FootJoy's main goals for the new DryJoys TourLTS rain jacket: reduce weight and improve mobility while remaining 100% waterproof. FootJoy's design and development team focused on the construction of the jacket, limiting panels and seams while using a new fabric that's soft, quiet, supple and waterproof.

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"We have been working on this product for about two years now, and when we started working, we really wanted to analyze the waterproof clothes that were on the market", said PJ Skurla, senior clothing designer at FootJoy. “And when we started looking at a lot of rain hats out there, we found that a lot of the restriction through the golf swing was because there was a lot of stitching on those jackets. And where there is a seam, there will be a little restriction in the golf swing. "

Skurla and her team found that while other rain jackets had up to 24 panels and 27 or more seams, they were able to complete the TourLTS rain jacket with just five panels and six seams.

There are no shoulder seams or side seams, and the back panel goes straight over the front panel. "A minimalist construction", called Skurla.

This reduced weight and improved range of motion during the golf swing while eliminating seams where water can collect on the jacket, including the top of the sleeve.

But lightweight construction isn't the TourLTS's only feature. After all, LTS is an acronym: lightweight construction, temperature regulation, and stretch fabrication.

With ThermoLite, the TourLTS helps golfers regulate their body temperature. This is possible thanks to a ThermoLite liner which uses hollow fibers. When conditions are cold, fibers trap body heat. When conditions are warmer, the fibers absorb moisture and expel heat.

"It will happen in all the conditions you will see on the golf course", Skurla said. (To ensure this, FootJoy sent four consumers to Iceland to test the jacket in extreme weather conditions).

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FootJoy consumers test the DryJoys TourLTS rain jacket in Iceland. (FootJoy)

Finally, the TourLTS features a new three-layer bonded fabric that offers four-way stretch and is also soft, quiet, and waterproof.

"When you put it on, you don't make any noise through the golf swing, it will move with you through the golf swing, and it'll be really soft and very comfortable »said Skurla.

The TourLTS rain jacket ($ 285) is available on footjoy.com or wherever FootJoy products are sold. Rain pants ($ 210) are also available

To know more : www.footjoy.fr