If you have been following Tour golf for the past two years, then you have undoubtedly seen Fujikura’s Ventus and Ventus TR shafts front and center any time you turn the television on to watch. That success is centered around their VeloCore design which is the key to the real Ventus shafts out there, and it has continued to rack up the accolades and the wins.
However, we aren’t here for Ventus wood shafts, we’re here for AXIOM, and that means iron shafts.
Fujikura AXIOM Iron Shafts
The MCI iron shafts which Fujikura previously designed were extremely good graphite shafts, yet never quite as heavily pushed as one might have expected. Since that time, if you are a lunatic like I am, then you have long been wondering when we would see Fujikura’s next premium iron shaft, and if it would include VeloCore. Well, the time is now, and the answer is yes.
Why is VeloCore such a story? Much of it has to do with the massive amount of play that the Ventus family has been getting on Tour, the rest is because of the consistency and accuracy which it provides. Those two things are central to the decision of Fujikura to include VeloCore into their new AXIOM iron shafts.
At the heart of AXIOM is indeed VeloCore which is driven by Pitch 70 ton carbon fiber that is 150% stronger and more stable than T1100 according to Fujikura. This multi-material bias core design is all about stability through transition and impact, and that stability offers maximization of the clubheads MOI and ball speed potential. However, when it comes to a graphite iron shaft there can be an amount of tipping involved, so they needed an answer to that which would not impact VeloCore.
That is where the “3-Parallel System” which Fujikura has created comes in. This is essentially designing the shafts to have three different optimizations depending on if they are long (2, 3, 4), mid (5, 6, 7), or short (8, 9, W) clubs. This was all about maximizing the VeloCore material in the shafts as well as creating a constant weight design with decreasing torque throughout the set.
Fujikura believes that this has allowed for more design versatility and material integration compared to what one gets in a single blank iron shaft which is tip trimmed to play in a specific spot. Here, every iron is designed to complement each other as well as the iron head they are installed in.
Could this be the iron shaft which makes the same kind of noise for Fujikura as the Ventus and Ventus TR have elsewhere in the bag? Time will tell!
The Details
Availability: March 2023
Retailers: Fujikura Charter Dealers
Weights and Flex: 125 (X), 105 (S, X), 75 (R2, R, S)
Price: $125 (125 gram), $115 (105 gram), $105 (75 gram)
