Diamana Whiteboard (Original) vs Tensei White (Non Pro) Driver Shafts

[Skipperation]

Hoping somebody may be able to offer me their experiences of a comparison between these two shafts? Searched and found plenty of talk about the Tensei pro but not the 'non-pro' version.

 

I currently flip between playing an original Diamana Whiteboard 73X and a Kuro Kage Silver TiNi DC 70X but I'm not 100% happy with either ....(ever the club ho). The Whiteboard is great when swinging well, but abit too much when not quite on it, whilst the Kuro Kage gives me abit more launch and is great when it's still but as soon as the wind gets up it seems to spin abit too much and gets knocked out of the air by the wind.

 

I was interested in the Tensei White 70X as it follows the whiteboard low/low launch but has more torque and supposedly a smoother feel which would hopefully give me abit more feel and forgiveness than my 73X whiteboard? Other option I thought was maybe a W Series 70X if I can find one cheap?

 

Have hit a Tensei AV Blue 75X in my 3 wood (tipped 0.5") and like it but think it'll spin and balloon too much in my driver.

 

Can anybody offer me any info?

 

Cheers

[Valtiel]

That is an interesting one because from a feel standpoint I would think they should almost be considered different shafts. The non-Pro Tensei shafts lack the reinforced tip sections and the full length handle reinforcement via the carbon kevlar weave, but how this compares to the original Whiteboard i'm not sure. I think the Diamana Ahina might be a good one to try. Its been a long time, but I remember it being a little smoother and friendlier than the Whiteboard. You can find them fairly cheap on eBay, just make sure you're looking at the ones with 60/70/80 weight designations and not the 62/72/82 designations of the cheaper OEM versions made for Titleist.

 

The Diamana W-Series was actually a complete departure from the traditional whiteboard profile so that could be very hit or miss. It is actually extremely similar to the Motore Speeder Tour Spec .2 series.

[Skipperation]

Hi,

Thanks for the response.

 

I kind of thought that too, but assumed the Pro version would be more similar to the original whiteboard, where as the non-pro with it's higher torque may help me. But like you say it may result in a very different shaft profile overall.

 

I've actually tried an Ahina but in a different head a while ago and I thought it felt even more stout than the original Whiteboard as I had trouble getting it in the air, but that may be a result of the head/shaft combo being too low spin? I had heard the W Series was fairly different but launched abit higher which is why it perked my interest, though unfortunately haven't been able to get my hands one to try. Currently have a B Series 70X in my 3 wood that I like.

 

Cheers

[Davidelliott100]

I play the Ahina 60 X, and while I felt the whiteboard 73 was too "boardy" for lack of a better term, the Ahina has been in my bag for a long time. Less weight = less tired swings for me when I'm not as sharp.

[Skipperation]

I'd been thinking about going lighter as an option too!

 

Though have found a heavier shaft smooths my swing out abit and slows my transition down, though it may be worth a go with the 60g weight again.