About CQI Golf CQI Golf distributes steel golf shafts throughout Europe from a proven steel shaft manufacturer based in Japan. The Nippon Shaft Co. has been producing steel golf shafts since 1959 and is at the forefront of shaft technology. CQI and Nippon supply leading manufacturers worldwide with the lightest constant weight steel shaft in the world, which weighs just 79 grams. Golf shafts are only available through approved distributors.