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Went to watch "Rise of Skywalker" yesterday .. Good movie as always. One of the first movies that I ever went to see with my friends back in 7th grade was "Empire Strikes Back" And after all these years, I still enjoy watching the series. But is the series over now? Kind of sad if it is....

I do this in the Winter months were I have minimal golf play time. This time around I had some wisdom tooth extraction done last week so I can't play for the next couple of weeks. (so the doctor says) Anyway, "out of pure boredom.. " I picked up some previous Gen PRGR RS Drivers to try out later this winter. While I was surfing on the auction sites, I found an original 2016 RS-F 9.5 (now deemed illegal by the R&A as many of you know) that was in mint condition so I could not resist. How often do you see a driver that a JDM brand released as "conforming" but later got caught as being "over the limit?" It's so rare.... :) This is the one with the original silver and black graphics that PRGR recalled and replaced for most customers. I'm sure they've tried their best to retrieve all that was sold on the market but people like me who's obsessed with rare golf clubs probably had to keep the originals just for the sake of its rarity. Even after the 2017 and 2018 model release, PRGR fanatics in Japan still talk about how the original RS-F was the most iconic and legendary in terms of fast ball speeds and a stand out for "Wow" factor among modern JDM drivers. PGA Tour Pro Satoshi Kodaira as of early 2019 was still bagging the 2016 RS-F prototype driver. This will be added to my collection of clubs that I likely won't use. 　 Since won't be gaming the 2016 RS-F... I decided to pick up a couple of the 2017 model heads which seemed more practical and playable. Found a 2017 RS-F 9.5 and a 2017 RS 10.5 heads only. The 10.5 RS may be a bit too high launching for me but I wanted to try. The 2017 RS and RS-F are supposedly lower launching compared to the 2018 version. While I have tried the 2017 RS and RS-F drivers in the past, I have never gamed them for extended period of time. This would be a good opportunity to experience how good they really are. If I decide to bag these drivers, I may have to pursue an all PRGR bag.... Stay tuned.

yup its all there ... but only in Japanese. MCW used to be mostly free of upcharge but now certain options are additional cost like $10 / per head. Still super reasonable considering the other brand's customization options are much more expensive.

They did announce in early December that they stopped accepting Craftsman World custom orders until March to fulfill all the standard spec orders they received in the 1st month. Selling like hotcakes I guess!! 🙂 For me I think they look fantastic but at the end, playability wise, blades are going to play like.. well ... blades. I need something a bit more forgiving. if I ever get my handicap down to scratch or better I'll get one of these!!

right here 🙂 http://blog.tourspecgolf.com/miura-giken-tb-zero-iron/

Might help if you specify a bit of what your preferences are.... like "something older or newer, price range, forged, multi material , amount of offset etc.."

Sorry guys fr the delayed clean up. I try to clean these up as soon as I find them.

Nice!! GLWS!!

I’ve not hit the CB2008 but my guess based the materials and construction is that the long irons will feel less denser due to the body being stainless steel. Mid to short irons will have a nice forged carbon steel dense feel at impact. their current cb301 are probably better from a feel perspective but forgiveness would likely be similar. Mid size with a bit of offset. I wouldn’t call them Game Improvement but perhaps Semi Game Improvement? if you want forgiving Miuras I think CB301 would be the way to go.

Agree this is a super deal especially given the Roddio i10 shafts! Would be a great set for a mid handicap person looking to make a big dive into JDM irons!

Welcome to the forum!!

R, Sorry to hear about your back. my playing buddy also suffered a back problem a couple of years ago. He too had a fusion surgery and after recovery, he is fully back in the game. Will be praying that your stem cell treatment is going to work! I've only read bout stem cell treatment but it seems I'm hearing more and more success stories!

well hang on... you should first fix the subject to say "2011".... I mean that's a decade difference!! 🙂

What about you all? Any plans to try new stuff over the off season? ( well "off season" in many parts of North America that is... )

I'll be trying a few things over the winter.... not a lot. - Some flow neck blade putters Really grown to like the look of the slant neck of my Benock. Plumbers neck looks a bit clunky to me now. Want to try a few to see how they work for me. - Putter grips I've moved away from taperless to 1st gen Iomic Absolute grips and been putting really well with them. But they are wearing out and I only have one left in my stock. Time to test out some other grips. Found some slick looking pistol grips from a company called STM. - Woods My current woods have been serving me well and really no need to change or experiment at the moment. but I may try the new Ryoma Maxima But that's about it.... Will report on my testing as I go.

nice!!

Wow Cuistot!! that's some fancy cooking you are doing there! Great job!!

Happy Thanksgivings to all my friends here at TSG!! I’m thankful for all the great JDM gear in the world and all the golfaholics here on this forum!!

My current irons in the bag are 5-PW PRGR ID BL shafted with DG AMT S200. Very happy with how they perform , look and feel. I've recently been using the Honma TW-U Forged #4 as the 4 iron to fill the gap between my 18 deg hybrid and the 5 iron. Though the Honma TW-U forged is a fabulous club and very forgiving, the multi material head did feel different from my IDBLs. So I have been in search of a solid carbon steel forged driving iron for my 4 iron ( around 24 deg ) and even a 3 iron (21 deg). For the last year or so I have been on the hunt to acquire Buchi SP-301 driving irons which I understand are no longer being produced unfortunately. Finally last week, a couple of them showed up on the used market and I quickly grabbed them. An 05 and 06 model which are 21.5 and 24.5 deg lofts!! The 05 is shafted with an Attas Iron shaft 10 S and the 06 has a NS950GH S. Went out to hit them last night and they felt familiar and soft as my ID BLs. Between the two, I did prefer the feel with the steel shaft over the Attas graphite shaft. I am considering re-shafting them both with AMT S200 shafts to blend them better with my iron sets. Driving irons made with one piece forged carbon steel are rare and so I intend to keep these for a long time. Woohoo!!

2nd round of the match play against the same team today. Played the same guy from last week but this time on my home course. Again giving him 6 strokes . Ugh... I was 2 down after 14 holes. 4 holes left to play with two of the remaining holes were stroke holes!! No. 15 won the hole with a par... I'm now 1 down. No.16 (stroke hole) I had a par. He had bogie so we push. No.17 I was par and he had bogie. Match is all square with 1 hole (stroke hole) to play and it's a par 5 dog-leg-right. I hit my Grandista RS-D perfectly with a slight fade down the right side of the fairway. He put his drive in the right tree line. Oh?... 2nd shot he hits a big branch and advanced the ball only 30 yards. 3rd shot he tops his 3 wood. My 2nd shot I hit my Romaro Type R hybrid 200 yards middle of fairway. His 4th shot was decent and lands on the green but 40ft away from the hole. My 3rd shot I am 115 yards away ... I hit a 3/4 PW and ball land on the low side but pin high. About 20ft away. His first put (5th) he leaves it short to about 10ft from the hole. I'm thinking he can still make 6 from there. OK so if I want to get a full point for my team I need to sink this putt. Been leaving some putts short today due to the greens being really slow from the rain we had last night. So all I am thinking at this point is "get it there" Luckily the line was pretty straight with slight up hill. I put all my focus on the alignment and gave it a nice wack. perfect line... a bit too much speed? BOOOOM!!! got my BIRDIE to win the match!!! While I admit I did enjoy the 6 and 4 win last week... I think I enjoyed this week's down to the wire game so much more. I had so much fun!!

> yea can be done, but rather 20! I would hate it if I had to carry and walk 20 clubs in my bag!! 🙂

Late this Summer I acquired a Shinagawa "split set" MB irons which consisted of 5 irons named 'long', 'mid', 'short', 'pitch' and 'sand.' Well last weekend, on Veterans Day, I decided to take this set out for a round at a short and narrow local course. Ended up 3 over par on a par 69. Not bad ... My set make up that day: Grandista RS-D 9 deg / Loop GK Modart MA01F 14 deg / Loop FW Seven Modart MA01H 19 deg / Crazy STP 85 Shinagawa Spilt Set / AMT Tour White S200 Gold's Factory T-102 Prototype (9 clubs) On some of the shots, I had to choke down and hit 3/4 shots etc... trying to make the most out of the clubs I had. And it worked out pretty good. When I hit the Shinagawa "Long" irons, well it was really really satisfying as they are essentially a 5 iron in blade form. Only issue I have with the split set were with the wedges.... just a bit too bulky. Next time around I will replace the Pitch (50) and Sand (58) with my Matsuyama Cleveland 588 RTX2.0 50, 54 and 58. Will increase the set to 10 cubs but still much lighter to haul around! 🙂 "The Walking Golfers Society" watch out! Here I come!!

Fourteen DJ-33 wedge set - sold!!

PRGR RS Wedges sold. Prices lowered on the other wedges.

1. Fourteen DJ-33 50, 54, 58 wedge set Cond. 8.5/10 Standard L/L/L Modus Wedge 125 on the 50 and 54 , MCI Wedge Mild 125 on the 58 !! SOLD !! 2. PRGR RS Wedge 52 , 56 heads only Cond. 8/10 Lie looks to be around 2 deg upright. !! SOLD !! 3. Miura S-01 99.3 Pure Wedges 52, 58 Cond. 6/10 Chrome is worn on the sole and face. These were custom ordered from Miura Craftsman World with Copper underlay Double Nickel Satin. 52 deg has a dent on the leading edge. Should not affect play. Looks ugly. 58 deg has copper underlay showing. I think this would be a good project for stripping the chrome and use it raw or re finish. Shafts are Modus Wedge 125 with Iomic IXX Black grips. $100 $80 + shipping 4. JDM Odyssey Stroke Lab #7 - 34" Super Stroke 2.0 grip Earlier this year I was having some putting issues with my Benock gamer so I wanted to try a mallet that didn't have a typical polymer insert. Found a brand new Original Stroke Lab online in Japan. Sure enough, this putter has a solid firmer feel than any Odyssey putter with an insert. I also replaced the original Stroke Lab pistol grip with a Super Stroke Mid 2.0 with a counter weight to mimic the grip weight of the original rubber grip since the whole point with these Stroke Lab putters is that they made the head slightly heavier and grip heavier with an ultra light shaft. Condition is close to new due to minimal use. Will include unused brand new head cover and unused original pistol grip. $150 + shipping Here are the pics: ]