RE: Issues with too heavy swingweight on +1/2 irons

Mike H — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:27:23 GMT

Thanks Trevor. I totally agree. I have played these before. I had the C-Tapers and C-Taper lites in AP irons about 3 years ago. I liked the feel of those, but found the they seemed to run about a half a flex stiffer. I also played the KBS Tour shafts in a set of Mizunos quite some time ago and agree that all the KBS options have a smoother feel to them. In the KBS shafts, I would likely stay with the Tours or Tour V shaft. I would like to find some place to swing the Tour V shaft as I haven't had a chance to try it before. The prospect of a little bit lighter shaft does appeal to me. Over the years I have had the Project X 6.0 and liked the shot dispersion and feel, but I seemed to have issues with tendonitis in my elbows in the couple of sets that had the Project X shafts. It certainly could have been related to the turf interaction of the club heads as much as the shafts.

RE: Issues with too heavy swingweight on +1/2 irons

Trevor D — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 06:07:13 GMT

The only advice I can give you is that you want to do your home work before switching shafts. When I was first fit into irons that were +1/2", I loved the extra weight, so I never looked at going back. However, you'll have quite the wake up call if you go from an S-300 to a KBS Tour or even more so with the C-Taper or C-Taper lite. All three are great options, but (in my opinion) you'll get a lot smoother feel with the KBS and that feel a lot better than trying to manipulate a club by 4 swing weights