I got my hands on a few demos from Taylormade Japan. They were kind enough to send me the new R9 TP Forged along with the Burner TP, Japan R9 …
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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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We were lucky enough to get a chance to try the new Ping Anser Forged iron at the Japan Golf Fair yesterday. The Anser Forged is slated for an April …
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I was lucky enough to have Nike Japan send me a demo for their new Japan Only 2010 Machspeed Forged Iron. I’ll be honest that I have had a mixed …
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I spoke to TM the other day and arranged for them to send me the new R9 TP Forged for review along with the current R9, Burner Forged and Burner …
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(Fourteen MT-28 V5 Forged Wedge) gocchinTario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 after spending over a decade in technology and business operation roles at a major Canadian financial institution. …
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While at the driving range today I ran into Manami Ogawa, an up and coming 21 year old pro on the Japanese ladies tour. I happen to know her father …
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With the 2010 season underway in Japan and only 3 weeks until the Japan Golf Fair, Demo Days are being held all around Japan for many of the top brands. …
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Today I’m going to take a look at Mizuno Japan’s all new 2010 Stability Style Golf Shoe 45KM0189. The original Stability Style shoe from 2008 was perhaps one of the …
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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 …
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One of the great things about working for a golf company and living in Japan on a golf course is the opportunity to not only try lots of gear, but …
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Titleist VG3 Driver! Titleist has a large following all around the world and very much so in Japan as well. But as an American brand in Japan they have not …
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Three Luck’s Sky Dream Jump line is slowly becoming known as one of the best wedge makers in Japan. Their D-Tour Type Bite, WS Type Bite as well as DP-2010 …
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After many requests from customers to get Kamui’s fairway wood in the pro shop, so we thought we would get a few heads in to check out. Yesterday I received …
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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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Lots of data are now coming in for the 2009 season when it comes to sales and trends in Japan’s golf market. Today I’m going to talk about shaft trends …
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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 …
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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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Golf is very much about feel. Many times you will hear players say, I want the softest iron or I love the soft feel of that driver at impact. Feel …
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Yamaha has introduced a new series of test reports from respected independent tester Mark Kanai (who for some reason people always mistake me for, though I am not that tall …
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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 …
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Z-TX Fairway more forgiving than expected… The new Srixon Z-TX Fairway Wood showed up along with the driver and irons for me to test last week and I must say …
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(Bettinardi on Tour – Image of the Day) gocchinTario (aka gocchin) joined Tourspecgolf back in 2008 after spending over a decade in technology and business operation roles at a major …
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Spoon to the rescue… Low lofted fairway woods don’t have to be hard to hit. In Japan, most golfers don’t call these fairway woods by their number ie “3 wood”, …
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Yamaha has announced its all new line of 2010 clubs. Today I’ll start by introducing its driver lineup. The Yamaha Inpres X Driver series has really dominated the Japanese market …
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At the recent Japan Open, a new Blue Fujikura Motore Speeder was spotted in testing. It sported the model VC7.1 and was an X-Flex. As most of you know the …
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Yesterday marked the Japanese release of the first limited California Series putter from Scotty Cameron. The Napa was released to a tune of 3500 pieces world wide and Japan’s allocation …
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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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Back in 2006 Fourteen Golf released the UT-106 a larger sized utility based on forgiveness and ease of use to replace long irons. The knock on this model especially by …
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Living in Japan, I’ve had the pleasure of watching Ryo Ishikawa play regularly since he was around 15 years old. This year the world has gotten an introduction to Japan’s …
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I thought I would repost up my ATTAS post from a couple of months ago kind of like a re-introduction now that ATTAS has gone full retail and is offered …
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Just a heads up to all the Titleist fans out there and I know there are many based on all the demand for our Japan market Titleist headcovers. We have …
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Since Shingo Katayama joined ONOFF earlier this year, he has been sporting some prototype wedges that we have all been waiting for to go retail. Well the wait is over …
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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. …
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Mizuno Japan has been very successful with their Cross Eight series of balls over the last couple of years. Last year their 322s and 352s Tour balls were very popular …
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With the upcoming launch of the all new Callaway Japan Legacy Tour driver as posted by Tourspecgolfer earlier, Callaway held a mini test session at the Callaway Virtual Test Center …
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Three Luck, makers of the very popular and very good Sky Dream Jump D-Tour forged wedges, released early this year the DP-2010 wedge. The DP-2010 is an all new hand …
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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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I posted a few weeks ago about the spotting of a new Diamana Red prototype on the Japanese tour. After speaking with Diamana Japan, they did in fact confirm that …
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Last week I talked about the quality and golf shoe offerings from Tourstage here in Japan and how they are ready to take on Asics and their new Gelace Top …
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Golf to Impress Tourspecgolf is proud to announce that custom Bettinardi Japan Tour and Proto putters usually only available for the Japanese professional player are now available through TSG! There …
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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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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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A new Mitsubishi Diamana prototype sporting the Ion red colors of the old Diamana Redboard and the flowerband of the new Kai’li have appeared on the Japanese tour. This new …
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Masayuki Sasaya has worked hard at being the premium custom putter maker in Japan and while many hardcore enthusiasts know and love his work, Gold’s Factory has long been a …
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Epon Golf is releasing all new limited high quality stand bags. Back by popular demand is the famed Epon dog which everyone seems to want on their Epon bags. These …
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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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Kyoei Golf has released an all new wedge to compliment all their new Zestaim irons. The Zestaim Io Grind wedge is a wonderfully soft premium S25C forged wedge. A teardrop …
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Hidemasa Hoshino has long been a major face of Sri Sports in Japan, primarly Srixon and XXIO. There was a time where he was considered one of the most promising …
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Graphite Design the Japan Tour Leader Graphite Design has long been the leader for shafts in play on the Japanese tour. Their Tour AD series of shafts have held an …
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Here is the 3rd and final video from the Yamaha 2009 Inpres X lineup promos following the Driver and FW/UT videos that were posted earlier. Last year saw the first …
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Today a very pretty Diamana box showed up at our Chiba office and in it was the all new Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Stinger Prototype. This full boron shaft as we …
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Sri-Sports held their official Srixon Z-TX exhibition the other day in Tokyo to launch the successor to last year’s best selling ZR-800 line. On display was the entire Z-TX lineup …
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We’ve just been told by Mitsubishi Rayon Japan that an all new full boron prototype shaft will be released to only specially chosen dealers in Japan. Lucky for us we …
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