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Please add your hand written name tag in the picture with the putters. It should not be hard to do. Will start removing BST posts that don't follow the rules.

They are generally called "Cash In" putters in Japan. Acushnet Bullseye and Cameron are definitely popular in Japan as well, but I've seen Masda Golf, Fujimoto, Hiro Matsumoto and Benock make these shapes.

I usually keep one casino chip style and one flat plastic in my pocket and use them depending on if I am close to someone else’s line or not.

p51-5 were so hard to find back then... checking on YJA now... holy crap!! they are a mere 2000 yen!!

Probably not any of the ones I mentioned. The S-Yard T.388 mentioned above actually is pretty shallow faced. Also A-Grind Y-Proto Driver is shallow too. https://www.tourspecgolf.com/a-grind-y-proto-driver.html

Mizuno MP The Craft (410cc) , or more recently 2017 MP Craft Type-1 (435cc) or 2019 Mizuno Pro Model S (435cc) Yamaha Inpres X V425 Tour Model (425cc) , V202 Tour Model (415cc) , V203 Tour Model (430cc) Tourstage X Drive P02-6 (365cc) Srixon ZTX Tour P420 (420cc) These are big brand heads but there are many more boutique brand heads that are equally good or sometimes better. Jbeam, Baldo, Epon, Miura had excellent sub 420cc heads in the past. Most of these drivers today can be bought for very cheap. (less than $100) I've owned most of these heads before and my favorite has been the P02-6

Well I am in WA now but for 15 years I was in Montana and golf was only available 6 Month out of the year. Occasionally I did get to play in freezing temperatures mid winter there. Golf balls bounce like superballs on frozen fairways. Now that I can actually go out and play nearly all through the winter, I am trying to catch up the playing time lost during my time in Montana. 🙂 Still, in Seattle, WA it is very wet and cold. Only the die hard golfers are out now.

Oh and BTW, HZRDUS Smoke Green are probably one of the lowest launching lowest spinning shaft on the market today.

HZRDUS Smoke Green 6.0 70 is as anti left shaft there is. 🙂 and the thing is like a telephone pole!! You are a monster!! 🙂 As for draw biased heads, believe it or not, pretty much all heads today are somewhat draw biased with internal weighting. the 'D' type heads are just more biased than the standard. Personally I've learned that having a bit of a draw weighted head combo'd with tip stiff anti left shafts allows me to hit controlled fades still with decent spin. But that may just be me.

Oh.. and Fujikura Speeder Evolution II or IV or VI ( the even numbered versions ) are considered mid-low launch, low launch as well. They use very advanced high grade material with the Speeder Evolution Series. Speeder Evo shafts are typically more friendlier and smoother feeling that the Fujikura USA products like the ATMOS and Ventus. Forgot to mention Graphite Design Tour AD BB, GP and the newer XC are all low-mid launch / low spin shafts as well. Then there are the boutique JDM brands and the list goes on and on....

If you have slicey shots, I think using a low spin low launch shaft will only exacerbate the slice. To drop the spin, draw shots are most effective. Perhaps trying a more draw biased head can help with your slice and may even help drop your spin. Having said that, there are many Low/Low shafts available today. lately I have had very good luck with Fujikura Low/Low shafts. ATMOS TS Black is my current gamer. Fujikura Speeder TR are very good Low/Low shaft as well. My latest experiment was Ventus Black but it was a 60 Stiff but I want to use 50g range in my driver so I will be trying the Ventus Black 5X to be released in March as Japan only. Previously tried Diamana White range shafts ( Whiteboard, Ahina) which served me well. Kurokage XT nd XD were also pretty nice. I don't mind HZRDUS Yellow or HZRDUS Smoke Yellow, but HZRDUS shafts generally feel a bit boardier than Japanese brand shafts.

Romaro Type R Hybrid sold!!

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Looks so cool!! Do let us know how they play!!

I think the base heads are all the same. But I do see slightly different advertised specs, loft availability, swing weight, stock weight screw etc... none of which are of a concern for me since I'd swap out shafts and fiddle with weights and hosel settings anyway. While I have not seen one yet, based on previous Cally models. I would not be surprised if a bonded hosel "star" version is released for Japan. On the other hand, I doubt that they would come out with another Epic Forged but who knows!

Grandista FW & Speeder TR shaft - SOLD Buchi SP-301 heads and Mizuno MP-66 irons - SOLD

Sorry Hutchy, did not mean to divert off topic. I do want to try the MP20 HMB made of forged Cromoly. Long time ago I used to have these SYB wedges that were made of Cromoly and really like it. They felt as good as any carbon steel head. I think Fourteen also used Cromoly with many of their previous wedges. More recently, Yamaha RMX 120 then the MP-20 HMB as well as JPX 921 Forged. Supposedly, Cromoly provides distance gains without sacrificing too much feel of carbon steel forged irons. I'd rather try one piece Cromoly forged over steel + forged multi material heads.

Currently, I am using Project X LZ 5.5 but I also do well with the Modus 105 Stiff. By the time I decide to use the MP-33 set, I might need to drop a flex on these shafts. I also currently use NS950GH Stiff which I feel are one of the best shafts that Nippon has released. Winter golf is easier with the 950GH. I tried the 950GH Neo recently but I think the originals felt better overall.

I've tried them during my iron shaft fitting . Like any other Mizunos they felt great ... I used the MMC model and they did have a touch of offset. I know they've used copper underlay in these but honestly could not tell if they were or not. Eventually, when I have nothing else to tinker with, I will start using the Yoro MP-33s that I have stashed away! Perhaps I will need to reshaft when I am ready as they currently have NS1150GH Stiff in them. (too sturdy)

Grandista Driver & Loop GK SX shaft - Sold Grandista FW & Speeder TR shaft - Pending Buchi SP-301 heads and Mizuno MP-66 irons - Pending Things are moving quickly!! 🙂

Ok got it.. have some weight screws to go with it too. Will get postage to you soon.

All Gone.

Yup... as you say, I am going to tinker wit the set ups. that's what I do! Irons and wedges are pretty much set for the moment. Not sure about woods.

We have a Winter Tourney series going at my course and today was the 2 man best ball event and I ended up shooting my all time low of 70 !! 36/34 5 Birdies / 3 Bogies Wooooohooooooo!!!! As a team, me and my 75 yr young partner shot 4 under 68 (gross). Maybe good enough for placing. we'll find out next week. I set an ambitious goal of trying to shoot sub-70 in 2021 and I came very close to doing so today!! And it's still only January!! Had a couple of 15 footers go in the hole today which helped a lot. I wish I could putt like this all the time!! Putter wise, the Evnroll ER2 with the Gravity grip has been a game changer!! My set up has been updated a tiny bit specifically with the woods. DR: Ping G410 LST / Ventus Black Velocore 6S FW: Labospec RD-247 R5 / Loop FW6TS SX UT: Labospec RB-247 U3 / Labospec Shinari U70 S IR: Seven SC 5-PW / Project X LZ 5.5 WG: JDM Cleveland RTX 2.0 Precision Forged 50-54-58 / Modus 120 X PT: Evnroll ER2 / Gravity Grip They had Srixon demo day today as well and I got to try the new ZX driver, Driving irons and irons. Driver: Shape wise both drivers looked identical to me. Very playeresque traditional, almost pair shape like. Feel was solid but the sound was a bit tingy. despite the compact traditional look at address, this driver was surprisingly forgiving and quite long. Explains why Matsuyama finally started using Srixon driver again! Irons: ZX5 felt OK ... still had a slight springly feel due to the multi-material construction. ZX7 felt good. I was told they went back to Endo forgiving for the new irons. I tried it with the same LZ5.5 I have in my Seven SC. honestly speaking, my Seven SCs felt softer and looked better at address!! Driving Iron: Looked pretty sharp, not too bulky. Was pretty easy to hit and distance was good. Feel was better than your typical driving iron. Also saw all of the new SIM2 woods at a near by driving range. They were demo clubs but not available for demo yet as the release date is 1/19. They went back to a black color carbon crown for the driver and fairway. I personally liked the grey carbon used in last year's SIM. the grey carbon looked more exotic compared to plain black. In fact I picked up a SIM Max driver , TI Fairway and a Hybrid recently to see how they actually played. The driver is still up in the air, but the fairway and hybrid are actually top notch clubs. I've stayed away from TM clubs since R11 first came out. Not sure if I will put these in play but just another set of clubs to play around with during the off season. - The SIM2 Ti fairway was way more compact than the SIM Ti and they brought back the 16.5 (HL) 3 wood. - Hybrid comes in two flavors with SIM2 Max Hybrid was really no different from the SIM Max Hybrid ... perhaps a touch more open faced. The SIM2 rescue was shaped more like an Adams Hybrid of yesteryear and had an adjustable hosel. - And finally the driver. Shape from address was very similar to the SIM series. The Blue Anodized aluminum parts on the back end looked interesting. We'll have to see how these feel and perform. Overall , I had a good long day spent doing a lot of things golf! This is how I like to spend my Saturdays!!

Great write up!!