Equipment

NEW 2012 UST TOUR LINE UP- VTS, Attas Element & Attas 3

Published

14 years ago

May 22, 2012

GolfWRX

by Will Peoples

UST Mamiya redid their whole line up this year and we finally heard the details, here is what we found out.

VTS
They still have the VTS (THANK GOD!) however the Tour SPX has a new look, its Matte black. This is to differentiate between the tour shafts and the retail ones. They are also making the VTS a stock option in many clubs coming out this year; however it’s not the TOUR SPX version. The white and red one is basically a watered down TOUR SPX shaft, still a good shaft but much more affordable than and not as rare as the Tour Ones are. They also dropped the price of the VTS Wood shaft from $363(MSRP) to $207 (MSRP). The hybrids are down from $225(MSRP) to 138(MSRP). It’s still the same great shaft and I have heard it’s still getting a ton of play on tour. These still come in three different color/torque options. Black which is low torque, Silver which is mid torque, and Red which is high torque.

Click here to read the discussion int he forums

New Shafts

The most popular one is the Attas Elements, the MSRP on these is $345. This shaft was developed through extensive testing of characteristics, torque, kickpoint, flex, etc. They were trying to determine what makes shafts perform better. What they found was the biggest thing is the mid section. The more stable the mid section the more ball speed & performance. Based on their testing they stabilized the mid section and widened it. This resulted in less droop, more consistent shots, and amazing performance. Oh yeah and its great looking, ill snap some pictures of my personal one this week. This shaft is going to be huge on tour this year. These are amazing shafts.

They also brought out a Iron Shaft, it’s the Mamiya IS-900. This shafted is based on two years of development through tour testing. It’s an ion plated graphite shaft. It comes in wedge and iron shafts with a MSRP of $125. I was told it has performance of steel with the feel of graphite. It also has much more spin. It’s being used to counter the new groove rule. This shaft has been around for a while on tour and there are several threads on here about it. These are also really good shafts.

The last is Attas 3, this is a premium high launching shaft, the MSRP on this one is $621. This one is built and developed by UST Mamiya Japan, it’s bigger in the Japan market, especially at this high price point but is a very good shaft and well worth the money.

Click here to read the discussion int he forums

This is going to be a huge year for UST shafts.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”