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This weekend I am in the Snohomish County Am tournament. Today I shot 77 (40,37) which was not bad for me considering rainy conditions for the entire round. Tomorrow and Monday are at harder courses but weather should be nicer.

Got my Kurokage XD 60 S today and put on a Mizuno adapter and tested it against a couple of other shafts in the ST190 head. KK XD 60 S vs. Tour AD TP6 S vs. Speeder TR 569 X. Out of the three shafts, surprisingly the TP6 felt the stiffest... not boardy but stiffest. Speeder TR in 569X felt a bit corse overall and did not look to be a spin killer. So maybe it's honeymoon period but I really did like the KK XD the best. Flight and trajectory really mimic'd the KK XT 60 S but he XD felt smoother but more stable and consistent. I will play the XD in the ST190 for now , but once I get the Jbeam head, I may use the XD with that.

Speaking of wedges, I just picked up a 50 54 58 set of Cleveland RTX 2.0 Precision Forged wedges. Wasn't really paying attention to these wedges, but these are apparently designed with much feedback from Hideki Matsuyama and S20C forged in Japan. ( have not validated ) Think Cleveland's version of the Vokey Forged , I guess..... All the bounces on these are 10 deg .... which is mid way and I think that's really what I'm looking for in the Pacific Northwest course conditions where it's rock hard dry in the summer and soupy wet in the summer.

I now have the standard ST190 (non "G" ) in 9.5deg which for me is working better. Much less likelihood of block shots to the right. Just as long. But best of all, the sound is much better with the standard. Built to 44.5" with Tour AD TP 6 S. In the mean time, I am waiting on a Jbeam G-801 head as well as KuroKage XD 60S. Haven't had too much luck with past Jbeam heads but I want to give it another go. I'm really hoping that the Jbeam built to similar spec as the ST190 is as long and forgiving.

Yeah, I hope they find a nice home soon!! They are fabulous irons!!

It was time to switch 🙂 Miura CB1008 99.3 are now in the bag!!

Additional info on the SUS316... #4 and #5 were stored in a box and were not used with the other heads. They have much less wear and look mint.

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what Seahawks? LOL.... major overhaul of the receivers this year... looks like Wilson will have to run the ball again on his own this coming season. 😞.

I'm unfortunately not available from June 21 to July 5.

Sounds like a "perfect day" to me 🙂

I can't either.

specs? back side pics please.

Hi guys, So it looks like this Loomis Trail Golf Course ( https://golfloomis.com/ ) in Blaine, WA might be a good track for us in WA and members in Vancouver BC to meet up and play a round together! I'm thinking of a Saturday or Sunday in July or August. Any preference of a date?

Very nice!!! While I love the, "play golf and then go home" simplicity of US style golf, I do enjoy the full day experience of going to a nice course in Japan starting with a tasty breakfast, followed by a full 1 hr lunch with beer at the turn, then after completing the round end with an Onsen bath to relieve the tension before heading home. We have many Sakura trees planted here in WA but I've yet to see one on a golf course. Such a nice view with the Sakuras.

I'm sorry that you had to go through all this and I applaud you for doing what's right! Probably won't make you feel better but many of us have gone through a similar scenario. For future reference, there are a list of authorized dealers on Epon website. If where you bought is not in that list, they are not supposed to be selling any new Epon equipment. I've reported a few posts on the Japanese auction site because they were so obvious they were Epon counterfeits. The auction company takes them down but they quickly come back to post the same item with a different user name. They are all over the place and they aren't going away anytime soon. Anyway, since you are in Vancouver BC, you should come down to Seattle one of these weekends and come play with us! We meet approximately once a month and play at one of the local courses. Cuistot and Dr. Shankenstein (and his friend Joe) are great guys to play with. It's all casual friendly golf while chatting talking about JDM equipment!

Thanks, Cuistot for sharing the pic to our fellow members my missed 2 ft putt!! 😅 I actually had a few of those in the front 9 yesterday. 😭. Not to make any excuses for the front nine score, I will say that I recovered really nicely on the back nine (as I usually do ) with 11 strokes better than the front!!! On a more serious note, anyone have good tips on a how to get a good warm up to be really ready on the first hole?

Got to go on a TSG outing today to none other than Chambers Bay Golf Course!! Most of you remember this venue from the 2015 US Open where many Pros complained about the fescue greens. Well, they redid the greens over the last 7 months to Poa Annua and so we decided to give it a go!! Could not have picked a better day with record temperatures here in the Seattle area above 80 deg F in early May!!! Needless to say, we had a real good time!! Some pics from the course. The famous Lone Fir tree and the pot bunker on hole 18 which was like over 10 feet deep!! Greens were still pretty tough and fast. But I think I can get used to it over time!!! Fun fun times!!!

Sorry to say, but the fonts look totally different. Also I thought that the AF Tour CBs had chrome plating and not satin. If I were to buy these, (not going to but... ) I’d want to see serial number as well as a copy of a receipt from where these were sold.

Just went to their website. Sounds a lot like Seven Dreamers from the perspective that they started as carbon fiber material specialist in Switzerland. Looking at their torque numbers, they seem really high for a shaft using high modulus carbon fiber. Their 15 MKP series targeted for faster swing speeds, the lowest torque they have is 3.9 deg ... Diamana X 2017 60X is down to a 2.3 deg torque now and so are other high end Japanese shafts. Perhaps a totally different approach to shaft design all together?

GX / Kurokage XT is amazing. Got on Top Tracer today with the driver and max distance is around 270 yards no matter what I did. With an easy swing, 250 yards was what I was getting not long but long enough for most courses. More importantly I was able to hit small or big draws, high and low as well as high and low fades pretty much completely on demand!!! This may be the best control driver I've had in years!!

Oh my!! GLWS!!!

Yeah, ST190G is a great driver ... but I constantly worry about the ball leaking to the right. One other thing that could be improved is the sound at impact. Pretty tingy ... Ping just announced a G410 LST coming out end of May. Another driver that I need to try. If the G410 LST sounds anything like the G400 LST, it might be hard to beat!! I'd coordinate the shaft with either a Speeder TR or a Tour AD IZ both in matte black just like the color of the head for the Ping G410.

Been putting exclusively with my Benock Blue Dragon II for about 3 months now, and so it was time to try something different. Picked up a 2016 JDM version Odyssey Stroke Lab #7 this time. The newer Stroke Lab i which I tried had the micro hinge insert like the O Works, but this 2016 version was a non-insert face made of some stainless steel. Like all Stroke Lab series it features heavier head and lighter shaft with a heavier grip. I've gamed it for two rounds now and so far I am loving it. Cant remember the last time I've made so many 5 to 6 ft putts!! After playing the Benock for a while now, I guess any type of polymer insert just feels a bit too jumpy for me. So this solid feel of the stainless feel face is very familiar and easier to get the distance right. We'll see if it continues to perform!!