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Taylormade R9 SuperDeep is the new 510TP!

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  • Posted on: February 14th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

The Taylormade R9 SuperDeep is  already being touted as the successor to the original bad boy the deep faced 510TP. Players are shocked at the new R9 DF as the head appears from above to be in the 400-420cc range but in actuality its a 460cc superstar! It features the deepest face Taylormade has ever [...]

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New Srixon Z-Star XV in Ryo Ishikawa’s Bag!

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  • Posted on: February 14th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

Recent reports show Japanese golf superstar Ryo Ishikawa using a new ball set to release from Srixon Golf in just several weeks The Z-STAR XV. Ryo is not sponsored by Srixon and was able to choose from virtually any ball in the world from U.S domestic balls like the Titleist Pro V1 to high end [...]

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Shots of the Week: Northern Trust Open 2010

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  • Posted on: February 11th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Custom Diamana White Board Produced for Rickie Fowler: Image of the Day!

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  • Posted on: February 1st, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

( Oklahoma State Diamana Custom Shaft )
image via golf.com

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Tour Only Tourstage X-Wedge 101HB M Grind Wedges

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  • Posted on: January 31st, 2010 by: gocchin

While at the driving range today I ran into Manami Ogawa, an up and coming 21 year old pro on the Japanese ladies tour. I happen to know her father from our Kiminomori community where he helped us out with our garden. She is a fully sponsored Tourstage pro and I noticed she had new [...]

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Scotty Cameron Van Pelt Putter: Image of the Day!

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  • Posted on: January 29th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Bridgestone J38 Driver, J38 Forged Irons, J38 Dual Pocket Irons

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  • Posted on: January 29th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

Thanks to Rob over at Sandbox8.com for his early reports from the Bridgestone Golf USA demo tent in Orlando Florida.  Rob showed us some of the new items that Bridgestone will be releasing in the USA like the J38 driver, J38 Forged Cavity back irons and J38 dual pocket forged irons that will be coming in March.

Bridgestone J38 [...]

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Mitsubishi Fubuki Alpha Shaft

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  • Posted on: January 28th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

Fubuki Alpha Shaft
Mitsubishi has released several new products recently like the next generation Diamana’s, Tour Prototype Stingers, and now the all new Fubuki Alpha Shaft. The new Alpha features enhanced torsional stability, low spin rates and a new updated bend profile.
 The Fubuki Tour shaft that has been out for a little while was a [...]

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Shots of the Week: Bob Hope Classic

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  • Posted on: January 27th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer
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PGA Tour Equipment Update from the Sony Open

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  • Posted on: January 22nd, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

 
Callaway FT-iZ in Play
Ernie Els became one of the first golfers to put the new Callaway FT-iZ driver to use in the Sony Open last weekend. The Callaway FT-iZ is set to release soon and features a triangle shape which the company claims to be their best driver ever produced. The FT-iZ features a [...]

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Nike Golfers React to PGA Grooves Rule Changes

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  • Posted on: January 20th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Shots of the Week: 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii

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  • Posted on: January 19th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Taylormade R9 Super Deep “DF” Prototype: Image of the Day!

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  • Posted on: January 16th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

( Taylormade R9 SuperDeep Prototype Driver via GolfWRX.com)

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Final Round Highlights: 2010 SBS Championship

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  • Posted on: January 11th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Callaway FT-iZ Driver 2010: Image of the Day!

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  • Posted on: January 11th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

(Image via GolfWRX.com)

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Taylormade R9 Super Tri Driver: Image of the Day!

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  • Posted on: December 21st, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Did Many PGA Pros fail their drug test?

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  • Posted on: November 15th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

Rumor has it that a significant number of PGA Tour Pros had tested positive for drugs yet not punished.  A lawyer by the name of Jeffrey Rosenblum told a court in memphis that his client  Doug Barron had been singled out and used as an example while there were many other golfers who tested positive [...]

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USGA reverses Taylormade XFT Wedge Stance

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  • Posted on: November 15th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

The U.S Golf Association ( USGA ) recently reversed its original decision to not allow taylormade to sell the interchangeable U-Groove faces for its new TP XFT Wedge in 2010.
Taylormade’s Benoit Vincent their chief technical officer flew personally to the USGA headquarters in New Jersey to appeal their original ruling based on the case that [...]

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Scotty Cameron “Ball Tool” in Circle T Fashion!

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  • Posted on: November 11th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

Circle T and other custom Scotty Cameron ” Ball Tools” have been poping up recently between collectors in the United States & Japan. The fourty dollar alignment aid can now rise in price like the rest of the Cameron gear that sports the Circle T or one of his other special markings.
What a great idea [...]

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Miyazaki Shafts Coming December 2009!

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  • Posted on: November 11th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

Miyazaki shafts have been some waves on the PGA Tour recently with players like VJ Singh, Jerry Kelly, and John Rollins putting together some amazing rounds while having this new and relatively unknown shaft in play.
 
International Flex Code…
Already Miyazaki is doing some new innovative things like assigning an international flex code rating to the shafts in [...]

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Bettinardi on Tour – Image of the Day

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  • Posted on: November 9th, 2009 by: gocchin

(Bettinardi on Tour – Image of the Day)

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Callaway TOURi (s) Ball revealed at HSBC Champions!

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  • Posted on: November 9th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

” It morphs to the shot that you want ”
The New Callaway TOURi (S) ball was just revealed at the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.  Two of the top 3 players put it into play for the first time,  Ernie Els & Ryan Moore.  Golf.com’s David Dusek recently broke the story. The early skinny on [...]

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Taylormade XFT Wedges: Hands on in the Tour Van!

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  • Posted on: November 2nd, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

( Big Thanks to Rob at SandBox8.com )

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Taylormade R9 Super TRI Driver Rumors!

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  • Posted on: October 27th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

Taylormade R9 Super Tri?
Taylormade is at it again with another release coming early 2010 sources report. GolfWRX was first to break the story about the new R9 Super Tri Driver while our Japanese sources first reported the 2010 updated Taylormade Burner driver along with the Japan release  Taylormade R9 TP Forged Irons which should show face [...]

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2009 TSG AWARDS COMING SOON!

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  • Posted on: October 21st, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

GolfToImpress & TourSpecGolf are proud to announce the very first annual ” BEST OF TSG ” Awards!  We will be giving praise to the best brands around the world, not only Japanese Golf  Brands but all global companies including the following categories:
BEST OVERALL GOLF WEBSITE
BEST USDM BRAND OF 2009
BEST JAPANESE BRAND OF 2009
DRIVER OF THE YEAR [...]

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Monday Backspin: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital Open

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  • Posted on: October 19th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Scotty Cameron Presidents Cup Cover: Image of the Day!

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  • Posted on: October 13th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

( Scotty Cameron Presidents Cup 2009 Head Cover )

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Monday Backspin: Presidents Cup 2009

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  • Posted on: October 13th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Shots of the Week: Presidents Cup 2009

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  • Posted on: October 12th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer
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Ryo Ishikawa Plays Well at the President’s Cup

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  • Posted on: October 11th, 2009 by: gocchin

Living in Japan, I’ve had the pleasure of watching Ryo Ishikawa play regularly since he was around 15 years old.  This year the world has gotten an introduction to Japan’s bashful prince with several invitations to some marquee PGA stops like the Masters and PGA Championship and culminating with the President’s Cup where he was [...]

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