BOULDER, Colo. – As the PGA TOUR regular season winds down and attention shifts to playoffs, Ryder Cup and the fall season, golf equipment aficionados continue to buzz about the performance of the new KBS Tour steel shafts. Since debuting on the pro tours this year, premium KBS steel shafts have already collected nine victories on the PGA and international tours and the new shafts are attracting interest from some of the game’s most notable players and manufacturers.
Manufactured by golf’s steel shaft specialists, FEMCO Steel Technology (FST), premium KBS steel shafts feature new Moment of Inertia (MOI) Technology and provide excellent stability and smooth energy transfer at impact. The KBS design delivered wins at the Memorial Tournament, Buick Open, John Deere Classic and U.S. Bank Open on the PGA Tour and the Portugal Masters, BMW Asian Open, Open de Espana, Bank Austria Open and Sega Sammy Cup on the other pro tours.
“So far, our first year on tour has been better than we could have ever hoped for,” says Kim Braly, director of product development for KBS shafts. “While many tour reps are complaining about the lack of work, we’ve had major OEM’s and some of the world’s Top 10 players request appointments with us. We’ve said from the beginning that these new shafts offer a tangible difference in performance that has not been seen in steel shaft design for more than a decade, but when the best players in the world line up for something, everybody notices.”
Braly explains that the KBS steel shafts achieve new levels of performance and feel through innovative MOI analysis, and the new design reduces shaft ‘interference’ during the swing which means greater performance with every shot. The KBS Tour shafts feature a one-of-a-kind design and are engineered for better players. By reducing the mass and radius of each step in equal proportions along the shaft’s center line, the KBS Tour shaft delivers optimum stability resulting in efficient energy transfer from the player’s hands to the clubhead.
Another reason for their success, adds Braly, is the high-quality precision manufacturing processes through which the shafts are manufactured. This unique process include: Exclusive ‘Oil-Quench’ tempering method that produces ‘arrow-straight’ shafts from butt to tip; Tapered tip construction that provides a solid metal-to-metal bond in the hosel and tour-proven feel; higher-than-traditional center of gravity construction that allows for more clubhead mass; and matching shaft weight and frequency to strict tolerances that ensures peak playing performance and guaranteed repeatability.
For more information about FST, FST products, and the full KBS line of premium shafts, visit www.fstshafts.com and www.KBSshafts.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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