UST Mamiya LIN-Q PowerCore: The Game Changer Arrives
The fairways don’t have carbon faces. The drivers do and are a big reason why I went away from them even with the discount
My bad - I thought they all carried the carbon face. Thanks for clarifying!
Major fomo. May cant come soon enough
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All right. It's been a slow week at work so I decided to take a day and run into Madison for some returns (from the holidays) and scheduled an hour at XGolf.
Spent the first 30 minutes on the range and wanted to really hit two drivers and a fairway wood.
Thanks to @Tevenor I was able to get a Paradym Ai Smoke 3HL Max to put my LinQ Powercore White 7X in. Whomever had this shaft before me, cut it a bit short, so I think I'm going to end up putting it in my DS-Adapt 7 wood eventually - or maybe a hybrid. Not going to lie, I couldn't find a groove with this thing. Whether it was the length or the just the feedback, something was throwing me off. In the past I've played LinQ M40X White Stiff in my fairway woods. Maybe I just needed something a bit more forgiving? I'm not going to give up on it, it just wasn't what I was expecting. Maybe the combination of HL head with a 7X shaft wasn't ideal for me.
Next up my PXG Gen 5 Driver with the LinQ Powercore White 6S. Again I had trouble not finding the center of the face with this thing. Feels so good in my hand and when I timed it right this club felt dynamic. Nothing earth shattering (distance-wise) with the drives I hit, but it's a fairway finder for sure. I could game this shaft easily and feel good about it. Feel, control, feedback - it's all there. Just stable through every swing.
Finally - I tipped the LinQ Powercore Red 6TX with a Callaway adapter. I did this because I know that I'll be purchasing Callaway's New New the day it's released. I have no doubt about that. I've always wanted to try a Red in the driver shaft. Bad thing is - I didn't have a Callaway driver head available at the moment. My Rogue ST driver head is currently being used by a buddy on the FD (in AZ) and every other Callaway driver head I had was sold elsewhere. My brother let me borrow his Ai Smoke Triple Diamond driver head and Holy ****....I think I'm in love.
I don't hit driver well on a Sim. Never have. So I've learned to not care about distances with the big stick when I'm there, but today I was really going after some balls. Big shoulder turn and just letting loose.
My best drive was 137.4 ball speed 232 yard carry and total of 261 yards. My next two drivers were 253 and 242. I know all of you longer hitters are scoffing at this, but most times on a Sim I'm lucky if I sniff 220. The only thing I noticed was my spin was averaging under 1600. Not really ideal. Could be because of the Triple Diamond head, could be how I was delivering the club. Either way - this thing shocked the hell out of me. If I get this paired with a more forgiving head and I'm wondering what kind of magic I could see.
It felt explosive, ball flight was just where I want it and the shot shape was mesmerizing.
The bad thing is that it's making me want to buy a Blue 6TX right now so I can compare.
Spent the first 30 minutes on the range and wanted to really hit two drivers and a fairway wood.
Thanks to @Tevenor I was able to get a Paradym Ai Smoke 3HL Max to put my LinQ Powercore White 7X in. Whomever had this shaft before me, cut it a bit short, so I think I'm going to end up putting it in my DS-Adapt 7 wood eventually - or maybe a hybrid. Not going to lie, I couldn't find a groove with this thing. Whether it was the length or the just the feedback, something was throwing me off. In the past I've played LinQ M40X White Stiff in my fairway woods. Maybe I just needed something a bit more forgiving? I'm not going to give up on it, it just wasn't what I was expecting. Maybe the combination of HL head with a 7X shaft wasn't ideal for me.
Next up my PXG Gen 5 Driver with the LinQ Powercore White 6S. Again I had trouble not finding the center of the face with this thing. Feels so good in my hand and when I timed it right this club felt dynamic. Nothing earth shattering (distance-wise) with the drives I hit, but it's a fairway finder for sure. I could game this shaft easily and feel good about it. Feel, control, feedback - it's all there. Just stable through every swing.
Finally - I tipped the LinQ Powercore Red 6TX with a Callaway adapter. I did this because I know that I'll be purchasing Callaway's New New the day it's released. I have no doubt about that. I've always wanted to try a Red in the driver shaft. Bad thing is - I didn't have a Callaway driver head available at the moment. My Rogue ST driver head is currently being used by a buddy on the FD (in AZ) and every other Callaway driver head I had was sold elsewhere. My brother let me borrow his Ai Smoke Triple Diamond driver head and Holy ****....I think I'm in love.
I don't hit driver well on a Sim. Never have. So I've learned to not care about distances with the big stick when I'm there, but today I was really going after some balls. Big shoulder turn and just letting loose.
My best drive was 137.4 ball speed 232 yard carry and total of 261 yards. My next two drivers were 253 and 242. I know all of you longer hitters are scoffing at this, but most times on a Sim I'm lucky if I sniff 220. The only thing I noticed was my spin was averaging under 1600. Not really ideal. Could be because of the Triple Diamond head, could be how I was delivering the club. Either way - this thing shocked the hell out of me. If I get this paired with a more forgiving head and I'm wondering what kind of magic I could see.
It felt explosive, ball flight was just where I want it and the shot shape was mesmerizing.
The bad thing is that it's making me want to buy a Blue 6TX right now so I can compare.
Really looking forward to getting this shaft/driver combo fit. Hit the LINQ Red vs Ventus Black today and they were even on the monitor. Thats with the LINQ playing 1.25 inches shorter. I imagine some major gains coming soon.
How do you find the Powercore White vs. the M40X White? Any specific differences in feel you can point to? I know its a bit of a mixed bag as the FWs were different flexes and you game the blue in driver right now, but just curious if you can pinpoint anything since you've tried a good spectrum of the profiles.
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I am so ready to hit these.
I can give you my experience as I gamed the M40X Tour White all last year and switched directly to the Power Core White in the driver and went M40X Blue to Power Core blue in the 3 wood. Same weights. Slightly different flexes ( F5/Tour vs TX ) I think the feedback is the same for both however.
The M40X felt a touch more active in the hands and not as stable at impact. The Power Core feels quieter at load without feeling boardy or overly dead but still active at release at the impact. At impact, its solid feeling regardless of where I hit the face. With the M40X I would still get that delightful muted crunch and matching feel through the hands at impact but not as deep. It also allowed a bit more twist which you could feel on the M40X and make the head feel much smaller from an impact perspective.
Reminder I am talking the same head in both cases. With how much the Power Core resists twisting on off center strikes, it makes those strikes feel way more solid and dense of an impact than teh M40X line. Not to say the M40X line was a bad performer on off center strikes ( It was actually one of the best I tested ), but the Power Core just ramps it 2 more notches. But it does it without dulling the ability to know where you hit it. I still know a toe or heel strike by feel before I see the results but I still feel like I mashed it.
What that has allowed me to do, is stop worrying about impact position as much on the head and just let the swing do its thing which has actually allowed me to free flow and actually improved impact position on the head. I don't try to steer it any more because I know even if I am off center, I won't get severe gear effect that puts me in bad positions. A good swing gets me good results. A bad swing won't hurt me as much with the Power Core which relieves some of the need to be so precise. Doesn't solve for the complete garbage donkey swings but nothing will on those.
Just my 2 cents.
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I have the M40X White 7S in a TSR2 driver head that I played at the end of last season. I was dumb and put a 7S in instead of a 6S, but it worked well for me the last few rounds of the season. I did hit that before hitting the other Powercore options yesterday.
And then the PXG has the Powercore White 6S. The thing that stands out to me is how easy it is to deliver the club face consistently. I was noticing my ball marks on the face were all in a general area, which is very odd for me. I get erratic with the driver, but this one seemed like it was easier for me to sync everything up and make a repeatable golf swing.
My miss is always right, especially with the m40X line. With Powercore I was missing a lot of balls left. When you've spent years with a bad slice, you tend to really notice the left miss. I saw that about 5 times yesterday. I still missed a couple right, but definitely not as severe - they all stayed playable.
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I love that you're swinging TX in the driver while I have X lol
But yeah, get you in to a head that actually puts spin in a proper area, and you're going to be gaming the Red. I can tell you right now. It's spectacular
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It's going to be hard for Blue to beat it, but I can't wait to try.
Hmm, I generally like how active the M40X is as it gives me a really good feel of where the clubhead is all the way through the swing, but the increased stability through impact with Powercore is a huge plus. That bolded part is really intriguing. Can even more just swing your swing.I can give you my experience as I gamed the M40X white all last year and switched directly to the Power Core White in the driver and went M40X Blue to Power Core blue in the 3 wood. Same weights. Slightlyt different flexes ( F5 vs TX ) I think the feedback is the same for both however.
The M40X felt a touch more active in the hands and not as stable at impact. The Power Core feels quieter at load without feeling boardy or overly dead but still active at release at the impact. At impact, its solid feeling regardless of where I hit the face. With the M40X I would still get that delightful muted crunch and matching feel through the hands at impact but not as deep. It also allowed a bit more twist which you could feel on the M40X and make the head feel much smaller from an impact perspective.
Reminder I am talking the same head in both cases. With how much the Power Core resists twisting on off center strikes, it makes those strikes feel way more solid and dense of an impact than teh M40X line. Not to say the M40X line was a bad performer on off center strikes ( It was actually one of the best I tested ), but the Power Core just ramps it 2 more notches. But it does it without dulling the ability to know where you hit it. I still know a toe or heel strike by feel before I see the results but I still feel like I mashed it.
What that has allowed me to do, is stop worrying about impact position as much on the head and just let the swing do its thing which has actually allowed me to free flow and actually improved impact position on the head. I don't try to steer it any more because I know even if I am off center, I won't get severe gear effect that puts me in bad positions. A good swing gets me good results. A bad swing won't hurt me as much with the Power Core which relieves some of the need to be so precise. Doesn't solve for the complete garbage donkey swings but nothing will on those.
Just my 2 cents.
Feel like there is a common theme of being able to deliver the club better and more consistently.
You don't lose that with the Power Core. You still know where the head is at. Just feels more.....connected maybe is a good word? I feel the loading at transition but its smoother, less harsh, more subtle if that makes sense.
This answers a lot of unasked questions for a person looking for that comparison from last release to PowerCore.I can give you my experience as I gamed the M40X white all last year and switched directly to the Power Core White in the driver and went M40X Blue to Power Core blue in the 3 wood. Same weights. Slightlyt different flexes ( F5 vs TX ) I think the feedback is the same for both however.
The M40X felt a touch more active in the hands and not as stable at impact. The Power Core feels quieter at load without feeling boardy or overly dead but still active at release at the impact. At impact, its solid feeling regardless of where I hit the face. With the M40X I would still get that delightful muted crunch and matching feel through the hands at impact but not as deep. It also allowed a bit more twist which you could feel on the M40X and make the head feel much smaller from an impact perspective.
Reminder I am talking the same head in both cases. With how much the Power Core resists twisting on off center strikes, it makes those strikes feel way more solid and dense of an impact than teh M40X line. Not to say the M40X line was a bad performer on off center strikes ( It was actually one of the best I tested ), but the Power Core just ramps it 2 more notches. But it does it without dulling the ability to know where you hit it. I still know a toe or heel strike by feel before I see the results but I still feel like I mashed it.
What that has allowed me to do, is stop worrying about impact position as much on the head and just let the swing do its thing which has actually allowed me to free flow and actually improved impact position on the head. I don't try to steer it any more because I know even if I am off center, I won't get severe gear effect that puts me in bad positions. A good swing gets me good results. A bad swing won't hurt me as much with the Power Core which relieves some of the need to be so precise. Doesn't solve for the complete garbage donkey swings but nothing will on those.
Just my 2 cents.
Appreciate it!
If it helps some folks, I am happy. It truly is a fantastic shaft.
It sums up a ton of what I wanted to ask, but didn't know how to ask, or what to ask, when looking at the differences.
