Kai'li White vs Ventus TR Blue; or Other

P_FordGolf17 · July 23

Currently playing a Ping G400 Max 10.5 w/ Ventus TR Blue 6 S. Swing Speed 105-110. Quick, Aggressive Transition. Not a high spin generating player. Currently making some swing changes to get the ball more centered on the club face. Miss is toe side, leading to my miss being some nasty low snappy pulls. While work on my swing continues I want to remove the left side of play... I'm changing to a mid-size grip (from std), lofting my adapter down to open the club face, and will try a longer shaft to help more the ball back into the sweet spot. I think the Ventus TR Blue 6 S is too easy for me to turn over though, wondering where I go from here. Ventus OG Black 6 S, Kai'li White (if so, which flex), or GD VF.... Leaning towards the Kai'li White based on the very stiff tip. Looking for suggestions from people have tried these shafts/ tried removing the left side from play

phizzy30 · July 23

I've had or tested all the shafts you mentioned. If you like the feeling of the TR blue, you could move up to X flex since your ss and aggressive transition warrant so which could help mitigate/lessen the left miss. VF is smoother than TR blue and more stable for me. I could play either draw or fade with it whereas the TR blue was mostly draw. VF is also my favorite shaft outta the ones you mentioned. Kai'li white/VF are more in line with each other in that they their EI profiles are similar and they both launch in the same window and spin is a wash. However, it lacked feel for me. Like the VF I could work the ball ways with Kai'li white.

Edited July 23 by phizzy30

P_FordGolf17 · July 23

@phizzy30 Appreciate the insights. Would you say flexes between these three brands/ shafts are "equal"? A bit concerned about the kai'li white based on some other member's comments in other threads. My only prior experience with GD was a AD-DI 6 S that I thought was very loose but I mostly attribute that to the profile.

phizzy30 · July 23

19 minutes ago, P_FordGolf17 said:

@phizzy30 Appreciate the insights. Would you say flexes between these three brands/ shafts are "equal"? A bit concerned about the kai'li white based on some other member's comments in other threads. My only prior experience with GD was a AD-DI 6 S that I thought was very loose but I mostly attribute that to the profile.

GD always plays half a flex soft. Fuji/MCA are pretty much true to flex. I mean you could play Kai'li white S, however, since you have an aggressive transition and looking for more stability, I would recommend X straight in(no tipping).

P_FordGolf17 · July 23

@phizzy30 So would you say the VF 6 X tipped 1/2" would be very close to the Kai'li White 6 X? With the VF having more feel but still very linear.

phizzy30 · July 24

1 hour ago, P_FordGolf17 said:

@phizzy30 So would you say the VF 6 X tipped 1/2" would be very close to the Kai'li White 6 X? With the VF having more feel but still very linear.

Yes.