Mizuno New Cross Eight 501 5 Piece Golf Ball!
Mizuno is releasing their all new high performance next generation Cross Eight ball on September 10th. Like Taylormade and it’s FIVE ball, the new Cross Eight 501 will feature a premium 5 piece construction. The new 501 ball is made for soft feel and big carry off the tee. The distance comes from the compression [...]
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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 [...]
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New Royal Collection BBD’s Tour VS Fairway Wood
Royal Collection has always excelled as one of Japan’s top producers of athlete and better player fairway woods with tour presence all around the world with their various utilities and woods. Their recognizable channeled sole is a design borrowed and imitated by many. Their previous generation 304T, 304F and limited 304P were top sellers among [...]
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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 [...]
Sky Dream Jump new conforming irons and wedges!
Three Luck’s Sky Dream Jump has been a very popular brand at TSG and in Japan where it’s wedges have appealed to many golfers for premium feel and great looks and performance. With a large amount of pros and competitive amateurs in Japan using Sky Dream Jump wedges and irons, it is only natural that [...]
- Tags: d-tour, forged, japan, sky dream jump, spin, three luck, tour, Wedges
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Yururi Nantetsu Forged Putter
I’ve been busy reviewing Yururi’s new Rupas and Tour wedges and all the while a new putter they sent me was also sitting patiently in the corner for me to test. Yururi’s new putter is simply called Nantetsu which means Forged Mild Carbon Steel. Nantetsu is made for premium soft feel. It has a classic [...]
Yururi Wedge Builds Part 3 – Completed Clubs
We put together the Yururi Tour and Seida Rupas wedges yesterday so it’s time to report back on the blog. When building clubs you can really learn about all the different components that make a club feel and perform the way it does. Especially once the club is completed it’s like putting the pieces of [...]
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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Yururi Wedge Builds – Part 2 – Graphite and Steel Shafts
Today I received another box of parts from Yururi to complete my Seida Rupas and Yururi Tour wedges as I noted in Part 1 a few posts down. What’s interesting is I have 2 sets of shafts here that are very very different from one another and really target different audiences. I received a pair [...]
- Tags: DG Spinner, forged wedge, japan, steel shaft, tour, Yururi
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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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Non Surgical Spine Care Center (Orange County)
I’ve been visiting the Non-Surgical Spine Care Center of Orange County for several months now with great results. The process has been educational as well as relieving my discomfort and pain. I wanted to go over my main two back issues that have been holding me back in sports and everyday life. (Above) is problem [...]
Yururi Tour or Seida Rupas Wedge Builds – Part 1
Keigekiku Yururi was kind enough to send me some wedges for a start to finish build and some testing. They sent me two of their new 2010 models, the Yururi Tour Wedge and the Seida RuPaS. Both Premium Japan forged wedges are popular choices for any player looking for feel and spin in a great [...]
- Tags: grind, japan forged, pro, soft wedge, spin, tour, Yururi
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ODYSSEY JAPAN 2010 WHITE ICE IX PUTTERS TOUR PROTOTYPE
Odyssey Japan introduces their all new White Ice iX putter lineup for Japan for 2010. As requested by Japanese touring pros, the new White Ice iX uses the firmer Tour Prototype Insert for more feedback and a crisper feel. Unlike the Black Series iX and White Hot Tour iX, the insert face area is larger [...]
What do you think of color steel shafts?
There was a time where may customers and members asked about black tinted steel shafts for irons and wedges from both KBS and Shimada. People still seem to have interest. How about colored steel shafts?
Dagalo Japan in collaboration with Shimada Shafts are introducing colored shafts based on Shimada’s top performing steel shafts. These new Design [...]
- Tags: custom color, golf, japan, japanese, premium steel, Shafts, shimada
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PRGR EGG Spoon Side By Side Comparison
So I’ve spent some more time with the new PRGR Egg Spoon PX-03D. While it still has not reached the lofty expectations created by the legendary first generation, it certainly holds its own and is slowly growing on me. Like with any new club, there is a period of adjustment required and while the new [...]
- Tags: comparison, distance, egg, feel, japan, looks, performance, PRGR, spoon
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Titleist Japan VG3 Forged Irons Demo Day
Lotte Kasai Golf in Tokyo held a demo day for the new Titleist Japan VG3 Forged Iron. Like the driver which I have posted about many times here on the blog, the Japanese Market VG3 Irons are aimed at the average golfer and improving mid capper. The strong lofts (24* 5 iron) matched with low [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
- Tags: forged wedge, japan, kenzo sugiyama, maruman, zero bounce
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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 [...]
Fourteen J.Spec III Forged Wedge Video Preview
Fourteen’s MT-28 J.Spec line of wedges is year in year out one of the best selling average golfer models. The new 2010 J.Spec III Forged has just been released and top tester Taichiro Kanatani over at GDO has a new video checking out the key points and performance of the new wedge. He also has [...]
- Tags: average golfer, conforming, forged wedge, Fourteen, j.spec iii, japan, spin, tour
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MyGolfClubReviews.com Reaches #1 in Google but What’s Next?
Many may not know this but TourSpecGolf/GolfToImpress runs over a dozen websites in and out of the golf industry. One of our websites MyGolfClubReviews.com just recieved the top spot #1 ranking in google under one of golfs most important searches “Golf Club Reviews”. This may not sound like much but in the web world it’s [...]
- Tags: MyGolfClubReviews.com, Polls, Web
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The History of Maruman Golf
Maruman Golf is a company that offers something for everybody, from more entry level budget minded clubs like their Verity Red line to most premium Majesty line which made Forbes Magazine’s “Most Expensive List” as the most expensive golf clubs in the world. Some of you may be surprised to know that Maruman has been [...]
New Japan Only Taylormade 2010 Spider MAX AGSIC Limited Putter
Taylormade released its Vicino putter earlier this year to the global market and feedback from top players to amateur has been very positive. As many of our readers already know Japan usually reserves the many top tier products exclusively in their own market.
The New AGSI(C) Taylormade Spider MAX Limited is based on the new and [...]
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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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Seven Hills Prototype Forged Wedge Build – Part 3
It was a hot, hazy and humid day today as we headed south of Kiminomori just past Mobara to La Vista Golf Resort. I was looking forward to trying out the newly shafted Seven Hills Prototype wedge as I mentioned yesterday in Part 2. There are plenty of bunkers and different lies at La Vista [...]
- Tags: forged wedge, japan, prototype, seven hills, tour
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Seven Hills Prototype Forged Wedge Build – Part 2
I dropped by to visit my clubmaker Owada-san today to have him shaft up my Seven Hills Prototype Wedges. As you may have read in my initial impressions and introduction of the brand in Part 1, Seven Hills is new brand that carries premium Japan forged wedges and irons made for the better and improving [...]
- Tags: conforming, forged wedge, grind, japan, prototype, seven hills, tour
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Works Golf Foresight Line: 11 Degree 44 Inch Fairway Wood??
One of our forum members Randy mentioned that he picked up an 11* 44″ fairway wood dubbed the Ground Driver. This club is from Works Golf in Japan so I thought I would contact our Works rep to find out more about this interesting club. Most people know Works Golf for their drivers, which focus [...]
- Tags: distance, drakon, foresight, ground driver, Long Drive, works golf
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Yamaha Inpres X Classic: The new GRX
Yamaha has long catered to the premium crowd with its GRX Line. These golfers included slower swingers and senior players looking for the ultimate in top quality distance performance clubs. Yamaha has now announced their all new Inpres X Classic line, which takes the GRX to an all new level. All premium forged woods and [...]
- Tags: distance, forged, grx, performance, premium, yamaha inpres x
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Epon AF-502 joins the Forged Cavity Shootout
I’m happy to report that Epon has agreed on letting the AF-502 take part in our forged cavity back shootout in June. I’m looking forward to see how it stacks up especially against the Ping Anser Forged which has a similar size and design with a cavity that absorbs vibrations and creates feel. Should be [...]
- Tags: AF-502, anser forged, comparison, Epon, forged cavity back, japan, Japanese Golf, PING, review, test
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