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4/2/2025 11:16:27 AM EDT
My graphite experiment on my Takomos was a fail.  Couldn't feel the club head, couldn't generate much speed, dispersion was all over the damn place, and they were too light at 95 grams.  They launched TOO high which was also robbing me of distance.  In short, I should have tried some other graphite shafts first before I bought the Mitsubishi OTi.  I decided to go back to steel.

I had an idea what I wanted from researching and went to the PGA Superstore to do my own "fitting" by grabbing used irons with different shafts and hitting them in the sim.  I had it narrowed down to the KBS $-Taper and Dynamic Gold Mid.  The $-Taper felt amazing so I bought a set of 125's in Stiff+ which is what I hit at the store.

I had to use shims since they only come in taper shafts and the Takomos are .370 hosel but they went together great and I just finished my first testing.  Holy hell what a difference.  Ball speed, dispersion, flight path, and feel are all MUCH better.  I definitely made the right choice.  If you're not liking the feel of your irons, go somewhere that you can test the $-Taper.
Everything posted above is factual. Maybe.
4/2/2025 11:33:09 AM EDT
[#1]
I played the KBS tour shafts for quite a few years before moving to graphite, KBS makes really nice shafts.     Now playing Aerotech steel-fiber in my Pings.
4/11/2025 12:28:17 PM EDT
[#2]
My son uses KBS Hi Rev shafts on his wedges and they are outstanding.  I really like them and will probably switch to KBS for irons going forward.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
4/13/2025 12:45:59 AM EDT
[#3]
Heard good things about the $ Tapers, but the KBS iron shafts I’ve tried have weird balance points and are prone to bending the tips. Pretty much gave up on them after that.

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