LAGP - LA Golf Partners

[Bucky CC]

I went through a long game fitting at Club Champion today and the winning hybrid shaft ended up being the LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X-flex shaft.  The sticker price of $215 for a hybrid shaft is a bit high so I came home to do some more research on the shaft.  Apparently the Bryson effect has hit LAGP pretty hard as their website currently shows this:

Since I can't get any information directly from the manufacturer I thought I would put it out to the fine forum members here to ask about their experiences with LA shafts.  Anything good, great, or terrible to tell about them?

My second place shaft was the Atmos TS Blue 85 hybrid shaft so that one has been a lot easier to find info on (and it's cheaper).

[RickyBobby_PR]

Lagp is a true aftermarket shaft. $215 is about normal for high end aftermarket.

I don’t have any experience with their hybrid or wood shafts but iirc plugged in golf did a review.

[RickyBobby_PR]

Not much info but here’s some on the AXS

https://thepeoplesclubs.com/la-axs.html

[dlow206]

2 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

I went through a long game fitting at Club Champion today and the winning hybrid shaft ended up being the LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X-flex shaft.  The sticker price of $215 for a hybrid shaft is a bit high so I came home to do some more research on the shaft.  Apparently the Bryson effect has hit LAGP pretty hard as their website currently shows this:

Since I can't get any information directly from the manufacturer I thought I would put it out to the fine forum members here to ask about their experiences with LA shafts.  Anything good, great, or terrible to tell about them?

My second place shaft was the Atmos TS Blue 85 hybrid shaft so that one has been a lot easier to find info on (and it's cheaper).

What do you want to know about this shaft? I am looking at the EI profile for it right now (at least the R and S were tested). 

[03trdblack]

Just so you know, their website has been "under construction" for quite a while now and has nothing to do with Bryson.  Something is strange about this company and I don't have the best feeling they're going to be around for the long haul.

[Bucky CC]

7 minutes ago, 03trdblack said:

Just so you know, their website has been "under construction" for quite a while now and has nothing to do with Bryson.  Something is strange about this company and I don't have the best feeling they're going to be around for the long haul.

That's the kind of info I'm most interested in.  I don't know a lot about the LAGP company as a whole and when they don't even have basic information on their website it makes me a little worried.

[RickyBobby_PR]

19 minutes ago, Bucky CC said:

That's the kind of info I'm most interested in.  I don't know a lot about the LAGP company as a whole and when they don't even have basic information on their website it makes me a little worried.

They have done the under maintenance a couple times. The popularity of the putter shaft followed by a redesign of the shaft was the last time. 
 

Bryson is a partner in the company. They bought out matrix shafts back in 2018 or 2019. Not saying that’s it’s not possible something negative is going on but they weren’t formed to be like every other shaft brand and I would suspect they are working on new shafts or redesigning their current lineup. You could click on the shaft question link and see if they respond to you

[RickyBobby_PR]

Here’s an article from mgs homepage 

https://mygolfspy.com/la-golf-shafts-same-strategy-new-arena/

[03trdblack]

40 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Here’s an article from mgs homepage 

https://mygolfspy.com/la-golf-shafts-same-strategy-new-arena/

That article is 3 years old and John Oldenburg is long gone. He quit after a fairly short time at LAGP. 

[RickyBobby_PR]

9 hours ago, 03trdblack said:

That article is 3 years old and John Oldenburg is long gone. He quit after a fairly short time at LAGP. 

The op was looking for info on the company so giving him as much info as possible 

[fixyurdivot]

Never heard of them and they were not an option pulled from the treasures drawer at Truespec.  That's not to say they didn't have them but I don't recall seeing them.  Call me old school but not being able to speak with live body that actually works at the company gives me pause.

That said, CC is a big name in the fitting business and one would think they would not be offering product that is problematic .  

[RickyBobby_PR]

1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said:

Never heard of them and they were not an option pulled from the treasures drawer at Truespec.  That's not to say they didn't have them but I don't recall seeing them.  Call me old school but not being able to speak with live body that actually works at the company gives me pause.

That said, CC is a big name in the fitting business and one would think they would not be offering product that is problematic .  

Peoples clubs is an independent club builder and is very good and reputable and respected. 
I use him for almost all my work and others here as well as other golf forums do as well. 

Will is usually the one that answers emails and he does so pretty quickly. 

[THEZIPR23]

3 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Peoples clubs is an independent club builder and is very good and reputable and respected. 
I use him for almost all my work and others here as well as other golf forums do as well. 

Will is usually the one that answers emails and he does so pretty quickly. 

I will second this Will is great!

[Bucky CC]

 

On 3/17/2021 at 8:23 PM, RickyBobby_PR said:

They have done the under maintenance a couple times. The popularity of the putter shaft followed by a redesign of the shaft was the last time. 

Bryson is a partner in the company. They bought out matrix shafts back in 2018 or 2019. Not saying that’s it’s not possible something negative is going on but they weren’t formed to be like every other shaft brand and I would suspect they are working on new shafts or redesigning their current lineup. You could click on the shaft question link and see if they respond to you

 

On 3/18/2021 at 8:52 AM, fixyurdivot said:

Never heard of them and they were not an option pulled from the treasures drawer at Truespec.  That's not to say they didn't have them but I don't recall seeing them.  Call me old school but not being able to speak with live body that actually works at the company gives me pause.

That said, CC is a big name in the fitting business and one would think they would not be offering product that is problematic . 
 

I went ahead and sent an email to the generic address listed on their website.  They responded back in a little over a business day with some general history and an invitation to call their account manager directly if I had any further questions.  To be honest that was more of a response than I expected so I think I'm going to pull the trigger and order the hybrid shaft from them.  I left off Tyler's email and cell # but here is the response I received.

 

Hi Michael,

Thank you for reaching out and your interest in LA Golf.  Matrix was bought by LAGP back in late  2017.  We launched a version of shafts in 2018 that were very similar to the OZIK White, Red and Black Tie of the original Matrix shafts.  Last April we launched a new shaft line called Tour AXS and RXR, partnered with Bryson on the Trono shaft and launched a more stable graphite putter shaft.  That's the quick version of the last 3 years of LAGP.

What you hit in Club Champion, who is our biggest partner is the Tour AXS Red.  This model is our mid launch low spin irons.  They are extremely stable without giving up the great feel.  We will be launching our new website later next week so you will be able to read up a little more on the shafts themselves.  If you have any more questions don't hesitate to reach out.

Best Regards,

Tyler Cleland
Account Manager

[downlowkey]

I’ve been a huge Matrix fan since they released the super stable Ozik Program 130 line several years ago. It was a bummer when they shuttered production and I was stoked to learn a venture group wanted to keep spinning their patents under a new brand. Haven’t pulled the trigger on any LAGP shafts yet but they are on my radar for a special putter project. I seem to remember Gretzky’s name being floated around as one the potential buyers back then - does that ring a bell for anyone else?

 

[RickyBobby_PR]

9 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

 

 

I went ahead and sent an email to the generic address listed on their website.  They responded back in a little over a business day with some general history and an invitation to call their account manager directly if I had any further questions.  To be honest that was more of a response than I expected so I think I'm going to pull the trigger and order the hybrid shaft from them.  I left off Tyler's email and cell # but here is the response I received.

 

Hi Michael,

Thank you for reaching out and your interest in LA Golf.  Matrix was bought by LAGP back in late  2017.  We launched a version of shafts in 2018 that were very similar to the OZIK White, Red and Black Tie of the original Matrix shafts.  Last April we launched a new shaft line called Tour AXS and RXR, partnered with Bryson on the Trono shaft and launched a more stable graphite putter shaft.  That's the quick version of the last 3 years of LAGP.

What you hit in Club Champion, who is our biggest partner is the Tour AXS Red.  This model is our mid launch low spin irons.  They are extremely stable without giving up the great feel.  We will be launching our new website later next week so you will be able to read up a little more on the shafts themselves.  If you have any more questions don't hesitate to reach out.

Best Regards,

Tyler Cleland
Account Manager

That’s great they responded and gave you some info. Good luck with the new shaft

[Joe Givhan]

I recently went thru a driver fitting at Club Champion and ended up with a Tour AXS White shaft.  It was the best of what I tried and I can't be more pleased with the performance.  My research showed that LAGP is a relatively small operation but the focus seems to be on quality.  Apparently Dustin Johnson has signed on and is playing their shafts as well as Bryson.  Right now considering replacing my iron shafts with LAGP shafts as well.  My fitting was done with a slightly older model and my purchase was the newer model - both shafts performed well without a lot of difference.  No they are not cheap, but they are pretty much in line with many other premium after market shafts.

[dlow206]

I am currently gaming the AXS Red iron shafts and the LAGP Armlock shaft, and have a LAGP 105 in my backup putter.