

In this Instructable, I'll lay out a simple process I've come up with for making custom maps for Garmin outdoor GPS units and share the entirely free tools I use to do it.

So many tools and suggestions, in fact, that it's a bit overwhelming. Of course, they won't tell you some clever tricks to get around them! While it's not possible to completely circumvent Garmin's limitations, there are a wealth of tools online - some free, and some not - that can help you make better custom maps. Garmin has purposefully included limitations on the size and number of custom maps you can upload to your device to encourage you to purchase their premium maps. Garmin provides instructions for doing this here, but there's a catch. Even if your unit came with TOPO maps, you can improve the functionality of your GPS by creating and uploading custom maps of areas you explore often. Grips can be thickened with up to 5 layers of tape (Tour Velvet Midsize is equivalent to about 5 tapes).If you have a Garmin GPS designed for hiking and other outdoor activities (including the GPSMAP, eTrex, Colorado, Dakota, Oregon, and Montana series, among a few others), you don't have to settle for the bare-bones maps that came pre-loaded on it. 580 core grips as standard to all men’s steel shafts with the exception of Dynamic Gold R300 (as they have a smaller butt size a.

No loft angle adjustment is possible for JPX Fli-Hi and Hybrid models. No loft or lie adjustments can be made to drivers or fairway woods. Iron lofts can be bent up to 2 degrees stronger than standard (note: making the loft stronger will increase the offset and reduce the bounce angle of the sole). Making the loft stronger will increase the offset and reduce the bounce angle. In some cases “craftsman’s” marks on the hosels may result from bending them to the required loft / lie.Īny adjustment to loft will alter the bounce angle on the sole. Mizuno irons can be adjusted to varying degrees depending on model and material type. Woods can be built +/- 1″ from standard length but the swingweight will increase by 3 points for every +1/2″ and reduce by 3 points for every -1/2″. Irons can be built from 1″ shorter than standard up to a maximum of 1.5″ longer than standard. (As a rough calculation, every extra 1/2″ in length will increase the swingweight by 3 balance points). Anything longer than that and the swingweight will increase above the recommended balance. For most iron models, Mizuno offer lighter weight heads which can be used to keep the swingweight to a standard balance for club lengths up to +1/2″ longer.
