Miura Giken Japan has introduced their all new WMF-06 Forged wedge for the 2012 season (introduced late 2011). The WMF-06 is aimed at the better player wanting top notch spin …
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There has been a lot of hype for the new Ryoma F fairway woods. It has the reputation of its driver counterpart the Ryoma D-1 to live up to. The …
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With the holidays winding down in Japan its time to get back to more regular posting on the blog. We hope everyone is energized and recharged for the new golf …
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- Tags: ghost, itsy bitsy spider, Japan, limited, putter, taylormade
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Today I received the brand new Taylormade Japan Limited Edition Itsy Bitsy Spider Ghost Putter. While the Itsy Bitsy Ghost was previously seen only on Tour in the bags of …
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ONOFF has always prided itself in creating well designed golf clubs that not only look good but make golf easier and more fun. The Fairway Wings has been their utility …
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- Tags: average golfer, iron, Japan, onoff red, performance
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ONOFF is about to release their all new 2012 lineup and the first club I’ll look at today is the new ONOFF Iron or as some call it the RED …
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- Tags: distance, Japan, prgr egg spoon, ryoma fairway wood
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The weather sucks, its cold and raining. I can’t really get out and test these two wonderful fairway woods but I had a break in the rain today so snapped …
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- Tags: Japan, Royal Collection, sfd black
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Royal Collection introduced a new SFD Black line which focuses on distance and stability. The clubs are all marked with the words “Super Fairway Drive” which stands for the objective …
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- Tags: endo, Japan, vokey forged, Yamaha Tour Model
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The winter releases have only just kicked off recently with the arrival of the first batch of new 2012 models. It’s time for a little update on what’s hot in …
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- Tags: irons, Japan, tour model, v forged, yamaha inpres x
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It was a fun but busy few days testing out all the demos from Yamaha. They ended up sending a total of 31 different clubs when in fact there were …
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Before I undertake the huge task of snapping photos and doing writeups on Yamaha’s new Inpres X line for 2012, I thought I’d tackle something easier but equally as hot, …
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A huge, and I mean HUGE box filled with Yamaha demos arrived today. When the courier pulled up and brought out the box I thought he was delivering furniture as …
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It’s hard to believe we’re already into the first week of November. Some of our friends in the West have already seen their golfing seasons for this year come to …
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It’s been a while since we posted up some Gold’s Factory eye candy. Gold’s is busier than ever with many many modifications, refinishes and custom created putters as well as …
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- Tags: d forged, d series, d202 driver, Japan, yamaha inpres x
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Today we’re going to look at the new 2012 Yamaha Inpres X D Series lineup. In the past Yamaha had two lines the V Series for the athlete and better …
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- Tags: distance, driver length, impact, smash factor
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One of common dilemmas when helping of fitting a customer for custom driver is what length they should get. Many customers simply say “I play standard length” or ask me …
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- Tags: globeride, Japan, ONOFF Golf, performance, premium
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I was invited to ONOFF’s 2012 product launch today in Aoyama and took the chance to check out the new 2012 collections. The launch included all the new 2012 model …
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Today I’m going to look more closely at Keigekiku Yururi’s current wedge lineup. As you may have seen on the blog a few weeks ago, I covered the different forged …
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- Tags: 80t shafts, high modulus carbon, Japan, ngs shaft
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NGS, a premium Japanese shaft maker who has brought us their top performing shafts in the past like the Mach Line Proto series and D Rev Tour lines has decided …
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PRGR sent over their New iD Forged iron for the 2011 fall season. The new iD Forged fits in right below the pro model iD BL iron as the new …
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Every year I wait for October to roll around so I can get my copy of Gakken’s SHAFT & TUNE publication. I use this “Mook” (they call publications which are …
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- Tags: geotech, Japan, non conforming driver, prototype
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Geotech sent me their new Prototype RF700 driver to check out. The great thing about this driver is its their Alpha Spec model which is Hi Cor/Non conforming at close …
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- Tags: forged wedge, raw, spin, square grooves, Yururi
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As I mentioned last week I have all of Yururi’s current model lineup here for some photo taking and side by side comparisons. I was outside today snapping shots of …
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I got the chance test the PRGR Red Eyes Pocket multi speed tester on Monday at Katsuura so its time to give some feedback on its operation and functionality. Pro …
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PRGR sent over its all NEW iD435 driver for some photos and testing. This new athlete model 435cc conforming driver will be released in Japan on October 15th. I had …
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Today I’m going to introduce an exciting new product which really isn’t new. Since Bridgestone discontinued their Science Eye swing monitor which reads head speed and ball speed, we’ve been …
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There are currently 4 great Yururi forged irons golfers can choose from but which one is for you? All four models are premium forged in Japan from S25C steel and …
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- Tags: Golf Balls, Japan, kasco, kira, mizuno, peformance, super newing, tourstage
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We’re having very nice weather these days in Chiba. After typhoon number 15 cleared across Japan and swept away the humidity and moisture, days are much cooler now and great …
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- Tags: Bridgestone, distance ball, Japan, Newing Brill, Super
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The original Newing Brill released a couple of years ago has to be one of the most highly touted and best selling distance balls in Japan in a very long …
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It’s not everyday that we are lucky enough for a manufacturer to send over their entire product lineup for us to review and photo shoot but that’s exactly what Keigekiku …
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- Tags: Japan, sky dream jump, three luck, tour putter
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It’s Saturday night here in Japan and Sagawa just dropped off a box with the new Three Luck Delica Touch CSII Putter. This putter is designed by Sky Dream Jump. …
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- Tags: 456 silver, fujikura, kamui ray, testing
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We all wonder when a new model club comes out whether or not it is better than model it replaced or any older model from the same brand. Kamui Works …
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- Tags: custom, Golds Factory, inserts, premium zone, putters, SUS303
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Gold’s Factory sent over a couple if their new Trinity series putters featuring the new Next Generation Premium Zone Milling. they are for a photo shoot I’m doing however it …
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Sometimes, these smaller boutique brands can be hard to deal with. Because they are small they are sometimes inflexible and difficult. I’ve found out that Ryoma’s new Fairway Wood and …
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- Tags: crazy shaft, high grade carbon, Japan, manufacturing
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With increased demand and huge growth in popularity all throughout Japan, Crazy has opened a new manufacturing facility right next to the Crazy Factory in Adachi. As many people know, …
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It’d hard to believe how time flies and we’re more than halfway through September already. Many Japanese brands are already preparing or in the process of announcing Fall releases and …
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- Tags: Japan, Royal Collection Golf, sfd black
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A huge box arrived today from Royal Collection containing their all new SFD Black demo clubs for me to try out. The new SFD Black just launched on the weekend …
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- Tags: fairway wood, hi cor, Japan, ryoma non conforming
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I received more detailed information today from Ryoma on their new Hi-Cor driver model as well as the much anticipated new fairway woods. Due to an NDA however I cannot …
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- Tags: 420cc, distance performance, forged driver, geotech, Japan
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Getoech Golf has really been going all out at producing a wide variety of club heads to suit many different target audiences of golfers, all without breaking the players wallet. …
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Bridgestone Tourstage has long been a dominant force on the Japanese tour when it comes to golf balls. They rank right up there with Titleist and Srixon in the battle …
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- Tags: Japan, srixon tour issue, Z-TX P-420
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The driver trend this year has seen the re-emergence of smaller more compact heads. The sub 425cc head has grown in popularity on the Japanese tour and manufacturers have obliged …
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The other day at Katsuura CC I picked up a sleeve of the Taylormade Japan Five TP balls to try. I usually don’t play TM balls and I knew that …
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- Tags: crazy shaft, Japan, steel, target tour
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There has been a lot of excitement since Crazy announced the release of their newly designed Target Tour steel shafts. People wondered what a company like Crazy, who specializes in …
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Royal Collection has long dominated the fairway wood and utility market here in Japan especially for the better player and professional. Compact, wonderful feeling and top performing woods have been …
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- Tags: forged iron cnc, Geotech Golf, Japan, Tour Issue
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Geotech Golf sent me their new GT Forged Tour Issue CNC Iron to review (Tour Issue means the head sports conforming grooves). It’s a very nice looking iron forged from …
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I was sure able to learn a lot by spending 4 hours or so at Crazy last Tuesday, so the posts with Crazy info continue. When I sat and talked …
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- Tags: Custom Putters, Golds Factory, modifications, Wedges
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Ever since Gold’s Factory was featured in Golf Digest as the premier custom putter maker and modifier, Master Sasaya has had a lot of work to do. Besides creating his …
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- Tags: average golfer, crazy 460, distance, royal decoration
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On Tuesday when I was at the Crazy Factory, besides talking about new products like the CRZ-435II which I previewed in an earlier post, we also talked about current sales …
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One of my meetings yesterday was to drop by the Crazy Factory in Adachi to to talk to the Crazy folks about their products and take the time to test …
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Related posts: As the Swing Changes… so do the clubs – Part 1 The Heavier and stiffer club setup – Update Part 2 The dreaded Driver… Many of us dream …
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