Differences Between Taper Tip & Parallel Tip Iron Shafts

Looking at new iron shafts and seeing some are labeled taper tip and some are parallel tip? Want to know what that means and which one you should choose? In this True Temper School video, Keenan Phillips breaks down the differences between a taper tip iron shaft and a parallel tip iron shaft, and lets you know which one you should play.

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[DevotedGolfer]

Nice work Keenan, you hit all the technical facts without getting into the discussion of club builder/fitter preferences.

[jatimmonsjr]

A lot of info but explained very well. Thx.

[C-mac_in_the_ix]

Okay, so just to be clear, if you purchase a set of clubs that say come with DG95's in parallel, by the time you get down to PW or AW, those clubs will be like 5 or 6 grams lighter then the long irons? and with tapper shafts the weight will keep at roughly 95g?

[trapskilla]

Is this true for graphite shafts or does this only apply to steel shafts?

[georgejung]

So what the benefits between taper & parallel? Like game play

[winsyong]

Hi. I read online rather conflicting comments on BBGM (bottom of bore to ground measurement) effect on shaft stiffness and profile, would greatly appreciate it if you can shed some light on this topic. 🙏🏻

[CarlitosR-zg]

Forgive my lack of knowledge, I can only cut 0.5 inches off the tip of all my irons just to keep the shafts from being too stiff. Is this correct? Thanks.

[carlshipsky]

Keenan got a few demo irons from Sub 70 with parallel S300's and the flight was much lower and the feel was more "board like" ... is that an attribute of the parallel shafts ??

[TheSlamminP]

Does this mean an AMT White pitching wedge shaft weighs 130 grams while a parallel tip DG X100 weighs around 115 grams after trimming? (hope I calculated that right). If so that is a massive difference!

[kingshark]

Think you shaft oems, need to petition iron oems, to standardize universal hosels. .370's are my favorites.

[_rohail.ibrahim]

I think it’s time for another putting war for a giveaway

[Bkkbudtender]

What do you recommend for one length iron?
Mine has a universal hosel.

I've been told get all parallel shafts then butt&tip trim all of them to 7iron length.

But companys like Cobra used taper tips shafts for all their one length irons. They only butt trim all shafts to 7 ironlength.

[stuartgillespie]

Not all parallel tip shafts are made as a single length blank. Discrete length (const weight) shafts can also come in parallel tip - just look at your own PX line of shafts.