ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Are there any other manufacturers of taper tip graphite iron shafts other than Graphite Design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Are there any other manufacturers of taper tip graphite iron shafts other than Graphite Design? quadra and matrix have some as well. the quadras of my dad were taper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 quadra and matrix have some as well. the quadras of my dad were taper. Thanks for the reply, does Quadra do both parallel and taper tip for irons? The reason I'm asking is that I have a mixed set of Epons (302's and 701's) and that would be perfect for this setup. I know about shims for those that are thinking that way. The only club builder where I live that is any good won't do shims. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Thanks for the reply, does Quadra do both parallel and taper tip for irons? The reason I'm asking is that I have a mixed set of Epons (302's and 701's) and that would be perfect for this setup. I know about shims for those that are thinking that way. The only club builder where I live that is any good won't do shims. Jim not sure if they do. i built my dads clubs and he is using a combo set of 502s and 302s and the quadras fit fine without any shims. when i built my dads set of 701s he used both the machline 501 graphite shafts and axiv graphite shafts, both were taper and did not need any shims. dont think you will have a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 not sure if they do. i built my dads clubs and he is using a combo set of 502s and 302s and the quadras fit fine without any shims. when i built my dads set of 701s he used both the machline 501 graphite shafts and axiv graphite shafts, both were taper and did not need any shims. dont think you will have a problem. Spoon are you saying I could go with taper tip shafts in the 701's without shims? The Quadras sound really nice by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Spoon are you saying I could go with taper tip shafts in the 701's without shims? The Quadras sound really nice by the way. well based on my experience you wont have any problems. im not sure if the quadras of my dad are taper but they are the same exact tip size of the GD, MACHLINE and axivs that are taper. you will be fine. i dont understand why your fitter wont use shims, nothing wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 well based on my experience you wont have any problems. im not sure if the quadras of my dad are taper but they are the same exact tip size of the GD, MACHLINE and axivs that are taper. you will be fine. i dont understand why your fitter wont use shims, nothing wrong with that. I totally agree but he says he had a bad experience with a client one time and won't budge on giving in to doing shims again. He's really the only game in town so to speak so I don't argue. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatMan Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Might be my fault about the confusion. My wife's 701s are parallels. Do the Epon 701 hosels take both tapers & parallels (I read a thread about this on another forum)? Edited March 9, 2011 by FatMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Might be my fault about the confusion. My wife's 701s are parallels. Do the Epon 701 hosels take both tapers & parallels (I read a thread about this on another forum)? Hey Marc, thanks for the help. By the way isn't it a bit late in NoCal to be on the internet?!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Might be my fault about the confusion. My wife's 701s are parallels. Do the Epon 701 hosels take both tapers & parallels (I read a thread about this on another forum)? yes they do. i use both parallels and tapers. usually the parallels are real snug and the tapers at times may require a shim but no problem. sure hell beats having to rebore your hosels to fit parallels. the 701s both take parallels and tapers, ive installed kbs nspro in tapers and none needed shims. if all the hosel bores are consistent you wont need em but at times you will have one of the heads that have a bigger bore that is where a shim comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatMan Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) LOL! Hey, Jim! I've had a lot of time on my hands the past few months. The thread I recently read about mentioned the 701s possibly having a universal hosel that will take both parallels & tapers but, I'll leave that to the experts. (I have to learn how to type faster...) Edited March 9, 2011 by FatMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 LOL! Hey, Jim! I've had a lot of time on my hands the past few months. The thread I recently read about mentioned the 701s possibly having a universal hosel that will take both parallels & tapers but, I'll leave that to the experts. was wondering what you were doing up so late. your wife should install nannyguard:) anyway whats your username in the other forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatMan Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 was wondering what you were doing up so late. your wife should install nannyguard:) anyway whats your username in the other forum? Same but, I haven't posted anything yet over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 LOL! Hey, Jim! I've had a lot of time on my hands the past few months. The thread I recently read about mentioned the 701s possibly having a universal hosel that will take both parallels & tapers but, I'll leave that to the experts. (I have to learn how to type faster...) Reminds me of a joke, amphibians, but won't go there....so you and Spoon are saying most likely I could go with taper tips in the Epons. I do know a nasty lawyer if you're wrong!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Reminds me of a joke, amphibians, but won't go there....so you and Spoon are saying most likely I could go with taper tips in the Epons. I do know a nasty lawyer if you're wrong!! Jim you can. and if your guy wont do it for you il build your clubs:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 you can. and if your guy wont do it for you il build your clubs:) Thanks for the kind offer but by the time I shipped everything to the PI's and paid to have them shipped back I might as well just go with the stuff and enjoy the Philipines while you do the work! Haven't been there since the Thrilla in Manilla but now I'm dating myself! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Thanks for the kind offer but by the time I shipped everything to the PI's and paid to have them shipped back I might as well just go with the stuff and enjoy the Philipines while you do the work! Haven't been there since the Thrilla in Manilla but now I'm dating myself! Jim Lol! you should be fine. PM gocchin for the actual diameter specs of the quadra. like i said, with the gd, machline and axiv, they didnt need shims for the 701. the quadra on the 502/302 did not need shims. havent compared the 302/502 with the 701 but have used the same identical taper tip nspro 950 and they all fit perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatebogies Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Lol! you should be fine. PM gocchin for the actual diameter specs of the quadra. like i said, with the gd, machline and axiv, they didnt need shims for the 701. the quadra on the 502/302 did not need shims. havent compared the 302/502 with the 701 but have used the same identical taper tip nspro 950 and they all fit perfectly Enough said, thanks once again for all the advice!! Will do. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Enough said, thanks once again for all the advice!! Will do. Jim good luck, the quadras are awesome. if your able to get them you wont be sorry. pricey but worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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