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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.

You got all the translations correct Stu-san. I doubt these heads are actually made in Japan. 　If you look at the specs and footnotes one the other non-tourmodel VD and VD40 they also say - "Club: Made in Japan. " which leads me to believe they are putting "Made in Japan" on everything when they are actually not. But Seriously? why "VD?" I learned in a special Physical Ed. session during high school that "VD" meant something very different!! :( With this new release, the previous model RMX 020 will hopefully go down in price on the used market! I've kinda been eyeing on them.

I actually prefer the shape of the Single Clover... the face is a bit deeper and the toe area is rounded more. Reminded me very much of the Grandista RSD I played a couple of seasons ago. The Triple Clover is a bit more like a Titleist D2 shape. a bit stretched towards the back and slightly shallow face. I thought I was going to really like the Triple more based on pictures .. but in hand I liked the Single more. Honestly, I could probably game ether one really. It's interesting to compare the shape of the two PRGR heads against the Mavrik Sub Zero Triple Diamond which in their own words is supposed to be a 'Shape preferred by tour players' Single Clover took the toe shape of the the Cally and Triple Clover took the back half it seems.

Man, seems like I've been really slow to the band wagon this year! Back in March '21, Graphite Design released a Japan only limited edition Tour AD PT High Modulus shaft and I am just learning about it. Basically it is positioned to be the successor to one of their longest seller Tour AD PT ( Think Blue Board type profile ) but uses updated/higher grade material including 80T carbon fiber as well as Toray's T1100G around the tip section. Saw some Youtube videos a few weeks ago where they compare this shaft against Mitsubishi Tensei 1K as well as Diamana D-Limited. Though it is a mid launch, it appears that this shaft provides very low spin. Since my all time favorite is the Kurokage '13 which is a mid launch shaft, I decided that I need to get one of these shafts in 6S and try it out. Should arrive in the net couple of weeks. One I have it, I will compare this against my D-limited shaft.

My RSF Single Clover head arrived last week and I tried it with the Loop GK SX, Kurokage '13 60S, Tour AD XC 6S and Accra TZ5 55 M3 Kurokage '13 is at 45.5" and the swing weight was D7... just a bit too heavy. and I don't have adjustable weights for these heads. Loop, XC and Accra all came out to be 45" length wise and around D3.5 to D4. right about where I like them. - I had the best results with the Loop GK SX. Low to Mid trajectory, easy to control left and right. really heavy and dense feel at impact. - Kurokage '13 was just too long for the head weight. Will continue to use it for my 2016 RSF head. - Accra and XC were both good but it did not Wow me over the Loop GK shaft. I feel like I can confidently take this RSF Single Clover + Loop GK combo to a narrow technical course where good level of precision/control is required. And as a bonus, this head is as anti left as a head can be. The Triple Clover head more or less plays similar but with slightly more emphasis on straighter shots. If you were to describe the Single Clover like a muscle back, the Triple Clover plays like a half cavity back. Sticking with the Single Clover. The Triple Clover head will be posted on BST later this week. *** ↓↓↓ Single Clover at address ↓↓↓ Single Clover sole ↓↓↓Loop GK front ↓↓↓ Look GK back ↓↓↓ Single Clover Logo ↓↓↓ RS-F Prototype Triple Clover from top ↓↓↓ RS-F Prototype Single Clover from top ↓↓↓ RS-F Single Clover on left , Mavrik Triple Diamond on right ↓↓↓ RS-F Triple Clover on left , Mavrik Triple Diamond on right ↓↓↓ All three heads.