ONOFF has produced some very hot drivers over the years. Year in and year out they’ve always been known to produce drivers that are easy to hit and great for …
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The weather in Japan is still very wacky with today hitting 19C. Very hard to believe it’s almost mid December but that’s totally fine with me as it means the …
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Last weekend was some crazy weather here in Japan. On Saturday temperatures reached 24C but winds were howling like a summer monsoon. I was pretty concerned as I knew I’d …
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I’ve finally got a chance to start testing the new PRGR iD line for 2011. As I mentioned earlier on the blog, I’ve got the entire demo lineup here so …
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I had the chance to take a quick spin with the new 2010 Tourstage X-Drive GR which was released back in August. Around 3-4 years ago when the GR line …
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I had a chance recently to spend a couple of weeks with the new R9 Supermax from Taylormade Japan. As you all know, Japan gets all the global models in …
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It’s been a while since posting a review, been busy with all sorts of amazing projects and I feel refreshed and thankful to be back into the swing of things. …
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Royal Collection is probably best known for it’s awesome fairway woods and utilities but they also have produced some really stellar irons. Many golf enthusiasts in the West may be …
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Taylormade always offers quite a nice balance of irons between the athlete golfer and the average golfer segments. In the summer TM Japan announced their new R9 Supermax lineup, clubs …
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I finally got some time to whip together a post on my testing for the forged cavity back shootout. Part 1 feature a focus on each irons design an aesthetics …
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The all new Royal Collection BBD’s Tour VS line is now available in the TSG pro shop so I thought I’d take the time to test out some Tour VS …
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( Ozik HD Program 130 6.0 Taper Tip Shaft Review in Japan Only R9 TP Forged Irons ) TourspecgolferChris (aka TourSpecGolfer) founded TourSpecGolf in 2002 while living in Japan and …
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I’ve finally gotten around to putting together the new PRGR egg Spoon video. The new Spoon was released at the end of August to huge fanfare and the first shipment …
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When it comes to choosing golf clubs, every player has a different level, swing and in many cases, budget. For those living outside of Japan, mainstream Japanese golf clubs from …
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One of the neighbors I play with on a regular basis is a member at Hirakwa CC, a private club about 10 minutes from Kiminomori here. I got the chance …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Pro Gear or PRGR as we all know it, the golf division of Yokohama Rubber Industries as been doing very well the last few seasons with their GN502 and EGG …
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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 …
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Today I’m going to look at the PRGR RED 505 Irons. The RED Series from Pro Gear the golf division of Yokohama Rubber Industries has typically been aimed at the …
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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 …
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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 …
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We received a couple more samples from the U.S offices of Fourteen & ONOFF Golf. Both brands are owned by the same parent company (Daiwa) but run separately out of Japan as …
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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 …
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Pro Gear or PRGR as we know it better has been on a great run of releasing top performing clubs in the last few years. As part of the sports …
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I must have dedicated at least 4 or 5 posts on this blog to PRGR’s EGG Spoon including my original review here and an updated video review earlier this year …
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Kamui Works sent me their all new TEIOO Mid Air iron to dem0 and give feedback on. This is a hybrid performance iron made for the average golfer wanting the …
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So you are a big Taylormade fan and want to choose a new driver. You’re checking out both the Burner Superfast TP Black and the R9 Superdeep TP driver. Which …
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Another outstanding wedge hits the market this week with the new Fourteen MT-28 V5 Forged. I have had over a half dozen encounters with this new stick over the last couple of months …
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So on to Part 2 of the Long and Straight Crazy driver build. For those who missed it, part 1 was back here and talked about the steps to finding …
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We’ve finally got an all new Titleist VG3 in the house for pretty picture taking. I tested the driver back at the Japan Golf Fair back in February and made …
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Who isn’t always looking for a longer and straighter driver? Finding the best performing driver unfortunately is not an easy thing. With so many models and shafts and specs, the …
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I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries lately about what the PRGR EGG Spoon sounds like at impact so I thought I would take the opportunity to do my first …
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Royal Collection has been known to make some of the best Fairway woods over the last 10 years or so. Many golf enthusiasts in the West may be familiar with …
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Many new clubs arrived to us over the last couple of weeks and I kinda got behind in club testing. Well last week I was able to get 2 full …
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Pro Gear or PRGR as most of us know Yokohama Rubber’s golf wing as, was kind enough to send me a few demos including the new Tour Driver and Forged …
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2010 has been the best year in a long while for golfers searching for the perfect players iron or semi players design. For a while it almost appeared that technology had …
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In the last several months Epon Golf has revealed 3 new drivers with the most recent being the AF-102 set to release this month. With all three drivers in my …
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( PING ANSER IRONS – NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE ORDER AT TOURSPECGOLF ) To Watch the PING Anser Forged Iron HD VIDEO – Click Here! ** Image Source: GEW ( Golf Equipment …
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I was lucky enough to receive 4 brand new 2010 TR Wedges from PRGR for a review and some testing. The TR Wedge is a 2010 USGA conforming premium JIS …
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I was lucky enough to have Nike Japan send me a demo for their new Japan Only 2010 Machspeed Forged Iron. I’ll be honest that I have had a mixed …
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I spoke to TM the other day and arranged for them to send me the new R9 TP Forged for review along with the current R9, Burner Forged and Burner …
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Many people consider the wedge to be the most beautiful club in the bag. It’s simple design and shape is not cluttered by technology and and over design like many …
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ze-ku-shi-oh, say that quickly… There are many people outside of Japan who have probably never heard of the brand XXIO (pronounced ze-ku-shi-oh, say that quickly…). However, those who are in …
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For those who have not heard of Mizuno’s Bio Gear performance apparel it isn’t your average thermo underwear one would expect to wear during winter play. Instead Mizuno has built …
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The Epon i33 putter was produced late in 2009 and available to only select accounts. Only 300 pieces were produced which were sold out extremely quickly in Japan and globally. …
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When you think of Epon Irons think of the AF-302, it’s their flagship model designed for the mid to low handicap player. Made by Endo in Niigata Japan it all …
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Honma is one of Japan’s older golf brands and has at times had a tumultuous history in Japan’s golf market. They have however remained true in providing premium golf gear …
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I was able to spend the last week playing around with both the R9 and R9 Max iron so I thought I’d give some feedback on these Japan market models …
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Golf is very much about feel. Many times you will hear players say, I want the softest iron or I love the soft feel of that driver at impact. Feel …
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