Bunches

Where are you located?

Nice set of irons and you clearly take very good care of your gear. GLWS.

A huge thank you to Jeff for loaning me a few of the iD BL as well as some of the Legacy Black Stensons. The PRGR are definitely smaller than the 302 and have less offset. They had S flex steel shafts soft stepped and I play R flex hard stepped so the shafts didn't play a big difference in the equation, just a slightly lower ball flight (I think). Anyway, the felt great. A little more dense than my 302 and I liked the reduced offset. If I had never played the Epons, they would be my club. But at the end of the day, I prefer the feel of the 302. That "nothingness" feel on a clean strike is addicting to me. I probably got a little more feedback on the iD BL, and the less offset lead to feeling confident at address. I'm now torn between another set of 302 and the AF-Tour, which have the reduced offset and the Epon feel, kind of a cross between the BL and 302. Once again, a big thanks to Jeff for helping me out. Heal quickly!

Every Shot Must Have Purpose Have you considered the mental approach? As a former wellness coach, training myself still eludes me in this aspect.

"hey ive got an odyssey blade off he shelf in good nick i can swap for ur yamada" "really???? wow.., gee thats a good idea yea im all over that ,send it over,oh yea of course il lget the shipping and fees and tax!" Thanks for that. I just blew my martini through my nose :)

What's the Flying Cat? I love the look!

Wow, that answers all of my questions. I haven't seen a set second hand but will keep looking. Thanks for taking the time to post and take the photos. Valerie

According to Epon's site, the higher numbers seem to indicate more offset. Using a 5i for example: Tour - 3.0 302 - 3.2 503 - 4.0 702/703 - 5.5 Isn't this the same way that Miura lists the specs, in mm? O course, please let me know if I'm wrong on this. Blonde...

Between these and the new wedges, it's almost like they're trying to go after Honma's old market.

I don't know, but I guess we'd need someone with both for a definitive answer. The iDBL look pretty compact and have little offset from the photos in the TSG store.

Based on what you're asking for them with the shafts, I think we'd be too far apart and I don't want to insult you. I saw your listing on the Bay and think you'll probably get it on there. Thank you for the consideration and GLWS.

Thanks for the replies. I just heard from someone that the PRGR are maybe a little bigger and have a little more offset. I was hoping they'd be in the other direction. I love the leading and trailing relief, plus the thin soles, but they sound like my old JPX 825 Pros with a thinner top line.

They look on paper to be just what I'm looking for in a second set of irons, but if I find a used set, I'm going to have to buy them without hitting them. That's a little scary to me. How big is the head, heel to toe, compared to the AF-302? Does anyone who has a set, care to make any general comments on them? Thanks, Valerie

I agree. I dated two guys with Tesla Roadsters and had the pleasure of driving them. I've driven a number of fast sports cars, but the linear acceleration of the all electric, single gear transmission was freakishly out of this world. But the sound of a Maserati or Ferrari is the part of the experience that is missing.

I bet the putter sounds good.

freehb, they do have that solid, dense feel, but I prefer that for short game play. They are sexy wedges, if a wedge can be sexy. They're a conversation icebreaker too. sbeaz - Miura-san made it just for me and calls it the Valerie Grind :) I kid, I kid. Frank Viola was able to have a few made and he's the only source for them. I believe there was less than a dozen forged. I've had it since May and baby my clubs, but you can see from the sole, it's a gamer. It's a breeze for green side bunkers and my main club around the greens. Back to your 302 heads...

I love the 64K, but I've been using a 64º as my main club around the greens and greenside bunkers for over a year and a half. Now I have the finesse of a 64 with the added benefits of a K grind. I have all four and rotate them depending on where I'm playing but I'm ready to get rid of the Spinner Wedge + shaft I ave in the 56º. I like the regular Spinner in the 60 and 64, but the Wedge + just seems neither here nor there. I'm going to try the NS Pro WV125.

Hey Jeffrey, you've already got a set of Tours - let me grab the next ones up

I was really close to bidding on those, but was curious about them being legit. I asked if they still had the paint fill since I couldn't tell with the B&W photos, and where he bought them from. He replied that they still had the fill, but no mention of where he bought them. The weight stickers look different than ones I've seen on other Epons (had target and actual weight), plus something on the non-chrome or shiny part just doesn't look right to me.

I'm looking for another set of Epons (302, 316 or Tours) but heads only.

I'm rocking a FitBit. Does that count?

You're getting down to brass tacks! Is the person looking into a Epon 153 (Epon N.A.) really the same target as the person swinging a RBZ driver at Golfsmith?

The Type-R sounds like my G25 replacement. Good review and very nice photography, Chris.

No, but I fly over bunkers to tight pins easily. No need to open the face, it's my go-to club around greens. Like any club, it takes some practice time to learn how to play it. It's funny, but I've never seen anyone else playing any Epons. When someone asks about them, I let them hit them and they're always surprised at the feel. I've seen a few 56º K grinds and only two people of Miura irons. I've never seen anyone playing ONOFF, Ryoma or any other JDM gear which is surprising since I'm in the Monterey Bay golf mecca.

Thanks, it's not very exotic, but pretty solid. The JDM woods can't be far off, but I'm still lost. The RomaRo Type-R seems like a contender to throw the G25s out. S-Yard XV? I like the 60º K Grind a lot. I find it to be really versatile and opens up very well. If I didn't rely on my 64ºK as much, it'd be a regular. I've played a couple of rounds with it by taking out an iron, but it always seems like I pull the wrong one.