The UST Mamiya VTS comes in
three torques: low (black),
mid (silver), and high (red).
Proforce VTS Dials In Torque
BY JOHN STEINBREDER
The Proforce name has been a familiar one
to golfers ever since Jose Maria Olazabal used
the original gold and purple version of that
shaft in his driver to win the 1999 Masters. And
the folks at UST Mamiya have continued to roll
out new iterations of that product ever since.
The most recent version is the Proforce
VTS. Introduced on to the professional tours
last year, it was made available to the golf
public for the first time in early 2012 and has
already amassed some big tournament wins,
including this year’s U.S. Open. At the same
time, the shaft has generated some buzz
among recreational players.
While VTS stands for Velocity, Torque and
Speed, the real story behind the newest Proforce
is its emphasis on torque and the ways that golfers can not only increase ball speed when torque
is adjusted to fit their swing styles, but also
control dispersion of their drives as well as shots
off their fairway metals and hybrids.
of fitting and understanding
what a big influence torque
has on ball speed and shot
dispersion for Tour players and
recreational golfers alike,” says
Danny Le, marketing manager
for UST Mamiya.
What the specialists at UST
discovered in the development
of the VTS was that once they
found the right weight and flex
for golfers through individual
fitting processes, they could dial
in torque in such a way as to
increase ball speed by as much
as 6 mph, which can translate to
a boost in distance from 15 to 18
yards, and decrease dispersion
by as much as 30 yards for vastly
improved accuracy. Torque, they
came to believe, was by no means
a one-size-fits-all proposition.
Proforce VTS shafts are available for drivers and fairway metals
in five different weights (55, 65, 75,
85 and 95 grams) and three torques:
low (black), mid (silver) and high
(red). The Proforce VTS shafts for
hybrids are offered in those same
three torques and also three different
weights (75, 85 and 100 grams). l
