Mitsubishi Vanquish Green Driver Shaft Review

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By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

There have been a lot of ultra light golf shafts released since 2024. The Mitsubishi Vanquish Green is the recent release aimed at this market segment. I remember the Bassara UltraLight Mitsubishi models from 2014 – 2016. This series was discontinued and Diamana models became available in lighter weights. Currently the Diamana models are offered in 40 gram versions. The ultra light Grand Bassara which gets down to 29 and 39 grams is being discontinued. While I typically avoid working with ultra light shafts because of their high torque. I did have a customer that developed his swing around a Grand Bassara and hit it further than anything else I tested. The Vanquish Green is an aftermarket shaft with aftermarket pricing.

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Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Series Red Driver Shaft

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By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score
A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton TX
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

The Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Series has been my most popular fitting choice recently. The 1K carbon fiber in the handle dramatically enhances hoop strength in the butt of the shaft. This results in less deformation of the shaft the load changes from linear down the shaft to lateral as the elbow and wrist unhinge. My clients experience jaw dropping improvements is dispersion. They can swing to their athletic potential rather than reducing swing speed to control their golf shaft.

This is my first look at the Red version of the Tensei 1K Series.

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Mitsubishi Diamana WB Golf Shaft Review

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By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score
A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton TX
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

The Diamana WB returns the white board profile closer the the first few generations than I saw is the last version, the Diamana W. I see a profile that is almost identical to the Tensei Pro White 1K.

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Mitsubishi Diamana RB Driver Shaft Review

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By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

As Mitsubishi tells us, this is a return to the original RB, Red Board profile. With new material technology and an “active tip section,” translation, softer. I see the RB as a perfect fitting match to the 6th generation Diamana series. WB, firm mid, RB neutral mid, BB soft mid. Each of these three shaft are what I refer to as archetype designs. I have recently been given access to all shafts MCA offers. This is the first of many earlier Mitsubishi reviews that include the shafts not previously measured.

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Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue CB Driver Shaft Review

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Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue CB Driver Shaft

By Russ Ryden, Fit2Score, A Dallas Fort Worth Club Fitter & Builder
The Highlands Performance Golf Center, Carrollton Texas 
Golf Digest Certified America’s 100 Best Club Fitter

The Mitsubishi Kaili Blue CB is another no upcharge option in the 2026 Taylormade Custom Driver / Fwy shaft options. The 2026 TaylorMade fitting system designates shafts to match a player’s rotation profile as follows:
HR – High Rotation Designed for players who release the club early, with the shaft lining up with the lead arm before or at impact. The shaft is a soft-tip profile to aid in closing the face.
MR – Mid Rotation Designed for players with a neutral release, with the shaft lining up with the lead arm just after impact. The shaft is a middle-of-the-road tip stiffness.
LR – Low Rotation Designed for player who hold the release, with the shaft lining up well after impact. The shaft tip is stiff to prevent the face from closing too quickly.

While other shafts with the rotation designation reference tip stiffness, the Kai’li CB ratings appear to be entirely stiffness related. that is not an issue from my perspective.

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