UNOFFICIAL Aretera Alpha One Review

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Starting this thread as a place for anyone to talk or give their thoughts on the new shaft company Aretera. 

I will also be doing an unofficial review of the Alpha One Grey 65/4 shaft and would love for anyone with any experience or thoughts to join the conversation.

Here are a few snippets from their website. 

From the mind of one of the best shaft designers in the business Alex Dee, whose ideas have lead to some of the most played and revered shafts to hit the Market, this new company is hitting the ground running. 
 

At the heart of the Alpha One shaft is the powergrid technology.  
 

There are 2 models of the alpha one shaft. 
 

The blue model and the grey model. 

[GolfSpy_BNG]

This will be my review post. 
 

First I wanna give a huge thanks to my local hookup and owner of myclubmaker.com. John is a great standup guy that can get you anything you want and in my experience beats anyone’s pricing. If you are looking for any golf clubs or shafts be sure to hit him up. Don’t forget to mention that Mark at MyGolfSpy sent ya. May or may not help price wise but can’t hurt lol.  John has offered the simulator and trackman to help with this review. 
 

I grabbed the shaft from John Monday after work along with an all fit adapter. He will build the club for you or sell you raw shafts or heads. I chose to do the build myself for this review. Last night I installed the adapter and tonight added the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align grip on. 
 

This will be very interesting as this is a heavier shaft than I’m used to playing. I usually stay in the low/mid 50g shafts and have played R/S/X in a variety of shafts over the years. My swing speed hovers in the 108-113 range but can get up to 120 if I swing all out. 
 

Last year I played the Paradym TD 8* with a few shafts. I ended up playing most of the year with a Ventus Velocore Blue 5R shaft and had some of the best driving of my life. This lead to my first ever round in the 60’s(68).  The start of this year has been a different story.  As many of you know I was an official mgs tester of the Flightscope Mevo/Mevo+.  With the added inside swing I developed a fade swing with driver. This is tough to adjust to as I played a draw almost exclusively last year which was awesome coming from a slice when I started golfing. 
 

This review will start with the Aretera Alpha One Grey 65/4 shaft paired with the PXG Black Ops 8* head. I am a high spin/high launch guy and while the tour-1 may have been a better fit, the golf store I stopped at 2 weeks ago in another city didn’t have it so I opted for the regular head. 
 

Feel free to ask any questions or chime in with your thoughts or if you want anything in particular tested. 

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Alright time to unhide this one and get this going. I’m gonna try to get some swings in tomorrow after work as we just got over 2” of rain so no chance tonight. Also planning at least 2 full rounds this weekend. Let’s go

[Josh Parker]

Never heard of this brand before. Will be following along to see how it works for you. Hopefully hits it out of the park!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

35 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Never heard of this brand before. Will be following along to see how it works for you. Hopefully hits it out of the park!

It’s a brand new company and this is their first shaft to hit the market. The talk is a super stable shaft that doesn’t feel boardy. TXG/Club Champion did a review of the alpha one shaft. 
 

I did the waggle test and while this thing feels super head heavy, there is no give or soft feeling/flex to it. Feels like a sledgehammer. 

[Josh Parker]

17 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

It’s a brand new company and this is their first shaft to hit the market. The talk is a super stable shaft that doesn’t feel boardy. TXG/Club Champion did a review of the alpha one shaft. 
 

I did the waggle test and while this thing feels super head heavy, there is no give or soft feeling/flex to it. Feels like a sledgehammer. 

I watched this video and it looks promising. Def following along. 

[TJ Hall]

Never heard of them either, but always interested in new shafts!  Hope it works well for you!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Headed to the course for a few holes before the rain comes back. Feel like a kid in a candy store. Can’t wait to hit this beast

[TJ Hall]

It’s a nice looking shaft, hope it works for you…looking forward to your thoughts on it!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Ok got a quick 9 in before it looked like it was gonna rain.   
 

First impressions are really favorable. 
1st hole 363 yard par 4. No range so aimed down the middle. Hit a nice little cut that ended up 5 feet off the fairway 80 yards left.

3rd hole 313 dogleg left par 4. Aimed over the trees. Hit another cut that carried the trees but ran out of fairway due to the dogleg.  Half

4th hole is a 533 yard dogleg right par 5. Trusted the cut and nuked it. Middle fairway 210 out. Big

5th hole is uphill 330 yard par 4. Left to right wind as it started to pick up. Aimed left to compensate and hit a pull cut that didn’t make it back enough. My fault but no check. 
 

6th hole is a dogleg left 286 par 4. Playing into the wind and played the cut. Hit another it right where I aimed but no cut. Hole high 10 yards left of the green.

7th hole is a downhill 470 yard par 4. Right to left wind so played the cut aiming down the middle. Another nuked drive middle of fairway 147 left.

9th hole is a 560 yard uphill par 5. Left to right wind. Played left edge and hit a slight pull cut that the wind helped back to the left edge of the fairway. 280 left.

Only 3 fairways but 5.5 checks out of 7 is a win for me.  There is no real kick feeling with this Aretera shaft.  That said  there is zero boardy feel. I just wanted to keep hitting it.
 

  Hoping to grab a full 18 tomorrow afternoon if it doesn’t rain.   

[Josh Parker]

Some monster drives @GolfSpy_BNG!

And that's on the grey right?  

[GolfSpy_BNG]

2 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Some monster drives @GolfSpy_BNG!

And that's on the grey right?  

Yeah playing the Alph One Grey 65/4.  Thought about going with the Blue 55/4 but so far appears I made the right choice with the grey

[Josh Parker]

1 minute ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

Yeah playing the Alph One Grey 65/4.  Thought about going with the Blue 55/4 but so far appears I made the right choice with the grey

Sounds like it so far!  You already get the height so the Grey prob keeps that in check vs the blue that will balloon more. 

[GolfSpy_BNG]

12 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Sounds like it so far!  You already get the height so the Grey prob keeps that in check vs the blue that will balloon more. 

Yeah hitting the ball high is never an issue for me even at 8* turned down 1.5*. It’s a blessing and a curse lol

[Josh Parker]

2 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

Yeah hitting the ball high is never an issue for me even at 8* turned down 1.5*. It’s a blessing and a curse lol

At least you know you are hitting up on the ball. I'm finally getting there. 

[TJ Hall]

44 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

Ok got a quick 9 in before it looked like it was gonna rain.   
 

First impressions are really favorable. 
1st hole 363 yard par 4. No range so aimed down the middle. Hit a nice little cut that ended up 5 feet off the fairway 80 yards left.

3rd hole 313 dogleg left par 4. Aimed over the trees. Hit another cut that carried the trees but ran out of fairway due to the dogleg.  Half

4th hole is a 533 yard dogleg right par 5. Trusted the cut and nuked it. Middle fairway 210 out. Big

5th hole is uphill 330 yard par 4. Left to right wind as it started to pick up. Aimed left to compensate and hit a pull cut that didn’t make it back enough. My fault but no check. 
 

6th hole is a dogleg left 286 par 4. Playing into the wind and played the cut. Hit another it right where I aimed but no cut. Hole high 10 yards left of the green.

7th hole is a downhill 470 yard par 4. Right to left wind so played the cut aiming down the middle. Another nuked drive middle of fairway 147 left.

9th hole is a 560 yard uphill par 5. Left to right wind. Played left edge and hit a slight pull cut that the wind helped back to the left edge of the fairway. 280 left.

Only 3 fairways but 5.5 checks out of 7 is a win for me.  There is no real kick feeling with this Aretera shaft.  That said  there is zero boardy feel. I just wanted to keep hitting it.
 

  Hoping to grab a full 18 tomorrow afternoon if it doesn’t rain.   

Very nice first results!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Well unfortunately we got another 1”+ of rain last night and the course is now soaked. No carts which isn’t a deal breaker but half the holes are also closed.  Almost 4” of rain since Wednesday night has made for a muddy mess.  Wind has picked up and the sun is peaking through so fingers crossed I’m good for tomorrow. If not I’ll go to another town to play. 
 

The itch to keep hitting the Aretera Alpha One shaft is real!  Tried getting in on the sim but it’s currently booked so unless there is a cancellation I’m stuck. I shoulda left my cage up for the mevo plus.

[GolfSpy_APH]

On 5/2/2024 at 2:11 AM, GolfSpy_BNG said:

This will be my review post. 
 

First I wanna give a huge thanks to my local hookup and owner of myclubmaker.com. John is a great standup guy that can get you anything you want and in my experience beats anyone’s pricing. If you are looking for any golf clubs or shafts be sure to hit him up. Don’t forget to mention that Mark at MyGolfSpy sent ya. May or may not help price wise but can’t hurt lol.  John has offered the simulator and trackman to help with this review. 
 

I grabbed the shaft from John Monday after work along with an all fit adapter. He will build the club for you or sell you raw shafts or heads. I chose to do the build myself for this review. Last night I installed the adapter and tonight added the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align grip on. 
 

This will be very interesting as this is a heavier shaft than I’m used to playing. I usually stay in the low/mid 50g shafts and have played R/S/X in a variety of shafts over the years. My swing speed hovers in the 108-113 range but can get up to 120 if I swing all out. 
 

Last year I played the Paradym TD 8* with a few shafts. I ended up playing most of the year with a Ventus Velocore Blue 5R shaft and had some of the best driving of my life. This lead to my first ever round in the 60’s(68).  The start of this year has been a different story.  As many of you know I was an official mgs tester of the Flightscope Mevo/Mevo+.  With the added inside swing I developed a fade swing with driver. This is tough to adjust to as I played a draw almost exclusively last year which was awesome coming from a slice when I started golfing. 
 

This review will start with the Aretera Alpha One Grey 65/4 shaft paired with the PXG Black Ops 8* head. I am a high spin/high launch guy and while the tour-1 may have been a better fit, the golf store I stopped at 2 weeks ago in another city didn’t have it so I opted for the regular head. 
 

Feel free to ask any questions or chime in with your thoughts or if you want anything in particular tested. 

Such a clean combo. I really want to try a black ops head, but they are so freaking hard to find!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

28 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Such a clean combo. I really want to try a black ops head, but they are so freaking hard to find!

It feels really good but is large.  So far it’s really my biggest complaint. The PXG BO is bigger than the TM M2 gen2 head that my BIL has.  
 

What are the odds that HQ has a lefty one on hand when you visit?

[GolfSpy_APH]

10 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

It feels really good but is large.  So far it’s really my biggest complaint. The PXG BO is bigger than the TM M2 gen2 head that my BIL has.  
 

What are the odds that HQ has a lefty one on hand when you visit?

Zero - but I know a shop in Germany that could maybe lend me one if I really wanted to test.

[GolfSpy_BNG]

9 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Zero - but I know a shop in Germany that could maybe lend me one if I really wanted to test.

No most wanted testers that are left handed?   

[GolfSpy_APH]

Just now, GolfSpy_BNG said:

No most wanted testers that are left handed?   

All RH there - not surprised though as that's been the way there for a long time.

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Probably for the best. You may prefer it over the Paradym lol

[FallenSaber]

On 5/1/2024 at 5:11 PM, GolfSpy_BNG said:

This will be my review post. 
 

First I wanna give a huge thanks to my local hookup and owner of myclubmaker.com. John is a great standup guy that can get you anything you want and in my experience beats anyone’s pricing. If you are looking for any golf clubs or shafts be sure to hit him up. Don’t forget to mention that Mark at MyGolfSpy sent ya. May or may not help price wise but can’t hurt lol.  John has offered the simulator and trackman to help with this review. 
 

I grabbed the shaft from John Monday after work along with an all fit adapter. He will build the club for you or sell you raw shafts or heads. I chose to do the build myself for this review. Last night I installed the adapter and tonight added the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align grip on. 
 

This will be very interesting as this is a heavier shaft than I’m used to playing. I usually stay in the low/mid 50g shafts and have played R/S/X in a variety of shafts over the years. My swing speed hovers in the 108-113 range but can get up to 120 if I swing all out. 
 

Last year I played the Paradym TD 8* with a few shafts. I ended up playing most of the year with a Ventus Velocore Blue 5R shaft and had some of the best driving of my life. This lead to my first ever round in the 60’s(68).  The start of this year has been a different story.  As many of you know I was an official mgs tester of the Flightscope Mevo/Mevo+.  With the added inside swing I developed a fade swing with driver. This is tough to adjust to as I played a draw almost exclusively last year which was awesome coming from a slice when I started golfing. 
 

This review will start with the Aretera Alpha One Grey 65/4 shaft paired with the PXG Black Ops 8* head. I am a high spin/high launch guy and while the tour-1 may have been a better fit, the golf store I stopped at 2 weeks ago in another city didn’t have it so I opted for the regular head. 
 

Feel free to ask any questions or chime in with your thoughts or if you want anything in particular tested. 

I apparently need to make more friends in the golf industry! 

[GolfSpy_BNG]

4 minutes ago, FallenSaber said:

I apparently need to make more friends in the golf industry! 

Well hanging around MGS will improve those odds quite a bit lol

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Today was a great day off the tee.  Really hoping that today continues next round.  I managed 5/7 fairways on the front and an amazing 6/7 on the back with the only miss being like 5 feet.  
 

This combo is really something for me.  The Aretera Alpha One Grey has transformed the PXG head and my tee game. If this is a honeymoon I hope it never ends.  
 

One thing to note from today was I noticed on a few swings that there was a pronounce kick to the shaft at impact that wasn’t there on Friday.  There was a noticeable distance gain on those swings too.  There seems to be a gear here that I need to unlock more often. 
 

Gonna try to get some trackman numbers this week. 

[Josh Parker]

2 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

Today was a great day off the tee.  Really hoping that today continues next round.  I managed 5/7 fairways on the front and an amazing 6/7 on the back with the only miss being like 5 feet.  
 

This combo is really something for me.  The Aretera Alpha One Grey has transformed the PXG head and my tee game. If this is a honeymoon I hope it never ends.  
 

One thing to note from today was I noticed on a few swings that there was a pronounce kick to the shaft at impact that wasn’t there on Friday.  There was a noticeable distance gain on those swings too.  There seems to be a gear here that I need to unlock more often. 
 

Gonna try to get some trackman numbers this week. 

I have noticed this with my Newton and it's hard to explain. Great feeling and the ball flies. Glad to see you are having that experience with this one. Now, once you figure out the secret to getting that on every swing, let me know. Haha. 

[GolfSpy_BNG]

10 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

I have noticed this with my Newton and it's hard to explain. Great feeling and the ball flies. Glad to see you are having that experience with this one. Now, once you figure out the secret to getting that on every swing, let me know. Haha. 

Nice. I know the kick feeling is a timing thing and I’ll get there with more repetition but it’s amazing that even without it it is just so consistent.  
 

I hope more people get a chance to game this shaft. 

[Josh Parker]

6 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BNG said:

Nice. I know the kick feeling is a timing thing and I’ll get there with more repetition but it’s amazing that even without it it is just so consistent.  
 

I hope more people get a chance to game this shaft. 

Name of the game is the consistency!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

2 more rounds in this weekend with the Aretera shaft and it continues to amaze me. My swing was junk all weekend resulting in 82 yesterday and 84 today. That said the driver was still on point.  6/14 yesterday but had 3 that barely missed and 10/14 today included 4 over 300.  The Aretera Alpha One is just so consistent.  I know as long as I put a half way decent swing on it, I’m gonna find the middle of the face.