Step A
You name the week, not the brand
Frozen crust, thaw sponge, or firm bent. If you play all three, we pick the one that is currently stealing the most shots. Brand on the head is a footnote.
The sequence
A grind sits after the stain tells the truth
We do not grind first. We make the plate confess. Camber is a response to a stain, not a mood. The visit runs about an hour for a harbor sit, longer if two wedges are at war.
Step B
Counted swings, crossed-out heroes
Warm-up does not count. The first honest dozen leave stains we photograph. A lunge is yellowed out. If you cannot make an honest swing that day, we stop — the wheel will not fix a day that is already lying.
Step C
Crown, bite, trail
Camber crown in millimetres. Leading-edge height off the plate. Trail relief as a second arc. Those three numbers go on the sheet before any metal moves.
Step D
Cut, restain, stop
We cut in small passes. Restain. If the new bruise is later, deeper, or skidding, we reverse. You leave with the sheet and the head, not a promise we will “see how it plays.” It already played on the plate that matches Buffalo.
What to carry in
- The wedge that is lying, even if it embarrasses you
- The pitching iron it is supposed to sit under
- A sleeve of the ball you use after a thaw
- The shoes that actually walk Delaware Park or the lakeside tracks
What we refuse
A sit that is secretly a lesson. We will send you to a teacher if the stain is a motion problem. Also: heads with unknown heat history, chrome so thin it will flake, and anyone who wants a catalog letter copied from a magazine photo.