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With the UST Mamiya Ben Hogan Experience just ended I thought pushing this thread up with a review would be nice.
Back right before the Covid crisis, THP had a youtube video with @DannyLe on the UST Mamiya shaft profiles and company. I was very fortunate to be selected to choose any UST Mamiya shaft via the contest line. Because of the pandemic and things everywhere closed I had to wait for the shaft, but the wait was surely worth it.
I choose to go with the Lin-Q Purple in driver length.
Let me say the pictures don't do justice to how nice I think the shaft looks. The Purple color shaft blends perfectly with the deep yellow Lin-Q that stands out so clearly. This screams premium in every sense of the word.
When I was looking at the different shafts on the UST Mamiya site and their profiles, I wanted something to bring my drive flight down a bit, but not too much, and to possibly slow the spin. I have an 85-90 mph swing speed with a current driving distance of 220-225. My Arccos smart distance was 222. My longer drives would be in the lower 230-235 range. With my swing speed, I need to keep a little more height and carry, but I was still looking to maybe bring it down a little. UST Mamiya had two options I was looking at. the Lin-Q Gunmetal and the Lin-Q Purple. The Lin-Q Gunmetal's profile suggests a low to mid flight and a low to mid spin. The swing speed recommendation for the Gunmetal is over 90 mph. However, the Lin-Q Purple had the mid flight and mid spin characteristics with a R Flex for a swing speed of 80-95 mph. Easily to see I was going to go with the Purple.
At address, I like to align the shaft with lettering to come straight down. This is just a mental thing with me. Here is a picture of the setup at address below.
The Lin-Q Purple does exactly what the profile says it does. I have noticed my ball flight a bit lower and not ballooning as much and I have gained about 5-7 yards per drive. I know 5-7 yards doesn't sound like much, but who doesn't want that little bit extra when they need it. Plus, the 5 yards have helped lower a club or two during my approach shots to the green. As I stated, my normal drive distance was in the 220-225 with my good drives in the 230-235 range. With the Lin-Q Purple my normal drives are reaching the high 220s and low 230s consistently and my really good drives are traveling high 230s and 240s. Take that in my bag every day.
One thing I really like about the Lin-Q Purple is the feel of the shaft. I am not a person that can say all the kick points and characteristics of a shaft. I am just not that good. But, what I can say is this shaft is much less whippy than my stock shaft or my Evenflow shaft I had in my driver previously. I would have to say the Lin-Q Purple is a stout shaft. It feels a little more like a stiff flex yet I get all the benefits of having the right bend of a regular flex. I can feel the shaft all the way thru the swing and I don't notice at any time my club head not catching up. I actually can swing a bit harder with this shaft versus my stock shaft I had prior. I have noticed this same feature in the Recoil shafts I have in my Ben Hogan PTX irons which, not surprisingly, my son tried once during the summer and decided they were his from then on. Just like most of my things in golf, they seem to make the trip to Indiana and stay at Purdue.
In the end, I will be keeping the Lin-Q Purple on my driver for the years to come. I may change the head yearly, but I can't see a reason not to keep this shaft. It just performs and what more can you ask for.
Highly recommend for those looking at driver and wood shafts.
Back right before the Covid crisis, THP had a youtube video with @DannyLe on the UST Mamiya shaft profiles and company. I was very fortunate to be selected to choose any UST Mamiya shaft via the contest line. Because of the pandemic and things everywhere closed I had to wait for the shaft, but the wait was surely worth it.
I choose to go with the Lin-Q Purple in driver length.
Let me say the pictures don't do justice to how nice I think the shaft looks. The Purple color shaft blends perfectly with the deep yellow Lin-Q that stands out so clearly. This screams premium in every sense of the word.
When I was looking at the different shafts on the UST Mamiya site and their profiles, I wanted something to bring my drive flight down a bit, but not too much, and to possibly slow the spin. I have an 85-90 mph swing speed with a current driving distance of 220-225. My Arccos smart distance was 222. My longer drives would be in the lower 230-235 range. With my swing speed, I need to keep a little more height and carry, but I was still looking to maybe bring it down a little. UST Mamiya had two options I was looking at. the Lin-Q Gunmetal and the Lin-Q Purple. The Lin-Q Gunmetal's profile suggests a low to mid flight and a low to mid spin. The swing speed recommendation for the Gunmetal is over 90 mph. However, the Lin-Q Purple had the mid flight and mid spin characteristics with a R Flex for a swing speed of 80-95 mph. Easily to see I was going to go with the Purple.
At address, I like to align the shaft with lettering to come straight down. This is just a mental thing with me. Here is a picture of the setup at address below.
The Lin-Q Purple does exactly what the profile says it does. I have noticed my ball flight a bit lower and not ballooning as much and I have gained about 5-7 yards per drive. I know 5-7 yards doesn't sound like much, but who doesn't want that little bit extra when they need it. Plus, the 5 yards have helped lower a club or two during my approach shots to the green. As I stated, my normal drive distance was in the 220-225 with my good drives in the 230-235 range. With the Lin-Q Purple my normal drives are reaching the high 220s and low 230s consistently and my really good drives are traveling high 230s and 240s. Take that in my bag every day.
One thing I really like about the Lin-Q Purple is the feel of the shaft. I am not a person that can say all the kick points and characteristics of a shaft. I am just not that good. But, what I can say is this shaft is much less whippy than my stock shaft or my Evenflow shaft I had in my driver previously. I would have to say the Lin-Q Purple is a stout shaft. It feels a little more like a stiff flex yet I get all the benefits of having the right bend of a regular flex. I can feel the shaft all the way thru the swing and I don't notice at any time my club head not catching up. I actually can swing a bit harder with this shaft versus my stock shaft I had prior. I have noticed this same feature in the Recoil shafts I have in my Ben Hogan PTX irons which, not surprisingly, my son tried once during the summer and decided they were his from then on. Just like most of my things in golf, they seem to make the trip to Indiana and stay at Purdue.
In the end, I will be keeping the Lin-Q Purple on my driver for the years to come. I may change the head yearly, but I can't see a reason not to keep this shaft. It just performs and what more can you ask for.
Highly recommend for those looking at driver and wood shafts.
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