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The new PRGR 2011 iD demo clubs showed up today. I'll be spending the week with the clubs and testing each individual one and writing up a few reviews as I go along. The test clubs include both driver models the 435 and 455 as well as the new Fairway woods the iD Hit and iD Hit Type C. We also received the new iD Hit UT and both new irons, the iD Forged iron and iD Iron.

My initial impressions are that PRGR has completely overhauled the looks of their clubs as these new iD's are very different looking from the GN502 line. The 2 irons are very different from one another, the only thing they share is both use a pocket cavity. The standard iD iron is quite a bit larger than the iD Forged which is for the better player. The standard iD iron also uses a tungsten sole.

PRGR seems to have heard my words as shafts for the woods are all slightly shorter than many of the clubs on the market today (many drivers are getting longer and longer with some even at 46.5"). The very clean looking iD435 is 44.75" while the iD455 for the average golfer is 45" in length.  While these lengths will not add to swing speed creating more distance, they will make it more likely that your ball will end up in the fairway thanks to more control. The 435 is extra clean with no tungsten weight like the 455. I like the faces of both drivers which I'll take pictures of in my review.

The fairway woods look better than expected, they are very simple looking and the tungsten plated weight in the center remind me of the old Tourstage X-Drive FW from 2006. Their lengths are also down as the 18* 5 wood demos are both a nice and manageable 41.5" in length. One thing I noticed right away are the new iD shafts made by Mitsubishi Rayon for PRGR feel more stout than previous stock shafts and this is a good thing as some of the older PRGR shafts played a tad soft. Both FW's the standard model and the Type C look very nice at address, especially the Type C which is compact and pear shaped.

The utility is the replacement for the popular Zoom X. They've gone back to a black crown for the UT which is certainly a good thing and the shaft also seems more stout as the previous Zoom X really had a soft shaft. The face is shallow and long and looks very forgiving, I can't wait to hit it.

I'm looking forward to reviewing the new iD clubs. Their designs are simple, but PRGR has put a lot of thought into the clubs as noted by the iD concept, Inspiration and Data which is building clubs to make the game easier for golfers based on data from the golfers themselves. Stay tuned for Golf to Impress' PRGR iD reviews!

Tario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 after spending over a decade in technology and business operation roles at a major Canadian financial institution. Before joining TSG and following his dream of moving to Japan, Tario and Chris (aka Tourspecgolfer) hit it off though their similar passions for Japanese culture. Chris hired Tario to manage TSG online operations, sales and marketing. While those are Tario's primary responsibilities, he has also taken up the role of blogger and custom club tester and fitter along the way. Tario's hobbies include golf (of course), gadgets and technology, cars, Japanese pop culture and idols, photography, sweets and walking the dog.

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Thanks to GDO which provided some coverage of Tourstage's media event with Maru-chan, Miyamoto Katsumasa and Ikeda Yuta Pros. Some live pics to check out!

Tario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 after spending over a decade in technology and business operation roles at a major Canadian financial institution. Before joining TSG and following his dream of moving to Japan, Tario and Chris (aka Tourspecgolfer) hit it off though their similar passions for Japanese culture. Chris hired Tario to manage TSG online operations, sales and marketing. While those are Tario's primary responsibilities, he has also taken up the role of blogger and custom club tester and fitter along the way. Tario's hobbies include golf (of course), gadgets and technology, cars, Japanese pop culture and idols, photography, sweets and walking the dog.

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New Ping G15 Update!
The New Ping G15 & i15 appears to be inching its way closer to the real as time slowly goes by.  Yesterday David Dawsey of Golf-Patents.com gave us an update about the revisions ping has made to its patent application for what we can only assume is the G15 driver. We still have our fingers crossed that it will debut on tour during the British Open in just under 2 weeks but little new information or images have appeared since we first reported the Ping G15 weeks ago.

Nothing on i15 Hybrid...
The update is specific to what could potentially be the Ping G15 driver yet nothing new has surfaced about the hybrid seen in our previous report.

Click Here or Keep Reading to view the new updates filled on the 23rd of June.