Posted August 9, 201113 yr comment_169699 I also saw this white GD Tour AD shaft Ryo is using at 2011 PGA Championship and wondering if anyone has any info on this shaft. It looks good.
August 9, 201113 yr comment_169700 yup a tour ad prototype, no name yet. It's mid kick, 75 gram range. im told.
August 9, 201113 yr comment_169702 actually today he is using his orange DJ shaft, I asked yonex what shaft the white one was, they sent me a video of him swinging the DJ series in orange just a few hours ago from their cell phone.
August 9, 201113 yr Author comment_169703 yup a tour ad prototype, no name yet. It's mid kick, 75 gram range. im told. Is it a Tour AD DI or DJ type of shaft? I'm loving the DI on my R-9 and would be interest in looking into this shaft once available to general public since I would need new driver by that time. ^^
August 10, 201113 yr comment_169716 I'm pretty sure he was bagging the di8x at firestone last weekend. He and Scott were bagging the same shafts.
August 10, 201113 yr comment_169722 I asked Graphite Design Japan this morning and they said that it is not any specific model. It's a one of a kind at this point designed specifically for Ryo. Whether it goes mainstream (probably will if it works well since every brand in Japan loves milking Ryo-kun's popularity) or not has yet to be decided.
August 10, 201113 yr comment_169723 hes gaming the ezone baldes now i see there was a big tv show on him and a cpl of TV personailties in a shoot out last wekeend , and he was gaming the ezone blades
August 10, 201113 yr comment_169726 hes gaming the ezone baldes now i see there was a big tv show on him and a cpl of TV personailties in a shoot out last wekeend , and he was gaming the ezone blades he is hitting them vey well! imho performance aside i find the ezones the best looking blades by a country mile.
August 10, 201113 yr comment_169741 Yonex is telling me its a very whippy training aid now..lol. love the mixed info. yes sorry i meant DI not DJ, always mix those two up.
August 10, 201113 yr comment_169748 Yonex is telling me its a very whippy training aid now..lol. love the mixed info. yes sorry i meant DI not DJ, always mix those two up. It could very well be a whippy training aid as his actual gamer of a driver is in his bag (white headcover) while the white shafted proto is a black headcover. Maybe GD just doesn't want to tell.
August 11, 201113 yr comment_169758 I followed Ryo on holes 14 through 18 today at the PGA Championship. Was amazing to watch. I stood next to his Yonex equipment man on the 18th tee, had the opportunity to ask him a couple questions about what he had in his hand, and what Ryo was bagging. He told me Ryo was playing the ezone blades today, and that the orange GD shaft is a DJ7, approximately 75 grams. The Yonex rep was carrying 2 drivers: the white prototype, along with another orange shafted driver. I didn't get a close enough look to see if it the white one had a model number on it. He said it was a DJ8, about 80 grams. All of the drivers (3 today) are the ezone 380 head. Hope that helps.
August 11, 201113 yr comment_169763 I followed Ryo on holes 14 through 18 today at the PGA Championship. Was amazing to watch. I stood next to his Yonex equipment man on the 18th tee, had the opportunity to ask him a couple questions about what he had in his hand, and what Ryo was bagging. He told me Ryo was playing the ezone blades today, and that the orange GD shaft is a DJ7, approximately 75 grams. The Yonex rep was carrying 2 drivers: the white prototype, along with another orange shafted driver. I didn't get a close enough look to see if it the white one had a model number on it. He said it was a DJ8, about 80 grams. All of the drivers (3 today) are the ezone 380 head. Hope that helps. wow thanks straight from the bag man. im surprised he switched to the DJ from DI though. apparently working for him! cant wait to see him this weekend.
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