Mitsubishi Tensei AM2 iron shafts?

[halfsumo]

I see that Titleist's new iron line is offering a new graphite iron shaft from Mitsubishi. Ascending weight Tensei's. As a Tensei White guy AND a graphite iron shaft player, I am wondering if anyone with knowledge of these shafts could chime in with any experience/details. I was 99% ready to order a new set of Mizuno's with the Accra 124's, but these have me interested, assuming the White even come in an X flex (and hopefully if they do they will be few grams heavier)...those would be a good fit for me on paper.

[ian-500]

Anyone have info on these?

[RainShadow]

I am interested as well, if they don't break the bank.

[Landy]

Any feedback on these?

[small1001]

Any feedback?

[ARL67]

^^^ giving this thread a bump as I'm thinking of ordering the Tensei AV White AM2 shaft in some new Titleist T200.

 

I know @Pepperturbo plays these and have followed his comments in various other threads.

 

Does anyone know the balance point of this shaft in Stiff and X-Stiff flexes ?

I plan to to do a very short length increment MOI rebuild on them, and would prefer a low balance point to deal with my swing-weight targets.   The MCA site has no specific balance point number, but states a high kick-point.

https://www.mca-golf.com/products/av-white-am2-irons 

 

I've been using Steelfiber i95cw Regular in my last several builds, as i95cw will measure about  2-3 SWP heavier than the heavier i110cw shafts.  I'd like to try some other graphite shaft for a change of scenery, and I like that they are ascending weight too. 

Edited August 8, 2021 by ARL67

[Pepperturbo]

23 hours ago, ARL67 said:

^^^ giving this thread a bump as I'm thinking of ordering the Tensei AV White AM2 shaft in some new Titleist T200.

 

I know @Pepperturbo plays these and have followed his comments in various other threads.

 

Does anyone know the balance point of this shaft in Stiff and X-Stiff flexes ?

I plan to to do a very short length increment MOI rebuild on them, and would prefer a low balance point to deal with my swing-weight targets.   The MCA site has no specific balance point number, but states a high kick-point.

https://www.mca-golf.com/products/av-white-am2-irons 

 

I've been using Steelfiber i95cw Regular in my last several builds, as i95cw will measure about  2-3 SWP heavier than the heavier i110cw shafts.  I'd like to try some other graphite shaft for a change of scenery, and I like that they are ascending weight too. 

IMO these do NOT have a low-balance point, I suspect mid-high at least.  Mitsu only provides "S" and "X" in AV White as they are designed for STRONGER players.  I have to put a solid swing on mid-short irons, as they play stronger than flex.  Current SW of 2-9i is D1-D2, PW & SW and LW have heavier SW.  AV Blue has a lower balance point, but its lighter weight with mid-bend. 

 

If you've been playing i95 "R", I would NOT suggest these shafts.  I also have a set of i95cw "S", and prior to AV White, I played i110cw "S" in PW-2i at D2, and 125cw "S" in SW & LW at D5.

[tyorke1]

pep , how do these compare to steel fibre’s thanks 

[tyorke1]

I have played three times with these. Great shafts , very tip stiff , low flight , very tight . Might take a bit getting use to the weight but so far really like them. East on the elbows , biggest reason I bought them . 

[Oldboy]

Bump. Anyone have any thoughts?

[Landy]

Rebump

[mcounci2]

I tried them for about a year- long time S400/X100 player.  They were…fine?  I really like the concept of the ascending mass, but in the end they just didn’t get heavy enough, and I felt that an inordinate amount of extra head weight was necessary to achieve a comfortable-for-me swingweight.  If MCA would make them in 3gr steps up to 125g or 130g for the 9/P shaft, I’d order a set tomorrow. For now it’s back to S400. 
 

Side note on flex- the X’s, to me, seemed every bit as stout as an X100

 

Edit: all of this is for the White X's

 

 

 

Edited June 29, 2022 by mcounci2

[Landy]

I would assume the Red would be alot more forgiving from the specs.  Just wonder if they spin too much...

[2Bad4u]

On 6/29/2022 at 4:58 PM, Landy said:

I would assume the Red would be alot more forgiving from the specs.  Just wonder if they spin too much...

Have the Reds in my Vokeys and I love them. Always wondered how they would work in my irons.

[eth_herron]

I play them in my longer irons and absolutely love them. I've been thinking about playing them in shorter irons, but am hesitant since they are so light. 

Regardless, you get a lot feedback with them, the ball flight never inflates on me and I still get nice spin numbers. 

[ParadiseGolf]

I liked the red a lot. I need the flight and spin. I hit these at the store, last model t100. My driver chs is 95-100. The R flex felt really good. Light but I could get along with it. Trying to move out of my Px Lz 6.0 which I do so-so with.