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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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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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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Yesterday was the final round of the Konica Minolta Cup or better known as the LPGA Championships, one of Japan’s Majors at beautiful Kings Fields here in Chiba. I was …
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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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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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After testing the Geotech GT N SWS Fairway Wood the other day, I was confident that the new GT N SWS would be just as good. So instead of just …
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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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Was in Tokyo today thanks to 2 meetings. Got to do some club and shaft testing in the city and was all over the town making stops in Sumida, Asakusa, …
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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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So as I had mentioned in my post last week called “As the swing changes – so do the clubs”, I had decided to counter my increase in swing speed …
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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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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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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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My wife and I walked the dog this morning at around 6:30am and there were some interesting, almost menacing clouds over the par 5 6th hole so I thought I …
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It’s certainly nice to live on a golf course but its even better when there are many more golf courses all within a few minutes drive from home. Just a …
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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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Summer time in Japan means its time for matsuri or festival in English. Today at the spur of the moment, my wife and I drove just south of Kiminomori to …
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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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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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It’s typically very hot in the summer in Japan but temperatures have hit record highs far earlier this year with mid 30′s daily at the end of June which is …
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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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Callaway Japan has announced the release of their new Legacy Black series for 2011. Slated for September, the Legacy Black line will include a Legacy Black Driver, Legacy Black Fairway …
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Honma Golf is releasing an all new Beres Pro iron for the athlete golfer, single digit player, and professional looking for premium feel and spin control in a compact cavity …
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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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High grade carbon, low spin and strong trajectory… Limited Edition first delivery of 1000 shafts for all of Japan at the end of July. Official release in September. Get both …
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PRGR has begun teasing the public with ads for their new egg lineup including 3 new models for 2011 Summer. PRGR will release a new eggbrid driver, egg i+ hybrid …
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We received some preview pictures of the new Crazy 435II driver which looks very very nice. Like the original 435, it will be 445cc in size (yes its 445cc but …
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We’ve seen a recent comeback of smaller volume driver heads with the emergence of sub 400cc heads from both Yonex and Tourstage selling very well in Japan this year. Not …
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So I’ve actually had a new Dance with Dragon 60* forged wedge here for the last couple of months. The new DWD wedge is made by one of Japan’s true …
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I went to Tokyo today to run some errands (seem to be doing that a lot lately) and decided to bring my new Nikon D5100 with me. I will be …
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Akira releases a new H2XX Series driver as part of their higher end tour player focus Prototype line. The new H209 (9*) and H210 (10*) is a premium 4 piece …
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I put together the new Kamui Ray last night . I really do like the looks of the driver without the paint fill. I did leave the KAMUI in black …
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Kamui Works sent me my hand made Ray driver today. It came spec’ed just as requested with 10* real loft, 60* real lie, 200g on the dot and a 0.5* …
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Very popular grip maker Nowon has released all new white colors in all sizes. The following colors will be available in each series: 50 Series: White x Black, White x …
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I picked up a new Nikon D5100 camera on the weekend. Its my first move into the world of Nikon but I have read a lot of good things about …
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Took some quick snaps with the Fujifilm X100 while in Tokyo today running some errands. Decided to go black and white today… gocchinTario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 …
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