UST Mamiya VTS Series of Graphite Wood Shafts

The UST Mamiya Proforce VTS Series of graphite golf shafts are broken up into 3 color designations according to the torque of the shaft.  The VTS Black shafts have torques of 2° to 3°, VTS Silver shaft have a torque of 3° to 4° and the UST VTS Red shafts have a torque from 4° to 5°.  The torque of a shaft is a measurement of the crossectional twisting in a graphite shaft.  This measurement has a great deal to due with how a shaft feels to the golfer.  A very low torque shaft can make a more flexible shaft feel stiffer and a higher torque can make a stiff shaft feel to flexible.  The general rule is that if you have a fast quick swing with a swing seed, with your driver, over 100mph you should have a shaft with a torque of 3.5°(VTS Black) or less.  A torque rating of 3.3° to 4.3°(VTS Silver) is an appropriate range for a golf swing of 85mph to 100mph, for driver swing speeds lower than 85mph a shaft with a torque above 4.0°(VTS Red) would be best.

The second factor that should be taken into consideration in fitting a graphite golf shaft is the weight of the golf shaft.  The UST Mamiya Proforce VTS Series of graphite golf shafts are broken up into 5 weight categories, VTS 55, VTS 65, VTS 75, VTS 85 and VTS 95 shafts.  The average golfer will have a hard time feeling the difference 10 grams will have in a shaft, but testing has proven that the correct weight shaft will not only increase distance off the tee but also enhance accuracy.  The general rule for weight fitting is if you are primarily looking to increase distance and your swing speed is lower than 85mph then a 60 gram shaft or less will help.  If you swing faster than 85mph there will be a tendency to lose control.  Golfers that have a driver swing speed between 85mph and 100mph should look for a shaft with a weight between 60 grams to 75 grams for distance and control.  Those golfers with swing speed above 100mph should look for a graphite shaft with a weight above 70 grams.   This is a general rule, but, if you can control a lighter shaft it will give you more distance.  The smoother the tempo of your swing the less weight you can get away with and more distance you can gain with a lighter weight shaft.  This is a difficult and rare thing to have a smooth fast swing.

The third factor in a graphite golf shaft affecting a golfer's shot is the launch angle.  The higher the launch angle in a shaft the more distance a golfer should get with a slower swing speed.  A golfer with a driver club head speed less than 85mph should have a mid-high to high launch angle.  Players with club head speeds between 85mph and 100mph would be beast suited to mid-high to mid-low launch angles.  Golfers with swing speeds above 100mph should have a mid-low to low launch angle.  One thing that has been confusing over the years is the relationship between launch angle and flex point or bend point.  They are exactly the opposite of each other. For instance a high flex point or bend point will produce a low launch angle.

UST Mamiya has combined all of these factors into a 3DFitting system with a matrix of 54 unique shafts to fit any golfer's unique swing characteristics. First identify the perfect torque for your swing.  This is the key to hitting it longer and straighter. Increasing ball speeds up to 6 mph and reducing shot dispersion by as much as 30%.  PGA Pros understand the importance of torque in maximizing shaft performance. Next identify the weight range, VTS 55, VTS 65, VTS 75, VTS 85 and VTS 95.  Third pick the launch angle that best suits your swing and the flex.  This 3DFitting graphite shaft system will produce longer drives with increased accuracy.

Proforce VTS shafts with 3DFitting Technology are the latest advancement in shaft performance from UST Mamiya. Years in the making, the new Proforce VTS shafts were developed almost entirely through research and player feedback. UST Mamiya spent years researching the significant influence that torque has on distance, control and feel. The feedback revealed how players could control dispersion based on adjusting torque to their swing style. Perhaps more importantly, the research confirmed that the relationship that feel has to torque is infinitely more complex. Players who thought shafts were stiff or soft were not necessarily feeling the flex or weight, but were actually feeling torque.