Tour Issue DVS

[Arrogant_Kid]

Ok... Question. I have an x stiff Aldila DVS in my driver. It's tour issue. Is a tour issue shaft any different than a retail shaft? If so, how?

[iacas]

Ok... Question. I have an x stiff Aldila DVS in my driver. It's tour issue. Is a tour issue shaft any different than a retail shaft? If so, how?

It depends. It may have been tested a little bit more, but in general, it's built and put together the same way as the shafts they sell. Is it a better shaft? Probably. Will anyone really notice without a fair amount of equipment? Probably not.

[Arrogant_Kid]

So pretty much, it's less likely to have a defect?

[Shanks A Million]

It's likely also been spined and tested with more precision.

[Arrogant_Kid]

It's likely also been spined and tested with more precision.

This is a question I've always wanted answered. What does spining and aligning have to do with the performance of a shaft?

[Shanks A Million]

This is a question I've always wanted answered. What does spining and aligning have to do with the performance of a shaft?

Quite simple really, the shaft has minor imperfections in it, and is never perfectly even. So, because of this, it will have a 'spine', which is the angle at which it's hardest to bend. The idea is to align this to best utilize these characteristics to make the shaft as stable as possible.

[ry1808]

Quite simple really, the shaft has minor imperfections in it, and is never perfectly even. So, because of this, it will have a 'spine', which is the angle at which it's hardest to bend. The idea is to align this to best utilize these characteristics to make the shaft as stable as possible.

So how would this effect the drivers where you have a movable shaft position like the TaylorMade R9 and the new Nike?

[Shanks A Million]

So how would this effect the drivers where you have a movable shaft position like the TaylorMade R9 and the new Nike?

I'm not sure, I suppose the shaft is always supposed to be the same, but the head moves.