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Thanks for everyone's help...I did return the iron to Ping for replacement with the original shaft...I mailed it last Monday and rec'd it today...that's fast...they even repainted the clubhead number, scoreline and Ping name. The only thing that was peculiar is they did not regrip it with the same size grip...maybe though it was the grip size on the original club and I had since downsized the grips when I replaced them. In any case I am happy with the job and the turnaround time.