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THANKS, it is not much fun bast!#$s also got my camera and computer!

Hi Guys, An unusual topic but my bag was stolen and included some JDM stuff, Was hoping that you guys could keep your eyes open for any of the following, Kamui 456 silver, marked as 10* conforming, fitted with a graphite design 9003 stiff flex shaft at 46" total length has a masda slick black grip, also a 52* and 58* on off s forged wedge with s200 shaft, the rest of my stuff was mizuno mp30 irons, cobra s9-1 pro 18* and a yes tracy II putter. The gear would be coming out of Australia and will most likely not show up but thought I would post anyway (just in case) Vineman

Jerry, It all depends on how you play, I have a driver ss of 106mph and I choose a 4 or 5 wood over the 15* 3 wood, I play off 7 and have been down to 4 but have a fade (slice on a bad swing) I find the 17* gives me the best chance at putting it in the fairway or on the green and actually goes further for me than a 15* I am saving for an egg as we speak and can't wait to get one in my hands, then the next thing will be a 21* !!!!!!!!! Vineman

Thanks, I remember from last year that they went pretty quickly, do you collect them all or off load the previous years version?

Hi Guys, Does anyone know if Yamaha are looking to release a 2011 version of their X V forged range in particular the tour model? Vineman

Hi Guys, As with the rest of you I'm fully into the JDM clubs now and am refreshing my bag when $ are available. My question here is are the JDM balls as good as the JDM clubs? I am currently playing the TM Penta TP, having played Callaway tour ix and Titleist Pro V1X prior to that, I was thinking of trying the Mizuno 501 and TS solid / mild when they come out but wanted some others experience with JDM balls first. Thanks Vineman

I have the Kamui 456 silver and have it 10grams above standard with a GD9003 in s flex awesome combo but with a 45.5" length it tips the scales at E0.5 sw (not happy with the clubmaker I used as he would not shaft at less than 45.5 when I was aiming at 44 - 44.5) so you need to be mindfull of shaft length when trying to get the desired swing weight, just make sure you let Chris know what length you want then epon can work on the sw for you. Another thought is that many people mention the benefits of sending clubs to goodsie to get balanced and aligned and I would suggest this to be a good idea if you are looking to find the middle more often. With all this talk of the epon I might have to look at it! although I battle the ball going right not left. vineman

TSG member EPONfreak is also the WA dist/retailer of Epon and between him and clubmaxx there could even be a demo available. Pricing is the same the world over I believe. Vineman

Skipper if you are considering the crazy as a driver shaft does that mean you don't like the Quadra in the driver? Can you tell me how the quadra launches? Also which part of Aus are you in? Vineman

Always pays to be aware of ebay and other auction sites, as always if the price is too good to be true then it is fake but they are getting smarter and pricing there stuff at close to real and people are getting ripped off. Mate of mine bought a whole set of R9 with bag and scotty putter "brand new" for $1100, 4 rounds in and driver has come loose! My idea is to buy from retailers to start which keeps the industry going then from a few guys either in person or on bst it may cost you a few bucks extra but you are getting value for your money! Vineman

Hey Spoon how did you find the flight and launch of the 15? obviously the shaft didn't suit but was it easy to get off the ground? I am tossing up between 15 and 17, I usually can't hit 15's very well and have been using an 18 cobra pro but the idea of having a 15,18 and 22 in the bag appeals. Thanks Vineman

Hey Supo, wish I had your arsenal and access to all this equipment (TSG aside) will have to keep saving and move to Tokyo! Thanks for all the info on shafts and clubs it does help the rest of us, can you let us know what your swing speed and physical dimesions are so we can get a bit of a baseline for comparison. Thanks Vineman

Thanks guys for your help, will PM Gocchin

Hi guys, I have a scotty cameron studio stainless newport 2.5 which I would like to get given the GF treatment with PZ milling, maybe a 10gram weight in both the heal and toe with a soft black finish. My problem is I can't speak/write/read Japanese and the internet translator's are not working too well for me. Is there anyone out there that can point me in the right direction? Thanks vineman

Hi Stickman, I would have thought that the GN502 Tour (2010 version) would have been a better comparison to the 302 more along the same lines with a similar target audience. The TR500 is pretty much a blade and would be closer to the epon blade. Just a thought, would be interested in any comparison's or comments about this? Vineman

bken, As far as I am aware all of these are forged by endo (japan or thailand) except for the mizuno's which are forged in china. All of the sets have a different look and feel, can you tell us what you are currently using and what you like or dislike about that set? Also remember that the yamaha tour and prgr tr500 are both sold out. vineman

Hi guys, I would have thought that the MP58 with the titanium forged into the back cavity would actually be more of a players cb than the 703, the mp58 is only a hair bigger than mizuno's mp68 blade! From all the reviews I've read about these clubs they are in different categories and it would depend what you were after in terms of look and feel as to which would better suit your game. with the tr500 being closest to a blade then x v forged tour, mp58, 703 limited, x v forged and 703, unfortunately this is by no means an order of forgiveness or feel as all have different attributes including offset, grind, loft etc as well as material and process differences. Again if you could define what you were after you will get a more accurate response, Good luck, Vineman

ON OFF S forged wedges are very good, good shape good bite non conforming well worth it.

We all know that the price for getting on in 2 is unlimited!!!!!!! Just hope it is comparible to the PRGR spoon and that I might be able to get a special order in a 17* loft as I have not much need for a 15* The thought of maybe getting a line up of HT from 15 - 24 might be an option for the future? well perhaps we can hope.

Hi I am also 6'4" and have used shaft extenders before at 1" and have not had problems with it. As spoon said the swing weight will go up a fair bit from standard length approx D2 up to 1" over approx D5/6 which I actually felt helped me as I like to feel the weight of the head in my swing. Having said all that if you can afford it the best option is new shafts or parhaps pulling the shafts and re inserting them say 8 iron to PW and so on and getting 2 new shafts for your longer irons? If you were to do this it would change the feel and you would need a very good fitter / clubmaker to do the work. Good luck. vineman

Has anyone got the final word on $$$$$$$ for these things yet? I think in the blog it says expect it to be high due to the materials and R&D but any idea how high.

So when are the new wedges being released???????????

KC Not sure what specs you are looking for but bogeydog has a Kamui for sale in the Buy Sell Trade section for $650 which is an excellent price so you could check that out. If you like the feeling of your current driver but not th elaunch perhaps see if you can test one of the new Taylormade Drivers, Super tri or deepface will give lower launch than burner but you would need to test the feel. Vineman

No worries D, Yes in general I did like them, sit well look good from the top, I just prefered my mizuno's (oh I wish I didn't sell them!) and the protos were a bit too much club for me to handle as I prefer the slight cavity, I can't remember what the offset was like though sorry. Sounds like a good price and from what I have read by you "blades" may be a good option for you rather than the 302's. Plus at that price if you got them and dicided that you didn't like them you could sell them on easily I would think! I am looking at the 302's and the fourteen TC910's at the moment although aparently the fourteen's are quite long in the blade compared to other players cavities. Good luck let us all know how you go, Vineman

Hey pabsquid, sorry to read about the loss, I have hit the Callaway protos and found them a bit hard, the top line is razor thin which is appealing and from the top the shape looks pretty good although they are not what I would call traditional. I was playing mizuno MP30's at the time and the head size on the proto's was slightly smaller than mizuno's and as I said not as "soft" both sets had S300 shafts so there was no difference in shafts confusing the issue. I hope that is some help, let us all know what you come up with, good luck. Vineman