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UST Mamiya VTS Tour SPX Hybrid Golf Shaft Review

UST Mamiya VTS Hybrid Tour SPX

By Russ Ryden, A Golf Digest America’s 100 Best Clubfitter
Fit2Score, Dallas Fort Worth, Texas

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TourSPXTransparetLogo.fwThe ATTAS VTS hybrid is available in low, medium and high torque models in different weighs and flexes. It lets the fitter explore your sensitivity to torque. This is not a shaft you buy off the shelf, it is designed for custom fitting by a UST certified Tour SPX fitter.

VTS Hybrid EiGjVTS Hybrid TorqueAs you can see from the profiles, each of the torque designs has a slightly different EI profile, resulting in slightly different launch tendencies. The Red is a Mid-High launch while the Silver and Black are Low-Mid designs.

These are tour grade shafts, the radial quality and shaft to shaft consistency is excellent. Each shaft is certified by UST with 20 measurements and laser etched with a serial number before it ships. Should you ever need a replacement, the certification document can be used to find a match.

UST Mamiya ATTAS Hybrid Golf Shaft Review

UST Mamiya ATTAS Hybrid

By Russ Ryden, A Golf Digest America’s 100 Best Clubfitter
Fit2Score, Dallas Fort Worth, Texas

Hybrid ATTAS image
The ATTAS Hybrid is a premium shaft from UST Mamiya. It uses the same AXIV weave material in the butt section as the AXIVCore products. The mid and tip are made of ultra thin carbon graphite, allowing for more piles of material. This results in lower torque, smoother profiles and a long stiff tip.

The shaft to shaft consistency is excellent. Radial quality is excellent, torque ranges from 2.5 in the 85R to 2.3 in the 100 X.

It is a unique hybrid profile, modeled on the ATTAS driver shaft. A soft butt allows early loading in the downswing with a smooth, controlled swing. The quick loss of stiffness in the mid is complimented with a long uniformly stiff tip. It is a mid high launching shaft with low torque numbers that delivers tight dispersion. The profile is similar to the Nippon Modus3 irons shaft. This is has long been one of my favorite hybrid shafts.
Hybrid ATTAS EiGj