Fujikura Ventus Shaft Preview - Tour Driven Shaft Powered by VeloCore Technology

Fujikura is releasing their newest shaft in a long-line of Tour-inspired shafts next month that promises to significantly tighten shot dispersion and maximize ball speed (especially on off-center shots). 

 

The new Ventus shafts are designed with cutting edge, premium materials, and are the first shafts to include Fujikura's all-new VeloCore Technology.  Developed with an accelerated taper design that enhanced load and feel, the Ventus boosts clubhead performance by maximizing energy transfer no matter what kind of swing you have. 

VelCore is an entirely new, multi-material core comprised of ultra-high modulus Pitch 70 Ton Carbon Fiber (about 150-percent stronger and more stable than T1100g) and 40 Ton bias layers that run full shaft length for incredible stability.  This promotes consistent center-face impact and provides the ultimate in stability, tightening dispersion and increasing control. 

 

Tour Operations Manager & Technical Services Manager, John Hovis says,  

"As swing speeds increase on Tour over the last few years, the Tour player is seeking tighter dispersion to hit more fairways.  We challenged our engineers to develop a stable, low spinning, stiff tip shaft to improve control and ball speeds and the result was Ventus." 

The result is a shaft that basically maxes out MOI (moment of inertia) ball speed by reducing twist during swing and at impact (especially on off-center hits). 

In addition to VeloCore Technology, Ventus is engineered with an ultra-stiff tip section (to reduce twist and lower spin), and an accelerated taper butt section (to maximize energy transfer through the swing).  Together these enhance feel and shaft loading, and produce an extremely stable, mid-launching, and low-spinning flight to empower your driver and fairway wood. 

 

Fujikura discovered during their ENSO testing that the combination of VeloCore technology with the stiff tip profile promoted better horizontal and vertical impact, and therefore increased overall efficiency. 

Technical Services Manager, Marshall Thompson says, 
"Center face contact is the most important part of the fitting process which allows tight dispersion and ball speed to rise.  On off-center hits the club face didn't twist nearly as much which helped retain ball speed and effectively increases the club's forgiveness.  Due to the minimized twist, Ventus flew further and straighter than the competitor shafts tested, which is what every golfer is seeking." 

 

 

 

Ventus will be available in a wide variety of weights, in flexes ranging from 57 grams to 86 grams and R2 up to X flex, and will retail for $350 and be available February 1st.  I'll have some first impressions for you of the new Fujikura Ventus this week at Demo Day and of course a full on course review later in the season as well.