Tuesday afternoon (the 7th) we kick off 2026 Shaft Up #2 with UST Mamiya where THPers head to Ballyhack Golf Club to battle it out with our host for a fun few days full of swag, fitting and competition. Each participant is ready to share the entire experience with you.
The Participants will be playing Ballyhack, for multiple competitive rounds after being fit for a brand new Callaway Quantum Driver with premium UST Mamiya golf shaft.

Itinerary
Tuesday Afternoon: Full Driver Fitting at Ballyhack
Tuesday Evening: Private Dinner and Swag Party.
Wednesday Morning: 18 Holes of Golf (2 Nine Hole Shamble Rounds)
Wednesday Afternoon: Lunch Break and then Nine Hole Shamble Round
Wednesday Evening: Private Dinner With UST Mamiya and Shaft Discussion
Thursday Morning: 18 Holes of Shamble Golf followed by Lunch at Course and
then depart
The 2026 Shaft Up #2 with UST Mamiya Contest
In case you missed our contest going on now for this event, you still have a short time to enter. Jump over to this forum thread and make your prediction on who will come out victorious and you have until the end of the day to make that selection.
The Teams
Team Jewamese – @JB and @DannyLe
Coast to Coast – @darthweasel and @JHolt
Team Polar Winds – @CoupleQuads and @B_Rad
Team Miami Vice @liquidcowboy and @BigDill
Round 1 – Shamble 9 Holes
Jewamese vs Polar Winds
Coast to Coast vs Miami Vice
Round 2 – Shamble 9 Holes
Jewamese vs Miami Vice
Coast to Coast vs Polar Winds
Round 3 – Shamble 9 Holes
Jewamese vs Coast to Coast
Polar Winds vs Miami Vice
Day 2 is 18 Hole Match Play with the two top teams playing each other but all four teams have a chance to earn enough points to win and return to the Shaft Up Finale later this year.
Selections must be made by the end of Tuesday July 7th, 2026.
For more information on any of the latest from UST Mamiya, check out their website at www.ustmamiya.com.







[QUOTE=”4hourrule, post: 14185029, member: 65714″]
I missed what happened to [USER=32906]@darthweasel[/USER]
[/QUOTE]
short version? he ran into a buzzsaw called Team Jewamese and while JHolt valiantly tried to carry him…the buzzsaw was too much for him
[IMG alt=”Nat Geo Winter GIF by National Geographic Channel”]https://media0.giphy.com/media/Rski3K91CjQDmaAFMc/200.gif[/IMG]
[QUOTE=”golfinnut, post: 14190955, member: 21902″]
Oooooo … do tell
[/QUOTE]
Bigdill gave the answer above, but the secondary answer is this; I believe you will see a big push toward graphite.
I am still trying to sift info in my head but I think it is easier on the golfer physically, has more potential for tech advances and just is better than steel these days.
[QUOTE=”darthweasel, post: 14191811, member: 32906″]
short version? he ran into a buzzsaw called Team Jewamese and while JHolt valiantly tried to carry him…the buzzsaw was too much for him
[IMG alt=”Nat Geo Winter GIF by National Geographic Channel”]https://media0.giphy.com/media/Rski3K91CjQDmaAFMc/200.gif[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
I think the heat got to you. You mixed up who carried who!
[QUOTE=”Redd, post: 14191785, member: 5622″]
I have the unfair advantage of being able to understand what you experienced, at least on the side of being fit by Danny Le, and I’m with you 100%. Having been fortunate enough to experience Shaft Up with UST Mamiya is proving to be a game changer for myself in a way I never could have anticipated. “Awesome” indeed, my friend. So grateful you had the chance to experience it all!
[/QUOTE]
I was fit for the driver I was playing before Shaft Up. Danny fitted me to the same head, obviously a Powercore and a different setting. I gained a ton of speed, distance, dispersion and confidence. You gotta love that.
[QUOTE=”darthweasel, post: 14191811, member: 32906″]
short version? he ran into a buzzsaw called Team Jewamese and while JHolt valiantly tried to carry him…the buzzsaw was too much for him
[IMG alt=”Nat Geo Winter GIF by National Geographic Channel”]https://media0.giphy.com/media/Rski3K91CjQDmaAFMc/200.gif[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
Oh, thought you were injured, thanks.
[QUOTE=”ChrisATL, post: 14183183, member: 84220″]
Looks like I need a new partner to saddle up with since [USER=9473]@Just_Brad[/USER] deserted me…
[IMG alt=”Ok Fine Whatever GIF by MOODMAN”]https://media3.giphy.com/media/LPUNCIh6y2vTpUT07T/200.gif[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
What has two thumbs and is ready to sub in? This guy!
[QUOTE=”4hourrule, post: 14191878, member: 65714″]
Oh, thought you were injured, thanks.
[/QUOTE]
wasn’t relevant they were on in ways I cannot be. They beat us. Soundly. I don’t know if the scores were recorded but I am pretty sure they ended up net several under…and gross they might have. I don’t recall many bogeys and nothing worse. Not sure I recall a bogey but they might have. They were killing it Thursday, just great shot after great shot. It was truly inspiring.
[QUOTE=”JB, post: 14183933, member: 3″]
[ATTACH=full]9447827[/ATTACH]
[/QUOTE]
Gotta find my way back there one day!
Hello. Any extra Black driver head covers I’m in! Love it for my UST Quantum Speed shaft…