Rifle Spinner vs. KBS Wedge Shafts

[Richie3Jack]

Curious as to who has tried them out and what they think. I'm thinking about yanking my Dynamic Golds out of my wedges and installing either one of the clubshafts instead.




3JACK

[fronesis]

What are you looking for in a wedge shaft?

I think both of those shafts are interesting, but also overpriced.

I play Black Golds in my irons, and for my wedges, I took Black Gold 8 iron shafts and then cut them down to wedge length. This gives you a controlled and lower trajectory. I got the recommendation from some folks over at GolfWRX who claimed that a lot of tour pros build their wedges this way - they said explicitly that Furyk does this. I don't know if that's true, but I really like how they play and I didn't have to spend a lot extra on a wedge shaft.

[dannyc]

Originally Posted by fronesis

I play Black Golds in my irons, and for my wedges, I took Black Gold 8 iron shafts and then cut them down to wedge length. This gives you a controlled and lower trajectory.

interesting!

[Jim Kobylinski]

just an FYI, KB Tour wedge shafts are just their 9 iron shaft stuffed in a wedge similar to the spinner idea.

[otto6457]

Is there any reason that you couldn't do the same thing with PX shafts?

I would like to flatten out my wedge trajectory some.

[fronesis]

Originally Posted by otto6457

Is there any reason that you couldn't do the same thing with PX shafts?

I would like to flatten out my wedge trajectory some.

There's no reason you can't do this with Project X's.

If you have parallel tip .370 shafts, then you just need to tip trim the shaft to an 8 or 9 iron length (check the True Temper or Rifle sites for trimming instructions) and then butt trim to the length you want to play in your wedge.

If you have taper tip shafts, then you need to make sure you buy a specific 8 iron or 9 iron shaft, and then butt trim to your wedge length.

In short, it's a little easier with parallel tip shafts (because you can *make* a 3 iron shaft into an 8 iron shaft), but you can do it either way.

[Richie3Jack]

Originally Posted by fronesis

What are you looking for in a wedge shaft?

I think both of those shafts are interesting, but also overpriced.

One of my issues with the DG's is getting consistent flight pattern from them. I'll catch one flush with my 54* on one hole and it will go about like I thought it would. Then on the next hole I'll catch one flush and it will go very low and have a 'dead' flight to it and come up short of the yardage I wanted.



3JACK

[fronesis]

Originally Posted by Richie3Jack

One of my issues with the DG's is getting consistent flight pattern from them. I'll catch one flush with my 54* on one hole and it will go about like I thought it would. Then on the next hole I'll catch one flush and it will go very low and have a 'dead' flight to it and come up short of the yardage I wanted.

Have the DG's in your current wedge shafts been pured?

I don't want to open that can of worms because I know some people will swear that it makes no difference. Personally, I think it does make a difference, but in any case, it's so simple to pure a shaft when you are installing it (takes an extra 5 minutes of work, at most) that I think it's definitely worth it. I'm spoiled because I build my own wedges, but it's not that much extra effort/money even if you don't.

Also, are you DG's X flex?

I think it would be worth the effort to try an 8 iron Project X, pured, in your wedge.

[Burner]

Originally Posted by Richie3Jack

One of my issues with the DG's is getting consistent flight pattern from them. I'll catch one flush with my 54* on one hole and it will go about like I thought it would. Then on the next hole I'll catch one flush and it will go very low and have a 'dead' flight to it and come up short of the yardage I wanted. 3JACK

I am not having a pop at you here R3J but how "flush" is "flush" and how good a player do you have to be to ascertain that the shaft and not the impact is at fault.

Is one proprietary shaft so superior to another that anyone other than the very best of the very best can appreciate, and benefit from, the difference?

[mgranato]

Been playing the spinners since they came out. Very happy with all aspects. Haven't played the KBS to compare though.