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GolfWRX members get fit into Axiom iron shafts at Fujikura headquarters

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Recently, four GolfWRX members visited Fujikura Headquarters in Carlsbad, California. The members enjoyed an amazing experience that was highlighted here last month.

Today, we are excited to give the rest of our audience a behind-the-scenes look at what getting fit at Fujikura looks like. GolfWRXers @Puppetmaster, @hammergolf, @CactusGolf, and @eric61 were put through the paces by Fujikura’s own Andrew Hoang, who provided a wealth of knowledge throughout the experience to ultimately find the best Axiom fit for each member.

Immediately, our members were buzzing about the improvements they were seeing after testing and getting fit into their Axiom iron shafts. Since then, members have received their Axiom (and Ventus) shafts, and have officially added them into their gamers and into their bags.

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HammerGolf: “These are the star of the show. The Axiom shafts are giving me everything I wanted. Higher peak height, steeper decent angle, but no loss of distance or control. As I stated, I built a new set of irons with the Axiom shafts that are 2* weaker than my previous gamers. Im hitting these irons the same distance as my old gamers, but higher and even more control. The feel of these shafts are the best I’ve ever felt. Buttery soft feel, lively kick, but so stable and consistent.”

“They have the best feel of any shaft I’ve ever hit. I’m in the 75 gram option and played MMT 70 before. I am playing new heads with these Axiom 75 shafts that are 2* weaker than my previous irons. Knowing that, I expected higher launch and peak height. What I didn’t expect is that I would hitting these new weaker irons as far I was hitting the previous stronger lofted clubs. Like the other clubs, I don’t seem to curve the ball as much with the Axiom shafts. Even my misses are not as far offline as my previous clubs. These are just giving me everything I wanted and needed. Great feel, more ball speed, higher peak height, steeper decent angle, with tighter dispersion.”

CactusGolf: “The biggest takeaway for me was: stability and predictability. In terms of stability, I hit several balls that would normally be completely offline, but ended up just peeling off and staying in play or at least in a position where I could try and recover. The other thing I noticed is that my launch windows were a little higher then the KBS Tours that I had played for many years. Also noticed that the balls weren’t affected as much by wind at the top of the apex, which was also a little higher than I was used to. The interesting piece is that the distances were about 7-8 yards longer than what I was used to.

Stability was a big one as mishits didn’t peel off or fall as short as they normally would have. Using my GIR from my last 10 rounds pre-change of 45%, 50% is moving in the right direction and even the greens that I did miss today (one was a bladed wedge due to having to hit a chip to a par 5 off the backside of a greenside bunker), all were just off. The greens that I did miss, weren’t that far off, at all. In short, dispersion is significantly tighter, especially on off-center strikes with longer irons with front-to-back dispersion improvement most noticeable in the short (scoring) irons.”

PuppetMaster: “First, for my swing, firm under the handle, in the tip, but yet with some activity in the mid section. Not a lot, just enough for you to know there’s some kick, but not to the point where it is unpredictable or lacking control. I do have a moderate transition, see vid above for context. The Axiom profle is obviously a better fit for me, closer to the KBS Tour, whereas I didn’t load the Tour V hard enough. FYI – I made sure to only skim over others’ descriptives to make sure I just didn’t just use their words, but y’all be the judge of that.

Second, ball flight was noticeably higher, visually, than the Tour V, from short irons through long irons. I hit most shots from the center of the face to the heel side on my misses. Hit a few high floaters to the right with the longer irons, and some pulls with the short irons, which is my normal, predictable, 2-way miss. Working on that still, obviously. Andrew wanted to get me hitting the ball higher with more spin, and I think these are doing just that.”

eric61: “They’re great. Setting aside price, graphite vs. steel, all of that — the Axioms are just a profile that really, really works for me. I would say they feel like they have a stiff handle, softer mid-section and stiff tip. It’s not super dramatic, but they do have what feels to me like a mid/lower-mid kick. They feel very, very stable, but that softer mid-section does give them a nice feel.

One thing that struck me as interesting: I was warming up with my 7 iron, just doing a little 3/4 swing drill at about 70 mph, and I noticed that I still felt a slight kick out of the Axioms even at that speed. It reminded me of an observation I had in Carlsbad, where we hit all the different weights: The 125X were surprisingly playable at my 87-ish mph speed, and the 75S were surprisingly stable at that same speed. Fujikura did a really impressive job of designing these shafts in a way that will allow people to play the weight they want to play without making sacrifices.”

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Be sure to follow the thread for more Fujikura Axiom reviews and updates. Don’t forget to become a member today for future opportunities like this, plus product member testing and giveaways!

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  1. Pingback: Which Fujikura shaft is best for you? Inside Fujikura’s full product catalog – GolfWRX

  2. Jimmy

    Jul 25, 2023 at 5:12 pm

    Glowing reviews, imagine that.

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  3. H

    Jul 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm

    Ah. The honeymoon phase. Can you go back to these guys in a year and see what happened??? lmao

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Tour Rundown: Bend, but don’t break

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OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.

LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break

Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.

Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.

On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.

On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.

On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.

PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home

Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.

On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.

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Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.

Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?

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