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Has anyone installed these in a non-black iron head? If so could you post some pics? I am thinking about trying them in in my MP32s. I'll be honest, it is for aesthetics more so than anything. Would love to cap them with white Iomics (my favorite grip on my wedges) but I don't think I can justify the expense. Probably go with the new white Lamkins instead when they release them if the material is similar. Just curious to see what they might look like before i take the plunge. Thanks!
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Good topic! Looking forward to seeing pics. I'm considering the same in my MP-14 irons. I'm not sure the black would look good against the chrome. I have one in a vokey wedge and love it. It does look nice against the satin finish (sandblasted as well which I like)

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Thanks for the feedback. As i thought, I would get some differences in opinion! I guess i will either have to just go for it or back off of them. Not sure just yet. The only thing I can say is that I am VERY careful and very "anal" with just about everything that I own so I wonder if that would help to preserve the finish longer. If anyone else has any pics I would love to see them.

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if your anal about everything i guess you should stay away. i was in golfsmith today and some guy was trying to return his nike irons because he chipped the plating of the sole of one of them. he must of hit a rock or something. he was yelling at the golfsmith employee that he spent so and so money on these irons and now one is chipped. the guy tried to simply say, every iron shot you take you technically hit the ground and take a divot. irons are gonna get beat up. if there is a rock in the ground and it nicks your iron, there is nothing anyone can do about it, it just happens. im sorry but we cannot return these. the guy went off for no reason screaming and yelling. i usually leave my head covers off during the round and i smacked my putter against the crown of my driver while pulling it out of the bag. none the less i put a nice nick on my driver but what can i do, nothing, or take off all the paint sand it and reapply paint. all you do is hit a ball with a club, the clubs are bound to get beat up. if your anal about what your clubs look like, dont go the extra mile to make them look pretty

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Understood, but what I mean by that is that i do not go out of my way to be neglectful or abusive to any of my equipment. Case in point one of my $500 bass fishing reels hit the pavement the other day after the wind blew my rod over as I was tying on a new bait (fishing a pond with the kids). Had I been fishing in the boat that would not have happened. Obviously accidents happen. There are reports here that these shafts are chipping and scratching or look as if they have been through a "war". I am just wondering how that happens. Is it just from pulling them out of the bag? Why does the same thing not happen to chrome shafts?

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i'm of the opinion that the scarring of the black nickels adds character...

that said, they don't look as cool/slick/wicked (insert your adjective here) as they did when i first installed them. I have another set ready for my 2010 wedges when they get here. I only have them in my wedges.

They get that way through putting them in and out of the bag. I use a carry bag, so the grips stick when going in and out of the bag sometimes. I don't think it is "chipping" as much as it is "rubbing off" of the finish. most of the wear on my shafts is around the steps where the shaft changes diameter, but it is all along the shaft in various other places as well.

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[quote name='gungalagunga' post='2145086' date='Dec 26 2009, 10:00 PM']Thanks for the feedback. As i thought, I would get some differences in opinion! I guess i will either have to just go for it or back off of them. Not sure just yet. The only thing I can say is that I am VERY careful and very "anal" with just about everything that I own so I wonder if that would help to preserve the finish longer. If anyone else has any pics I would love to see them.[/quote]

I had them in a set of '09 Burner wedges for about three months. They looked great, and the only issue that I had with them was indeed my fault. I've always used my wedge hosel to bang the sand off of my shoes after leaving the bunker, but I didn't realize that this would scratch my shafts... just did it by impulse without any thought. I understand what you mean about being anal because I'm the same way. All the damage that I observed was down by the hosel so it didn't look too bad, and my bag is divided 14 ways so I can't say about the grips rubbing off the coating, but once I pick up my MP-68 Black Nickel's this spring I'm thinking of putting them in those. I think it's just one of those things that we anal people are gonna have to try for ourselves to see if being really careful actually pays off with them.

On another note, I've been trying to find a place that sells the smoke colored film that shrinks onto the shaft. I think the biggest company is www.shaftskinz.com. I've emailed them but haven't gotten a response to my color request. Maybe if enough of folks bother them they'll consider adding the smoke color to their line-up so we can order those for the chrome KBS Tours or any other shaft that the individual may like.

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[quote name='gqjeff' post='2170081' date='Jan 8 2010, 05:02 PM']I was thinking shaft skins also if you really want them to look new..[/quote]


I just e-mailed them again.

"I contacted you a few months ago about incorporating a no graphic "smoked" or tinted color design into you current line. With all the manufacturers offering black nickel and other dark club heads the normal chrome coated iron shafts are quite contrasting. I really do believe that this will catch on quickly and bring in a whole new customer base for your company. Please consider it. Thank you very much."

Hopefully that'll get to the marketing department and intrigue them.

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[quote name='tr0ddd' post='2170137' date='Jan 8 2010, 05:25 PM']Does anyone know where you can buy just 1 black nickel KBS shaft for one of my wedges?
-Tyler[/quote]


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There's another web shop that has them but the name escapes me right now. It'll come back to me.

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[quote name='tr0ddd' date='08 January 2010 - 05:25 PM' timestamp='1262989509' post='2170137']
Does anyone know where you can buy just 1 black nickel KBS shaft for one of my wedges?
-Tyler
[/quote]

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