Equipment
The New White Board: Mitsubishi’s Diamana W-Series shaft
Mitsubishi Rayon’s new Diamana W-Series shaft is the third generation of the company’s “White Board” shaft, a low-launching, low-spinning model that has been extremely popular with pros and amateurs since its launch in 2006.
The most notable difference between the W-Series and its predecessor, Mitsubishi’s Diamana ‘ahina shaft, is the shaft’s stiffer butt section. That area of the shaft was reinforced with a special material made by Mitsubishi’s parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical, called Dialed. Dialed (also known as “pitch” fiber) is a high-modulus carbon fiber that’s about twice as strong as standard golf shaft materials.
Click here to read about Alidila’s Rogue shaft, which uses the same pitch fiber in its design.
According to Tsutomu Ibuki, president of Mitsubishi Rayon, Dialed increases the consistency of the W-Series shaft and adds a more stable feel. But there’s also a performance benefit.
“The modulus is kind of a spring,” Ibuki said. “The modulus is higher, so it’s a stronger spring.”
More “spring” means more ball speed, and if the W-Series is a good fit for a golfer’s swing and launch conditions, it also means more distance.
Golfers currently playing the ‘ahina are likely to see a higher launch and slightly more spin from the W-Series due to its slightly softer tip, a design change prompted by today’s extremely low-spinning driver heads. That puts the launch and spin characteristics of the W-Series closer to the design of the original White Board shaft, the D-Series, which is still used by several of the world’s top golfers including Tiger Woods.
Like Mitsubishi’s third-generation “Blue Board” shaft, the Diamana B-Series, the W-Series shaft has the company’s “Tough-Qure” technology in the tip section, a resin system that reduces the tip’s deformation during the swing.
The Diamana W-Series shafts will hit stores on Oct. 7 and will carry an MSRP of $400. It will be available in 50-, 60- and 70-gram model, all in R, S and X flexes.
Click here to see what GolfWRX members are saying about the shaft in the forums.
Click here to see what GolfWRX members are saying about the shaft in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Russell Henley WITB 2024 (March)
- Russell Henley WITB accurate as of the Cognizant Classic.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 100 TX
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S, @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron T5 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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Vince Carter WITB 2024 (March)
- The NBA legend was teeing it up in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am.
Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K (9 degrees)
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees)
Irons: Ping i230 (4-PW)
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50, 54, 58)
Putter: Ping
Ball: Renegade Mbu
Check out more photos of Vince Carter’s WITB here.
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Equipment
From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations
In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving irons currently on the market. WRXer ‘TheShark1’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons, saying:
“Currently gaming the Mizuno Pro 225’s but think I need more forgiveness in my irons. My well struck shots are real nice, but my mishits are not performing as good as I had hoped anymore. I really like hollow body irons so if I could find something more forgiving in a hollow body iron that would be great.
Open to any and all recommendations other than Ping. Can’t hit Ping irons at all.”
And our members have been sharing their best suggestions in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AvidSwampThing66: “Another vote for the super forgiving and fast Paradym irons. They look really good for being a GI iron.”
- bobfoster: “I just went from MP20 MMCs to the new 245s in my scoring irons (just played my first round with them today). If you have a chance to try them, you might find them worth a serious look.”
- vman: “Shoot me down, but spend the money on lessons.”
- J_Tizzle: “i525s are great off the heel in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations”
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