I have a poster of Ai Miyazato’s swing sequence here on my wall in clear view as I sit at my desk. I have starred at it for over a …
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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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The all new Royal Collection BBD’s Tour VS line is now available in the TSG pro shop so I thought I’d take the time to test out some Tour VS …
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Demos have begun appearing of the new Tourstage X-Drive 705 type 415 driver and they look great. Only 415cc but still confident looking at address with deeper face and higher …
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We put together the Yururi Tour and Seida Rupas wedges yesterday so it’s time to report back on the blog. When building clubs you can really learn about all the …
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Keigekiku Yururi was kind enough to send me some wedges for a start to finish build and some testing. They sent me two of their new 2010 models, the Yururi …
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(Callaway Legacy Forged Iron and Odyssey Tri Hot iX #3 – Pic of the day – thanks to GDO) Tario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 after spending over …
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Taylormade Japan has just released a few new caps and visors that are Tour Professional models. These are the same caps worn by Taylormade Pros on the Japanese tour. They …
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In this day and age of mass produced golf clubs, there are very few TRUE masters that still craft a club by hand. I have had the pleasure of watching …
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- Tags: best selling, Japan, japanese, performing, pro, sales, Shafts, top, tour
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It’s time to countdown the top selling and most popular shafts currently in the Japanese market. As always these rankings are based on a number of criteria including TSG sales …
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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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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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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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The annual Scotty Cameron Museum and Gallery meeting and tournament is upon us here in Japan. Every year Scotty Cameron comes to Japan in the fall to Hamamatsu Seaside Golf …
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With the imminent release of Asics’ flag ship golf shoe, the Gelace Top, dominant Japanese golf shoe makers like Tourstage and Mizuno are preparing to have a bite taken out …
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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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I’ve posted previously about Tourstage Pro Chie Arimura on the blog here. One post about what’s in her bag and another about her detailed course note taking. Chie, 21 years …
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Tourspecgolf – Golf to Impress is proud to announce the availabilty of tour drivers from ONOFF Golf’s Pro Division. These drivers are built to spec by ONOFF’s top tour craftsmen …
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With all the focus on Tiger and the rain and mudballs at this year’s US Open, most people probably haven’t noticed or had the time to ask who is that …
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Today I’m going to take a closer look at what’s in the bag of ONOFF Pro Shingo Katayama. Katayama has long been one of the top Japanese players on tour …
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A few months ago, a fellow TSG forum member from Hawaii was talking to me about what’s in the bag for serveral JLPGA pros and he noted that many of …
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Widely regarded as one of Japans great all time golfers along with the likes of Jumbo Ozaki and Tommy Nakajima, Shingo Katayama has made the move from being a long …
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