Equipment

UST Mamiya announces new LIN-Q PowerCore shafts

Published

6 months ago

Dec 3, 2025

UST Mamiya has been a long-time shaft manufacturer with plenty of iconic shafts on its resume. Does the purple-and-gold ProForce Gold ring a bell?

The company’s most recent line of LIN-Q (pronounced “link”) shafts pushed the limits of design and had a great presence on professional tours and in amateur fittings. Not surprisingly, then, for its latest offering, UST took that solid platform and redesigned it with more cutting-edge technology to create the new LIN-Q PowerCore line of shafts. (You have probably seen the prototypes out on tour in Ben Griffin’s bag, and a few other pros, as he has notched a few wins this year with the new shafts in the bag)

PowerCore is the key to high performance in the new LIN-Q shafts. The technology is created using Q-Ply material and a Nano Resin Matrix. UST has used Q-Ply in some previous shafts in order to specifically reinforce sections of the shaft. The thinner material allows more layers to be used to ensure torsional and bending stiffness can provide the best performance. UST’s new Nano Resin Matrix uses a nano-structured material that influences the resin system to ensure the maximum carbon content is being used.

By combining Q-Ply and Nano Resin Matrix, engineers created a more efficient carbon fiber that performs at the highest level. From UST’s testing, PowerCore provides significantly improved multi-axis stability and hoop stiffness throughout the shaft. The constant taper design of the shaft helps with energy transfer and creates ball speed without sacrificing accuracy. Translation: Lin-Q PowerCore shafts will offer the best consistency, stability, and speed for your swing.

Next, UST then went with a smooth EI profile design that runs through all three models. Usually, when you see a shaft lineup with red, blue, and white models, they all play and feel different. Now, part of this is true as UST designed the LIN-Q PowerCore Red to be high launching, Blue for Mid, and White to be the low launch option, but the nice thing is that the shaft bend profile doesn’t really change.

UST makes slight adjustments: the White model has the stiffest handle and tip sections, Blue is a little softer, and Red is the softest in those sections. The internal structure and carbon fiber layers are used to make the shafts perform differently. And UST was kind enough to add a small fitting detail to each shaft, with launch and spin characteristics in blocks just below the main graphic.

Lin-Q PowerCore White

Low launch and low spin

Lin-Q PowerCore Blue

Mid launch and mid spin

Lin-Q PowerCore Red

High launch and higher spin

The new UST Mamiya Lin-Q PowerCore shafts will be available in January at authorized fitters and dealers.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

5 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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5 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

5 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.”