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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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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Tourspecgolf is proud to introduce Titleist Japan’s all new Vokey Design FORGED Wedge!! Titleist Japan decided it was time to create their first ever forged Vokey wedge for the Japanese …
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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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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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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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This is just a reminder to everyone that the window for pre ordering the new and Limited Edition Ryoma Special Tuning Hi COR heads closes this Sunday at midnight EST. …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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We introduced the all new Epon AF-902 a few weeks ago and today (it is the 9th here in Japan) is the official launch of this wonderful utility. The AF-902 …
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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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Epon has added a high trajectory model to their already very forgiving AF-152 average golfer model. The HT model sports 13* of loft which is quite an increase from 10.5* …
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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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Epon has released their new caddy bags for the Fall season including an all new full sized tour bag featuring the very popular Epon dog. It’s 5.5kg and high grade …
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Epon Golf has announced their all new AF-902 utility which will go on sale officially September 9th. The new AF-902 is quite a change from the first generation AF-901 utility …
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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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As the summer is coming closer to the end, news of new releases dubbed late 2011 or 2012 models are beginning to come out. PRGR has already announced a new …
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Made in Japan and manufactured of SUS304 the Yonex Ezone EZM-01 is a slant neck mallet with a deep milled face. My initial impressions after trying it out is that it feels …
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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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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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They are sold out at the moment, because of Akira’s unique business model of only building clubs for their own tour players and the left overs being sold to the …
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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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Crazy has officially announced their new CRZ-435II driver which will be released late August to early September. A joint design with JBeam and manufactured by JBeam for Crazy, the new …
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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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My demo time is almost up with the new PRGR egg clubs for 2011 so I thought I’d share some final thoughts on the clubs after several range sessions and …
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It’s easy to look past Akira with their huge product line not to mention everything is named prototype and designated with a letter and numbers. Many customers have been emailing …
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I’ve been sitting here in my office staring at the new PRGR eggbird Driver. The driver has been right next to me for 3 days as I sit at my …
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The Yonex ZERO Iron was first introduced at the British Open last year as a prototype for Ishikawa to use off the tee in battling the strong winds at 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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Gold’s Factory is off to a great start this summer with special features in both Weekly Golf Digest and Golf Waggle. Two of Japan’s top golf publications showed of works …
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Crazy will be releasing new next generation carbon reinforced steel shafts. There will be 105 and 120g models that are designed to live up to Crazy performance. We’ll have more …
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As many people know Epon’s standard finish on its irons is an NiCr or nickel chrome plated finish which is polished to a mirror look. Epon does also offer custom …
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Three Luck is another one of those smaller companies that goes by relatively unnoticed. It’s Sky Dream Jump wedges however have been very popular among hardcore golf enthusiasts looking for …
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We were able to secure a few of every color for the new Dance with Dragon Camo and Impact Putter grips. They certainly are not cheap but pretty stylish and …
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