I have tried the stock 665 ts from Callaway. Not sure if it's real deal or not. My impressions were mid flight, easy to control directionally, kept the spin down, and played slightly soft to flex. What was your impression?
Speeder evolution II Ts impressions?
It's a real shaft. I mean, it isn't a figment of my imagination. I think it is a good shaft. I would characterize it as a mid flight, mid/low spin. Exactly what I assume a stock shaft offering to be.
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I liked it with the handful or,so swings I took with it. I'm a fan of the speeder shafts
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Lol, so we're not in the matrix? Probably the difference between the Callaway shafts and the ones directly from Fuji are negligible for most people.
I believe the Speeder Evo II offered by callaway is not proprietary. I believe it is a "real deal" shaft
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I loved the feel of the stock 665/765 that came from Callaway. They feel like soft X-flex and I saw a nice mid ball flight with what I can only assume was low spin as they ran out very well. I'm very much a fan of the shaft as it comes from Callaway.
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I agree. I have ordered one although I only had a few swings the profile should suit me.
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That's what I like to hear. Anywhere in the trees at my home course is unplayable and I think this shaft will really tighten up my drives.
Evo II -- It is a real shaft made by Fujikura -- but there was a question on the Callaway Forum about the Evo II 565 (edited to correct) -- it is apparently sold to the general public-- It appears to be a tad softer than the 569 and with higher torque. On the Callaway Golf Forum it seem to have taken several weeks of a Callaway Rep calling Fuji to put the specs on the Fuji site. Apparently, the 565 is real deal as it is sold to the public.
Yes, 665 appears real deal, as stated in post below.
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The shaft can be ordered by anyone - it's available at GolfWorks at least.
http://www.golfworks.com/fujikura-speeder-665-evolution-ii-tour-spec-golf-shaft/p/FK0084/
Thanks for the correction -- that shaft I had in my head was the Evo II 565. It did not have any specs listed on fujikura until about a week ago, which seems odd. But even the 565 is available on golfworks, so all is good real deal. Personally, I think they are all real deal -- and having the specs on the fuji website does help with credibility and more info always helps. Kudos to Callaway for getting the specs on the fuji website.
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Pkielwa
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The Tour Spec is built to handle a strong transition from the top, whereas the Evo isn't. Different stiffness in the butts of these shafts...
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What do you think makes it "straighter" to other shafts?
What does this mean? How does a shaft help you square the face?
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Not sure. It could be the weight and or feel.
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Remember, the mental aspect of things matters to people too.
It doesn't always have to make sense to others so long as it leads to confidence for the individual.
Just my take, of course.
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Interesting. My swing is also less than text book, I will have to try this out.
greggdrews
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I'm guessing "square the face" might be a little misleading if I'm reading the OP correctly and it's a dispersion issue which we have all seen with different shaft profiles. Need to find the one that fits us best.
I got that which is why I asked. I was curious About the perceived difference.
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Dispersion issue is correct. This shaft is currently working better for me than the s+60, white tie 55x4, and rogue 70 110msi.