Taper vs parallel INSIDE the hosel I believe doesn't matter. The hosel has much more resistance to flex characteristics than shaft does at this point. If all OUTSIDE the hosel characteristics are the same between the 2, then expect the same performance. I'm not aware of any quantifiable data of taper vs taper shaft characteristics OUTSIDE the hosel that would lead to a decision. I would view this as a prime opportunity to make measurements OUTSIDE the hosel and then report the results from a demo.
Mark
Thomson, Jim wrote:
The recent discussion on Lob Wedge Swingweighting got me thinking. Based on
a lot of personal experimentation and a recent corroborating Shaft Lab
session I'm probably going to reshaft my irons. I'm currently using Titleist
962s with DG S300s.
Since the 962s have a tapered hosel bore, I have two choices: 1) go with a
taper tipped shaft; or, 2) ream the hosel bore for a parallel tipped shaft.
My question is: At the same flex (i.e., same frequencies), will the same
model (i.e., DG, DG Lite, etc.) taper tipped shaft and the parallel tipped
shaft feel and play the same?
I've never done a controlled side-by-side comparison but my impression is
that the taper tipped shaft has a bit more "zing", as if it releases better
than the comparable parallel tipped shaft.
