Equipment

Grafalloy Announces New Shafts

Published

18 years ago

May 1, 2008

Following the Prolaunch Platinum shafts with the underlying Smart-Ply technology originally seen with the Axis shaft , Grafalloy have taken this technology and added them to new Tour Concept versions of the Prolaunch Red and Prolaunch Blue.

Also released at the same time are new versions of the C-Note hybrid shaft, including a new lighter version to replace the C-Lite. Grafalloy shafts have been a stalwart of the major tours for some time now, with the Prolaunch series of shafts being amongst the most commonly used. The Micro-Mesh^TM technology used in these shafts is Grafalloys solution to balancing tip stability and torque to reduce club head lag while retaining feel. The addition of Smart-Ply^TM should now give these shafts even greater cross sectional stability.

Increasing cross sectional stability is seen as a way to increase energy transfer at impact with the result being greater distance and improved shot dispersion. Shafts with poor cross sectional stability undergo ovalling which causes energy loss and an inconsistent point of impact with loss of accuracy. Anti-ovalling technologies are of particular interest to shaft manufacturers and are commonly seen in current shafts, examples of these being Triax from Fujikura (basis of the RE*AX and ROMBAX shafts) and S-CORE Technology™ from Aldila (seen in the new VooDoo shaft).

Smart-Ply cross section

Smart-Ply^TM consists of overlaying single direction fibres orientated in 6 specific directions (-45, -30, 0 ,30, 45, and 90 degrees to the shaft ), each orientation contributing differently to feel and performance. Grafalloy state that using this technology they can produce shafts that are over 50% more cross sectionally stable when compared to shafts like the Mitsubishi WhiteBoard or the Aldila SVS Proto.

The Prolaunch range consists of the Blue, Platinum and Red. The shafts are designed to have similar characteristics but with the Blue with high launch, the Platinum giving a Mid-High launch and the Red giving a Low initial launch angle.

Technical Specs

Shaft Type	Flex	Length	Weight	Tip Size	Torque
Blue 65	R,S,X	46"	64g	.335"	3.0/2.8/2.8
Blue 75	R,S,X	46"	75g/76g/78g	.335"	2.9

Shaft Type	Flex	Length	Weight	Tip Size	Torque
C-Note 85	R,S,X	41"	81g/83g/85g	.370"/.355"	2.0
C-Note 105	S,X	41"	103g/105g	.370"/.355"	2.0

New Hybrid Shafts

The new version of the C-Note is the same as the old one but it has a new paint scheme that is slightly more reserved than the original – the C-Note name was a reference to not only the weight but also the money like graphics and the legend ‘In Grafalloy We Trust’. The lighter version replaces the C-Lite and has the same new paint scheme.

Shaft Type	Flex	Length	Weight	Tip Size	Torque
C-Note 85	R,S,X	41"	81g/83g/85g	.370"/.355"	2.0
C-Note 105	S,X	41"	103g/105g	.370"/.355"	2.0

These shafts are made of a proprietary Tri-Material Torque Control that produces very low torque shafts for faster swingers looking for a low and penetrating ball flight.

All these shafts will be the subjects of Bag Chatter testing so look for some reviews in the forth coming weeks.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

13 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

13 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

13 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”