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GolfWRX members get fit into Axiom iron shafts at Fujikura headquarters
Recently, four GolfWRX members visited Fujikura Headquarters in Carlsbad, California. The members enjoyed an amazing experience that was highlighted here last month.
Today, we are excited to give the rest of our audience a behind-the-scenes look at what getting fit at Fujikura looks like. GolfWRXers @Puppetmaster, @hammergolf, @CactusGolf, and @eric61 were put through the paces by Fujikura’s own Andrew Hoang, who provided a wealth of knowledge throughout the experience to ultimately find the best Axiom fit for each member.
Immediately, our members were buzzing about the improvements they were seeing after testing and getting fit into their Axiom iron shafts. Since then, members have received their Axiom (and Ventus) shafts, and have officially added them into their gamers and into their bags.
via hammergolf
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HammerGolf: “These are the star of the show. The Axiom shafts are giving me everything I wanted. Higher peak height, steeper decent angle, but no loss of distance or control. As I stated, I built a new set of irons with the Axiom shafts that are 2* weaker than my previous gamers. Im hitting these irons the same distance as my old gamers, but higher and even more control. The feel of these shafts are the best I’ve ever felt. Buttery soft feel, lively kick, but so stable and consistent.”
“They have the best feel of any shaft I’ve ever hit. I’m in the 75 gram option and played MMT 70 before. I am playing new heads with these Axiom 75 shafts that are 2* weaker than my previous irons. Knowing that, I expected higher launch and peak height. What I didn’t expect is that I would hitting these new weaker irons as far I was hitting the previous stronger lofted clubs. Like the other clubs, I don’t seem to curve the ball as much with the Axiom shafts. Even my misses are not as far offline as my previous clubs. These are just giving me everything I wanted and needed. Great feel, more ball speed, higher peak height, steeper decent angle, with tighter dispersion.”
CactusGolf: “The biggest takeaway for me was: stability and predictability. In terms of stability, I hit several balls that would normally be completely offline, but ended up just peeling off and staying in play or at least in a position where I could try and recover. The other thing I noticed is that my launch windows were a little higher then the KBS Tours that I had played for many years. Also noticed that the balls weren’t affected as much by wind at the top of the apex, which was also a little higher than I was used to. The interesting piece is that the distances were about 7-8 yards longer than what I was used to.
Stability was a big one as mishits didn’t peel off or fall as short as they normally would have. Using my GIR from my last 10 rounds pre-change of 45%, 50% is moving in the right direction and even the greens that I did miss today (one was a bladed wedge due to having to hit a chip to a par 5 off the backside of a greenside bunker), all were just off. The greens that I did miss, weren’t that far off, at all. In short, dispersion is significantly tighter, especially on off-center strikes with longer irons with front-to-back dispersion improvement most noticeable in the short (scoring) irons.”
PuppetMaster: “First, for my swing, firm under the handle, in the tip, but yet with some activity in the mid section. Not a lot, just enough for you to know there’s some kick, but not to the point where it is unpredictable or lacking control. I do have a moderate transition, see vid above for context. The Axiom profle is obviously a better fit for me, closer to the KBS Tour, whereas I didn’t load the Tour V hard enough. FYI – I made sure to only skim over others’ descriptives to make sure I just didn’t just use their words, but y’all be the judge of that.
Second, ball flight was noticeably higher, visually, than the Tour V, from short irons through long irons. I hit most shots from the center of the face to the heel side on my misses. Hit a few high floaters to the right with the longer irons, and some pulls with the short irons, which is my normal, predictable, 2-way miss. Working on that still, obviously. Andrew wanted to get me hitting the ball higher with more spin, and I think these are doing just that.”
eric61: “They’re great. Setting aside price, graphite vs. steel, all of that — the Axioms are just a profile that really, really works for me. I would say they feel like they have a stiff handle, softer mid-section and stiff tip. It’s not super dramatic, but they do have what feels to me like a mid/lower-mid kick. They feel very, very stable, but that softer mid-section does give them a nice feel.
One thing that struck me as interesting: I was warming up with my 7 iron, just doing a little 3/4 swing drill at about 70 mph, and I noticed that I still felt a slight kick out of the Axioms even at that speed. It reminded me of an observation I had in Carlsbad, where we hit all the different weights: The 125X were surprisingly playable at my 87-ish mph speed, and the 75S were surprisingly stable at that same speed. Fujikura did a really impressive job of designing these shafts in a way that will allow people to play the weight they want to play without making sacrifices.”
via eric61
Be sure to follow the thread for more Fujikura Axiom reviews and updates. Don’t forget to become a member today for future opportunities like this, plus product member testing and giveaways!
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Aaron Rai’s winning WITB: 2026 PGA Championship
Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
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Photos from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
PGA Championship Tour Report: Fitzpatrick, Koepka among big-name putter switches for Aronimink
Photos from the ShopRite LPGA
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...
Eric Cole WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: PXG Lightning Tour Max (9 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 70 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (15 degrees) Shaft:...
Si Woo Kim WITB 2026 (May)
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X Mini driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Mini...
Wyndham Clark’s winning WITB: 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D Tour (15 degrees) Shaft: Project...
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Jimmy
Jul 25, 2023 at 5:12 pm
Glowing reviews, imagine that.
H
Jul 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm
Ah. The honeymoon phase. Can you go back to these guys in a year and see what happened??? lmao
Brendan steel
Jul 25, 2023 at 1:52 pm
Back in steel in a month.