Kor.A.Door Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Okay. So last weekend my anger got the best of me at the end of another pathetic round of golf, ending with needing to replace the shaft of my 8 iron, it is a KBS tour Stiff, I'm having problems with the tip trimming. I have contacted Mizuno which is where I purchased the clubs, and they keep telling me that they only use tapered shafts in their irons which do not get tipped, but correct me if I am wrong, the KBS tour shaft is not tapered and must be tipped, KBS website shows 4 different tipping instructions for the tour shaft what I am looking for is what the standard tip trim would be if we didn't make a special instruction to make the shaft softer or firmer this probably makes no sense, but I'm hoping one of the repair guru's will be able to figure it out let me know if you new any other information and I will try to get it Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 There are two types of shafts. .355 taper and .370 parallel. Mizuno uses .355 taper so you need to order an 8 iron .355 taper tip and then butt trim to length. .370 is tip trimmed to what ever iron you are using. However, it will not fit into the Mizuno hosel. G430LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430MAX 3w on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway G425 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid G425 4H on TGH 80S i525 5-U on TGI 90S SM8 54 & 60 on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks RR, I just want to make sure that I get the correct replacement. I guess I just wasn't understanding what the guy from Mizuno was saying. Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Which Mizuno iron is it? They have some that are parallel hosels. In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Be sure that you order a "Lefthanded" shaft......... Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK in TEXAS Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Be sure that you order a "Lefthanded" shaft......... Good point!!!! MENTOR, L4 COACH & TRAINER FIRST TEE GREATER HOUSTON HDCP: 8.3 (GHIN: 3143312) In my bag, April 2023 TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex) TS2 Hybrids Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex) MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex) SM8 Wedges EVNROLL ER2 Putter SRIXON Z-STAR DIAMOND BALL Sun Mountain Cart Bag 4.0 Push Cart (I'm walking 9 outta 10 rounds!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Be sure that you order a "Lefthanded" shaft......... I almost said that. G430LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430MAX 3w on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway G425 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid G425 4H on TGH 80S i525 5-U on TGI 90S SM8 54 & 60 on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 It is replaced. I had misunderstood what the mizuno rep. Was telling me, it is a .355 tip shaft, for what ever reason I kept thinking .370, and then he kept saying .355 taper and I just couldn't process what he was saying, that's why I posted here, once I read RR's post realized my error. Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yes, I did order the Lefthanded model shaft. Seriously though, it comes down to controlling your emotions on the course, and when you decide to hit a shot, you have to be okay with the outcome no matter what happens, if you can't be okay with the shot you choose, don't play the shot. I put a lot of pressure on myself sometimes, and that can lead to frustration, the thing that really pissed me off is that after breaking my club (8 iron) I only bogeyed the hole. Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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