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The PRGR 00 look sweet for sure and being Miura made, I am certain that they feel heavenly too. The surprise with the TR500 in my first range session was that the balls flew straight or with a slight fade. My current gamers, the '12 X-Blade GR Forged from 2012 are very easy to draw perhaps because of the additional offset. Perhaps the lack of offset wit the TR500 are straightening my shots. but then again it might have been the DG S200 that affected the ball flight. My TR500 heads are now curing in the LZ 5.5 shafts. I may take them out for a range session tomorrow after my men's club round in the morning.

Thanks Ian. Sure. here are the comparo's Toe to Heel Length: TR500 > EZone Sole Width: TR500 > EZone Top Line: TR500 > EZone Toe Shape: Ezone is pointier Offset: EZone > TR500 (maybe a perception thing but it looks that way to me) Feel: TR500 feels softer than EZone Forgiveness: TR500 > EZone TR500 on the left

After getting the RSF Prototype driver and the RS5 Fairway wood, I thought it would only be appropriate to pursue a near compete PRGR bag... So... last week I picked up a set of TR500 irons in pretty decent condition... They arrived at my doorsteps this morning and I took them out to the range after work with the stock DG S200 shafts... I was surprised at how forgiving it was for a set of forged irons as pure as they come. They also felt buttery soft but the shafts were too darn heavy for me. So my Ezone MB heads were removed from my Project X LZ 5.5 shafts this evening and they are going to be replaced with the TR500 heads tomorrow. These are going to be really sweet. This Secondary bag will consist of: DR: PRGR RSF Proto 🍀/ Loop GK 5W: PRGR RS5 5W / Loop FW6TS 4-PW: PRGR TR500 / Project X LZ AW/SW: Cleveland RTX4 Forged / Modus PT: Gold's Factory

Again my loss is your gain!! Stock offering of RS5 3W 15 deg and 4U 22 deg.... both in excellent condition. 3W does not have head cover. 4U comes with after market PRGR head cover. RS5 3W: SOLD RS5 4U: $200 $150 $100 Paypal Net + Shipping

I am losing a lot on this one... but it has to go. These are not sold in any of the normal retailers even in Japan, only available through PRGR fitting studios and fitting vans in Japan. New retail is 104500 JP yen with a stock "Made For PRGR" shaft. They don't sell head only either. It's a super nice head with performance to go against any other JDM or USDM drivers in my personal opinion. I bought this and the Single Clover model and the Single Clover is in my rotation now!! Single Clover is the workable driver and this Triple Clover is slightly more automatic. Features: Carbon Crown CNC Milled Ti face with W Core design for a wide and strong sweet spot. Anti left CG and open face angle preferred by better players 2 adjustable weights for optimal swing weight BACOSI hosel for trajectory tuning Specs: Loft: 10.5 deg ( Pretty low trajectory for a 10.5 ) Lie: 56 deg Weight: 196g without adapter / 202g with adapter < example build: D3 to D4 at 45.25" with 60g shaft > Condition: 9.5/10 with no visible scratches or other cosmetic issues. Just some faint marks on the face from hitting balls at the range. Never taken out for an actual round on the course. Head Cover, Wrench and brand new shaft adapter with ferrule are included as shown in the pics. Please PM me for questions. !! SOLD!!

Great example of how wedges should look. Simple and Sexy!

So after a couple of months trying to figure out a good combo for the Diamana D-limited, I think I finally found good match. After struggling to get any kind of consistency with the Cally Triple Diamond stuff, I finally gave up and decided to try a Ping G425 Max 9 deg head and paired it up with the D-Ltd. Man, am I just a Ping man or what? I've used the G410 LST for a full season but never looked at the G425 until now. I guess the Cally heads just aren't forgiving at all. No matter what shaft I tried, off-centered hits got punished so badly. I think a similar thing can be said for Taylormade heads too.. but the SIM2 was a bit more forgiving. Aside from the PRGR RSF🍀/Loop combo, it has been a while since I've had a really satisfying range session. The G425 Max is loud as heck but it is undoubtedly the most forgiving head I've ever tried. I thought that it would be too easy to turn over and too high of a trajectory, but the combination with the D-Ltd neutralizes these characteristics nicely to create a driver that is very forgiving, stable and with good distance. I mean It's so automatic!! This might become my fairway finder of the decade!

just like any other surplus retail items.

They are top notch in terms of quality and material for sure. Their parent company is Daiwa who is a fishing rod giant globally. OnOff and their Labospec is also part of Daiwa. If you want a profile similar to the BB I'd say the OnOff Labospec Tataki might be pretty close. With Roddio, I have not seen a true high kick point shaft from them. But from the new TT series shaft, the Moon model are the most stout profile with mid-low launch profile. As for lower launching shafts from other brands. I've recently tried the Tour AD XC and Diamana D-Limited and they are both great shafts. I still want to try the Tensei 1K ...

Here is a quick summary of my first few range sessions with the Tour AD PT High Modulus 6 Stiff. I've actually not had the chance to try the original PT shafts. But after trying the PTHM (PT High Modulus) in my Mavrik Subzero Triple Diamond 8.5* head, my impression is that even though Graphite Design claims that it is a neutral and mid launch shaft, to me it feels more similar to the likes of the original Diamana X or Fire Express BX70 It's mid-low launch and low spinning. It does not feel as refined as the D-Limited .. but I like how the overall feel of the shaft is very responsive. It's one of those shafts that don't have a lot of play. Still is a highly stable shaft. Unfortunately, I don't feel that this shaft is the best match with the Mavrik but possibly a better match to the PRGR Proto Single Clover. It may push out the Loop GK out.

Not sure... regardless of where the raw steel comes from, I feel it is the manufacturing / forging process that makes a difference in the quality of the heads. I've read many reviews saying these Nextgen / Proto Concept irons are as soft feeling as Epons.

Well done Hideki!!

these shafts retailed for 380 per shaft when new... full length 80T carbon is why it was so expensive.

My guess is that your friend's Cally was not a good fit for your swing. JDM standard driver specs are very different from current USDM driver specs. JDM typically much lighter overall weight and swing weight. About 305g, D0 to D2 are typical for JDM drivers and around 315g and D3 to D5 for USDM. I've been playing USDM for the last couple of years and I don't see anything wrong with it. Prior to that I played JDM drivers built to my specs, and I loved them. I really don't think there is a "better" or "worse" from an absolute performance perspective. It comes down to preference of shape, size, design, sound and feel. The only aspect of performance that may impact your choice may be the level of draw biasness ( not sure if that is a word) in some of the heads. Even that can be adjusted on many of the drivers today. Between my PRGR and Callaway drivers, though they have slightly different character in how the ball flies and how they sound and feel off the face, I love them both and they are both easy to play for me. Having said all that, If you prefer to stick with JBeam, yes, JBeam has released numerous new models after the ZY-11. some with even adjustable hosels.... however, ZY-11 is still legendary with such unique design.

Got to watch the Zozo live last night during prime time here in the US. 🙂 Matsuyama doing well ... but more notably the course looks in pristine condition!! then I read this article this morning about Hiroshi Iwata ... how ridiculous!! I hope Iwata continues to do well!! "A lot happened earlier in the week," said Iwata after his first round. "Someone asked me if I was a caddie when I was having a meal. Events like that get you more fired up to play well than someone giving you compliments. "I don't want to get into the details, but this person was not a player." Iwata, who turned professional in 2004, generously did not name the person who asked him this question, but whoever they are will certainly be feeling foolish now. The man from Miyagi is a three-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, but arguably one of the moments of his career came in 2015 when he finished tied 21st at the PGA Championship.

If you haver an iPhone the pictures are in HEIC format. I don't think HEIC is supported on this website. You'll need to convert to JPEG or PNG to upload I believe.

There is a newer brand that's making some headlines among Golf youtubers in Japan. Brand is called "Proto Concept." The brand was recently featured in an article in one of the US golf community websites as well ... The company is a collaboration between Golf Partner and Endo which hinted that it's actually a revamp of Golf Partners's private brand "Nexgen." In fact, the forged series that Nexgen had a few years ago is exactly the same model as all of the Proto C irons. Nexgen forged irons don't hold much value in the market, but knowing that it is made by Endo, perhaps this is a very nice budget friendly choice for those who want Endo (Thailand) forged irons at a discount price!!

"Anniversary TR500" by Miura?

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Glad to hear you got to use the CBI-80s built. I feel that even after 10 years, there has not been graphite iron shaft as good feeling as the CBIs. My regular flex CBI-80 sets will be used for the Seven x Shinagawa MBs sometime in the next few years.

I really wish I was disciplined like you, Ian. However, this year, I made some progress. Only 2 sets of irons in my rotation and 3 sets in idle. (used to be 5 in idle) 🙂

Very nice build!

OK, I tried a Mavrik Triple Diamond head with the D-Limited yesterday and wow. This shaft is just unreal! Smooth but pushes hard through impact. Penetrating flight yet high enough to give me max carry. - Mavrik Sub Zero Triple Diamond 8.5* / Diamana D-Limited 60 S / 45.5", 319g, D2.5 Will play with this combo in mostly wet weather this weekend to see how it goes.