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SEN 74 June 22, 2026 2 Comments

I built one of these for my son for Christmas and he struggles with it. He’s a college baseball player turned golfer so you can imagine the ball flight he’s struggling with. To prove that it’s a good driver, I made a shaft to my specs and hit it alongside my Ping G440 today during a round. Similar distance and similar ball flight. It’s a great head, but I don’t like the sound (like a Marucci aluminum bat). Here’s my question: has anyone tried filling it with hot melt or foam to deaden the sound? Any other recommendations for softening the sound?

Thanks!

Steve

SEN Posted new comment 4 hours ago

SEN commented June 23, 2026

What about Golfworks Head Tac Adhesive? Anyone used this for sound reduction?

SEN commented 4 hours ago

I ended up using Head Tack adhesive and it provided a small amount of sound reduction (which is all I really needed). I used 3g, which I hope is evenly distributed along the bottom of the club head. After putting in the adhesive, I et the club head on a hold plate for 2 hours at ~ 150 F to help it spread out. I have no idea if this worked or if it’s just a giant blob on the bottom. I also replace the 8 g stock weight with a 6 g weight, netting a gain of 1 SW. Hope this helps — if anyone wants to try this, it appears that hot melt is now only available with a ~$600 heat gun now, meaning it appears as if the company that makes it doesn’t want to deal with “homeowners” any more. Good luck, boys!

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What about Golfworks Head Tac Adhesive? Anyone used this for sound reduction?
I ended up using Head Tack adhesive and it provided a small amount of sound reduction (which is all I really needed). I used 3g, which I hope is evenly distributed along the bottom of the club head. After putting in the adhesive, I et the club head on a hold plate for 2 hours at ~ 150 F to help it spread out. I have no idea if this worked or if it’s just a giant blob on the bottom. I also replace the 8 g stock weight with a 6 g weight, netting a gain of 1 SW. Hope this helps — if anyone wants to try this, it appears that hot melt is now only available with a ~$600 heat gun now, meaning it appears as if the company that makes it doesn’t want to deal with “homeowners” any more. Good luck, boys!

Answer 1 · 2026-06-23T19:49:21+00:00

jmagri78 153 Posted June 23, 2026 1 Comment

One of the forum members Stu said he took the rear weight out and stuffed cotton into the dead, which quieted the sound of the driver

Rlafoone Posted new comment 7 days ago

Rlafoone commented 7 days ago

my buddy used yarn

Answer 2 · 2026-06-23T09:44:16+00:00

statechamp 999 Posted June 22, 2026 3 Comments

Hot melt will definitely help the sound. What I did with one was remove the rear weight and warm the front portion of the sole. Get your hot melt really warm and warm the syringe needle with a micro torch. Get that hot Melt towards the front of the face and low. You can always use a lighter weight in the rear of the sole.

SEN Posted new comment 6 days ago

SEN commented June 23, 2026

Where do you buy the equipment/supplies to do this? Golfworks doesn’t seem to carry it and Hotmelt.com seems to have discontinued their golf kits. I’m not looking for a pro setup.

statechamp commented 6 days ago

I just used the last of what I had. I’m trying to source some but no luck right now.

I’ve either got to buy the professional setup or try the yarn trick.

SEN commented 6 days ago

I’m going to try Golfworks Head Tac adhesive. Then yarn T doesn’t work. I’ll report back on the outcome. Thanks everyone for the feedback.