You find the specifications for the clubheads you're going to put the shafts in. Golfsmith may still have a link to an Acrobat file available that tells the shaft sizes required for different models of clubheads, for most major manufacturers. It was way out of date the last time I looked for it though, so be aware that it may still be.
Then, why is there a reamer sold to clubmakers to ream .355 taper tip irons to .375" so they can be replaced with .370" shafts?
Great question!
It's because .370 diameter (parallel tip) is the most common in the aftermarket...Mark my words, in 5 years no one will be selling taper tip OEM equipment.
It's because .370 diameter (parallel tip) is the most common in the aftermarket...Mark my words, in 5 years no one will be selling taper tip OEM equipment.
So, some people do need taper tipped shafts to replace the ones in their OEM clubs. Either that, or get the heads reamed so you can get a wider selection of shafts in .370". Personally, I'd get the heads reamed if they're .355" taper.
Fact is some irons have a hosel that will only accept a taper tip shaft. I know this is true, because I have 3 wedge heads that "require" a taper tip shaft. Or they did, before I opened the hosel up to accept .370 shafts. Check with someone like Golfsmith and find out what shaft you need for your irons. If the shaft you want to use does't come in taper tip, then I'd recommend you have the hosels opened up to fit .370 shafts. Much bigger selection in .370 diameter.
Royal Precision makes a steel shaft with a microtaper tip (the Precision Micro-Light 80). Also, my new irons come with an RP microtaper tip. Probably be around for a while.
Royal Precision makes a steel shaft with a microtaper tip (the Precision Micro-Light 80). Also, my new irons come with an RP microtaper tip. Probably be around for a while.
Royal Precision's microtaper refers to the stepping of the shaft. .355" taper tip refers to the part of the shaft that actually goes inside the hosel of the iron head. Royal Precision's shaft may or may not be available in a taper tipped shaft, but their website doesn't say.
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Originally Posted by Royal Precision
With cut weights as low as 78 grams (PW, A-flex), the all-new Precision MicroLite 80 steel shafts are Precision's lightest steel shafts ever designed with Tour-proven Micro-Taper Step Technology. High-performance and extremely lightweight, MicroLite 80 shafts possess enhanced playability and eliminate the weak points found in steel shafts with traditional step patterns.
The innovative Micro-Taper Step design creates 'micro-steps' that are far more durable and much more efficient at transferring energy, thus providing golfers with increased clubhead speed and greater distance.
The "steps" aren't as obvious as with other steel shafts. Not quite like a Rifle, but not quite like a stepped shaft either. What it says on the RP sight is very similar to what Callaway says on their site about these shafts in the 2006 Big Bertha irons.
June 24th, 2007, 11:22 PM
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