Equipment
Mitsubishi Rayon launches Fubuki J shafts
Mitsubishi Rayon’s new Fubuki J was introduced to PGA Tour players this week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where three players including T3 finisher Matt Every put the new shaft in play in their drivers.
The Fubuki line of shafts is best known for its use by Phil Mickelson, who played the company’s Fubuki K shaft in his Callaway X Hot 3Deep fairway wood that he used as a driver for his back-to-back wins at last year’s Scottish and British opens.
The Fubuki J shares a similar construction to the Fubuki K, using the company’s Ninja Core — a metal mesh construction that’s located in the butt section of the shaft — to prevent ovaling and improve energy transfer. It also has the company’s Modulus Differential Technology (MDT) in its tip section, a combination of different types of graphite materials that add stability and work like a hinge at impact to accelerate clubhead speed and improve launch and spin conditions.
Above: The Fubuki J’s Ninja Core adds stability to the butt end of the shaft by merging graphite and stainless steel constructions.
What’s new about the Fubuki J is that it is a counterbalanced shaft, which means that its balance point has been moved farther toward the shaft’s butt section. Counterbalanced shafts are nothing new in the industry, but the way in which Mitsubishi Rayon designed the Fubuki J is. Instead of adding more graphite material to the butt section of the shaft, which can alter a shaft’s feel, the company mixes about 5 grams of tungsten powder into the materials that make up the Fubuki J’s butt section. That makes it a good fit for many of today’s heavier adjustable metal wood heads, which tend to have heavier-than-normal swing weights.
According to Mitsubishi Rayon shaft representatives on site at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, the Fubuki J was launching as much as 2 degrees higher than the Fubuki K for some players while maintaining roughly the same amount of spin.
The Fubuki J is available in four different weights: 50 grams (R, S and X flexes), 60 grams (S and X flexes), 70 grams (S and X flexes) and 80 grams (X flex). It’s currently available through authorized Mitsubishi Rayon dealers and sells for about $400. Check out the gallery below for more technical information about the shaft.
*Matt Every used the Fubuki J in his Callaway Big Bertha driver (click here to see all the clubs in Every’s bag). John Peterson (60X) and Matt Bettencourt (70X) also used the Fubuki J this week in their drivers at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
Click here to see what GolfWRX Members are saying about the Fubuki J in our forum.
Click here to see what GolfWRX Members are saying about the Fubuki J in our forum.
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Russell Henley WITB 2024 (March)
- Russell Henley WITB accurate as of the Cognizant Classic.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 100 TX
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S, @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron T5 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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Vince Carter WITB 2024 (March)
- The NBA legend was teeing it up in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am.
Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K (9 degrees)
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees)
Irons: Ping i230 (4-PW)
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50, 54, 58)
Putter: Ping
Ball: Renegade Mbu
Check out more photos of Vince Carter’s WITB here.
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From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations
In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving irons currently on the market. WRXer ‘TheShark1’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons, saying:
“Currently gaming the Mizuno Pro 225’s but think I need more forgiveness in my irons. My well struck shots are real nice, but my mishits are not performing as good as I had hoped anymore. I really like hollow body irons so if I could find something more forgiving in a hollow body iron that would be great.
Open to any and all recommendations other than Ping. Can’t hit Ping irons at all.”
And our members have been sharing their best suggestions in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AvidSwampThing66: “Another vote for the super forgiving and fast Paradym irons. They look really good for being a GI iron.”
- bobfoster: “I just went from MP20 MMCs to the new 245s in my scoring irons (just played my first round with them today). If you have a chance to try them, you might find them worth a serious look.”
- vman: “Shoot me down, but spend the money on lessons.”
- J_Tizzle: “i525s are great off the heel in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations”
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