2025 major champion puts 30-gram driver shaft into play

Miyu Yamashita opts for an extremely lightweight shaft profile. Harry How / Getty Last year’s Women’s Open champion, Miyu Yamashita , put a Mitsubishi Vanquish VV (green) 30-S into play this week at the JM Eagle Championship , the final event before the first women’s major of the year. Raw weight for the shaft?

Just 42 grams. After it’s installed in the club, it’s final weight is in the mid-30s. Something that seems crazy for a tour professional of any kind.

According to Mitsubishi’s LPGA Tour rep, Yamashita was looking for a lighter-weight part to help her swing faster and get a little bit more distance out of her driver. Over her previous combination, she’s seen increases in performance across the board. A 2 mph increase in ball speed, a 1.

5 degree increase in launch angle, and a consistent spin window that stayed stable all resulted in about 10 extra yards of carry, and close to a club-and-a-half worth of total distance after you factor in roll. Miyu Yamashita tees off at the JM Eagle Championship Harry How / Getty The Mitsubishi Vanquish VV (green) is a slightly lower-launching, lower-spinning shaft compared to the more popular and known Vanquish Blue profile. The VV is listed by Mitsubishi as a Med+ launching shaft with medium spin, which is great for players looking for a shaft to help them develop some speed and increase launch without losing any stability.