Equipment

TRUE linkswear launches Dead Golfer LUX Hybrid golf shoe

Published

3 years ago

Oct 30, 2023

Any time I have the opportunity to test a new pair of kicks, I default to the process and method that have stood my test of time: school walkabout, followed by town walkabout, followed by round of golf. When TRUE linkswear made the Dead Golfer LUX Hybrid available, I had to have it. As a Spanish teacher in my other life, Día de los Muertos is a huge cultural component during my fall courses, and now I get to wear it on my feet? You betcha!

There are four or five elements to the LUX Hybrid that I want to identify. They caught my eye before their inaugural slip-on to my size 10s. The two-piece sole has an attractive, translucent skim as the ground-contact layer. The skim has ridges toward the heel and toe and along the length of your big toe. The remainder has proper molded cleating, that promises to hold steady among the most slippery and slick of conditions.

The second element is the sole cushion that joins the bottom skim with the shoe upper. There’s nothing flimsy about it, neither in appearance nor in functionality. The cushion is fat toward the heel and gradually slims down as it moves toe-ward. All the steps I put in on roadways and school hallways did nothing to deter my feet from feeling fine. Kudos to the engineers who came up with that feature.

The shoe upper offers the third and fourth elements for your attention. There is a solid band that wraps around the heel, the first step toward ensuring that there is maximum heel stability in the Dead Golfer LUX Hybrid. The left shoe heel has the words Married to the game tagged, while the right one reads ’til death do us part. It’s an appropriate touch for a bit of quirk and whimsy. The top part of the heel capsule rises high up, ensuring that the tendon transition receives sufficient support.

Finally, the shoe has the appearance of a mesh upper, but it is actually a two-layer topper. The mest allows the shoe to breathe, while the underlayer guarantees that dew and bits of moisture don’t seep in toward your socks. All in all, it’s the sort of shoe that I’ll wear until it breaks down. Don’t expect another shoe review from me for quite some time!

As if the shoes weren’t enough for you to set your vibe, there is a line of apparel to accompany them. Hoodies with the aforementioned tagline Married to the game, ’til death do us part frame the dead golfer poised at the top of its swing emblazon the back, while the simple silhouette of the ghoulish golfer adorns the top-right portion of the front. An understated, black cap is also available for purchase.

To summarize, these were the testing conditions for the TRUE Linkswear LUX Hybrid, as only this writer can effect:

Two days of 8 am to 4 pm teaching, jumping on desks, walking around camps;
Two days of photography at a spectacular golf course in Winston-Salem, North Carolina;
One day of walking around alma mater campus during Homecoming 2023;
Practice swings at local practice facility.

Related Topics:Dead Golfer Lux Hybrid True Linkswear

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Ronald Montesano

Ronald Montesano writes for GolfWRX.com from western New York. He dabbles in coaching golf and teaching Spanish, in addition to scribbling columns on all aspects of golf, from apparel to architecture, from equipment to travel. Follow Ronald on Twitter at @buffalogolfer.

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Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

19 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)

Published

19 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

19 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.”