Equipment
True Temper re-releases the Grafalloy Blue shaft
Don Brown, product developed for True Temper, knows that the Grafalloy Blue shaft isn’t for all golfers. In fact, he even estimated about 80 percent of the golfers were not upset when it was discontinued in 2011.
But the 20 percent of golfers who fit into the Blue were a vocal minority.
“We discontinued it a few years ago and we got inundated with phone calls, ‘I want a Blue. Where can I get a Blue?” Brown said.
Recently, True Temper decided to re-release its “cult favorite” shaft with some minor alterations. One obvious alteration is the color. It has been painted white instead of blue because of the color’s popularity, Brown said.
There are also some adjustments made to the manufacturing of the shaft, which is now made with higher-grade materials to make it more stable. It also features True Temper’s Speed Coat technology to improve aerodynamics, which True Temper says can bring faster club head speeds.
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The shaft comes in both a 60-gram and 75-gram versions, and is available in R Flex, S Flex or X Flex. It retails for about $80.
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That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Roy
Dec 13, 2015 at 12:55 pm
I am an old custom club maker who dynamically fitted shafts. The Blue in an R flex was perfect for my 105 mph swing speed. I should have bought a few of these before they quite making them. The blue R flex was very close to a conventional stiff and with the lower torque produces a very repeatable, long distance and accurate driver. The new blues (see Hireko Golf Dynacraft shaft fitting addendum) to confirm that it indeed has the same weight, torque and frequency of the old blue. I have just order several of them and will retrofit a drive I made that doesn’t work that well–looking forward to having a real “monster” in my hands. I discovered this when a Nike rep told me this past summer that the Blue had been resurrected.
TK3
Jul 7, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Hi TT,
My SS hovers right @ 100mph, with an aggressive attack (ex hockey player). Would the Blue in a Regular be too soft or should I go with a Stiff? Looking @ the 60g version.
Avg drive @ 270 (with roll)
Current driver – Titleist 910 D2 playing @ 46″
Cheers,
TK3
jaime
Mar 4, 2014 at 7:27 pm
hi I just order cobra bio cell with a blue 65 x stiff its a lower ball flight and more accurate shaft then stock shaft and price was good too
dekker
Jan 14, 2014 at 10:29 pm
the new blue is the same as the old blue, except for the paint job and the speed coat. It’s a beast even in S so tighten your laces. The most accurate shaft I used but I still prefer my Prolite 35x in a driver
Tested the original Blue(S) in my driver, and pulled it to put in my 980f 13* 3wood. Smartest move I made with it. Point and shoot.
Carlos Lopez
Dec 13, 2013 at 12:23 am
Does anyone have the Blue 75 X with a Nike VRS Covert Driver head combo? I would love to get your feedback on it. Thanks.
Liam.B
Oct 15, 2013 at 10:23 am
ive been looking for a shaft that helps me control the ball better. being tall with a fast swing speed i find most wood shafts whippy. will this shaft help me with a more consitant ball flight, considering im not after a high ball flight but more medium.
Kent Marlin
Aug 21, 2013 at 7:13 am
It’s about time! The best shaft I ever owned! Thanks, Kent
Maurice
Aug 14, 2013 at 11:29 pm
Is this a high launching shaft?
Maurice
Aug 10, 2013 at 10:50 am
Hi there, where can I purchase this shaft?
Joe Golfer
Mar 1, 2013 at 1:35 am
All I recall about the original Blue was that it played stiffer than the designated flex on the shaft. That is surprising considering that most graphite shafts play a lot softer than the designated flex listed, just so that golfers can assuage their egos and play a stiff flex that would have been an R flex fifteen years ago.
A buddy of mine had a club with an R flex Blue, and it played more like a very slightly soft S flex, closer to S than R.
I wonder if the new Grafalloy Blue follows that same flex profile.
That original Blue certainly played stiffer than both the ProLaunch Blue and also the ProLaunch Red and also the old ProLite.
One can say all they want about the specs, such as a listed torque and the # of grams, but does the new Blue play to a stiffer than normal profile just like the original did?
True Temper
Mar 1, 2013 at 10:40 am
Joe Golfer,
The new Blue has the same profile as the original Blue so I guess the answer is yes. The Grafalloy Blue is a unique design those with a stiffer butt section through a slower taper rate, thus the appearance of playing stiff. It’s all relative though, we design shafts for specific player profiles and Blue was designed for quicker tempo players. Why should every shaft play the same?
TTS
John
Mar 1, 2013 at 10:49 am
Are there any OEM’s offering this new Blue? The Original was the the best shaft i ever played
RC
Mar 13, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Ping has it in their works catalog. I’m getting a G25 with at blue in it. Not gonna be able to get it above my shoelaces, but it’ll look amazing!
Edawg
Feb 28, 2013 at 4:31 pm
So freaking excited that you guys relaunched the Blue!!! I have gone years looking for old Blues on Ebay, but to no avail. Can’t wait to throw ’em in my Cobra ZL and Mactec 3wood.
Guy Crawford
Feb 27, 2013 at 12:35 pm
The old Blue flight profile is completely different from the new Blue. I was excited until I saw the specs. I’ll go Tour AD or Adilia instead.
True Temper
Feb 28, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Guy,
Completely wrong. The profile is the same. Look at the specs of the Blue 60- same as the original with a couple grams of weight removed.
True Temper
RC
Mar 13, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Good luck with that AD, not sure if there is a $300 difference in the performance though. Aldila is crap.