I've been meaning to post this review on the Mitsubishi Fubuki Tour shaft for a while now, but just hadn't gotten around to it. A few months ago, Mitsubishi was nice enough to provide a Fubuki 73 Stiff flex shaft for me to test. I was extremely excited to give this thing a ride as lots of big name players including Phil Mickelson. The S flex Fubuki Tour features 3.3 degrees of torque and is a mid/high launch shaft which should be about perfect for my swing specs. They don't recommend tipping this shaft for drivers, so I left it stock for testing. I installed the Fubuki into a Titleist 909D2 driver head and away we went.
The first thing I noticed after installing the shaft was that it felt very "flexy", and that it seemed to have a lot of flex for a high end stiff shaft. Previously, I was using a Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue stiff shaft, and that felt much stiffer in my initial swings. I took it to the range and immediately knew that it was not nearly stiff enough for my swing. I'm right on the borderline of needing a X flex or a very stif, S flex. I hit about a dozen balls and they all were big cut slices. I got to thinking that maybe I was just swinging lousy, but after about a bucket of balls it was pretty clear that the Fubuki was far to soft for my swing. The odd thing was that the shaft felt very good. I could feel that it was trying to react at impact, but it just couldn't quite unload the torque fast enough to square up the clubhead, and the face was always left slightly open. Unfortunately there wasn't much on my end that could be done to fix this. I was losing more than 15 yards compared to the Grafalloy shaft and everything was a fade. I tried to purposely snap hook the thing, but it wouldn't do it. Launch was very high, but once again, I'm sure this is partially due to the flex.
It dawned on me that I never checked the spine of the Fubuki prior to installing it and that maybe I just had installed it in the softest possible configuration. So I pulled the shaft, did a spine alignment, tipped it 1/2 inch, and re-installed. Hoping this would do the trick.
I took it back to the range and while it felt slightly stiffer than before, it was still not getting the job done. I really wanted to like this shaft, so I came up with one last ditch effort to prove that it was me and not the shaft. I installed it in my old Nike Sumo to see if that would make any difference. Unfortunately, it was the same story. This shaft just had too much flex. The Mitsubishi site says that the S flex is recommended up to 105 mph swing speeds, but I'm thinking that 100 mph might be the max to get the full benefit from this shaft.
In retrospect, I had high hopes for the shaft. First off, it just plain looks cool with it's white and grey design and ninja stars. But seriously, I would really like the opportunity to try out the X stiff shaft just to see exactly how well the Fubuki can perform. Mitsubishi makes very high quality shafts, and the fact that I didn't have luck with this particular one is in no way a reflection on their gear. I'm confident that an X flex would have been the solution in this case.
So my conclusion for this review is that the Mitsubishi Fubuki is a very good shaft. Even in the wrong stiffness, I could feel the difference in how the shaft reacts throughout the swing. If you're on the borderline of stiff and x stiff, be sure to go with the x stiff as this shaft plays much softer than comparable stiff shafts.
Thanks again to Mitsubishi for providing the shaft, and feel free to send over an X flex any time. I'll try it out and update this review with any new insight.
 Callaway FT 9 Neutral i MIX Driver 85 Graphite Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki 60 RH  US $100.00
|
 NEW Taylormade Tour Issue Superfast 20 TP Driver w Mitsubishi Fubuki K Shaft US $599.00
|
 MITSUBISHI FUBUKI K SERIES DRIVER SHAFT ALL WEIGHTS FLEXES JUST RELEASED US $279.95
|
 NEW MITSUBISHI FUBUKI AX HYBRID 350H S FLEX SHAFT US $158.00
|
 TAYLORMADE GOLF CLUB R11 TP 17 4 WOOD STIFF MITSUBISHI FUBUKI ALPHA MINT US $164.99
|
 TAYLORMADE R11 TP 17 4 WOOD STIFF GRAPHITE MITSUBISHI FUBUKI 70 ALPHA EXCELLENT US $159.99
|
 FUBUKI TOUR 53 SERIES MITSUBISHI RAYON SHAFT NEW US $210.00
|
 NEW UNCUT TOUR ISSUE Mitsubishi FUBUKI K 60 70 80 R S X Regular Stiff X Stiff US $325.00
|
 NEW TOUR ISSUE Mitsubishi Fubuki K Series 80 Stiff Shaft Tour Van Issued US $250.00
|
 Used tour Issue Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki 63 x5ct X Stiff Shaft x flex US $155.00
|
 TAYLORMADE GOLF CLUB R11 TP 19 5 WOOD STIFF MITSUBISHI FUBUKI 70 ALPHA MINT US $164.99
|
 TAYLORMADE GOLF CLUB R11 TP 155 3 WOOD REGULAR MITSUBISHI FUBUKI VERY GOOD US $139.99
|
 Fubuki 70x5ct by Mitsubishi Rayon for Titleist 910 D2 D3 Flex X US $199.00
|
 TITLEIST 910 D2 D3 MITSUBISHI FUBUKI x5ct K SERIES SHAFT ALL WEIGHTS FLEXES US $309.95
|
 NEW MITSUBISHI FUBUKI AX HYBRID 400H X FLEX SHAFT US $158.00
|
 FUBUKI K SERIES WITH R11 SLEEVE BY MITSUBISHI RAYON TAYLORMADE SLEEVE INSTALLED US $360.00
|
 FUBUKI ALPHA 50 MITSUBISHI RAYON SHAFT NEW US $255.00
|
 NEW Taylormade Tour Issue R11 DOT Prototype Driver w Mitsubishi Fubuki K Shaft US $899.00
|
 NEW Callaway FT iZ i Mix 11° Driver FTiZ Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki 60g Lite Flex US $118.88
|
 NEW MITSUBISHI FUBUKI TOUR 53 SERIES R FLEX SHAFT US $275.00
|
 Ping G20 Driver 105 MITSUBISHI TOUR FUBUKI 63 x5ct X STIFF 46 INCHES US $349.00
|
 Mitsubishi Diamana Fubuki Tour 73 Pick Your Flex SX US $275.00
|
 NEW 2012 NIKE Golf VR S VR S STR8 FIT Driver MITSUBISHI FUBUKI 51 STIFF 95 US $247.00
|
 NEW 2012 NIKE Golf VR S VR S STR8 FIT Driver MITSUBISHI FUBUKI 51REGULAR 95 US $247.00
|
 NEW MITSUBISHI FUBUKI ALPHA 60 STIFF SHAFT US $169.99
|
 NEW TOUR ISSUE mitsubishi fubuki alpha 70x TITLEIST 910 ADAPTER 45 US $230.00
|
 NEW 2012 NIKE Golf VR S VR S Fairway 3 Wood MITSUBISHI FUBUKI 71 STIFF 15 US $148.00
|
 NEW 2012 NIKE Golf VR S VR S Fairway 3 Wood MITSUBISHI FUBUKI 71 REGULAR 15 US $148.00
|
 NEW MITSUBISHI FUBUKI AX HYBRID 350H R FLEX SHAFT US $158.00
|
 Mitsubishi Rayon FUBUKI golf shaft US $235.00
|
It’s great that you tested out this shaft for yourself. Everyone will hit shafts differently and therefore need to accurately test each different one for themselves to find out what works best.
I bought the Mizuno MP630 non FT with S flex. this shaft is spect up for Mizuno. My SS is 105 to 110. I took the 10.5 deg loft driver.
The best controll and distance combination I have ever used. The shaft is powerful and low launch as I normally play a 9.5 or 9 deg loft.
I play off a 3 handicap and is 50yrs old. I have a smooth swing and never try to kill the ball. years of wisdom and experiance, impress your partners with yr score not your T shot.
I am a great Graffaloy fan and have played the Pro Lite for years. I have played longer drivers but never a driver with the same length and control.
Great shaft in the Mizuno driver, dont know what the stock model is like but the Stock shaft in Mizuno is fantastic.
[...] mitsubishi shaft reviews tourgolfblog.com [...]