With the holidays winding down in Japan its time to get back to more regular posting on the blog. We hope everyone is energized and recharged for the new golf …
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PRGR sent over their New iD Forged iron for the 2011 fall season. The new iD Forged fits in right below the pro model iD BL iron as the new …
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I got the chance test the PRGR Red Eyes Pocket multi speed tester on Monday at Katsuura so its time to give some feedback on its operation and functionality. Pro …
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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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Today I’m going to introduce an exciting new product which really isn’t new. Since Bridgestone discontinued their Science Eye swing monitor which reads head speed and ball speed, we’ve been …
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As the summer is coming closer to the end, news of new releases dubbed late 2011 or 2012 models are beginning to come out. PRGR has already announced a new …
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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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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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PRGR wedges are often overlooked despite being designed using the latest cutting edge technology and manufactured by Endo manufacturing of S20C. TSG is currently doing a lot of wedge testing …
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Since PRGR moved the manufacturing of their forged irons back to Japan and Endo, they have produced quite a few wonderful feeling and great performing iron sets for improving golfers …
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We don’t typically review US Market gear let alone carry them on TSG. The skewed market here in Japan and exchange rate factor make pricing of US market release clubs …
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In 2 weeks TSG will be live at the 2011 Tokyo Golf Fair previewing some of the hottest new Japan Only releases. With speculation from GolfDigest Japan we can safely …
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Back at the end of November I received the new PRGR iD lineup for some demo time. I did write a couple of reviews on the blog for the drivers …
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Last weekend was some crazy weather here in Japan. On Saturday temperatures reached 24C but winds were howling like a summer monsoon. I was pretty concerned as I knew I’d …
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I’ve finally got a chance to start testing the new PRGR iD line for 2011. As I mentioned earlier on the blog, I’ve got the entire demo lineup here so …
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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 …
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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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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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The other day when the new Egg line demo clubs arrived at my house from PRGR, you can imagine how excited I was to try the new Egg Spoon. It …
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I was very excited to open up a package from PRGR today to find the new Egg Spoon PX-03D and Egg Spoon Forged Iron! The first thing I did was …
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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: Endo Forged, gn502 tour iron, japan tour, japanese, made in japan, PRGR, s20c
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Pro Gear or PRGR as we all know it, the golf division of Yokohama Rubber Industries as been doing very well the last few seasons with their GN502 and EGG …
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Today I’m going to look at the PRGR RED 505 Irons. The RED Series from Pro Gear the golf division of Yokohama Rubber Industries has typically been aimed at the …
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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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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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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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Many new clubs arrived to us over the last couple of weeks and I kinda got behind in club testing. Well last week I was able to get 2 full …
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Pro Gear or PRGR as most of us know Yokohama Rubber’s golf wing as, was kind enough to send me a few demos including the new Tour Driver and Forged …
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- Tags: Drivers, Fairway Woods, irons, New Equipment, PRGR, PRGR 505 series
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New PRGR 505 Driver, Fairway Woods, and Irons are scheduled to hit the Japanese market this march with their official announcement at the 2010 Tokyo Golf Show late this …
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I was lucky enough to receive 4 brand new 2010 TR Wedges from PRGR for a review and some testing. The TR Wedge is a 2010 USGA conforming premium JIS …
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The PRGR GN502 Tour Driver is now officially in play on the PGA Tour by the popular golfer Azuma Yano. PRGR also known as Pro Gear in Japan has focused …
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PRGR has put out some great irons in the past like wonderfully forged 900MD and 500bl athlete models, and while their GN502 line has moved to capture a large share …
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As always thanks to our friends at GDO we’ve got live pics of the new GN502 Tour Forged Iron slated for release next month. Last year we saw PRGR release …
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PRGR recently held a press event showing off all of their new 2010 models. The exhibition was held in Tokyo in a gigantic show room all decked out in PRGR decor. …
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Thanks to our friends over at GDO we’ve got an early preview of the new PRGR GN502 Tour 440 driver. Top PRGR Pros Azuma Yano and Hideto Tanihara had requested …
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PRGR a subsidiary of Yokohama rubber and one of the most cutting edge golf companies in Japan has announced a slew of new products for the 2010 season. Along with …
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Jiyai Shin has been a contender on every tour she has ever been a part of, from dominating the Korean Tour to big money winnings on the Japanese Tour and …
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The right golf glove is a very important part of your swing. Many people take gloves for granted and buy the cheapest gloves they can find or do not replace …
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Living in Japan, I follow the Japanese tour even closer than I do the PGA tour. All the websites here and magazines cover pro players and the gear they use …
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PRGR is about to launch the new EGG II hybrid iron set in Japan at the end of August. We got a set last week to check out and here’s …
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Pro Gear recently featured a report done in collaboration with top designer Ryo Yashiro from the Yokohama Rubber Hiratsuka factory. The massive R&D department that PRGR ( Pro Gear ) features has every …
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PRGR Golf or Pro Gear as it is known to many, is about to release the followup to their very popular hybrid iron set the EGG Irons from 2008. The …
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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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