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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I got the chance today to test out the new GT N SWS Fairway Wood from Geotech Golf. The GT N SWS is in fact the most advanced fairway wood …
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So as I had mentioned in my post last week called “As the swing changes – so do the clubs”, I had decided to counter my increase in swing speed …
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Geotech Golf has always been known to make some very nice metal woods with very good cost performance attractiveness. Geotech’s roots afterall were in the metal wood manufacturing business beginning …
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Golf is an ever changing game and for the average and weekend golfer so can be their swing. We all go through swing changes, from the time we first pick …
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Crazy has provided me with official info on the new Target Tour Steel shafts from their new Crazy Sports line. There will be two different finishes as well as two …
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The other day Geotech Golf sent over a box of new clubs for me to check out including the new GT Forged Tour Issue Bite V2 wedge. When talking to …
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I had the chance to play the new PRGR eggbird at Nouvelle GC on Tuesday and it was also a good opportunity to compare it head to head with the …
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In addition to the New egg 7 Iron I reviewed yesterday, I also received a couple of new egg i+ utilities from PRGR. In the past many golfers had purchased …
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Since Pro Gear or PRGR is they are more commonly known released their egg lineup over 3 years ago, it has consistently been known as the longest clubs in golf. …
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It was inevitable that Taylormade would eventually release their Spider putter in the white Ghost line. Afterall, everything at Taylormade is going white. Today I received a 33″ Taylormade Japan …
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Honma Golf is releasing an all new Beres Pro iron for the athlete golfer, single digit player, and professional looking for premium feel and spin control in a compact cavity …
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It has been blazing hot in Japan the last few days. Temperatures in some parts of the country have reached 38C and that’s not counting the horrid humidity. Yesterday alone, …
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Mitsubishi has released their all new W Series Bassara shaft. The W stands for Wyvern, a legendary reptile like creature with a dragon’s head. The Wyvern was often symbolized as …
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PRGR has begun teasing the public with ads for their new egg lineup including 3 new models for 2011 Summer. PRGR will release a new eggbrid driver, egg i+ hybrid …
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We received some preview pictures of the new Crazy 435II driver which looks very very nice. Like the original 435, it will be 445cc in size (yes its 445cc but …
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About 2 years ago when we first introduced Kamui works to our readers and customers, their Silver 456 driver became quite the hit thanks to its unrivaled custom options, superb …
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We’ve seen a recent comeback of smaller volume driver heads with the emergence of sub 400cc heads from both Yonex and Tourstage selling very well in Japan this year. Not …
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So I’ve actually had a new Dance with Dragon 60* forged wedge here for the last couple of months. The new DWD wedge is made by one of Japan’s true …
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Akira releases a new H2XX Series driver as part of their higher end tour player focus Prototype line. The new H209 (9*) and H210 (10*) is a premium 4 piece …
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I put together the new Kamui Ray last night . I really do like the looks of the driver without the paint fill. I did leave the KAMUI in black …
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Kamui Works sent me my hand made Ray driver today. It came spec’ed just as requested with 10* real loft, 60* real lie, 200g on the dot and a 0.5* …
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As we approach the end of May and the golf season is in full swing, I thought I’d do my usual ramble on what’s up at TSG. Here in Japan, …
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Since PRGR moved the manufacturing of their forged irons back to Japan and Endo, they have produced quite a few wonderful feeling and great performing iron sets for improving golfers …
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Odyssey, the number one selling putter brand in Japan has expanded their ever popular Japan only iX series of putters by adding the new Tour Designs iX line. The new …
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Previously we posted up Yamaha’s 2011 lineup Promotional video which you can still watch here. They’ve released a new series of videos showcasing specific models including the D Series drivers, …
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Golf is all about consistency but the reality of it is we can’t always be as consistent as we’d like to be. We don’t always land the ball in the …
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Distance is something we never give up searching for. We all know better, that its not distance that shoots a low score in golf but rather consistency, accuracy and yes …
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Royal Collection clubs and wedges. RC compared to most brands is a very small company with only 20 employees dedicated to designing and …
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In 2011 at the Japan Golf Fair Yonex Golf showed off it’s new EZONE line which marks a major change of direction in the companies product line. Since acquiring their star player …
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Instead of doing a blog posting the new X-Blade 905 MB alone I decided to compare the blade with the cavity. I know I won’t be gaming the muscle back …
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Royal Collection has been known to make some of the best Fairway woods over the last 10 years or so and have been producing clubs for over 17 years. Many …
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We’ve got some exciting news from Titleist Japan, we’re going to be able to get our hands on a few very limited Ryuji Imada tour wedge sets! The Vokey Design …
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I received a brand new pair of white Mizuno R golf shoes to wear for this season and I thought I’d share my initial impressions here on the blog. I …
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Maruman has been making golf clubs since 1971 and has pioneered many designs in golf yet people don’t seem to know much about them. They’ve sometimes spread themselves too thin …
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Tourspecgolf is proud to announce that it will now be carrying Norio Kemochi’s hand grinded forged wedges in our pro shop. We had the chance to check out the Kenmochi …
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While many Japanese golf brands are relatively unknown to the masses outside of Japan, Mizuno Golf is one brand with a presence worldwide. However their MP Craft Line and JPX …
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Honma Golf had a huge booth at the fair to promote their new and completely revamped 2011 lineup. The definition of “Revolution” is a sudden change or a fundamental change …
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Every year Taylormade Japan has one of the most popular booths at the Japan Golf Fair. This year, was no different. Popularity aside, there certainly were other differences, the most …
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