KBS Tour 'GPS' Graphite Putter Shaft

[PowerCobra98]

1 hour ago, coreyhr said:

Is that the gloss or matte finish?

 

Matte

[mbwgolf]

14 hours ago, PowerCobra98 said:

 

Matte

How has the shaft been in comparison to the others you’ve tried?

[awwwskeetskeet]

I'll put up my thoughts this weekend, I have a carolina blue matte coming in that i'm putting in my frankenstein PLD ds72 knuckle neck build.

[PowerCobra98]

9 hours ago, mbwgolf said:

How has the shaft been in comparison to the others you’ve tried?

 

Only had it 24 hours.  Carpet putting today and everything feels good, nothing that sticks out as a dislike as of yet.  Will make more informed comments once I get it on the course.

[cptfeeezies]

Well, first 9 holes with it in my Newport. Gotta thank Jrich for the dark brown finish, which now has a good shaft to match. 13 putts, so you know, the shaft did everything for me. On a serious note, feels solid with a bit of release. Start line seems to be good which is expected but I’ll probably start doing gate drills more regularly now to really dial it in. 

[simmi352]

On 4/25/2023 at 10:13 PM, nosil said:

you can’t; these shafts are not designed for a shaft over hosel installation.  

Do you think it's safe to drill out the tip to accommodate over the hosel type putters? 

Or is that just a bad idea? 

[MattM97]

19 minutes ago, simmi352 said:

Do you think it's safe to drill out the tip to accommodate over the hosel type putters? 

Or is that just a bad idea? 

 

Well the tip will become extremely fragile so not a good idea. If you want an over hosel then UST All-In, LAGP Soho, or BGT Stability are your options right now 

[Nixhex524]

I installed one in my Pro Platinum this past week, will game it this Thursday, but so far, I love the feel and balance.  The weight feels just right.  I have seen all the colors, all look good, but I went with the gloss red as I didnt want to clash with the red dots on my putter face.  I will get a few pics up soon.  Almost went baby blue matte but the matte colors seems to mark up pretty easy... they clean up but I didnt want to deal with that.  I am pretty excited about this mod and they look and feel really nice.  Good competition for the LA Golf piece IMO.

[Phabs]

13 hours ago, simmi352 said:

Do you think it's safe to drill out the tip to accommodate over the hosel type putters? 

Or is that just a bad idea? 

Won’t end well. 

[mbwgolf]

On 4/7/2023 at 7:23 PM, JGL said:

Ordered a white matte shaft today, for a milled Anser in the ‘bubba’ finish.

 

Can’t decide on color for my other two Ansers, will pair with iomic grips, again, what color….

 

white iomic with white kbs matte white?

 

 

eyeing the baby blue color and can’t decide if that red color will work.

how long did they take to ship yours?

[mstuewe]

What’s the purpose of this shaft?  Is it 0 torque?  Balanced a certain way?  I didn’t see a lot of specs, just marketing mumbo jumbo

[mbwgolf]

On 4/15/2023 at 4:12 PM, Chief Penguin said:

Delivered this morning, just waiting on my buddy to put it in my Mizuno M Craft II

same question to you, how long did it take kbs to ship yours out?

[MattM97]

21 minutes ago, mstuewe said:

What’s the purpose of this shaft?  Is it 0 torque?  Balanced a certain way?  I didn’t see a lot of specs, just marketing mumbo jumbo

 

Low torque to reduce deflection on longer putts. Also depending on the situation changes sound/feel thus performance depending on the user. Much of the same as other aftermarket putter shafts just their version.

[Chief Penguin]

2 hours ago, mbwgolf said:

same question to you, how long did it take kbs to ship yours out?

Maybe 5 business days? 

[mbwgolf]

7 hours ago, Chief Penguin said:

Maybe 5 business days? 

Hmm okay longer than I thought, thanks for the reply!

[getitdaily]

10 hours ago, mstuewe said:

What’s the purpose of this shaft?  Is it 0 torque?  Balanced a certain way?  I didn’t see a lot of specs, just marketing mumbo jumbo

 

10 hours ago, MattM97 said:

 

Low torque to reduce deflection on longer putts. Also depending on the situation changes sound/feel thus performance depending on the user. Much of the same as other aftermarket putter shafts just their version.

Based on initial feedback of the ust all-in shaft I just had installed, I think they're also intended to help with heavier putter heads.

[Nixhex524]

Had this out today for it's first round.  I was impressed.  Very stable, weight feels nice in this 340 head, and gave me some confidence on the 4-6 footers...  Glad I installed this instead of lengthening the putter.  

 

[awwwskeetskeet]

Had my first round with this shaft. I have it installed in my custom knuckle neck ds72. Shaft is very stable and gave me confidence on putts 10 feet and in. Shaft really shines on lag putts as majority of the putts were left for tap ins.  I ordered my shaft through golf club brokers and the got the shaft in 2 days. Will get in another round with this combo and check back in.  If this combo doesn’t work out I was going to try the shaft in a og 7 ch putter.

[Mario Good Times]

Shaft review.  I did the white matte in a Scotty squareback 2 

I have a LA shaft a couple BGT stability shafts and now this.  I would say this feels closer to the stability than LA.  True to swing weight, very firm.  I couldn’t tell you if I like the stability more or this one more just yet.  Couple more rounds and I’ll let you know..

[Phabs]

7 minutes ago, Mario Good Times said:

Shaft review.  I did the white matte in a Scotty squareback 2 

I have a LA shaft a couple BGT stability shafts and now this.  I would say this feels closer to the stability than LA.  True to swing weight, very firm.  I couldn’t tell you if I like the stability more or this one more just yet.  Couple more rounds and I’ll let you know..

How’s it make the face feel?  Like a stability that firms it or a LAGP that mutes it?

[Mario Good Times]

Like a stability shaft…. 

[awwwskeetskeet]

I'll second the same feeling as the stability shaft.

[mstuewe]

soooooooooooooooo what would happen if you threw one of these in a wedge?  ultra low launch and spin?

[haakzilla]

15 minutes ago, mstuewe said:

soooooooooooooooo what would happen if you threw one of these in a wedge?  ultra low launch and spin?

 

...please try and get back to us! Comparable to the Stability ZNE shafts? Lol

[luke1333]

On 4/26/2023 at 7:52 PM, PowerCobra98 said:

Shaft showed up a day early.  Went ahead and built it out.  Went a little unorthodox and threw a ferrule on because the colors couldn't have been more perfect between the shaft, ferrule, and head.  Sometimes it's fun to build them different!

 

 

Looks awesome, any difference in feel?

[PowerCobra98]

Feels nothing like the Stability, I'm not sure what you guys are feeling.   Way more like LA Golf.  I absolutely hate Stability shafts and this KBS is nothing like that.

[MattM97]

5 minutes ago, PowerCobra98 said:

Feels nothing like the Stability, I'm not sure what you guys are feeling.   Way more like LA Golf.  I absolutely hate Stability shafts and this KBS is nothing like that.

 

Feel is subjective, everyone feels things different. But this $150 shaft being comparable to a $300 and $400 shafts is not a bad thing.

[Phabs]

On 5/8/2023 at 7:48 PM, mstuewe said:

soooooooooooooooo what would happen if you threw one of these in a wedge?  ultra low launch and spin?

Sounds like a sweet waste of 150 bucks!

[MattM97]

41 minutes ago, Phabs said:

Sounds like a sweet waste of 150 bucks!

 

No, no. They're an adult, let them try and see what happens. 

 

[PowerCobra98]

18 hours ago, luke1333 said:

Looks awesome, any difference in feel?

 

Oh yeah.  Feels great and combined with the smooth face on this head it's about as soft as anything that is still milled.