Fujikura SIX DRIVER SHAFTS
Russ Ryden, Golf Digest America’s 100 Best Clubfitter
Fit2Score, Dallas Fort Worth, Texas
The Fujikura SIX is an update and new release of a past Fujikura design. I did not know the original shaft so I cannot comment on the similarity. This short video will give you the history of the design.
As mentioned in the video, it is a classic design. A slightly soft mid in relation to tip and butt. As you noticed in the video, the term soft causes most in the shaft business to flinch. Perhaps some day I will learn to say stiff tip stiff butt rather than soft mid. I start most fittings with a soft mid shaft, it fits most players so it is no wonder this shaft was once popular on tour.
Like all Fujikura Made in Japan shafts, the label sits directly on one of the FLO planes and has some lines to indicate such. The graphics align with one of the FLO planes. The radial consistency of the review samples was very good, averaging 98.8% with a 0.6% standard deviation. Orientation in a rotating hosel is not an issue with this shaft.
I see a mid launch, mid spin design. when trimmed, this shaft will weight in the high 50g range. That is a range I have become very comfortable fitting recreational golfer with. It is a weigh range I am now playing.