BOULDER, Colo. – Plowing over the competition, premium KBS Tour steel shafts won the John Deere Classic this weekend, earning the new steel shaft design its fourth tour win in six weeks. After switching to KBS Tour steel shafts in his irons, this weekend’s champion has enjoyed phenomenal success, chalking up his 12 PGA Tour victory, riding high in the Ryder Cup standings and skyrocketing to second-place in FedEx Cup points. His victory marked the first time in 41 years a player who was 45 years or older won three PGA TOUR events in one season.
The all-new KBS steel shafts feature innovative Moment of Inertia Technology designed by Kim Braly, whose steel shafts designs are currently played by some of the best players in the world. Manufactured by FEMCO Steel Technology (FST), KBS Tour steel shafts deliver superior stability and a smooth transfer of energy to the ball at impact.
“Our new premium KBS steel shafts first debuted on tour a few months ago, but since winning seven events on the PGA and European Tours wins, they have created a huge buzz among the pros,” says Kim Braly, director of product development for FST. “The KBS steel shafts offers a real difference in steel shaft design and achieves a higher degree of performance and feel through MOI analysis.”
Featuring a one-of-a-kind design and engineered for better players, the KBS Tour steel shaft delivers optimum stability resulting in efficient energy transfer from the player’s hands to the clubhead by reducing the mass and radius of each step in equal proportions along the shaft’s center line. In addition, the shaft design reduces shaft ‘interference’ during the swing which means greater performance with every shot.
The KBS Tour steel shafts incorporate FST’s high-quality precision manufacturing processes, such as: Exclusive ‘Oil-Quench’ tempering method which produces shafts that are arrow-straight from butt to tip; Tapered tip construction to provide a solid metal-to-metal bond in the hosel and tour-proven feel; higher-than-traditional center of gravity construction to allow for more mass in the clubhead; and matching shaft weight and frequency to strict tolerances to ensure peak playing performance and guaranteed repeatability.
So far this season, premium KBS steel shafts have won the Buick Open, Memorial Tournament, Open de España, BMW Asian Open and Bank Austria Open, and finished second at the AT&T Classic and Crowne Plaza Invitational. For more information about FST and FST products, visit www.fstshafts.com.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colo., FEMCO Steel Technology (FST) is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality steel golf shafts, including the premium KBS Series of shafts which features Moment of Inertia technology. Since 1949, FEMCO has remained committed to creating and providing high-quality and cost-effective steel products and services worldwide. For more information, visit www.fstshafts.com
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