JohnnyScotland Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) Hi, people. I recently bought a set of Yonex V-mass Tour irons, having got on well with them quite a few sets ago. Disappointingly, the shafts - Dynamic Gold r300s - felt a bit flimsy for what are fairly weighty heads. Rather than offload a set of irons I like in every other way, I've decided to reshaft them. The problem is, nowhere on the internet can I find the required tip size. I've made several attempts to extract the information from Yonex themselves but their customer service department is very much in the same mould as TaylorMade's and Titleist's in that they haven't bothered to reply. I've also had a look at Golf Works' shaft replacement guide but it doesn't cover Yonex. It's a long shot, I know, but I'm hoping someone in the MGS community will have the answer I'm looking for. Thanks for your time. John Edited October 15, 2020 by JohnnyScotland confusing statement Quote Link to comment
Urbs_Valhalla Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, JohnnyScotland said: Hi, people. I recently bought a set of Yonex V-mass Tour irons, having got on well with them quite a few sets ago. Disappointingly, the shafts - Dynamic Gold r300s - felt a bit flimsy for what are fairly weighty heads. Rather than offload a set of irons I like in every other way, I've decided to reshaft them. The problem is, nowhere on the internet can I find the required tip size. I've made several attempts to extract the information from Yonex themselves but their customer service department is very much in the same mould as TaylorMade's and Titleist's in that they haven't bothered to reply. I've also had a look at Golf Works' shaft replacement guide but it doesn't cover Yonex. It's a long shot, I know, but I'm hoping someone in the MGS community will have the answer I'm looking for. Thanks for your time. John Are your old shafts tapered or parallel? Quote Driver: Callaway Mavrik Max 9° neutral weight setting - Shaft: Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 60S, length 44.75" Wood: Cobra King SZ 3 wood 13° - Shaft: (Stock) Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 65 Graphite Hybrid: Cobra King SZ 19°-21° - Shaft: (Stock) UST Recoil 480 ESX F4 Irons: 5-PW Cobra King SZ - Shaft: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 54°, 58° - Shaft: (Stock) Wedge Flex Putter: Scotty Cameron X12, length 34" Rovic RV1S Link to comment
JohnnyScotland Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hi. Thanks for the reply. They're tapered. My gut feeling is they're 0.355 but I don't want to spring for a set and find out I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment
Urbs_Valhalla Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, JohnnyScotland said: Hi. Thanks for the reply. They're tapered. My gut feeling is they're 0.355 but I don't want to spring for a set and find out I'm wrong. Dynamic Gold website has .355 listed for tapered shafts. If you have access to a caliper you could measure then. Quote Driver: Callaway Mavrik Max 9° neutral weight setting - Shaft: Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 60S, length 44.75" Wood: Cobra King SZ 3 wood 13° - Shaft: (Stock) Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 65 Graphite Hybrid: Cobra King SZ 19°-21° - Shaft: (Stock) UST Recoil 480 ESX F4 Irons: 5-PW Cobra King SZ - Shaft: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 54°, 58° - Shaft: (Stock) Wedge Flex Putter: Scotty Cameron X12, length 34" Rovic RV1S Link to comment
JohnnyScotland Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 .355 seems to be a popular fit with Japanese clubmakers so that could be right. Good call on the caliper - A friend of mine is a pipefitter. I think he might use them in his work. Thanks for your help. John Urbs_Valhalla 1 Quote Link to comment
Pandaman Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 11:16 PM, JohnnyScotland said: .355 seems to be a popular fit with Japanese clubmakers so that could be right. Good call on the caliper - A friend of mine is a pipefitter. I think he might use them in his work. Thanks for your help. John You can pick up digital calipers quite cheaply, they are plenty good enough for what you need. And they are a handy gadget to have around anyway. Firebird 1 Quote Link to comment
Buffly Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 2:27 PM, JohnnyScotland said: Hi, people. I recently bought a set of Yonex V-mass Tour irons, having got on well with them quite a few sets ago. Disappointingly, the shafts - Dynamic Gold r300s - felt a bit flimsy for what are fairly weighty heads. Rather than offload a set of irons I like in every other way, I've decided to reshaft them. The problem is, nowhere on the internet can I find the required tip size. I've made several attempts to extract the information from Yonex themselves but their customer service department is very much in the same mould as TaylorMade's and Titleist's in that they haven't bothered to reply. I've also had a look at Golf Works' shaft replacement guide but it doesn't cover Yonex. It's a long shot, I know, but I'm hoping someone in the MGS community will have the answer I'm looking for. Thanks for your time. John Golfworks will tell you if you ask them. Just provide the head model. Hideki golf also has a help line you can call. Quote Golf is simple - people are complicated. 5w Taylormade SLDR S 19* - 220yd, Ping G2 5-U - 190-105, Maltby M+ 54* & MG 60* - 95-75, Evnroll ER8, Titleist 816 H1 4h 21*, Maltby 4 Hybrid Iron 24* - 210-200, Callaway XR16 8* - 235 carry Link to comment
dlow206 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Pandaman said: You can pick up digital calipers quite cheaply, they are plenty good enough for what you need. And they are a handy gadget to have around anyway. Yes, digital calipers are cheap, just get one on Amazon. I bought one and I find I am using them all the time to measure things. Firebird 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment
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