Fujikura Shafts: About the Air Speeder

Suppose you are a die-hard fan of Fujikura shafts, but while you appreciate the Fujikura Ventus line, you wish there was something a little lighter, better for your swing style. Something softer and higher launching, more so even than the Fujikura Ventus White.

There is, and you’ll find it in the Fujikura Air Speeder line. Here’s what you need to know on that front.

Ultra-Lightweight Design

As the name would suggest, the main selling point of the Fujikura Air Speeder is its lightweight design. These are featherweights by any stretch of qualification, and the lightest shaft in the series weights a mere 46 grams.

Are there lighter shafts on the market? Yes, strictly speaking, but that takes nothing away from the fact that these Fujikura shafts don’t even tip 50 grams on the scale. Even the heaviest shaft in the lineup, the Fujikura Air Speeder S, doesn’t even break 51 grams; it’s 50.5g.

The big bonus here is for players with slower swing speeds, or swings that could be a bit stronger. It’s simple math. If you can’t swing harder, just lower the weight of what you’re swinging and you’ll be able to swing faster.

The end result of this is a faster swing speed and therefore a faster clubhead speed, which boils down to greater energy transfer at impact.

A (Mostly) Soft Bend Profile

Two hallmarks of the Fujikura Air Speeder are a somewhat medium-soft midsection, wrapped by soft tip and butt sections.

The slightly stiffer midsection stabilizes the shaft; as for the other sections, together they improve sensitivity.

The slightly more flexible butt section communicates feedback beautifully, while remaining more active. The latter holds true for the tip section, as a more active tip section transfers energy well.

All in all, the whole shaft flexes nicely to store and load energy for the moment of impact but makes no sacrifices when it comes to delivering feedback. It wins on both fronts.

The long and short of this is that if you’re looking for an active yet stable shaft that loads and unloads beautifully, you may have just found it, especially if your swing speed isn’t necessarily on the higher end.

High Launch, High Spin

Two other things you need to know about these Fujikura shafts. They produce high launch and high spin profiles across the board, no matter which one appeals to you.

As for high launch, this, like the rest of the shaft’s attributes, delivers value. If you can’t swing harder or faster, then you need to aim up. That’s just what a high-launching shaft like this offers.

The other thing is the high spin. Some players might prefer a shaft that launched high but produced less spin, because spin can exacerbate shot dispersion; that said, there is a subset of golfers for whom high-high shafts, like this one, will perform.

Namely, you get an extra boost from the spin engendered by these Fujikura shafts.

High spin, while it is complicated, can deliver players with slower swing speeds and tempos a boost because backspin on a golf ball will generate a little lift.

Therefore, even with a little less golf ball speed off the tee, the ball will carry longer. You’ll notice this with high-spin shafts; the ball tends to float, even if it doesn’t go very fast or very high.

Put the two together and you have a ball that flies high and floats its way further to its intended target.

Yes there is a slight tradeoff with potentially higher shot dispersion, but with enough practice and time at the driving range to coach yourself to consistently good form, you should be able to work away these concerns.

Advanced Material and Technology

Rounding out the value delivered by Fujikura Air Speeder shafts are advanced materials and technology that further boost performance.

Namely, these Fujikura shafts are made with “maximum carbon fiber content” that provides superior stiffness, strength, and dimensional stability than other conventional, standard fiber matrices.

They’re also finished with a proprietary “Phantium Finish” that, believe it or not, actually lightens the weight of the shafts, by as much as 6 grams. These shafts are engineered butt to tip to be as light in weight as possible, and this unique technique has hammered home the process. Even the finish - literally - makes the Air Speeder a lightweight.

Still Have Questions About These Fujikura Shafts?

While this overview should tell you most of what you should reasonably need to know about Fujikura Air Speeder shafts, if you still have questions about these or other Fujikura shafts, get in touch with our professional golf fitters.

We’d be more than happy to let you in on some insider insights, and help you find the shafts that will work best for you, Fujikura or otherwise.