{"id":74476,"date":"2018-01-18T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=74476"},"modified":"2018-01-18T00:35:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T22:35:46","slug":"nippon-shaft-to-introduce-the-lightest-ever-shaft-at-pga-merchandise-show-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/nippon-shaft-to-introduce-the-lightest-ever-shaft-at-pga-merchandise-show-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Nippon Shaft \u2013 To introduce the lightest-ever shaft at PGA Merchandise Show 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NS-Pro-Shaft-Zelos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74471\" src=\"https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NS-Pro-Shaft-Zelos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NS-Pro-Shaft-Zelos.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hundreds-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/mygolfway\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NS-Pro-Shaft-Zelos-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 17, 2018 &#8211;<\/strong> The company that gave golfers the first high-quality sub-100-gram steel shaft has announced it will introduce a <strong>new 68-gram steel shaft<\/strong>, the lightest such shaft in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>N.S.PRO\u00a0Zelos 6<\/strong> will be introduced at the <strong>PGA Merchandise Show<\/strong>, Jan. 24-26, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, and be available for purchase at retail beginning March 20.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe Zelos 6 is the result of our continual effort to design shafts for golfers of all profiles,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Hiro Fukuda<\/strong>, Sales and Marketing for the Japan-based company.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe super-lightweight Zelos 6 is aimed at golfers who have driver swing speeds in the 75 m.p.h. range, and whose drives travel 175 yards or less.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUnlike similarly-weighted graphite shafts, the Zelos 6 features a proprietary spring steel that gives the shaft the stability<\/em> <em>characteristic of steel.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>Zelos 6<\/strong> also features ease of launch, high trajectory and excellent spin, which helps shots to hold the green.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe Zelos family of shafts grew out of our Nippon Shaft philosophy that we want our customers to Play Steel for Life,\u201d<\/em> added <strong>Hiro Fukuda<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The previous generation Zelos 7 shaft weighed 73.5 grams, 5.5 grams more than the Zelos 6, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the world\u2019s lightest steel shaft, <strong>Nippon Shaft<\/strong> makes shafts twice as heavy for the world\u2019s top touring professionals from the <strong>PGA TOUR and the European Tour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2017 season, 195 players on the PGA and European Tours played steel shafts manufactured by Nippon Shaft in their irons and\/or wedges compared with 137 the season before, an increase of 58 players, according to company officials.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Nippon Shaft added a traveling tour representative to the Web.com Tour, resulting in 42 players using the shafts on the U.S. developmental tour, up from just 10 a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The company is now the second-most used shaft brand worldwide in major tournament golf.<\/p>\n<p>The dominant shaft on the <strong>LPGA Tour<\/strong> continued to be the N.S. PRO 950GH, while some 15 players utilized the newer MODUS<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0type of shafts.<\/p>\n<p>Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world\u2019s top iron brands.\u00a0In addition, Nippon Shaft products are available through Nippon Shaft\u2019s dedicated global club fitter network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 17, 2018 &#8211; The company that gave golfers the first high-quality sub-100-gram steel shaft has announced it will introduce a new 68-gram steel shaft, the lightest such shaft in the world. 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