Introducing the 2013 TourStage X-BLADE 909 Limited Edition irons. These irons deserve their very own blog post not because they are rare & limited but because TourStage has done …
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Today I am going to take a quick look at the new 2013 Yamaha Inpres X Z Cavity. Yamaha, one of Japan’s most popular golf brands had pretty much operated …
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George Takei is a name that is synonymous with golf club design in the Japanese market. The former founder of Gauge Design Japan and G-Field Golf has traveled the road …
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It was quite evident at this years Japan Golf Fair that the muscle back was having a trendy revival. Japan is very fickle when it comes to trends and whats …
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When many of us talk about wedges, we talk about the clean design and the simple look as well as its shape and grind. The truth is there are many …
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Friday at the Japan Golf Fair is for golf businesses and press only while the weekend is open to the public. While opening day Friday was busier than ever, Saturday is …
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Tourspecgolfer (Chris) and I filmed a short video at the end of the show and he just loaded it up on our new Vimeo page. Nothing fancy and no editing …
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Golf enthusiasts are always surprised by the number of brands and products available from Japan whenever they visit Tourspecgolf.com for the first time. The USA has the largest population of …
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Every year when November rolls around the excitement at Tourspecgolf builds for the announcement of the new Yamaha lineup for the upcoming year. It has turned into big event annually …
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It’s been a while since I have dropped by Gold’s Factory and in the mean time, Gold’s has grown more popular than ever, especially here in Japan where their brand …
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In recent years, the annual new product announcement for Yamaha has become a huge event at TSG. Yamaha’s enthusiast following is indeed a large one overseas, thanks to wonderful designs, …
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You can imagine how surprised I was when Epon contacted us to announced that they were releasing new premium tour level golf balls. Epon is of course best known for …
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Tourspecgolf was invited to the ONOFF 2013 New Collection launch so I headed out yesterday to Shibuya to check out all the new gear for the new year. Every year …
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It’s my 4th Ryoma driver now, I’m all about these and have been for quite some time. The D-1 V-Spec has changed my driving game and even my wife plays …
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The original Titliest VG3 Forged iron which was announced and released in 2010 was one consistently one of the best selling irons in Japan during every month of its shelf …
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Master Sasaya over at Gold’s Factory sent over one of his new prototypes, a SUS303 model with what he dubs the “Gold’s Box” an inner sound slot. A sound slot …
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Its been one hot summer with temperatures constantly in the mid to high 30′s (Celcius) with lots of humidity on top of all that. I was lucky enough to get …
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We all know that the Pro Gear’s egg Spoon is one of the best ever fairway woods to come out of Japan. Deadly forgiving with monster type distance, may flock …
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I got the chance recently to spend some time with the very highly regarded Legacy Black Forged iron. The Legacy Black is the 3rd generation design in the Legacy line …
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Well as some lucky customers have found out, the Ryoma Special Tuning Hi Cor drivers began shipping. Ryoma has delayed the release for several months due to a finish issue …
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Limited Crazy Toyoshima Wedges! As I mentioned in the post before about the Crazy Air Iron Forged, I had the chance to stop by the Crazy Factory and got to …
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Today I’m going to do a quick introduction of the all new Miura Giken CB-1007 Forged Cavity Back Iron. We received a loaner head for photos which we have to …
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For those who demand the best, there is no shortage of premium boutique style brands that produce top of the line drivers when it comes to design, materials and performance. …
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I’ve decided to take the plunge and try a new Basileus shaft in one of my Ryoma drivers. Basileus is a brand brought to us by Triphas, a new high …
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The Epon ZERO is the best looking Epon driver I have ever laid my eyes on. There I said it and got it out of the way. That is in …
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A huge box of Tourstage demos arrived over the weekend for photos, testing and reviewing but the terrible weather kept me from getting anything done. The sun broke through the …
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Yonex has always been a solid performing golf brand and a few years ago when they signed a 16 year old phenom named Ryo Ishikawa, many in the golf industry …
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Admittedly Mizuno is probably one of the better know Japanese brands worldwide. With a strong involvement in all different kinds of sporting goods, Mizuno is well recognized for quality and …
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Callaway always has one of the biggest booths at the Japan Golf Fair and this year was no exception. In past years there was a huge emphasis on the Japan …
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Fourteen is one of the smaller brands in Japan that garners respect as much as the big brands like Tourstage, Mizuno, Titleist and others. They are well know for excelling …
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