Taylormade Japan Burner Forged and R9 Forged Comparison
As many of you may have read, the Taylormade Japan Burner Forged and R9 Forged were supposed to be part of my forged cavity shootout however they demos never came in time from Taylormade for the initial test. Because of the delay I had broken the test into 2 groups, with the Burner Forged and [...]
![[Post to Twitter]](http://www.golftoimpress.com/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/icons/tt-twitter-big4.png){kind=icon}
![[Post to Delicious]](http://www.golftoimpress.com/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/icons/tt-delicious-big4.png){kind=icon}
![[Post to Digg]](http://www.golftoimpress.com/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/icons/tt-digg-big4.png){kind=icon}
![[Post to StumbleUpon]](http://www.golftoimpress.com/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/icons/tt-su-big4.png){kind=icon}
- Tags: Burner, compare, comparison, forged, golf, japan, japanese, r9, taylormade
EMAIL
Taylormade R9 TP Forged Irons 2010!
Taylormade Japan introduces their all new tour model iron, the premium 1 piece R9 TP Forged iron. The new R9 TP Forged is 2010 USGA Groove Conforming and with design supervision from major champion Nick Faldo, is designed to meet the demanding needs of the professional and low handicap golfer.
While offset numbers are similar to [...]
- Tags: irons, japan only, r9, R9 TP Forged, taylormade
- EMAIL
GDO Ping Anser Forged and TM R9 TP Forged Videos!
Golf Digest Online Japan has a few new videos up for our viewing pleasure. Respected tester and former Japan tour player Taichiro Kanatani tests both the Ping Anser Forged and Taylormade Japan R9 Tp Forged Irons.
Kanatani Pro finds both irons on the soft side with the Anser Forged rather forgiving even for a supposed players [...]
New Taylormade Limited Edition Tour Caps and Visors
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 are all limited editions and numbers are very limited. Like most Taylormade items in low supply they will sell out fast. So this is a [...]
New Japan Only Taylormade 2010 Spider MAX AGSIC Limited Putter
Taylormade released its Vicino putter earlier this year to the global market and feedback from top players to amateur has been very positive. As many of our readers already know Japan usually reserves the many top tier products exclusively in their own market.
The New AGSI(C) Taylormade Spider MAX Limited is based on the new and [...]
- Tags: japan only, Spider Max AGSIC, taylormade
- EMAIL
Taylormade 2010 Custom Clubs – Good and Bad News
I’m happy to announce that Taylormade Japan has finally added all 2010 models to their custom clubs program. This includes the SuperTri, Superdeep, Burner TP Driver and all Fairway Woods. Drivers and woods are available directly from TM Japan with ALL shafts from Mitsubishi, Graphite Design, Fujikura (except Bangvoo) , Mamiya and Project X Graphite. [...]
Japan Forged Irons Comparison – Preview
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, we rarely stock test or demo irons on hand but I still frequently get a lot of inquires about comparing a certain iron to another. [...]
Taylormade Ghost Putter Poll: Would you Sport a White Putter?
Recently at TPC Sawgrass David Dusek of Golf.com covered more of the new Taylormade Ghost Putters coming in June.
The entire idea behind these new white putters is contrast for the player against the green. The entire outline of the putter and it’s alignment aid should become very visible and easy on the eyes from above. This is [...]
- Tags: Ghost Putter, Kia Ma, putters, taylormade
- EMAIL
R9 TP Forged Irons & R9 SuperDeep TP: Quick Vid
( R9 TP Forged Iron & R9 SuperDeep TP Driver Quick Vid )
Both the R9 TP Forged and R9 Superdeep TP are now available for pre order in the Pro Shop!
- Tags: Drivers, irons, New Products, r9 forged, R9 SuperDeep, taylormade
- EMAIL
Taylormade R9 TP Forged Makes Debut at Japan Golf Show!
The Taylormade R9 TP Forged Iron made its debut today at the 2010 Japan Golf Fair. It looks very similar to the last TP Forged model released almost 2 years ago. The new R9 TP Forged is 2010 USGA Groove Conforming and produced with design supervision from major champion Nick Faldo.
While offset numbers are similar to previous [...]
Taylormade R9 SuperDeep is the new 510TP!
The Taylormade R9 SuperDeep is already being touted as the successor to the original bad boy the deep faced 510TP. Players are shocked at the new R9 DF as the head appears from above to be in the 400-420cc range but in actuality its a 460cc superstar! It features the deepest face Taylormade has ever [...]
New 2010 Taylormade FCT Shaft Sleeve
Taylormade has made another adjustment to their adjustable FCT shaft sleeve that controls the features in their new R9 series drivers. This time Taylormade was able to shave 2 grams off of the total weight of it and while many of you think 2 grams isn’t a lot this is a breakthrough.
3 years ago I was [...]
- Tags: FCT Shaft Sleeve, New Products, taylormade
- EMAIL
Taylormade 2010 Burner TP Iron One Month Update
So its been a month since the new 2010 Taylormade Japan Burner TP Iron was released and demand is still through the roof for this iron. Taylormade is having trouble keeping up with orders and they can’t produce enough sets fast enough. After receiving demos for testing I can see why. I had initially reported [...]
PGA Tour Equipment Update from the Sony Open
Callaway FT-iZ in Play
Ernie Els became one of the first golfers to put the new Callaway FT-iZ driver to use in the Sony Open last weekend. The Callaway FT-iZ is set to release soon and features a triangle shape which the company claims to be their best driver ever produced. The FT-iZ features a [...]
Taylormade R9 Super Deep “DF” Prototype: Image of the Day!
( Taylormade R9 SuperDeep Prototype Driver via GolfWRX.com)
- Tags: Drivers, New Products, Spy Pic's, taylormade, Tour Issue
- EMAIL
Taylormade R9 SuperTri Info ** UPDATED **
UPDATE:
Unconfirmed sources are pointing to more differences between the SuperTri and original R9 460. Not only is the head bigger but the face is rumored to be made of SP-700 titanium and the fitting sleeve is supposed to be lighter and more secure. Prototype images are also appearing of a version with only 2 weights one of [...]
- Tags: Drivers, New Products, r9, taylormade, Taylormade R9 Super Tri
- EMAIL
Taylormade 2010 Burner TP Iron: Initial Impressions
I was testing drivers on the launch monitor yesterday and had the chance to spend around fifteen minutes with the new 2010 Taylormade Burner TP irons. Unfortunately 15 minutes indoors hitting off a mat does not count for me as a review so I decided to write up this post as initial impressions. The demo [...]
Taylormade Burner SuperFast Driver 2010: Image of the Day!
- Tags: Burner SuperFast, New Products, taylormade
- EMAIL
Taylormade Japan R9 vs R9 Max Iron Review
I was able to spend the last week playing around with both the R9 and R9 Max iron so I thought I’d give some feedback on these Japan market models even though people are probably sick to death of hearing about the R9 with all the exposure this line got this year. Taylormade is one [...]
- Tags: irons, japan, japanese market, max, r9, taylormade
- EMAIL
Taylormade Burner TP Limited Japan Release!
The Taylormade Burner TP Limited Edition!
The new Burner TP Iron is a Limited release only available in Japan, the design was produced per the request of both U.S & Japanese tour players seeking professional performance and accuracy. The prototype of the Burner TP has already six wins in Japan and features a thin topline and more shallow cavity [...]
TM Japan Insider Video – Yuko Mitsuka Driver Swing
Taylormade Japan has an admin that regularly films top Japanese pros practicing, getting their grips changed or simply sitting around and chatting. They have a couple of videos of Yuko Mitsuka hitting her driver. She is one of the most powerful Japanese ladies on tour and hits her drives regularly around 270 yards with some [...]
USGA reverses Taylormade XFT Wedge Stance
The U.S Golf Association ( USGA ) recently reversed its original decision to not allow taylormade to sell the interchangeable U-Groove faces for its new TP XFT Wedge in 2010.
Taylormade’s Benoit Vincent their chief technical officer flew personally to the USGA headquarters in New Jersey to appeal their original ruling based on the case that [...]
- Tags: Grooves, taylormade, USGA, XFT Wedge
- EMAIL
Taylormade R9 Super TRI Driver Rumors!
Taylormade R9 Super Tri?
Taylormade is at it again with another release coming early 2010 sources report. GolfWRX was first to break the story about the new R9 Super Tri Driver while our Japanese sources first reported the 2010 updated Taylormade Burner driver along with the Japan release Taylormade R9 TP Forged Irons which should show face [...]
Taylormade R9 Iron Japan Offset Pictures
So here are some offset pictures of the Japan market standard R9 Iron which is the same as the US TP Model. You can see the less offset in the iron compared to the standard US R9 Iron. Both the new R9 and the Burner Forged have been selling very well in Japan. The Burner [...]
Taylormade Japan Plans to Open 17 new Stores
Taylormade Japan is building a large outlet shop in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture in the Sendai Izumi Premium Outlet mall. This is the first of 17 stores that will be built in the Northeast of Japan. The Sendai Factory Outlet Store will open this November 13th, 2009.
Decorated in chic black and white tones that scream Adidas [...]
- Tags: Golf Shop, japan, taylormade
- EMAIL
Inside the Taylormade Tour Van!
( Big Thanks to our friends at SandBox8.com )
- Tags: Sandbox8.com, taylormade, Tour Vans
- EMAIL
Taylormade Innovation – Prototype Evolution
Taylormade releases a lot of new golf clubs on a regular basis. This is because their R&D department is always working away at producing new designs and trying new things. Some people say they come out with too many products too fast but this is in fact a strategy used by TM emulated from believe [...]
- Tags: Clubs, Drivers, fct, mwt, prototypes, taylormade, test, tour
- EMAIL
Taylormade Burner Forged Live Pics!
Our Taylormade Japan Burner Forged demo irons arrived today just in time for a beautiful day of picture taking. This soft S25C iron features USGA approved V Grooves and a very slick satin finish. The new Burner Forged is a modern looking iron doesn’t have some of the flashy colors of TM Burner irons of [...]
Taylormade XFT Wedge: Image of the Day!
( Taylormade XFT Wedge )
image via GolfWRX.com
- Tags: taylormade, Wedges, XFT Wedge
- EMAIL
NCX-Ray Sigma, Rossa Spider Balero and Itsy Bitsy… Japan Models
It seems many US golf brands enjoy releasing certain clubs just for the Japanese market. Clubs like Taylormade Japan’s R9 Max, TP Forged and Burner Forged irons, Callaway’s Hyper ERC and Legacy lines, and Titleist’s retail TVD Japan wedge, have all made it big in Japan’s high end premium market.
These brands have also been quick [...]
