By Leonard Finkel
Fujikura’s ATMOS Tour Spec is the culmination of vast knowledge gleaned from more than two decades of Tour-driven products. Its development is the result of an all-encompassing process in which critical player feedback and fitting needs were at the forefront. Tour professionals need to keep the ball flighted down with low spin. They also incorporate many different swing types and clubhead combinations, so it was essential that a variety of shaft options were necessary to optimize individual player performance.
Continuing with its white base color, ATMOS Tour Spec comes in three distinct color-coded launch options; red being the highest, blue the mid launch and black the lowest. Similarities across the three shafts include keeping the handle flex the same for feel. Adjusting the mid and tip sections delivers specific launch and spin characteristics to achieve desired results.
“Working with tour pros every week we have learned what profiles they prefer and launch conditions they demand so it will be nice to have a new “go-to” shaft with three launch options,” said Pat McCoy, Fujikura Tour Representative. “Some of our leading technologies including CAGE and H.I.T. (high inertia tip) make the new ATMOS Tour Spec smooth in transition and solid at impact. That, combined with an easy color coding system for launch has already garnered positive feedback from both pros and many Tour reps in the first weeks it’s been on Tour.”
Each week on Tour, the number of ATMOS shafts in play is growing as players take notice and continue to test at Tour events and in their off weeks. In the past four events, the number ATMOS Tour Spec wood shafts in play was 11 at Waste Management Phoenix Open, 16 at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am, 16 at the Genesis Open and 21 at The Honda Classic.
ATMOS Tour Spec shafts are available exclusively through Fujikura’s charter dealer network. All shafts come at 46” uncut and are designed for drivers and fairway woods. The weights range from 64 grams to 85 grams across the colors and flexes. Flexes will be Stiff and Extra Stiff across the range, except for the 8 Black, available only in TS and TX.
Leonard Finkel is the author of The Secrets to the Game of Golf & Life and former editor in chief of Golf Journeys Magazine. His work has been featured in almost 200 publications including Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Golf Illustrated, Golf Tips and Player Magazine. He has written more than a dozen cover stories for Golf Today Magazine. He has written extensively about golf and travel and has added poker to his writing repertoire. Finkel also works as a marketing and public relations consultant. His specialty niche is writing advertorial copy. Prior to his career in golf, Finkel owned a chain of retail stores and a consulting and import company based in Asia. He attended the University of Utah.