Aldila Tour Blue Shaft Review

With their closest rival at 75, Aldila had 110 shafts at the 2013 Shriners Open at TPC Summerlin, the PGA Tour tournament being held during the time of the writing. The truth is, they have been the number one graphite shaft on Tour in line with the Darrell Survey. Earlier this season, their latest offerings, immediately began racking up wins and the Tour Azure and Tour Green, became the quickest growing shafts. Both are ultimately now available for purchase globally.

Aldila is offering two profiles that are exceptional under the Tour name in Blue and the Green, and both can be found in several flexes and weights that can definitely fit a big assortment of golfers.

The 2014 Tour show features a vast development in aesthetics compared to its forerunners. Both Tour Green and the Tour Blue are conveniently named with the colours its predecessors feature. Gone are the muffled tones and in their area are vivid and brilliant colours, as well as some industrial and really exceptional images.

The Tour Blue is quite smooth to the touch and features a vibrant blue colour near the top, which fades into a dark grey lower half and ultimately into a circuit board pattern. The images are definitely an excellent reminder and competitive the shaft is full of the most recent technology.

For a launching shaft that is higher, the Tour Blue feels not quite false to bend and lacks some 'whippiness' that's frequently characteristic of shafts with a softer point segment. It did not strike me, or other golfers that tried it out soft, while it definitely feels freer in the waggle than something with a stiff point section. It had a feel that is unique during the swing and at impact. It can be called reactive or nimble, while I felt the Matrix 6*3 White Tie, was mushy. It offered plenty of feedback up and was fairly reactive. There was an obvious kick which I grew as time went on to appreciate a lot.

With this review, the Tour Blue 65 was provided by Aldila in stiff flex. Uncooked weight was 67g, and the rotating shaft was behind trimmed and installed into an 11.5deg Callaway X-Popular driver in the O setting, playing to 44.75 inches. Testing occurred and while using a Vector X launching computer screen. As a player, I create low to quite low backspin rates with the motorist right and usually launch the ball high.

While the Tour Blue has a softer tip segment in relation to the Tour Green, it is not just your typical low kick-point beam. In reality, it is advertised with a middle curve-point, which ought to generate relatively higher launching and twist (among both offerings in the chain), but it is not always a true "high launching" shaft. Vector testing revealed that I got really middle of the road spin numbers and start, which were both fairly welcome. Coming from over a year playing authentic high-launching shafts, I managed to somewhat lower my trajectory without losing carry space.

The Tour Blue's profile causes it to be a popular choice, particularly on Tour, as a fairway wood shaft, though it is also as a driver shaft. Those seeking a fairway wood shaft that encourages a somewhat higher start with great equilibrium could discover that it's quite appropriate for that function.

Dispersion was typical of what I had usually find and clearly influenced by the swing of the day. Strikes that are great were not fairly inconsistent in shot and trajectory contour, so when a rule of thumb, I managed to predict my shot shape that is regular . I did be able to swing more difficult without any results that are surprising that I was able to attribute on the shaft. In all, it supplied more than sufficient equilibrium for the swing that it was offered by me.

Carry space was spot on with what I had anticipate from this driver head, though as mentioned earlier, trajectory was a tad lower (in the 90 foot range), and I managed to shallow out my touchdown angle for what seemed to be more spin. There were not any huge differences, although on the path I saw some traces of preceding typical absolute space due to that.

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With such dominance in the professional rankings, Aldila is clearly doing something right. True (and embarrassingly), I've spent little time with their products. I discovered the shaft. It proved to be somewhat different than some of another premium launching shafts out there these days, while it'll definitely get charged as the high launching member of the Tour chain. It offered equilibrium and great feel that needs to be well-enjoyed by golfers of many distinct ability levels. As noted earlier, it is going to certainly be a popular fairway wood selection, though it should offer plenty of value as a driver shaft for those looking to get somewhat higher start and more twist. To find out more, including retailer that take the Tour Blue locally, head to www.aldila.com.