The success of golf equipment is often measured based on how it performs on the biggest stages.
When we look back on 2025, TaylorMade has strong bragging rights. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler bagged three of the four majors in the 2025 season. Let’s skip the fact that both players were using 2024’s Qi10 model.
However, TaylorMade was outdone by one other company. Fujikura.
Fujikura, in the form of its Ventus shafts, took the clean sweep of all four men’s major championships in 2025, with J.J. Spaun joining McIlroy and Scheffler in gaming the Ventus Black shaft.
Fujikura Ventus is fast becoming one of the most successful shaft designs of all time, dominating PGA Tour victories and field usage stats over the past few years.
The Ventus range is built on providing a more stable platform for players across the skill spectrum to hit better and more consistent drives.
Adding another layer of flexibility is the fact that the Ventus range is split into two.
The Fujikura Ventus TR complements the standard version of Ventus.
There are subtle differences between Ventus TR and Ventus, showcasing the fact that there are many different player profiles who need different things in their golf equipment.
In 2026, Fujikura is updating the TR range, starting with the most popular shaft option, giving us the new Ventus TR Blue+, the + meaning the addition of VeloCore Plus.
The new Ventus TR Blue+ is a result of the extensive tour use and feedback provided by the many players who employ the shafts in their drivers and fairway woods.
Join us as we explain:
- Recap: Ventus vs Ventus TR - Understanding The Differences
- The Technology Powering Ventus TR Blue+
- The Ventus TR Blue+ Range
- How Ventus TR Blue+ Can Help Your Game: The Custom Fitting Story
Recap: Ventus vs Ventus TR - Understanding The Differences
To get to the heart of the differences between the two golf shafts, we’ll focus on the Ventus Blue and the new Fujikura Ventus TR Blue+, which requires understanding a little bit about how your golf swing affects how a golf shaft loads and unloads during your swing.
You are likely to fall into one of two camps when it comes to your golf swing.
You can try your hardest to emulate the smooth, silky tempo of Jake Knapp to deliver your maximum power into the golf ball, or you can be more like a Jon Rahm-style player, who wants to knock the cover off the ball, swinging aggressively to obtain maximum distance.
Whatever camp you fall into, your swing style will affect how the golf shaft loads and unloads before impact, and this is where we start to see the differences between Ventus Blue and Ventus TR Blue+.
Ventus TR Blue+ is designed for a player profile where aggression is the keyword, especially when it comes to the transition between backswing and downswing.
The Ventus TR Blue+ could also be a good fit for your game if you already generate sufficient clubhead speed, leading to good spin and launch numbers.
High swing speeds can generate timing issues, which can lead to inconsistent ball-striking and a wide dispersion window. The Ventus TR Blue+ can help smooth out those timing issues and result in a tighter shot dispersion.
Ultimately, what that means for your game if you fall into this player category is the confidence to swing the club in your normal fashion and achieve more consistent results.
The key difference is that Ventus TR Blue+ is reinforced in the handle-to-mid section to resist twisting during aggressive transitions, whereas standard Ventus allows slightly more natural shaft movement.
The Technology Powering Ventus TR Blue+
The new addition to the Ventus TR Blue+ shaft is Fujikura’s VeloCore + technology.
VeloCore + was first introduced to the Ventus range in 2024 and is engineered to deliver even more stability in the shaft.
When we talk about stability, we are referring to the fact that the shaft doesn’t just bend under loading in the golf swing.
Golf shafts are prone to twisting and wobbling during the golf swing, which means that the clubface can return to the ball marginally opened or closed, even if we deliver the club on the perfect path at impact.
The higher the clubhead speed, the bigger the effect will be on shot dispersion, which means you can lose confidence quickly in your driving game if you are swinging well.
VeloCore + is designed to minimise shaft inconsistencies by using stronger carbon layers, placed in different directions throughout the length of the shaft, leading to a stronger resistance to twisting and wobbling, and helping to return the clubface squarely at impact.
The genesis of the development of VeloCore+ technology can be traced to how Fujikura can accurately detect how a shaft performs via its high-speed motion capture testing system called Enso. Thousands of swings are made with a shaft with the Enso system accurately recording how the shaft loads, unloads, twists, and wobbles during each swing.
While VeloCore+ enhances stability throughout the entire shaft, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue+ further builds on this by adding Spread Tow Carbon, which is an ultra-lightweight carbon weave material, in the handle and mid-section to specifically combat torsional stress during transition.
Increased torsional rigidity is always a handy facet for a shaft designed for more aggressive golf swings.
The remainder of the Ventus TR Blue+ is made from a mix of Pitch 70 Ton carbon fibre, which forms the core of the shaft. Pitch 40 Ton is interwoven into the Pitch 70 Ton to help enhance the overall feel of the shaft.
The Ventus TR Blue+ Range
Fujikura traditionally introduces innovations into the Blue profile because it covers the widest spread of golfers, from tour professionals to mid and high handicap golfers.
The 2026 Ventus TR Blue, powered by VeloCore+ (shortened to Ventus TR Blue+), is no exception. We’ll likely see VeloCore+ powered Red and Black Ventus TR shafts joining the family later this year, if not next year.
There are twelve options available for the Ventus TR Blue+ spread across five profiles.
The Ventus TR Blue+ 5 varies from the standard Ventus 5 by dropping the R2 and extra-stiff options and comes in marginally heavier at 61 grams versus 58.5 for the comparable regular and stiff Ventus 5 shafts.
The heavier shaft weights continue through the Ventus TR Blue+ 6,7,8, and 9, topping out at 98 grams in the Ventus TR Blue 9, compared to 94 grams for the equivalent Ventus 9.
The Ventus TR Blue+ 6 offers the widest range of flexes, covering regular to tour extra-stiff, which also appears in the Ventus Blue+ 7.
Where the Ventus Blue profile goes firm handle, stiff mid section, and ultra-stiff tip section, the Ventus Blue TR+ goes stiff handle, stiff mid section, and ultra-stiff tip, reflecting the Spread Tow Carbon Fabric used at the top end of the TR.
In practical terms, Ventus TR Blue+ is designed to deliver the familiar mid-launch, mid-spin performance of Ventus Blue, but with tighter dispersion and improved face control for players who swing with intent.
How Ventus TR Blue+ Can Help Your Game: The Custom Fitting Story
Playing with the wrong golf shaft can have dire consequences for your game.
Shot accuracy and inconsistent ball striking can be telltale signs of an ill-fitting shaft. Worse still is trying to alter your swing by speeding up or slowing down your natural rhythm to accommodate a shaft you know isn’t right.
The knock-on effect on the course is obvious. Your confidence quickly erodes when, regardless of how well you are swinging the club, the shot still goes awry.
Custom-fitting is the process of marrying up the correct shaft that suits your specific swing characteristics to deliver more consistent results.
The fitting session will quickly establish where the weaknesses lie in your existing golf clubs. Launch monitor data can record what the naked eye can’t see, such as strike location, spin and launch rates.
The launch monitor can accurately record shot dispersion, which is normally represented as an oval shape covering each shot you’ve hit with a golf club. The bigger the oval, the more inaccurate the shots.
The fitter is also on hand to get the human perspective. What happens out on the course? What are you working on in your game, and what are you looking to get out of the session helps guide the fitter towards what the session’s main objective is.
When it comes to shafts and specifically Fujikura Ventus, the fitter has a wealth of options to try.
If you are a player who generates a good amount of speed but struggles with consistent ball striking and accuracy, the fitter will look towards the Fujikura Ventus TR as a good fit.
The added VeloCore+ we’ve already discovered helps add layer of stability, which helps make the Ventus TR Blue+ a highly reliable shaft.
Different swing weights and flexes make it easy for the fitter to hone in on the right Fujikura Ventus TR Blue+ for your needs.
The additional benefit of the Ventus TR Blue+ is the depth of golfers who can benefit from what it has to offer.
Improved performance isn’t just about adding some extra mph to your clubhead and ball speed. It’s about improving accuracy and improving the result of a less-than-perfect strike, which makes the Ventus TR Blue+ the complete package.
You can order the new Ventus TR Blue+ directly from the Nine By Nine Golf website.
You can choose the profile you need and instruct us on the ideal length, adaptor, and grip to be fitted, and our expert in-house technicians will prepare it for you.
Alternatively, if you’re driving or fairway wood play has bothered you in 2025, book yourself in for a custom fitting session at Nine By Nine Golf and see how the new Ventus TR Blue+ can improve your game and improve your confidence.