True Temper re-releases the Grafalloy Blue shaft

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Don Brown, product developed for True Temper, knows that the Grafalloy Blue shaft isn’t for all golfers. In fact, he even estimated about 80 percent of the golfers were not upset when it was discontinued in 2011.

But the 20 percent of golfers who fit into the Blue were a vocal minority.

“We discontinued it a few years ago and we got inundated with phone calls, ‘I want a Blue. Where can I get a Blue?” Brown said.

Recently, True Temper decided to re-release its “cult favorite” shaft with some minor alterations. One obvious alteration is the color. It has been painted white instead of blue because of the color’s popularity, Brown said.

There are also some adjustments made to the manufacturing of the shaft, which is now made with higher-grade materials to make it more stable. It also features True Temper’s Speed Coat technology to improve aerodynamics, which True Temper says can bring faster club head speeds.

The shaft comes in both a 60-gram and 75-gram versions, and is available in R Flex, S Flex or X Flex. It retails for about $80.

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8 Comments

1. 

   Guy Crawford

   February 27, 2013 at 12:35 pm

   The old Blue flight profile is completely different from the new Blue. I was excited until I saw the specs. I’ll go Tour AD or Adilia instead.

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     True Temper

     February 28, 2013 at 2:02 pm

     Guy,

     Completely wrong. The profile is the same. Look at the specs of the Blue 60- same as the original with a couple grams of weight removed.

     True Temper

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     RC

     March 13, 2013 at 9:01 pm

     Good luck with that AD, not sure if there is a $300 difference in the performance though. Aldila is crap.

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   Edawg

   February 28, 2013 at 4:31 pm

   So freaking excited that you guys relaunched the Blue!!! I have gone years looking for old Blues on Ebay, but to no avail. Can’t wait to throw ‘em in my Cobra ZL and Mactec 3wood.

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   Joe Golfer

   March 1, 2013 at 1:35 am

   All I recall about the original Blue was that it played stiffer than the designated flex on the shaft. That is surprising considering that most graphite shafts play a lot softer than the designated flex listed, just so that golfers can assuage their egos and play a stiff flex that would have been an R flex fifteen years ago.
   A buddy of mine had a club with an R flex Blue, and it played more like a very slightly soft S flex, closer to S than R.
   I wonder if the new Grafalloy Blue follows that same flex profile.
   That original Blue certainly played stiffer than both the ProLaunch Blue and also the ProLaunch Red and also the old ProLite.
   One can say all they want about the specs, such as a listed torque and the # of grams, but does the new Blue play to a stiffer than normal profile just like the original did?

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     True Temper

     March 1, 2013 at 10:40 am

     Joe Golfer,

     The new Blue has the same profile as the original Blue so I guess the answer is yes. The Grafalloy Blue is a unique design those with a stiffer butt section through a slower taper rate, thus the appearance of playing stiff. It’s all relative though, we design shafts for specific player profiles and Blue was designed for quicker tempo players. Why should every shaft play the same?

     TTS

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       John

       March 1, 2013 at 10:49 am

       Are there any OEM’s offering this new Blue? The Original was the the best shaft i ever played

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         RC

         March 13, 2013 at 8:58 pm

         Ping has it in their works catalog. I’m getting a G25 with at blue in it. Not gonna be able to get it above my shoelaces, but it’ll look amazing!

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