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If you have been around here, you know the name Robin Arthur, or more exactly you have probably heard of his current shaft endeavor, Xcaliber Golf.
In the past year we have seen a rebalancing and restructuring of the company, as there have at times been some up and downs in previous years. That said, according to the company 2019 was a very good year for them and naturally they want to build on that in 2020.
As such, we are seeing not just the introduction of three different shaft lines (which will each have a thread going up today on them) but also a focus on quality control that Robin and his company believe is unmatched at any level in the industry. With multiple layers of checks, stiffness/longitudinal testing, flow, and then even more checks, they make a pretty solid case for that being plausible.
This is the Xcaliber Xclusiv collection of graphite shaft designs.
Xclusiv means just what you think, these will be fitter and fitting center focused shaft designs where the prices are not going to be released publicly, translation, availability will be through fitters only. To my knowledge the rest of the Xcaliber lineup will stay available through all current outlets, so those options are still there, and if you have read any of our homepage articles on them, they may be the best bang for the buck out there.
Xclusiv though introduces a mindset shift for Xcaliber, and they truly have a level of excitement that we have not seen them have about the performance of the new shafts, and when I say excited, I absolutely mean it. Robin never shies away from his belief in his designs, but this is a whole different level.
Now, a rundown of the new offerings, of which THP will have in-hand this week, and rest assured threads will be updated with HQ photos and subsequent testing feedback.
Xcaliber Xclusiv Rapid Taper Series
Woods:
RT Woods – 67g – L, A, R, S – Mid-High Launch – 3.9 Torque – Up to 120 MPH
Irons:
RT Irons – 75g – L, A, R, S – Mid-High Launch – 2.9 Torque – Up to 120 MPH
As excited as Robin and the crew are about the rest of the Xclusiv lineup, THIS is the one that has them over the moon excited, and early internal testing returns for them have only amplified that. Be warned though, these are outside the box to a massive degree. With legitimately over 3 years of R&D into them and Robin Arthur even having patents on them, these are crazy to look at based on the pic angles we have, and I’m eager to get them in hand to see just how wild they really are.
Frankly, we don’t have a ton of info on these just yet beyond the fact that they’re being offered as a mid-high launching shaft built for swing speeds all across the spectrum up to 120 MPH with flexes from Ladies to Stiff. Given the weight and flex profiles, there is something going on here that I am eager to discover more about. It may look reminiscent at first glance of the old Bubble shaft, but Robin is adamant this is nothing like that, his words are that this is no gimmick and is a potentially an industry changing design.
In the past year we have seen a rebalancing and restructuring of the company, as there have at times been some up and downs in previous years. That said, according to the company 2019 was a very good year for them and naturally they want to build on that in 2020.
As such, we are seeing not just the introduction of three different shaft lines (which will each have a thread going up today on them) but also a focus on quality control that Robin and his company believe is unmatched at any level in the industry. With multiple layers of checks, stiffness/longitudinal testing, flow, and then even more checks, they make a pretty solid case for that being plausible.
This is the Xcaliber Xclusiv collection of graphite shaft designs.
Xclusiv means just what you think, these will be fitter and fitting center focused shaft designs where the prices are not going to be released publicly, translation, availability will be through fitters only. To my knowledge the rest of the Xcaliber lineup will stay available through all current outlets, so those options are still there, and if you have read any of our homepage articles on them, they may be the best bang for the buck out there.
Xclusiv though introduces a mindset shift for Xcaliber, and they truly have a level of excitement that we have not seen them have about the performance of the new shafts, and when I say excited, I absolutely mean it. Robin never shies away from his belief in his designs, but this is a whole different level.
Now, a rundown of the new offerings, of which THP will have in-hand this week, and rest assured threads will be updated with HQ photos and subsequent testing feedback.
Xcaliber Xclusiv Rapid Taper Series
Woods:
RT Woods – 67g – L, A, R, S – Mid-High Launch – 3.9 Torque – Up to 120 MPH
Irons:
RT Irons – 75g – L, A, R, S – Mid-High Launch – 2.9 Torque – Up to 120 MPH
As excited as Robin and the crew are about the rest of the Xclusiv lineup, THIS is the one that has them over the moon excited, and early internal testing returns for them have only amplified that. Be warned though, these are outside the box to a massive degree. With legitimately over 3 years of R&D into them and Robin Arthur even having patents on them, these are crazy to look at based on the pic angles we have, and I’m eager to get them in hand to see just how wild they really are.
Frankly, we don’t have a ton of info on these just yet beyond the fact that they’re being offered as a mid-high launching shaft built for swing speeds all across the spectrum up to 120 MPH with flexes from Ladies to Stiff. Given the weight and flex profiles, there is something going on here that I am eager to discover more about. It may look reminiscent at first glance of the old Bubble shaft, but Robin is adamant this is nothing like that, his words are that this is no gimmick and is a potentially an industry changing design.
