KBS Tour Shafts Win Australian Masters
Premium KBS Tour steel shafts recently delivered an emotional victory at the Australian Masters for a native son. The win in Melbourne, Australia, highlights an amazing season for KBS steel shafts which have garnered attention on the world tours.
The Australian-born champion played KBS Tour steel shafts in his irons and shot a 71-68-70-67 (276) to capture his first win of the 2009 European Tour. The win marked the 11th victory this year for KBS shafts, manufactured by FEMCO Steel Technology (FST).
“A victory on the international stage is extremely rewarding because it means the whole world of golf is taking notice of the performance offered by our KBS line of steel shafts,” says Kim Braly, director of product development for FST. “These shafts offer a real difference in steel shaft design and achieve a higher degree of performance and feel through innovative Moment of Inertia Technology.”
A shaft’s performance plays a crucial role in optimizing clubhead performance at the time of impact, explains Braly, and KBS steel shafts provide superior stability and smoothly transfer energy to the ball at impact. 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. In addition, the shaft design reduces shaft ‘interference’ during the swing which means greater performance with every shot.
KBS Tour steel shafts incorporate high-quality precision manufacturing processes which 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.
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