I started rebuilding a set of OEM irons today, will use KBS Tour S taper tip shafts. The player (who told me I am a “well kept secret” – hum…..) hit a test club with his head and this shaft in it VERY well last week……
So, today started to pull all of the old shafts from the heads, and did a few specs on the clubs before taking them apart. Some unexpected results, and maybe some clues for areas where he is not presently hitting the ball well….
1. A little as expected, 6 iron loft was 27 degrees, like the “standard” loft of a 5 iron from the past.
2. The big unexpected result relates to club lengths. 4, 5, and 6 irons were 1/2 inches apart in length, but then the 7 iron was 3/4 inches less than the 6 – then back to 1/2 inch lengths between clubs. Hard to understand if this would be intentional, but not really good for the player to have clubs that are not consistent between them.
3. Then found that the pitch and gap wedges were lighter than the other clubs. This might explain why the player told me that he almost always pulls his wedges when he hits full shots with them.
Players deserve better. When they spend good money to get golf clubs that they are hoping will assist them in playing better, they deserve to get what they expect. Luckily this is something discovered rather than the player using these clubs for years and thinking they are really matched well.
The final set of clubs will be MOI matched instead of swingweight matched, which should make them play even more consistently throughout the set.
We all deserve the best “arrows” available to play our best golf!
The Fit Is IT!!
Tony