KBS 90 satin

DonM

I bought some S flex from Shafttechnologies on eBay. They were badly off spec. Weights from 104 to 111, on a spec of 102. That’s lousy for a premium shaft. I wonder if they are seconds. I’ve started a return on them. Have any of you weighed the ones you bought?

JeffTilley

I believe those are nothing more than Taylormade made for shafts, the Taylormade KBS 90. I once contacted Taylormade about the Taylormade KBS 90 and they confirmed they were just FST 90 shafts. I’ve used a ton of FST 90 shafts, but have never seen them off by more than 3-4 grams. Sounds like you literally got the shaft.

DonM

JeffTilley Wait, they are FST 90 and not the real KBS Tour 90?

They are 41.25”, which is the Tour 90 spec.

sdandrea1

I always weigh my components. I'll typically put the shafts that may be on the heavier side of spec in the shortest irons and vice versa. I don't think I've ever had any that were more than 1 to 3 grams out of target weight, tho.

JeffTilley

DonM

Taylormade KBS 90, not KBS Tour 90. KBS Tour 90 are legitimate, real deal, not made for shafts. Taylormade KBS 90 are the FST 90 shafts.

JeffTilley

Like I said, it’s just my belief that the satin 90 are nothing more than the Taylormade KBS 90 and the FST 90. I could be mistaken.

Rickochet

I bought a dozen KBS Tour 90 R flex Satins in Jan. from Shafttechnologies on ebay. They were listed as "NEW, AUTHENTIC KBS Tour 90 Satin Golf Iron Shaft. Choose Flex .370 Parallel Tip." All weights were right on at just over 100g.

Here is the current listing. I got mine for $9.95. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-AUTHENTIC-KBS-Tour-90-Satin-Golf-Iron-Shaft-Choose-Flex-370-Parallel-Tip/183285619825?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=691362056453&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

bad9

I had some of these back in 2015. At the time I called KBS and the guy told me they are the same shaft as the KBS Tour 90 with a different finish and an extra inch of tip length. The finish was more of a painted finish vs chrome. They played the same as KBS Tour 90's I had played prior once I accounted for the extra inch of tip length.

Par4QC

I bought some from Hireko last summer. They are no longer in stock with them; probably why the price went up on Ebay with other sellers. Mine were close to spec, with only 1 outlier @109. Best damn steel shaft I've ever used. Just wish I had known the tip trimming is a bit more complicated than other shafts; mine may be a bit weaker than they should be. They were a true satin, no paint. When prepping the tip there was nothing but metal.

The most consistent shafts I've ever come across are the KuroKage graphite(1st gen). Every shaft was the same weight, and every shaft spined with the logo up. Just wish they played weaker per flex, I had the R flex.(never tried the Sr.) I'll be trying them again in the XDS hybrids, soon I hope.

scotts33

Remember when back in the day we'd buy cases of 50 shafts at a crack and do weight sorting? No issues with out of spec. shafts. 😁

Well for the most part except for the occasional tomato stake. lol