one will care what your driver looks like, just you. I'd leave it on.
some fine compound and some paper towel or kleenex. just dab the paper towel in the compound and work it lightly into the spot, you could possibly take some of the finish off with compound so maybe try it somewhere where you cant notice it first :)
That's not a sky mark....that's a sky gouge! We've all had one at one time or another. You can try it but it doesn't look like any rubbing compound is going to make that mark go away. Callaway refinished my VFT for $25.00 so check with your manufacturer or.....think of it as a distinguishing mark of character and swing away!
I noticed your same pic on TGC DB. I'm surprised a few of the posters over there didn't tell you where to shove it. They can be a testy group. Good luck with your attempts at repair but a sky mark is a sky mark, is a sky mark, if you get my drift.
Last edited by leaguegolf : June 12th, 2004 at 07:09 PM.
Yea, I kind of did my own touch up to it. If you go back to the link I previously posted there is a before and after setup. And about those TGC guys, yea they can be tough but if anyone wanted to take it onto the course I have no quams.
The "after" picture looks pretty good. Just go with it, unless you're some obsessive-compulsive neat freak.
Your time and money would be better spent playing golf. I've had the **** kicked out of me on the course by guys whose clubs looked like you know what.
Last edited by shaderunner : August 1st, 2006 at 06:39 PM.
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The lighting is different on the "after" photo, it looks like you've done a good job of repair (better than I could've done) but I still see some damage.. My feeling is like that of an auto repair. If I can see a repair on my car, or my club, it's still damage. I'm not a neat freak, but I find damage to my clubs distracting. Normal wear and tear add character but damage gets fixed ASAP.
BTW I've got a couple of clubs with a lot of "normal wear and tear" that won't be sent anywhere for repair....for fear of losing them or changing the playing characteristics. What is damage to some, is wear and tear to others. If you're happy, that's all that matters. A great shot is a great shot, no matter the condition of the club!
Ping Playr - your repair looks great from the picture.
You can probably buy touch-up paint from TM, but not sure how that would work.
Turtle Wax used to make a car wax that was dyed differentl colors - I used to have a bottle of black car wax that could sort of hide scratches on a black car. Wonder if they still make that, it could help. Also, how about some black shoe polish wax?
Anyway, it looks like you did a good job on the TM.
If you scratched the crown, paint will just color the scratches the right color.
If you want it round out right, I am prettry sure TM will re-finish the club for a fee. If you just don't want to see it, touchup paint that matches the crown will make it so you don't see it unless you look for it.
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