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I like this. That was the main thing with the KBS Tour 130x, I was confident of a good strike. When I hit a knock down, it actually came down and not my flair to the right miss with that shot. When I tried to hit a cut, it cut instead of double crossing a pull, etc. I almost felt like a pro lol

So I guess you could say fitting is both science and art?

Makes me wonder, why don’t people do blind fittings (unlabeled shafts) lol. To me it sounds like it would be a great idea. For me, I didn’t really try KBS Tours before because maybe the numbers didn’t seem like I should. But after the 2nd and 3rd rounds of testing and hitting them among a dozen other shafts, the one thing that stood out with the tour 130x is how well they worked with my personal timing and release, despite my swing speed perhaps not being “optimal” for an X (KBS recommends 94+)

I think this confirms it. Launch and spin were definitely acceptable, about 2* higher and about 100-200rpm higher (I’m not a super low spin player, so it’s more than enough to hold a green). But the biggest thing I felt over DG x100 and is I found the center of the face more, dispersion was tighter, my low point was more consistent and flush, and I had more control flighting and shaping the ball than I have had in a long long time. Main reason for going with 130x was: 1) I was a bit more consistent with strikes despite losing a few yards of carry 2) when I went after one with the 120s, I had a more pronounced left miss vs the 130x. Glad I vouched for myself. Thanks everyone for all your feedback!

I didn’t get to hit it in the longer irons. But I did place the order based on what I feel is right (130x) as it gave me the best dispersion and consistent control. I spun it enough to hold greens, the fitter just felt 120 might be marginally better. They recommended what most of you recommended, just bend some of the lofts weaker to adjust what I need to in the longer irons.

I swing 7 iron smooth around 86-88mph, full swing around 92 and can crank it up to 95mph. I was originally fit into DG X100 ssx1 but have found that my 5-6iron are coming out pretty low. I went back to the sim and did about 3 hours of testing and came away with KBS Tour. Question is, the fitter said I would get the most out of 120s (slightly better spin and launch numbers and a little more carry), but I felt 130x was more stable and easier to control and tighter dispersion. Is it ok to go with feel over fit?