Fujikura's new AIR SPEEDER DR shaft is the latest shaft designed to provide golfers with optimal performance. This model incorporates VTC (VARIABLE TORQUE CORE) technology, also found in the SPEEDER NX series, to achieve high launch and high ball speed for drivers. Furthermore, the addition of three flex options allows for more precise fitting.
VTC technology meticulously controls torque distribution, tightening torque at the tip and butt to achieve high initial velocity and high launch. Partial multi-hoop technology optimizes the layering technique of hoop layers that suppress crushing from the middle to the butt section. This technology aims to give the tip an appropriate amount of flex, making it easier for the ball to get airborne and optimizing spin rate.
Furthermore, the driver utilizes "RC20% prepreg," an ultra-low resin carbon sheet, maximizing the carbon fiber ratio to achieve stronger flex return. The EI design enhances bending rigidity in the middle section, stabilizing the amount of flex during the swing and suppressing loss of power upon impact. This achieves both easy launch and increased ball speed.
This shaft optimizes the flow from driver to irons, unifying the feel across different clubs to achieve optimal shaft fitting.
An "iron combo set" simply refers to a club setup where different iron models are combined within a single set.
While it was once common to "match the same model from 5-iron to PW," in recent years, among tour pros,
"Easy-to-hit long to mid-irons, and short-irons focused on operability"
has become the mainstream approach.
1. Why are "combo sets" popular?
There are two main reasons:
"Evolution of ball performance" and "Changes in green conditions."
Increased difficulty of long irons
Modern golf balls are evolving towards reduced spin to improve distance performance.
As a result, with conventional muscle-back (01 series) long irons, it's becoming more difficult for even professional head speeds to get the ball airborne, and insufficient spin makes it harder for the ball to stop on the green.
Role change from "distance" to "stopping"
For professionals, long irons (4-5 iron) are not just about gaining distance.
They are clubs for aiming at the pin with a high trajectory and stopping the ball firmly on the green.
Therefore, for long to mid-irons,
There is an increasing trend to combine highly forgiving models that adopt designs with thicker soles or hollow structures.
2. If assembling with PRGR? Recommended combo
PRGR's 01-02 series is actually a very easy lineup to create a combo setting with.
Classic Athlete Combo: 01 × 02
・4-6 iron: 02 IRON (High launch and easy distance)
・7-iron to PW: 01 IRON (Focus on operability and feel)
Points
Since the 7-iron of the 01 (loft 32°) is combined with the 6-iron of the 02 (28°),
The loft progression is natural, and a seamless combo setting is possible with little difference in feel.
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