- Tags: average golfer, iron, Japan, onoff red, performance
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ONOFF is about to release their all new 2012 lineup and the first club I’ll look at today is the new ONOFF Iron or as some call it the RED …
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- Tags: globeride, Japan, ONOFF Golf, performance, premium
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I was invited to ONOFF’s 2012 product launch today in Aoyama and took the chance to check out the new 2012 collections. The launch included all the new 2012 model …
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- Tags: fairway wood, Geotech Golf, Japan, performance
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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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- 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: 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: Bridgestone, driver, gr, Japan, performance, tourstage, x-drive
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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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- Tags: driver, Japan, performance, r9, supermax, taylormade
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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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- Tags: Japan, performance, SRI Sports, Srixon, tour, xxio
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XXIO is year in and year out a market and sales leader for average golfer model golf clubs. A division of Sri Sports along with its big brother Srixon, XXIO …
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- Tags: forgivness, iron, performance, r9 supermax, Taylormade Japan
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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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- Tags: endo, forgiveness, iron, Japan, japanese, performance, s20c, Titleist, tour, vg3 forged
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Since the Titleist VG3 irons were announced earlier this summer and since their release at the end of August, I’ve talked about the iron many times on the blog as …
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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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- Tags: buying golf clubs, choices, decision making, Drivers, irons, Japan, japanese, performance
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There is a never ending march of new clubs being released. When do we take the plunge and buy a new club? When do we stop buying new clubs? The …
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- Tags: Drivers, equipment, Japan, japan only, japanese, performance
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I posted the first part of the Driver White Paper last week, a survey done by Golf Today comprising of 350 random golfers and their driver trends. Today I’m going …
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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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- Tags: jlpga, performance, r9 supermax, takemura makoto, Taylormade Japan, tour
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Taylormade Japan has begun promoting their new R9 SuperMax line which launches in mid September and early October. They’ve chosen TM Japan ladies pro Makoto Takemura as the face and …
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- Tags: comparisons, forged cavity, golf, irons, japan forged, japanese, performance, review, tests
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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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- Tags: 50t, 80t, high end shaft, Japan, performance, premium carbon, quadra
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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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- 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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- 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, 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: conforming grooves, japan forged, performance, premium, prototype, seven hills, spin, tour wedge
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Introducing Seven Hills Golf… Seven Hills is a new brand that focuses currently on creating premium performance wedges and irons at affordable prices. I’m glad to say that Tourspecgolf is …
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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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- Tags: forged, irons, Japan, japanese, performance, PING, premium, Srixon, taylormade, tour, tourstage
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Japan is known to get some of the best forged irons in the world, especially Japanese domestic models (JDM) that nobody else in the world gets. Being an online retailer, …
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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: 80t, cpm, crazy install, cubmaking, Japan, longest yard, performance, Shafts
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So I dropped by my club maker the other day to get the PRGR FW and Epon AF-901 shafted with the 80t Crazy FW80 regular flex shafts. Mr. Owada who …
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- Tags: compression, golf, Grips, IOMIC, Japan, nowon, performance, tour, vibrations
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With big names like Iomic and Nowon dominating the soft and sticky grip market in Japan is there room for a new up and comer to join the fray? Tour …
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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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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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- Tags: 2010, average golfer, forgiveness, irons, Japan, performance, SRI Sports, xxio
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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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Geotech Japan has long been know for making great components that perform without breaking the bank. This is a great thing in today’s economy where people are thinking twice about …
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- Tags: back, cavity, forgiveness, irons, Japan, onoff, pentacross, performance, roddio, shaft
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Repeat after me… I am a Golf Club Ho Golf gear enthusiast is a nice way of saying “Golf Club Ho”. A golf gear enthusiast is someone who loves golf …
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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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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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A Closer look at the New GN502 Tour and GN502 Silver from PRGR! PRGR has released two amazing drivers this year in the all new GN502 series. Based on months …
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- Tags: budget, components, driver, geotech, gt455, Japan, performance, sp, value
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I swung by the Geotech Golf office in Chiba the other day to check out the new offerings for the summer season. I chatted with Kensaku Yaita, Geotech Golf’s Chief …
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