Graphite Design Tour AD GT Shaft for 2013 & X flex vs TX flex question

Puppetmaster · January 2, 2013

I was looking through their site this morning and saw they have posted a new profile for 2013 called the GT which is mid launch, and they have revised the BB to be more low-mid launch. Previously, I'm almost certain the BB was listed as mid launch. The DI is still high launch, DJ is mid-high, and the 9003 is still the low-low.

http://www.proschoicegolfshafts.com/shafts/tour-ad-gt/ad-gt-overview

They have so many profiles under the Tour AD label now they really need an updated summary chart: http://www.proschoicegolfshafts.com/technology/fit-guide

Here's what I got out of it even though I know they have others:

9003: Low launch

BB: Low-mid launch

GT: Mid launch

EV: Mid-high launch

DJ: Mid-high launch

DI: High launch

Also can someone please explain the difference in the X flex vs the TX flex? Or point me to any previous discussions or information on them? I tried searching here and on Google and didn't find anything conclusive. I know all their profiles can be had in the TX flex but are these just the same profiles with higher CPMs like an XX flex or are there other differences? I was just curious because I see the TX come up for sale now and then, mostly for the DIs. Thanks for any info.

PS - note the change in domain name for their site, I guess this is part of the change since they closed their US operations

pr1mo990 · January 10, 2013

I noticed this same stuff today and was wondering about all this stuff. Glad you posted and hopefully we get some answers soon.

minhjn · January 10, 2013

I'm pretty sure the DJ is supposed to be higher launch than the DI, but who knows

Puppetmaster · January 11, 2013

I'm pretty sure the DJ is supposed to be higher launch than the DI, but who knows

Not according to their site.

Someone feel free to send me a DJ to test. :D

Hookshot33 · January 11, 2013

I'm pretty sure the DJ is supposed to be higher launch than the DI, but who knows

Not according to their site.

Someone feel free to send me a DJ to test. :D

I know it's straight from their website, but I have a hard time believing those charts. They say that the BB is higher spin than the DI and the DI's high launch/low spin is virtually impossible (plus I have a DI and can say that it's more mid/mid-low than it is high/low)

But yeah the GT has me intrigued and looks like it could be a great fairway wood shaft

oldhamer25 · January 11, 2013

Charts are had to go off of. If you look at the Titleist chart it shows the AD DI 6 as being mid and the AD DJ 6 as being a mid-high. I have not played the DJ, but do have di's in all my woods and it does not play mid-high for me. Here is a link to the Titleist one, [url="http://media.titleist.com/images/titleist/pdfs/US/2012/flipbook/Fall_2012_Custom_Club_Options/html/index.html#/4/zoomed"]http://media.titleist.com/images/titleist/pdfs/US/2012/flipbook/Fall_2012_Custom_Club_Options/html/index.html#/4/zoomed[/url]

Puppetmaster · January 11, 2013

I'm pretty sure the DJ is supposed to be higher launch than the DI, but who knows

Not according to their site.

Someone feel free to send me a DJ to test. :D

I know it's straight from their website, but I have a hard time believing those charts. They say that the BB is higher spin than the DI and the DI's high launch/low spin is virtually impossible (plus I have a DI and can say that it's more mid/mid-low than it is high/low)

But yeah the GT has me intrigued and looks like it could be a great fairway wood shaft

I agree, I was just posting from there because I don't know myself. It has been posted before that their site doesn't always make sense. It used to say that the BB was higher spinning than the DI, or maybe it still says that, but a few people here have found the opposite to be true.

I was just searching around and Tour Spec Golf carries an older Tour AD PT which could be what the GT was based on. Pure speculation on my part.