Hi all,

Can anyone pass on any words of wisdom to help me decide.

The Miura Giken combo 5005 (4 to 7) and 5003 (8 to PW) with copper underlay and w grind and Shimada shafts seems to be as good as it gets at the moment.

I say that because I like the combo idea and copper underlay together with a w grind offer distinct performce advantages.

I was going to match with Shimada shafts, still deliberating between the tour and tour lite but again, on the face of it, Shimada seem the best out there ?

Any help would be appreciated.

Matthew

Edited October 6, 201410 yr by mpuk

I wouldn't say Shimada is the best out there, the best out would be the one that melds with your swing best, I mean the guys on Tour play a lot of DG and Rifle and those don't have much wow factory but they are tested and work.

The people who have recieved the new Modus Tour 125 seem to be in awe of them so I would consider that the flavor of the month.

DG, Project X and KBS dominate the U.S. and European tours but what about the Japanese Tour ?

All I can say is buy that combo and post pictures when you can. Never seen them in the flesh but I'm sure they'd be awesome.

I assume you live in the UK?

If you're looking for tight tolerances and superior technology in steel shafts I would look no further than Nippon Steel.

Take a look at http://www.golfshaftreviews.info/ its worth taking the time to understand the EI profiles

On the topic of tolerances, I know many of us play KBS, man it's pretty bad.

But the tighter stuff goes to Japan because they complain a lot more.

Then for the absolute tightest KBS I would buy from Crazy, I know they double check it all, toss anything not accurate and then put their sticker of approval on it.

I like the idea, interesting combo. With the custom options available, are these going to still be as soft to play as my SB1?

I was told buy my club builder that the DG Tour Issue (S400 or X100) have very tight tolerances. Felt very good and reduced my spin rate a little when I hit them on Tuesday.

I'm lucky that even with a 110g shaft my spin with a 6 iron is less than 4,999 rpm.

I think the Shimada Tour Lite feels fantastic but with a launch angle of 20*, me thinks I need to get that down?

My stats with the Shimada Tour Lite Stiff and Project X PXi 6.0 with a 30* six iron are;

Launch - 20*

Ball Speed - 127

Spin - 4,600.

I'm lucky that even with a 110g shaft my spin with a 6 iron is less than 4,999 rpm.

I think the Shimada Tour Lite feels fantastic but with a launch angle of 20*, me thinks I need to get that down?

My stats with the Shimada Tour Lite Stiff and Project X PXi 6.0 with a 30* six iron are;

Launch - 20*

Ball Speed - 127

Spin - 4,600.

I'd only be obsessing over spin numbers if those numbers are with the ball you will actually play with on the course.

Those numbers are with a pro v1 on a GC2 launch monitor so they what I hit on the course

I was told buy my club builder that the DG Tour Issue (S400 or X100) have very tight tolerances. Felt very good and reduced my spin rate a little when I hit them on Tuesday.

DG Tour Issue tolerances are 0.5g - essentially they are hand picked S400s or X100 (or S200 in JDM land) - which are then re-badged. They are otherwise no different to to your standard S400 or X100. If they fit you they are a great shaft.

My experience is that Nippon Steel tolerances are at least this tight. I would imagine that the Shimadas are pretty tight as well

DG Tour Issue tolerances are 0.5g - essentially they are hand picked S400s or X100 (or S200 in JDM land) - which are then re-badged. They are otherwise no different to to your standard S400 or X100. If they fit you they are a great shaft.

My experience is that Nippon Steel tolerances are at least this tight. I would imagine that the Shimadas are pretty tight as well

Yes KBS and DG get lots of complaints from Japan.

Crazy KBS Shafts are essentially the same, the cost goes up because they have to return the poorly made shafts back to TT, also spec everything from weight to frequency.

I usually always get my KBS from Crazy for this reason.

Went with the ONOFF CB358 Labo Spec. From what I have read, the latter will be more forgiving and play softer than the Miura's.

I just need to decide between Shimada Tour Lite and the Shimada Tour.

For those who have combo sets, is the distance between the two sets or irons pretty close to what it would be for a whole set?

For example, I have a 12 - 14 yard distance spread between my 6 - 9 irons. If combo Set A left off at 7 iron and combo Set B picked up at 8 iron, I think it would be difficult to get a consistent range between those two clubs than if the set was the same model. It seems like shaft tolerances would be the least of your worries with a combo set. Just my thinking, not from practical experience.

I would imagine that altering lofts would be de riguer for a combo set.

I only consider combo if the brand will grind the top line, sole, and do their best to match anything they can between the two sets including loft and lie.

Went with the ONOFF CB358 Labo Spec. From what I have read, the latter will be more forgiving and play softer than the Miura's.

I just need to decide between Shimada Tour Lite and the Shimada Tour.

Good choice the CB358 is a stud! You have plenty of gear going on so please let us know your thoughts on it all.