Black Iron Shafts

[Britishshooting]

Not new but noticed on more and more of WITB's from the pro's they are using black shafts in their irons?

Such as the X100 TI Black Onyx is a common choice..

What's the general consensus? Trend or genuine advantages such as glare reduction etc? Or tacky?

 

[USER1999]

I have black KBS shafts in my Cobras. They are a pvd finish, and from my experience, pvd is not a robust finish. To me, it's gimmicky, and will look very tatty, very quickly. My 6i already has some marks where the bag rubs.

 

[robinthehood]

They look to me to be an excuse to sell the same clubs for an extra few hundred . I did see the AP3 are available in black, but they look like they'd wear pretty quickly

 

[ADB]

I’ve never once suffered from glare from my iron shafts so presume this is a gimmick made to differentiate

 

[Sats]

Must admit haven't given it much thought, although I did see the Cobra one lengths in black with the black shafts and they look very cool.

 

[Dando]

I’ve got black $tapers in my irons and really like them

 

[Andy]

Gullible and too much cash.

 

[USER1999]

I’ve got black $tapers in my irons and really like them

But would you still like them in chrome?

I have black limited edition Japanese market CT95s, but they are still wearing badly. Lovely shafts, but the black isn't going to last.

 

[Dando]

But would you still like them in chrome?

I have black limited edition Japanese market CT95s, but they are still wearing badly. Lovely shafts, but the black isn't going to last.

If they were chrome I’d still like them

 

[Parsaregood]

They look good, but its basically just done to sell them at a premium price. Not sure I'd pay more for the same product, but hey people pay more for a certain colour car, or a different colour interior. The black shafts do tend to show their age rather quickly from what I've seen.