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Kamui Works sent me two of their new KamuiPro drivers to check out. The new KamuiPro heads are available only in conforming versions with a specially designed 4 piece structure. …
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- Tags: distance, fairway wood, forgiveness, Japan, ryoma, titanium
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There has been a lot of hype for the new Ryoma F fairway woods. It has the reputation of its driver counterpart the Ryoma D-1 to live up to. The …
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- Tags: distance, Japan, prgr egg spoon, ryoma fairway wood
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The weather sucks, its cold and raining. I can’t really get out and test these two wonderful fairway woods but I had a break in the rain today so snapped …
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The new Ryoma F Fairway woods arrived this week for testing. We received a 15* F3 and and a 18* F5, both with stock shafts. Initial visual impressions are that …
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- Tags: distance, driver length, impact, smash factor
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One of common dilemmas when helping of fitting a customer for custom driver is what length they should get. Many customers simply say “I play standard length” or ask me …
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PRGR sent over its all NEW iD435 driver for some photos and testing. This new athlete model 435cc conforming driver will be released in Japan on October 15th. I had …
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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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- Tags: average golfer, crazy 460, distance, royal decoration
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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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- Tags: distance, eggbird driver, Japan, PRGR
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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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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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- Tags: Crazy Driver, distance, Japan, low spin
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New, improved – more feel, more distance. More details to follow soon. Tario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 after spending over a decade in technology and business operation …
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- Tags: distance, Japan, long driver, yamaha
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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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Crazy has announced a few new products which are very exciting for those Crazy fans and those who have always wanted to play Crazy. Crazy has long focused on making …
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- Tags: color ball, distance, Golf Balls, kasco, klenot, soft, spin
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Today while at Katsuura Golf Resort in Chiba, they had the new Kasco Klenot golf balls for testing. Kasco is one of Japan’s unheralded brands especially when it comes to …
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- Tags: 50t, distance, driver, performanc, quelot, re10, ryoma d-1, ryoma golf, xdb
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I finally got out for my first round of golf of 2011. Whenever my neighbor across the street invites me to go to Hirakawa Country Club, I can never say …
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- Tags: distance, driver, forgivness, geotech, gold silver, Japan, quelot, re10, royal excellence
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The temperatures in Chiba cooled this morning as I headed to the driving range to test both the Quelot Gold and Silver model drivers. This concerned me a bit as …
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- Tags: distance, Drivers, forgivness, geotech, Japan, performance, quelot
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It’s the 20th of December today and temperatures hit 18C down in southern Chiba. It’s hard to believe it’s almost Christmas. I overdressed for a round over at Katsuura Tokyu …
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- Tags: d-1 driver, distance, Japan, longest, ryoma golf
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Lately there has been a lot of press and talk in Japan about the Ryoma D-1 driver from Ryoma Golf. The D-1 has been featured in many top magazines in …
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- Tags: distance, Golf Balls, Japan, performance, premium, spin, tests
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We all care so much about the clubs that hit that little white ball into a cup on a green all the way down at the end of each hole. …
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- Tags: cavity back, distance, feel, forged, golf, irons, Japan, japanese, performance, pro, rankings, shootout, test, tour
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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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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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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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- Tags: comparison, distance, egg, feel, Japan, looks, performance, PRGR, spoon
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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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Today I received my new GreenOn Plus GPS unit. For those of you who don’t know, GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It works using satellites around the earth to …
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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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- Tags: 2010 spoon, distance, fairway wood, forgiveness, Fubuki, new egg spoon, performance, PRGR
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Well its official. You had to figure this would happen sooner or later. The current Egg Spoon which has been out for over two years and half years and dominating …
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- Tags: anti-slice, distance, driver, forgiving, Japan, Japanese Golf, performance, SRI Sports, xxio
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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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- Tags: distance, drakon, foresight, ground driver, Long Drive, works golf
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One of our forum members Randy mentioned that he picked up an 11* 44″ fairway wood dubbed the Ground Driver. This club is from Works Golf in Japan so I …
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- Tags: distance, forged, grx, performance, premium, yamaha inpres x
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Yamaha has long catered to the premium crowd with its GRX Line. These golfers included slower swingers and senior players looking for the ultimate in top quality distance performance clubs. …
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- Tags: distance, driver, Endo Forged, Japan, performance, premium, PRGR
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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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- Tags: distance, egg spoon, Fairway Woods, Japan, japanese, performance, PRGR
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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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There are 4 current driver models in the Epon lineup, the most ever at one time. In the past, Epon typically had two models, one distance control model aimed at …
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- Tags: distance, forgiveness, irons, Japan, kamui works, performance
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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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- Tags: 50t, 80t, control, crazy shaft, distance, high grade carbon, install, Japan, performance
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I’m continuing to enjoy the Crazy Longest Yard and Legacy Aero combo. It is a joy to hit with predictable impact. Simply swing away and the ball goes long and …
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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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In trying to learn more about how Crazy shafts work and perform I have learned a lot about my own swing along the way. After much contemplation, I built a …
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This weekend I’ll be lucky enough to test 4 great drivers side by side, the Tourstage X-drive 703 Limited, Titleist VG3, Taylormade Superdeep TP and Burner Superfast TP Black. I …
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- Tags: 80t, control, crazy shaft, distance, driver testing, Japan, longest driver, performance
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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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- Tags: distance, japan only, performance, titleist driver, tour, vg3
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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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- Tags: 80t, control, crazy shaft, distance, driver, Japan, Long Drive, performance, premium carbon
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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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- Tags: 2010 drivers, distance, forged, Japan, performance, premium, Swing, testing
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The sakura/cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom here in Japan officially signaling the start of the regular golfing season. Golf in Japan is of course year round however, around this …
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With the official showing to the public of the new Titleist VG3 driver at the Golf Fair this weekend here in Japan, I thought I would go into a bit …
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Give me your longest driver… I get tons of emails every day asking for recommendations on clubs from the Japanese market. As I mentioned in previous posts, one of the …
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- Tags: distance, Fairway Woods, launch, launch monitor, performance, spin, tests
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Obsessed with Spin… Golfers are always obsessed with spin. We want low spin with the driver off the tee and as much spin as we can get around the greens …
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Mizuno Japan has been very successful with their Cross Eight series of balls over the last couple of years. Last year their 322s and 352s Tour balls were very popular …
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Japan’s golf market can sometimes be overwhelming. So many different, clubs, accessories, wear to choose from. Manufacturers are constantly rolling out newer and better products which is a great thing …
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