Tour New KBS prototype iron shaft - 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open

[GolfWRX_Spotted]

Tursky is going to deep dive into this and get more info from Kim Braly on specs, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by pga43

[bcflyguy1]

We had C-Taper and $-Taper; could this be the Crypto-Taper? Doge-Taper?

Edited November 8, 2022 by bcflyguy1

[hwwong]

Waiting with great anticipation!  

[fairwayhunter31]

[QuigleyDU]

I didn’t even think they were in business anymore. They were hit super hard by Covid and have had almost zero production and stock for months!! 

[phelps22]

23 minutes ago, QuigleyDU said:

I didn’t even think they were in business anymore. They were hit super hard by Covid and have had almost zero production and stock for months!! 

Yeah they took quite the beating, but last I heard they were starting to get stuff out the door again. 

[slowroll]

done more lighter stuff recently, so this is exciting

[Thayneil]

9 hours ago, slowroll said:

done more lighter stuff recently, so this is exciting

if this is on tour probably a heavier stiffer shaft?

Can see what is missing though  got  the Tour,  Tour V ,C taper ,S taper

[Konklifer]

14 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

I didn’t even think they were in business anymore. They were hit super hard by Covid and have had almost zero production and stock for months!! 

 

Thought the same. 

[Thayneil]

14 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

I didn’t even think they were in business anymore. They were hit super hard by Covid and have had almost zero production and stock for months!! 

Owned by a huge Taiwanese company  FST

 

Going nowhere

[tbowles411]

19 hours ago, phelps22 said:

Yeah they took quite the beating, but last I heard they were starting to get stuff out the door again. 

True.  It was hard getting anything for a while; for many of them if I'm being honest.  Thankfully, they're getting their act together.

Edited November 9, 2022 by tbowles411

[Avidswampthing66]

Sweet.  I got picked to test their new Tour lite line but wouldn't think that would garner much interest on PGA tour.  They make some fine steel shafts for sure.  Looking forward to hearing more

[scooterhd2]

reinforced tips might be a nice change. 

[semarlor]

1 hour ago, scooterhd2 said:

reinforced tips might be a nice change. 

 

That's the only reason I'm not playing KBS Tours anymore. Every single time I pulled a shaft, the tip was bent. Once that was in my head, it was all over. 

[webber]

1 hour ago, scooterhd2 said:

reinforced tips might be a nice change. 

I read the interview he says the butt end of the shaft is thickened to reduced launch and spin nothing about the tip. Isn’t the Tour V the same design but lighter?

 

the C Taper is the project X competitor, he said the Prototype 2.0 is the X100 competitor 

[Thayneil]

1 hour ago, webber said:

I read the interview he says the butt end of the shaft is thickened to reduced launch and spin nothing about the tip. Isn’t the Tour V the same design but lighter?

 

the C Taper is the project X competitor, he said the Prototype 2.0 is the X100 competitor 

Tour v is made up to 130x  which must be close or even stiffer than the x100?

[03trdblack]

Pretty low bar for this shaft. Just make it actually available and make it so the tips don't bend. Instant winner 🥇 

[Heck2507]

2 hours ago, webber said:

I read the interview he says the butt end of the shaft is thickened to reduced launch and spin nothing about the tip. Isn’t the Tour V the same design but lighter?

 

the C Taper is the project X competitor, he said the Prototype 2.0 is the X100 competitor 

I guess I don’t see where this fits in. I figured x100 was covered by tour v and staper ht. 
 

s taper ht is my favorite shaft I’ve ever used, but they became to costly and hard to find. KBS was really good about replacements but they have been out of stock for over 10 months at this point. I’ve needed a 5 iron replacement for so long I pulled all of the shafts and have started testing others.  

[webber]

I don't get why KBS was backordered so much.  Seems like TT caught up a while ago.  Some KBS stuff has been unavailable forever!

[hwwong]

14 hours ago, Heck2507 said:

I guess I don’t see where this fits in. I figured x100 was covered by tour v and staper ht. 
 

s taper ht is my favorite shaft I’ve ever used, but they became to costly and hard to find. KBS was really good about replacements but they have been out of stock for over 10 months at this point. I’ve needed a 5 iron replacement for so long I pulled all of the shafts and have started testing others.  

 

KBS told me they were discontinuing the $Taper HT.  

[getair23]

15 hours ago, 03trdblack said:

Pretty low bar for this shaft. Just make it actually available and make it so the tips don't bend. Instant winner 🥇 

Other than the C-Taper have you experienced this with other KBS shafts?

 

I love C-tapers, but won't play them after bending a few.

[BubbaBallesteros]

Here are the EI profiles of the Tour V, Tour and C-Taper for reference.

 

[03trdblack]

35 minutes ago, BubbaBallesteros said:

Here are the EI profiles of the Tour V, Tour and C-Taper for reference.

 

 

Tour V looks similar to the Modus 130 profile but in a lighter weight and a slightly softer mid section.

 

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by 03trdblack

[Fairways_and_Greens]

On 11/9/2022 at 4:32 PM, semarlor said:

 

That's the only reason I'm not playing KBS Tours anymore. Every single time I pulled a shaft, the tip was bent. Once that was in my head, it was all over. 

Same. Which is sad cause they feel good. 

[Heck2507]

On 11/10/2022 at 10:08 AM, hwwong said:

 

KBS told me they were discontinuing the $Taper HT.  

Well shoot, I guess it’s good I’m trying new shafts. That’s unfortunate. 

[semarlor]

1 hour ago, Fairways_and_Greens said:

Same. Which is sad cause they feel good. 

They really do and the S+ is a really good fit for me...I just can't get past it. 

[Whatnogarnish]

On 11/9/2022 at 9:09 PM, Heck2507 said:

I guess I don’t see where this fits in. I figured x100 was covered by tour v and staper ht. 
 

s taper ht is my favorite shaft I’ve ever used, but they became to costly and hard to find. KBS was really good about replacements but they have been out of stock for over 10 months at this point. I’ve needed a 5 iron replacement for so long I pulled all of the shafts and have started testing others.  

My favorite shaft as well. But I had no problem finding inventory on the 120s throughout the years. OEM did for sure.
 

Website had em in stock for a while already. I always call them to place an order and always willing to send extra shaft bands. 

[Heck2507]

10 hours ago, Whatnogarnish said:

My favorite shaft as well. But I had no problem finding inventory on the 120s throughout the years. OEM did for sure.
 

Website had em in stock for a while already. I always call them to place an order and always willing to send extra shaft bands. 

Unfortunately mine were 125’s. The S+ are so nice. I can play the 130’s but currently don’t have any on hand. 

[WristySwing]

It being a clearly stepped shaft, I wonder if it is an upgrade to either Tour or Tour-V.  I imagine many of you are right, it won't be a light weight model as these would not appeal to a tour release unless it is for a driving iron.

[hwwong]

Any more info out there on these?