Free Golf Clubs... Sure, I'd love some... (The Review)

First off, thanks to mygolfspy.com, Miyazaki Golf Shafts, and Cleveland Golf for the opportunity to test and keep the shaft. It is truly appreciated. The shaft was shipped and arrived at my doorstep in less than a week, that alone is pretty impressive.

At first glance, I was excited and couldn't wait to get my new shaft, then I went to the website and realized that there was more than one option, and I had to choose the right shaft for me. Having never bought a shaft before, I had no clue, so after much reading and a quick trip to Golf Galaxy, I decided that the Miyazaki Kusala Blue 72 was the shaft for me. As you can see in the picture, there are three different driver shafts available based on trajectory (Low-Mid, Mid, and Mid-High), then I needed to choose the flex, and weight of the shaft.

So, what did I put the shaft on? A stock 2008 Taylormade burner 10.5 degrees with a stiff stock shaft, and I had it cut down to keep it the same length as the stock shaft - 44.5".

About 2 weeks after I first learned I won, I was on the driving range testing this thing out.  Honestly I wasn't expecting much, since I am still working on my swing, and about 50-65% of my drives are pretty bad slices.  BUT, after about 5 slices, I stopped and got into a grove.  I can't do a side by side analysis, but I do like the weight and flex of the new shaft.  It seems slightly stiffer, but not much.  I couldn't tell any difference in weight, but I'm not sure of the stock Burner shaft weight, so it could be the same, I'll check.

The Kusala Blue is a mid trajectory shaft, and I did notice the ball flight was lower than the stock Burner, which I ballooned quite often.  I was not able to get a good read of distances from the driving range, and my one 9 hole outing, but from the three drives I had on the course, I did not notice any real gain in distance off the tee, but I will comment more on that next week, one I get a chance to play my regular course with my phone/GPS app.

Overall, the shaft is beautiful, and the graphics are VERY different and will get a lot of attention, but they are not distracting at all.  The ordering process was slightly confusing, but from what I hear the folks at Miyazaki are developing an online tool to help choose the right shaft for everyone.  They have also just released a new line of shafts which include hybrid shafts.

Again, Thanks MyGolfSpy for the Lottery, it is truly unique and sets this site above all the rest...

Now for the Pics...

Free Golf Clubs... Sure, I'd love some...

So a few months ago, a new golf forum was started (www.mygolfspy.com), and as a way to encourage people to join they were giving away prizes.

SO, I thought a few prizes would be fun...

8th place - Never Compromise NCX-Ray Tau Putter

Then there was the Avatar Contest - Winner

First my avatars - 

 And the prize -  A Gene Nead Custom Handmade "Damascus" Steel Divot Tool

 Next was the "Lottery" where they sent out 24 different pieces of golf equipment to be tested.  I received a Miyazaki Kusala Blue 72 Driver shaft which I will review later.

Oh, I forgot to mention a few other things that have nothing to do with MyGolfSpy...

Leaderboard Golf was having a contest where you had to guess the top four finishers in the US Open.  Top 3 win prizes... I won a 57 degree Sand Wedge.

A Taylormade 6 iron that Taylormade was giving away to encourage people to try their new irons, a Golfpride putter grip which is on my NC putter, a Lamkin grip which is on the driver, A Taylormade hat from an event at Golf Galaxy, and 2 dozen Callaway Tour xi golfballs.