39 replies to this topic

[swanry30]

I would love to hear some more information on this shaft.  Even if it was in the R1 tell us about the shaft not the head.

[b_riedy]

I am very interested in this shaft as well.....I am looking for a shaft that is stiff in tip and mid, but soft in the butt.  So far shafts on my list are (not sure if the below all fit that profile?):

- Ahina
- Kiyoshi White
- Speeder Tour Spec
- Tour AD BB

Edited by b_riedy, 22 December 2012 - 12:58 PM.

[cliche]

does anyone know how the kiyoshi white compare the the blue oban devotion?

[Fatz]

They don't.

I hate the Devotion. Really nothing great. Not as low spin as the claims say. And not the fairway hunting machine the Kiyo White is.

Kiyo white feels great, launches low/mid, spins low and perfect, and absolute tight dispersion. A nice tight kick, nothing loose.

cliche, on 23 March 2013 - 02:38 PM, said:

does anyone know how the kiyoshi white compare the the blue oban devotion?

[nitram]

This is the most accurate graphite shaft I've ever played in over 30 years of golf. The softer butt section allows for more feel than most low launch/spin shafts. I mean its nice to have a Low/Low that doesn't feel like rebar. I've always been a huge Fuji fan and I'm really impressed with the new .3 series as they offer very similar performance to the OKW. However, in my personal test, both in a R1 head, the OKW won by a narrow margin with the difference being accuracy.

[NotEvenJail26]

Fatz, on 23 March 2013 - 05:50 PM, said:

They don't.

I hate the Devotion. Really nothing great. Not as low spin as the claims say. And not the fairway hunting machine the Kiyo White is.

Kiyo white feels great, launches low/mid, spins low and perfect, and absolute tight dispersion. A nice tight kick, nothing loose.

cliche, on 23 March 2013 - 02:38 PM, said:

does anyone know how the kiyoshi white compare the the blue oban devotion?

Maybe you should add Devotion was nothing great FOR YOU. Devotion is a superb shaft at the price point and competes with many outside its price point. A shaft should be fitted for the players specifics. Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it's a bad shaft.

[Fatz]

Obviously the opinion is in my hands.... As are all WRX posts.

I thought my comment was warranted. They DO NOT compare.

Devo for me was just average.  I've heard a lot of people make the "for its price" claim.  Well for "its" price the VTS Silver/Black or even Axiv is better, and I haven't even mentioned Accra yet.

Kiyo White has absolutely won the battle out of everything I've hit. But I will say that Gawain's Accra Tour Z he fitted me into still win the ballspeed contest in the R1.  By a slim margin. But the Kiyo White just hits a consistent carry and total always on target.

By far the best dispersion on a driver shaft I have seen.  

NotEvenJail26, on 24 March 2013 - 05:24 AM, said:

Fatz, on 23 March 2013 - 05:50 PM, said:

They don't.

I hate the Devotion. Really nothing great. Not as low spin as the claims say. And not the fairway hunting machine the Kiyo White is.

Kiyo white feels great, launches low/mid, spins low and perfect, and absolute tight dispersion. A nice tight kick, nothing loose.

cliche, on 23 March 2013 - 02:38 PM, said:

does anyone know how the kiyoshi white compare the the blue oban devotion?

Maybe you should add Devotion was nothing great FOR YOU. Devotion is a superb shaft at the price point and competes with many outside its price point. A shaft should be fitted for the players specifics. Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it's a bad shaft.

[TipZuno]

I got a chance to try this in a Nike Covert Tour head as I can live with it. Very nice shaft although I actually hit the Fuji Fuel a little better as I had more of a fade with the Oban which I'm not used too. Not a bad flight but for now I'm not letting my Fujikura Motore Speeder vc 6.2 ts leave my Nike Covert Tour.

[pleepers303]

So I cut most of my shafts down to 43" (44" with head) from the butt.  Is the 3" I take off the end going to remove the "soft butt" region of this shaft?  How much room do I have to work with?

Edited by pleepers303, 13 April 2013 - 01:25 AM.

[OspreyCI]

nitram, on 23 March 2013 - 08:48 PM, said:

This is the most accurate graphite shaft I've ever played in over 30 years of golf. The softer butt section allows for more feel than most low launch/spin shafts. I mean its nice to have a Low/Low that doesn't feel like rebar. I've always been a huge Fuji fan and I'm really impressed with the new .3 series as they offer very similar performance to the OKW. However, in my personal test, both in a R1 head, the OKW won by a narrow margin with the difference being accuracy.

Any data on spin rates for the OKW vs the Tour Spec? I am using the TS 6.2 in my R1 and want a touch more feel. May look at the OKW or the TS .3. Thanks.