Diamana ‘ahina Shaft!
New Diamana ‘ahina Shaft
Mitsubishi Rayon is set to release their all new Diamana ‘ahina shaft in Japan on October 16th. The Diamana ‘ahina features a similar bend profile to the original white board and utilizes the same Multi-Dimensional Interlay technology (M.D.I) as the more recent Kai’li model. The combo produces a very stable low launch [...]
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Taylormade Japan Burner Forged and R9 Forged Comparison
As many of you may have read, the Taylormade Japan Burner Forged and R9 Forged were supposed to be part of my forged cavity shootout however they demos never came in time from Taylormade for the initial test. Because of the delay I had broken the test into 2 groups, with the Burner Forged and [...]
- Tags: Burner, compare, comparison, forged, golf, japan, japanese, r9, taylormade
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ONOFF 2010 Fairway Arms Plus Review
Being able to try a lot of different clubs from a lot of different brands sure is a lot of fun but at the same it can make sticking with the right clubs in my bag difficult as there is just too much to choose from. One trend I do seem to find though is [...]
Forged Cavity Back Shootout Part A1 – Design and Aesthetics
First of all I wanted to apologize for the amount of time its taken to do this one particular blog post. Reviewing such a large number of clubs at one time has proven much more difficult than I anticipated. It’s not that it was hard for me to hit the clubs or even study them [...]
- Tags: comparisons, forged cavity, golf, irons, japan forged, japanese, performance, review, tests
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Quadra Fire Express Install Part 1
I’ve had the chance to really play with Crazy shafts and I do say that I’ve been very impressed with their feel and performance. It’s time now to give another premium shaft maker a whirl, Quadra Composite Techno.
For those of you who do not know Quadra, they are a very high end graphite and carbon [...]
- Tags: 50t, 80t, high end shaft, japan, performance, premium carbon, quadra
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PRGR New egg Forged Irons Review!
The other day when the new Egg line demo clubs arrived at my house from PRGR, you can imagine how excited I was to try the new Egg Spoon. It turns out though, of the two clubs that I have here for testing, the new Egg Forged Iron which is released on August 28th may [...]
PRGR 2010 New egg Spoon Intial Impressions
I was very excited to open up a package from PRGR today to find the new Egg Spoon PX-03D and Egg Spoon Forged Iron! The first thing I did was step outside in the blazing hot and sweaty 35C weather to take some quick photos before heading over to the local driving range to get [...]
- Tags: egg spoon, japan, japanese, longest fw, number one, PRGR, pro gear, tour
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2010 PING Scottsdale Putters Revealed!
2010 Ping Anser 2 Putter Revealed!
Lot’s of new products are scheduled to be released by Ping including a 14 new putter models under the scottsdale name. One of our content partners Toshi of the popular Japanese blog Anserfreak was recently able to visit the Ping Japan headquarters and warehouse to see first hand what was [...]
Golf Back Pain and Problems: Non Surgical Spine Care Center Review
Anyone here suffer from Chronic Low Back Pain or Neck Pain? I have been struggling with back pain for the last 4 years. It’s been a daily struggle! I’ve been VERY pro active in trying to get relief with twice a month massages, Anti inflammatory pills, Rehabilitation classes, Chiropractors very frequently, ice on the back, [...]
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Maruman KS Zero Bounce Forged Wedge Review
Since I saw Maruman’s KS Zero Bounce Forged Wedge back at the Japan Golf Fair I’ve been wanting to try one, mostly out of curiosity as to how a zero bounce wedge would work. We frequently get lots of requests for wedges with low bounce as possible which is actually not that common in Japan [...]
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Maruman Mega Shuttle i3000x Irons Review
In the last 2 years, PRGR’s EGG irons have garnered tons of press as being the easiest and most forgiving average golfer irons on the market. Maruman Golf released the Mega Shuttle i3000x Iron, a similar hybrid style iron boasting similar performance and ease of use. So far magazines have chosen both as being the [...]
PRGR 2010 GN502 Tour Forged Iron Review
Pro Gear or PRGR as we all know it, the golf division of Yokohama Rubber Industries as been doing very well the last few seasons with their GN502 and EGG line raising popularity to new levels. We also saw PRGR release the limited TR500 Forged iron last year which sold out within weeks. The TR500 [...]
- Tags: Endo Forged, gn502 tour iron, japan tour, japanese, made in japan, PRGR, s20c
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PRGR RED 505 Irons Review
Today I’m going to look at the PRGR RED 505 Irons. The RED Series from Pro Gear the golf division of Yokohama Rubber Industries has typically been aimed at the average golfer looking for ease of use and performance. While the new RED 505 irons certainly fill that bill they actually bring a lot more [...]
- Tags: average golfer, distance iron, japan, PRGR, pro gear, red 505
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XXIO 2010 Driver Review
2010 zeh-ku-shi-oh Driver
XXIO is a brand that is relatively unknown outside of Japan. A division of Sri Sports, it’s bigger brother Srixon is probably more well known overseas. However here in Japan, XXIO (pronounced zeh-ku-shi-oh) has been a market leader in the largest average golfer segment for the last decade. Their woods and irons can [...]
- Tags: anti-slice, distance, driver, forgiving, japan, Japanese Golf, performance, SRI Sports, xxio
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UST Mamiya ATTAS T2 Shaft!
New UST Mamiya ATTAS T2 shaft was first spotted at the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Tour last week and is landing in the hands of many Japanese tour pro’s and top club makers. Very little is known about the shaft’s specifications even in Japan. TSG expects a fall release date along with a hybrid model and [...]
- Tags: Mamiya ATTAS T2, New Products, Shafts, Spy Pic's, UST
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PING S56 Irons Debut at Pebble Beach
Ping S56 Irons First Look!
New Ping S56 irons were spotted today at Pebble Beach and posted on the official Ping Twitter page. At first sight it’s design shares many of the same aesthetic cue’s as the new Ping Tour S Wedges that we showed you in Feb from the Tokyo Golf Show. Ping staffers are [...]
- Tags: irons, New Produts, Pebble Beach, Ping Golf, S56 Irons, U.S Open
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New Yururi TOUR Wedges Arrive at TSG!
Yururi Tour Wedge
Designed for the pro and skilled amateur the new Yururi TOUR Wedge features a familiar head shape similar to the Yururi RAW Original Wedge except with a revised sole grind. This is the exact same model currently in play on the JPGA ladies tour by So-Hee Kim, Eun-A Lim, and a few [...]
- Tags: Mr. Miyoshi, New Products, TSG Brands, Wedges, Yururi Golf
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PRGR RED 505 Driver Review!
Pro Gear or PRGR as we know it better has been on a great run of releasing top performing clubs in the last few years. As part of the sports wing of Yokohama Rubber, PRGR has created clubs to meet the needs of all different levels of players. It was discovered late last year that [...]
- Tags: distance, driver, Endo Forged, japan, performance, premium, PRGR
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Seven Hills Prototype Forged Wedge Build – Part 1
Introducing Seven Hills Golf…
Seven Hills is a new brand that focuses currently on creating premium performance wedges and irons at affordable prices. I’m glad to say that Tourspecgolf is involved with Seven Hills in both the club designs and aesthetic appearance of all their clubs. We’ve taken the knowledge we’ve gained from offering the best [...]
Introducing Grind Studio and Masahiro Tomaru
In this day and age of mass produced golf clubs, there are very few TRUE masters that still craft a club by hand. I have had the pleasure of watching Masayuki Sasaya of Gold’s Factory hand make all his wedges, putters and irons and in the process learning what it takes to make a golf [...]
Kamui TEIOO Mid Air Irons Review
Kamui Works sent me their all new TEIOO Mid Air iron to dem0 and give feedback on. This is a hybrid performance iron made for the average golfer wanting the ultimate in forgiveness and distance. With lofts 2-3* stronger than most average golfer models (22* 5 iron) and an ultra low center of gravity, players [...]
- Tags: distance, forgiveness, irons, japan, kamui works, performance
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Taylormade R9 Superdeep TP vs Burner Superfast TP Comparison Review
So you are a big Taylormade fan and want to choose a new driver. You’re checking out both the Burner Superfast TP Black and the R9 Superdeep TP driver. Which do you pick? I’ve had a chance to spend a week with both models and I’m ready to give some feedback on both drivers. Both [...]
Titleist Japan VG3 Driver Another Look!
We’ve finally got an all new Titleist VG3 in the house for pretty picture taking. I tested the driver back at the Japan Golf Fair back in February and made a quick review back then explaining the the driver’s design aspects and development. For many years, Titleist has been accumulating data about golfers head speed, [...]
- Tags: distance, japan only, performance, titleist driver, tour, vg3
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Royal Collection SFDIII Fairway Wood Review!
Royal Collection has been known to make some of the best Fairway woods over the last 10 years or so. Many golf enthusiasts in the West may be familiar with their Driving Cavity design through that was borrowed by the now defunct brand Sonartec. Sonartec has long been a popular choice of many PGA and [...]
PRGR GN502 Tour 440 Driver Review
Pro Gear or PRGR as most of us know Yokohama Rubber’s golf wing as, was kind enough to send me a few demos including the new Tour Driver and Forged irons as well as the RED 505 driver and irons. Having both the new RED 505 and 440 Tour side by side really showed what [...]
R9 TP Forged vs Burner TP – Taylormade Iron Comparison
I got my hands on a few demos from Taylormade Japan. They were kind enough to send me the new R9 TP Forged along with the Burner TP, Japan R9 and R9 Max irons for comparison. I am sure many people are interested in comparing the two TP models so I would like to note [...]
How much do you think you know about Japanese Golf Club Manufacturing Part 1
Over the last several years we have been asked a good amount of questions about 1018 Forged steel also known as “soft steel”, and for the last several years I have been inquiring about its availability in raw head form and bar form for our projects with various Japanese brands.
All is not what it appears [...]
- Tags: 1018 Forged, Forgings, made in japan, Miura, Scratch
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New EPON AF-102 Driver Official Release Info
Epon is set to release it’s latest players driver Feb. 12th to the global market. The AF-102 is an evolution of the AF101 and further improves on feel at impact, better and more optimal spin rates and revised CG placements to produce a medium trajectory shot that better golfers will appreciate.
The new AF-102 is produced [...]
- Tags: AF-102 Driver, Drivers, endo, Epon, Epon Golf, New Products
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Ping Anser Forged Irons Review – First Take
PING ANSER IRONS – A REVIVAL
It looks like the revealing of the new Ping Anser Forged irons has cause a bit stir in the golfing world and on lot of golf enthusiast sites around the internet. After posting about the new iron last Friday, we decided to head back to the Japan Golf Fair [...]
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