Equipment
Spotted: Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver Dual-Core TiNi
We recently spotted a new shaft from Mitsubishi Rayon — called the Kuro Kage Silver Dual-Core TiNi — which is an extension of the Kuro Kage silver series.
As with the familiar Silver TiNi (Titanium Nickel), the Silver Dual-Core shaft uses Titanium Nickel wire, which integrates with carbon fibers to add strength and energy transfer as the shaft loads and unloads. The Silver Dual-Core shaft, however, doubles the amount of Titanium Nickel (TiNi) wire in the tip section to add more stability and control, according to a Mitsubishi Rayon representative.
The new shaft is made for a player looking for a mid-launch and mid-to-low spin, and is expected to launch in January.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about the shaft in our forums.
Equipment
Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.

“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
Equipment
From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.

From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Whats in the Bag
Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4

3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4

5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4

Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms

Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80

Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105

Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Robert Darling
Sep 1, 2016 at 7:35 pm
Unfortunately I’m in colorado. But thank you for the info.
Jim
Sep 1, 2016 at 7:14 pm
Don’t know where you’re at…but just in case – Bill Cho will one the first handful of M.R. testing centers to get protos or production models. 20 min north of NYC
http://www.novogolf.com
Robert Darling
Aug 26, 2016 at 7:37 pm
This looks pretty awesome to me. I hope somewhere around here has one to test.