Equipment

Fujikura Ventus TR Blue Shaft review – Club Junkie Reviews

Published

3 years ago

Oct 25, 2023

Fujikura’s Ventus TR line of shafts weren’t built to replace the wildly popular original Ventus but as additional profiles to fit even more golfers. Fujikura used their Enso high-speed camera system to analyze how their shafts were performing and found that they could further enhance stability. So, the Ventus TR was born, and the main difference is that Fujikura added a lightweight Spread Tow carbon fiber near the handle section for more reinforcement.

Ventus TR offers three profiles, just like the original, and the Ventus TR Blue offers mid-launch with low spin.

Fujikura Ventus TR Blue Shaft review

Fujikura added a little flair to the Ventus TR Blue graphics with a slightly lighter and more metallic blue paint. While the metal flake isn’t bass boat heavy, I love the added shimmer from the paint in the sunlight. The silver Ventus graphic near the handle is unchanged, as is the VeloCore near the tip, but under that, you get to see the weave of the Spread Tow fabric as the shaft fades into black. The only other difference would be the gold “TR” logo next to the Ventus text on the underside of the shaft. Installation is very straightforward, and no tipping is required for drivers, just prep the tip and glue on your adapter.

I am lucky enough to have this shaft in my driver as well as my 7-wood and the shaft performs great in both applications. The TR Blue has a much different feel than the original Ventus Blue, even though they are both mid-launch options. Ventus TR Blue has a stouter, more stiff feel and a tightness I was never able to feel with Ventus Blue. I have a quicker tempo swing, that I am trying to fix — it is a little over the top with a shut face. So my miss is typically a hook and a ball that starts left of target. As you take TR Blue back you can immediately feel that reinforced handle section as the shaft has less give to it. As you start the downswing the TR Blue loads with a little more effort but you can still feel the sensation easily.

At impact, the shaft kicks well and it feels like most of that is coming from the midsection of the shaft. This shaft gives you a mid/low launch that is a little flatter and more boring. Even though Fujikura lists the TR Blue as mid-launch, for my swing it launches just a little lower than that. The stiffer profile also makes it a little harder to turn over and takes a little draw out of the shot compared to Original Blue. Ventus TR Blue still is easy to square up and will allow those draw players the ability to do that still. For players like me who are looking for a mid-launch shaft that takes some of the left out of the equation, I think the TR Blue fits that bill nicely.

The shaft also has really good stability when you don’t hit the center of the face. The driver head doesn’t feel like it is twisting much when your strike is out on the toe or down on the heel. Toe shots will still have some curve to them but stay in play and the low spin seems to help keep some distance on those shots. For me, the TR Blue is a low spinning shaft as I routinely see my driver spin rates around 2,500-2,600 RPM.

Overall the Fujikura Ventus TR Blue has been a great addition to my bag and has been my gamer shaft for most of this year. I found that the combination of control, distance, and mid-launch have really helped my driving game. If you are looking for a mid-launch shaft with low spin and great accuracy, then the Ventus TR Blue is definitely worth talking to your fitter about.

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Putters for everyone! Scotty, Bettinardi, Odyssey.

Published

17 mins ago

Jun 12, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raehtz10 is selling putters…and lots of them. Available for purchase Scotty Camerons, Bettinardis, and Odysseys.

From the listing:

All prices are OBO and include shipping and Paypal G&S and Venmo’s version too. If you’re west of the Mississippi, please add $5. If you have any questions or want additional pictures, please message me.

1. Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport. 34″, original grip and headcover. Weights are aftermarket 40g. Small ding on the hosel was repaired. Will send updated photo if interested. $300.

2. Scotty Cameron Mil-Spec 33/350g – 33 inches, 350g. Red dancing cord grip. No headcover. – $350.

3. Bettinardi Studio Stock 9. 35″, brand new in plastic. Does not include original headcover, but will come with new in plastic 2021 Studio Stock headcover. $275.

4. Bettinardi 2022 Inovai 6.0 – 33″, original grip and shaft. The pictures really tell the tale on this one. $230.

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.

Whats in the Bag

Christiaan Maas WITB 2026 (June)

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D LS (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: TaylorMade Prototype (50-SB09), TaylorMade MG5 (56-HB12, 60-LV07)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400

Putter: TaylorMade TP Juno

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Christiaan Maas’ clubs here.

Equipment

TaylorMade MySpider Tour and Tour X: More customizable build options now available

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Alistair Cameron

TaylorMade Golf’s MySpider program underwent a substantial overhaul over the last month. Firstly, the company launched the option to customize the Spider ZT model, and now the program has returned with the MySpider Tour and MySpider Tour X.

The revamped page now gives golfers complete control over every visual and functional detail of their putter on the popular Tour and Tour X head, with every cosmetic idea thought of. In MySpider Tour, golfers can choose from four head finishes, 16 paint fill colors, nine Surlyn face insert colors, three aluminum insert options, six sightline configurations, and four hosel options — L-neck, small slant, double bend, center shaft. Six sightline options are available in MySpider Tour, including the optically engineered True Path alignment system. MySpider Tour X gives builders the option of four head finishes, four hosel configurations, and five sightline options, also including True Path alignment.

One of the more interesting features of the new MySpider program is the availability of three distinct face insert options. Along with the usual Surlyn Pure Roll insert trusted by Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, which can be customized from nine colors, golfers can now also select firmer options. Two are offered with the black aluminum Pure Roll insert, slightly firmer than the traditional insert, or for the firmest feel, golfers can choose from two colors of milled aluminum inserts.

Another fun addition to the MySpider Tour is the ability to use the “Tommy Sightline.” The custom alignment aid design, which was first drawn onto Tommy Fleetwood’s putter by PGA Tour Rep James Holley, is based on the milled sightline on his Spider ZT head. There are five shorter lines on the left and right of a longer central line serving as the traditional short line alignment aid.

See below for the full specifications sheet for MySpider Tour and Tour X: