Hi Tom,

As you haven't had a reply from the Titleist guys yet,  i thought i would put in my two cents. Hope you don't mind. I am also looking to try out the Fubuki alpha in the 910 but not having any luck with that, and don't see me having any. So I think if you want the alpha shaft in the 910 it may be a case of just ordering it and hoping for the best on that one. Expensive gamble I know, but I am in the same boat. For what its worth, I understand that the Alpha is a slightly more stable shaft than the Fubuki Tour, slightly firmer tip and butt, but still very smooth and not harsh, apparently the Alpha is very slightly lower launching and a bit less spin than the Tour.

On the Titleist website it states, the Alpha is a higher launching shaft than the Tour, but from what I have gathered this info is defo wrong and must be a print error by Titleist. The Alpha is defo a little lower launching and less spin than the Fubuki Tour. Not massively so, just slightly so as not to affect the smoothness too much. The Alpha has some great reviews, but of course is all relative, so its a pity we are having difficulty trying it out.

Let me know how you get on though?

Jason

These are the tip parallel length, torque and flex point from MRC's website.  Our R and D department put together the shaft charts strictly by the numbers.  If you look at all the numbers including frequency points (bend profile) across the entire shaft, torque, weight and flex,  it showed that the Alpha (theoretically) would launch slightly higher than the Tour.  That is not to say that everyone will find that to be the case. We have seen the Alpha launch slightly lower with about the same spin with some players.

I ordered the Alpha 60.  I will let you know what I think about it when I try it out.

I have hit the Fubuki Alpha 60 S three times now.  I am in Ohio, so all 3 times have been on an indoor simulator.  I know the indoor simulators are not always the most accurate devices when it comes to measuring performance, but you can compare 2 different shafts side by side and see how they compare to each other.  I compared the made for Titleist Diamana Kai'Li S flex shaft to the Fubuki Alpha 60 S flex.  Side by side, the Alpha 60 consistently was 600 to 800 RPMs lower than the Kai'Li.  The Alpha 60 also seemed to launch about 1 degree lower than the Kai'Li.  The Alpha 60 is definitely a much firmer shaft, with less whip and more control.  Overall, I am very pleased with the shaft, even at the high up charge. 

I also have been looking at moving to the Fubuki Tour 63, do you have the 910F Fairwoods and Resuce Club and what shafts do you have in them.

Right now I have the 909 hybrids.  I play a 17 & 21 degree loft.  I do not play a fairway wood.  I have the made for Titleist Vodoo shaft in my hybrids.  I would not mind trying the Fubuki shaft in my hybrids, but I hit them well with the made for Titleist Vodoo shaft & cannot justify the up charge.

I have tried side by side by side the Fubuki Tour 63, 73 and the Alpha 60 all in stiff in a Titleist 910D3 8.5. Swing speed 108. The Alpha 60 was higher launching and looked to be higher spinning than either Fubuki Tour. The Tour 63 was higher launch than the 73, all were very smooth. My results look very similar to the Titleist site on shaft comparisons.

I have the Fubuki Tour 73 in my 910D2 and I have put the Motore F3 in the 910Fd and 910H.  I love the consistency and length that I am getting from all of these shafts.  Well worth every penny that I have invested.   I am blowing the ball by my old driver by 15 - 20 yards with much more consistency.  

The Titleist Regional Fitting Centers have both the Tour and the Alpha in their fitting matrix.

Thanks,

Joe Burdess

Titleist Regional Fitter at KPC

Chicago, IL

I have the Fubuki Alpha 60 in my 910 D3. R flex, cut to 44.5". 92 MPH driver speed. It's the best driver/shaft I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of them! I have the Kai'Li shafts in the 910 FD 13.5 and the F 15.0, and I'm not so impressed, although I just switched from the 75 to the 65 gram versions and haven't played them yet. When I ordered the fairway metals, for some reason, the Fubuki's were not available for fairway clubs, but I see on their website they have several. 

The Fubuki is responsive and has a bend profile that seems to suit my swing perfectly. It's about 5 yards carry, and 15 yards roll longer than my 909 D2 with a Matrix Ozik R shaft. Less spin. You can't go wrong with the Fubuki.