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My Golf Magazine Rant…

  • Categories: Golf News, Golf Opinion, Polls, Reviews, Special Promotions, Uncategorized
  • Posted on: March 14th, 2010 by: Tourspecgolfer

I subscribe to most major golf publications to try to stay on top of marketing in the U.S golf industry. Its actually quite affordable right now as Golf Digest is offering 12 issues for only 12 bucks a year, can’t go wrong with that deal and it beats buying it for full value at the [...]

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Epon AF-302 Forged Iron Review

  • Categories: GTI Exclusive, Gear Sneak Peaks, Golf News, Industry Insider, Japanese Golf, Manufacturer Focus, New Equipment, Product Previews, Product Reviews, Recommended Posts, Reviews
  • Posted on: December 28th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

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 starts off with a stick of S20C soft steel then forge pressed multiple times to the perfect hardness rating of HRB80.
I have had quite a [...]

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  • Tags: AF-302, Endo Forged, Epon Golf, made in japan, New Irons
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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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Playing the Public Course in Japan… worth your yen.

  • Categories: Golf News, Golf Opinion, Japanese Golf, Reviews
  • Posted on: August 25th, 2009 by: gocchin

While there are nearly 2500 golf courses in Japan, many are high end private club establishments with prices per round that are out of reach from the recreational golfer like you and I.  Even the course I live on Kiminomori Golf Community is pricey at over 20,000yen, regular price per round (about 215USD). As a [...]

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Top 10 Courses WE Can Actually Play!

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  • Posted on: August 16th, 2009 by: Tyler Knott Gregson

Watching the final round of the PGA Championships today I was struck by one thing:  Just how much I’d love to be able to play some of the courses that the pro’s get to play.  It’s no secret that they get to play on the most beautiful, exclusive, expensive and impressive golf courses in the [...]

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Ping G15 Hybrid Review : GTI Exclusive

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  • Posted on: August 10th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

Ping G15 Hybrid Review by Tatz
Total Score = 22/30 Possible Points!

** This Review is based on the Driving Iron Style G15 not the Hybrid Wood model **
Feel: 4/5 points
The G15 Hybrid had a very interesting and pleasing vibration at impact. It was different but felt very good so no faults at all there. The toe [...]

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PING G15 Driver Review: GTI Exclusive!

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  • Posted on: August 6th, 2009 by: Tourspecgolfer

Ping G15 Driver Review by Tatz
We sent TSG club tester Tatsuro Oshimoto who recently moved from Las Vegas over to Japan to a huge Ping G15 Demo demo day held in Tokyo.  Tatz ( nickname ) was able to put the the entire new Ping line up through some serious testing.  A little feedback on [...]

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