Comparing aftermarket Diamana blue profiles

Mandarax · June 29, 2020

Hello GolfWRX community! I'm in the market for a new driver shaft and have had great success with the aftermarket Kai'li but would like to consider some of the other generations as well. How do you feel about the original blueboard, aftermarket Kai'li, B-series, and BF shafts in terms of feel and performance? How do they compare and how do they differ? THank you!

setter02 · June 30, 2020

Kai'Li's are my fav fairway shaft, and I play around with a 70X B in my G400, but generally I want something a bit stiffer with a mid flight in my driver shaft, so will mainly game an og 73X WB. If you keep it smooth with a higher flight and spin, it can work out well.

Mandarax · June 30, 2020

Kai'li's are my favorite fairway shaft too. I played around with Ilima but I strangely got lower ball flight with too much spin (it might be that I have a latish release). I've been considering whiteboard in the driver as well but have always played a similar profile in my driver as I have in my fairway woods. I should be open minded though and give it a go.

coops · June 30, 2020

I always liked the original Blueboard - and have moved back to a Diamana ZF in my old 9015d head... feels lovely and bound to please a Blueboard fan.

Helpful review here Mitsubishi Diamana ZF Shaft Review - Plugged In Golf

mackepa · June 30, 2020

Count me in as a guy who loves the Kai’li in fairway woods. I have an 80 stiff Kai’li in my tour bonded Epic Flash 5 wood that is just and absolute gem.

Valtiel · June 30, 2020

The Kai'li is definitely a classic, I need to find a home for the loose 80X I have kicking around.

Generally speaking, the evolution of the Blue profile has been the use of increasingly stronger and lighter weight materials to create stronger and more stable shafts at lighter weight classes, as well as manipulating things like tip and butt stiffness in a more isolated fashion. If you were to take the original Blueboard and compare it to the Diamana BF and Tensei Pro Blue in the same weight class, you will have more tip and butt stability without sacrificing feel. The Diamana ZF is also kind of the "Blueboard on steroids" in that it is a bit of a different profile with even more stability throughout.

The bottom line though is that whatever fits your swing and your feel is best, old or new.