Ping TFC169 Tour Shaft. Opinions

mjf34g · February 24, 2012

I need some input on this shaft. I've hit the Std TFC169 shaft and the tip is a bit soft ands due to that it imparts a bit too much spin. Sooo i've heard good things about the TFC169 Tour shaft and I do like the counter balance feature of the new Ping shafts. Anyone got any input on this shaft?

Isaac_Newton · February 24, 2012

I have it in my g20 driver. Spun about 400 rpm less for me.

jstet003 · February 24, 2012

I have it in my G20 Driver as well cut down to 44.5" by Ping. Stock stiff felt too whippy and with the Tour I was more accurate and getting more distance. This has been the best combo for me ever. Hitting long and straight bombs. I feel like i'm cheating with this club. Ultimately depends on your swing though. Go test them both out. Non tour shaft has had a lot of good results for people from what I've seen on here too.

HateTheHighDraw · February 24, 2012

Love the tour shaft in my G20 4 wood. Stout but responsive.

Lemonde · February 24, 2012

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Love the tour shaft in my G20 4 wood. Stout but responsive.
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Have it the g15 4wood, the g20 and g23 hybrid. Xstiff Awesome shaft.

GetmeouttaJersey · February 24, 2012

Curious to see what people think about the Tour version of the shaft as well. I almost picked up a g20 8.5* w the Tour 149 in X but I was still worried about the trajectory. I think an aftermarket low launch shaft would be necessary in the G head, personally. I'd go digitally lofted 8.5* w/ a low/low shaft and bomb it. Anyone have the Tour in X?

256ctf · February 24, 2012

just sold my 910d3
Thinking g20+di6s anyone had experience with this combo?

Lobber · February 24, 2012

I had the Tour in my I20 stiff and for a stock shaft it is pretty good imo. I did however tend to go left more than I wanted. Had a chance to go to a ping demo day last Saturday outdoors in San Diego. Ping put me on the track man and I ended up returning the stock and ordering a RIP Alpha 60. The RIP kept the left side out of play and brought spin down a bit. Club was ordered from Ping on Tuesday and showed up next day in San Diego! 1 Day Turnaround! Ping customer service is awesome.
First round with new combo in AM. Will report back.

Skydiver22 · February 24, 2012

I currently swing the G20 9.5* with the Tour AD DI 6X. With this set up I finally found a driver to knock my FT-3 w/Fuji 757 out of my bag. I was seriously long with this g20 set up last weekend, one tee shot was slightly up hill and carried Looong.

On a fitting at PING on trackman, my launch was 11-14 degrees, spin rate was 2200-2400 rpm, at a swing speed of 114-116 mph.

wolfpack · February 24, 2012

The tour is supposed to be a re-badged ATTAS shaft. Very nice.

BuckyBadger · February 24, 2012

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I need some input on this shaft. I've hit the Std TFC169 shaft and the tip is a bit soft ands due to that it imparts a bit too much spin. Sooo i've heard good things about the TFC169 Tour shaft and I do like the counter balance feature of the new Ping shafts. Anyone got any input on this shaft?
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I'd be interested in how fast you swing. I only swing about 100 MPH and I felt the stock stiff shaft spun way too much. I didn't know if I could handle something labeled, "Tour" stiff, but it was great. Perfect trajectory and long. I have a 3 and 5 wood with this shaft. I have the DI 6/S in my driver.

tigerfan23 · February 24, 2012

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Curious to see what people think about the Tour version of the shaft as well. I almost picked up a g20 8.5* w the Tour 149 in X but I was still worried about the trajectory. I think an aftermarket low launch shaft would be necessary in the G head, personally. I'd go digitally lofted 8.5* w/ a low/low shaft and bomb it. Anyone have the Tour in X?
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I have hit the tour in Stiff and X. Its an awesome shaft - the G20 driver and 3 wood with the tour shafts = amazing.

Beavs17 · March 12, 2012

The 169D Tour Stiff is a phenomenal pairing with this head. In fact, I just did an extensive head to head comparison this weekend - 8.5* G20 w/ Oban v430 Tour Proto vs 9.5* G20 169D Tour Stiff. The 9.5* is now in the bag....I was stunned. :scare2:

Johnny T · March 12, 2012

I have the TFC Tour in my G20 4 wood. It is a much different shaft than the normal TFC...much tighter feeling with a lower trajectory. I had some serious control issues with the normal TFC and but those have been corrected with the TFC Tour. I still toy with the idea of an aftermarket shaft but that is just my inner ho trying to be heard.

I haven't tried the TFC Tour in a driver, but I had some control issues with the normal TFC in a G20 head, so much so that I sold it shortly after getting it. FWIW, my driver ss is ~105.

bushwood · March 12, 2012

is there any shaft that you guys would compare the Tour to? The torque seems to be kinda high.

With a swing speed of ~108, quick transition, should i look at X stiff or stiff?

Beavs17 · March 12, 2012

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is there any shaft that you guys would compare the Tour to? The torque seems to be kinda high.

With a swing speed of ~108, quick transition, should i look at X stiff or stiff?
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I am at 114 with a quick transition, and I went with the stiff. It's a pretty stout shaft for sure.