GT1885 3 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Can anyone compare these two shafts? I've been playing the Tour Blue in R flex 65 for a year now and would like to try something different. Ten to 15 years ago my best driving was with an S flex Blueboard. That shaft really matched up to my swing. Now that I' 65 and my swing speed has dropped, I'm now hitting R flex shafts. I'm a user of Russ Ryden's Golf Shaft review website and, wanting to try to find some more magic with a Mitsubishi shaft, I think the Tensei Blue CK might come close to the flex profile (according to Russ's work) of the Tour Blue. The only thing about the Tour Blue is that the R flex might be a tad soft. Does anyone have any experience with these two shafts or can anyone recommend a MRC that fits the flex profile of Tour Blue that a 65 year old dude with a 90 mph SS (still hard transition from the top) could use? Quote Changes by the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj427 713 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Any of the more recent Tensei Blue shafts also have similar profiles to the CK that you inquired about, they just use different materials in the shafts. Tensei AV Raw, or new for 2022 AV Blue. Your 90 mph speed has you right on the cusp of R or S flex and these shafts have somewhat softer tip profiles. With a hard transition you may want to look at a S flex just for additional stability and spin reduction. Ideally, you would be able to find a place where you could demo one of them for comparison to the Tour Blue. 1 Quote Driver & Fairway: Titleist TSi2 9.5 - Ventus TR 5S & TS3 15 - Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.0 Hybrid: Titleist 818H2 - Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.0 Irons: Mizuno JPX921 Forged - Nippon Modus 120 Wedges: Vokey SM8 50, 54, and 60 Putter: Cameron Phantom X 5 Ball: Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot 17,452 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I cannot offer comparison between the two but I just picked up a TSi2 3w with the Tensei Blue AV R. I've never hit a Tensei before. Like you my driver SS often has me straddling R and S flex on most mfg.'s charts. I'm finding the Tensei to feel very good and suspect were I to be fitted to the Blue/Orange/White series, odds are it would be Blue, and most likely R flex. My swing is on the "aggressive tempo" side... think Rahm and Finau but just a wee less ball flight performance . Hopefully one of the forums shaft specialists can offer some further insights. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle 15,388 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I have the Tense ck Blue shaft in my Cobra F8 Driver, Fairways & Hybrid………very smooth shaft. I replaced it a Project X Evenflo cb (blue) and PXG 0211 driver. After using the Tense ck blue for several years, I found the Evenflo even smoother. 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0211 w/Evenflo Riptide CB Regular shaft Fairways: PXG 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: Ben Hogan VKTR 3 Hybrid(18*)w/Recoil ES regular shaft Irons: Ben Hogan Ptx 5-PW w/Recoil 660 Regular graphite shafts; soon to be Titleist T300 Wedges: Ben Hogan Tkt-15 (49*/53*/57*) w/Recoil 660 Regular shafts Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black). Ball: Maxfli Tour CG & Titleist Pro V1x. Using Shot Scope V3 and MG4000 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW 4,678 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 On 6/5/2022 at 3:50 PM, fozcycle said: I have the Tense ck Blue shaft in my Cobra F8 Driver, Fairways & Hybrid………very smooth shaft. I replaced it a Project X Evenflo cb (blue) and PXG 0211 driver. After usin* the Tense ck blue for several years, I found the Evenflo even smoother. Interesting. I hit the new av blue and and getting it in my HL3. It was powerful and easy to control. It got me thinking of looking for one in my driver to for a little launch while keeping my current spin. Sadly I can’t find anyone selling a 65x new av blue with xlink. Quote Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" (Testing '22 AV Blue and White 65X) 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 3H: 939X UST proforce V2 black F5 hybrid soft stepped 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 1/4" long Unofficial Review Wedges Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) Putter: 2021 Phantom X5 35" (Backup: TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Ball: Z Star XV (back up balls ProV1 Left Dot, Vero X1, proV1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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