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Conor Keenan

BIZARRE: What is hot melt in golf - You Need To See This

What Is Hot Melt In Golf?.

A topic that came up recently on the Golf Monthly Kick Point Gear podcast is that of hot melt, which begs the question... what is hot melt and how does it affect the performance of golf clubs?

Put simply, hot melt is a heated glue typically placed inside a hollow club head, primarily drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. Hot melt is the modern replacement for lead tape, which was previously used by tour pros (and still is occasionally) in previous years to change the weight distribution on the club head as well as the sound and feel characteristics.

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