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JBEAM - known for their drivers but offer irons, wedges, putters and even shafts. We absolutely love Jbeam heads at TSG, and they have a cult-like following with many of our clients. You can always tell when you’re hitting a JBEAM driver, they are shaped a certain way with their familiar deep faces, and while many differ in feel from each other, there is always something inherently JBEAM and consistent in design with their drivers. If you follow our Instagram Page, we have been teasing face photos, and people have been reacting to its unique shape. In this blog post, we will be sharing a bit more about the new Bullet and who it’s for along with my hitting impressions. CEO and designer Kazuhiro Sakata-san based out of Adachi Japan grew up with golf wood design. It all started with his father who used to manufacture professional JPGA tour players persimmon woods way back. JBEAM was launched in 1987, and when I met Sakata-san Sr. and Jr. years ago at their former HQ it was such an honor, I had been a fan of Jbeam’s woods since before anyone had heard of them. I have played Jbeam woods for years because I like the way they perform for me. Today Sakata-san Jr. runs the entire operations of the family business Jbeam has a new and impressive facility. Sakata-san has over 30 years experience in wood design. Notice the size and shape of the bullets forged cup face. These unique shapes started with the JBEAM ZY-11 that had a trapezoidal face shape and is a driver after many years still sits in my bag. It’s very low spin with a low trajectory. That is the aim of this new bullet driver as well low spin / low trajectory. It’s straight to draw biased depending on where you place your weights. Of course, because we deal with JBEAM directly and have for many years TSG offer’s you custom hand pick face angles, lofts, and head weights. We also offer foaming, hot melt, and hosel reaming for extremely cranked loft/lie/face angles. From above you see that familiar JBEAM shape. It’s a rounded confidence-inspiring setup. It’s a shape you will notice on the majority of their heads. I found this club extraordinarily forgiving and highly recommend it for more aggressive swingers who seek to reduce spin and lower their trajectory. I suggest getting a 0.5* higher loft than your current driver as our client’s feedback tells us loft vs. loft Jbeam heads go lower. (for some models). If you hit it high or low on the face or out toward the upper toe, you will be in good shape. The ball flight is exceptionally stable, yet it’s still workable due to its forward and higher center of gravity. I also notice that players who hit down on the ball and generate very high spin appreciate the bullets spin reducing qualities. You can play with the weights that TSG sell’s as well. The closest relative to the Bullet in the Jbeam family is the ZY-11 but the 11 was foamed, and this Bullet is not. The bullet offers a soft metallic launchy feel that reminds me of DAT55G. Jbeam will no longer disclose any info on its proprietary driver face materials, but I will say that they were one of the very first to adopt DAT55G and the forged cup face back in the day. The sound is a little loud and spongy, it’s not hollow but not dense. Feel is such a personal matter I actually loved the foamed thwack of the ZY11 and I’m also happy with the Bullets feedback as well. Talking about shafts, I have tried many in these heads. It’s always The Basileus AAA Limited, Seven Dreamers, or CRAZY 9. Of course, we always recommend what works best for the player. Overall if you are new to JBEAM you are likely to be surprised at how good they perform. The golf world needs more boutique wood brands. They have many different models to choose from so make sure to contact us at [email protected] to learn which one would be the right for you. Also if you are ready to buy right away Click Here to see JBEAMS full line up!

Thank you. Yes proto UT is more players. not as forgiving as most I am mentioning if we are talking about the same proto model. hybrids by design imo hook a bit so often you see brands open them up. We can order you Jbeam's open faced. Depending on your needs the hosel may have to be reamed but at least Jbeam knows what they are doing. G-UT I love the shape. shallow and it feels better than the TF UT as well. Totally G-UT over TF. I like TF but that is more toward higher launch and possibly more draw bias by internal design. Do not confuse crown curve and paint with face angle. Also the eye does not measure correctly often. It is possible the A-Grind DST you saw was square to open technically but not visually.

Tell me what kind of face shape u want, or other UT's you have loved in the past. Right now I like Baldo TTX UT for deep. Also I like the Jbeam new G-UT. Nice shallow and super easy to hit. Modart MA01H for shorter distance, lower, less spin and straight. Ryoma is a closed, round shaped distance monster. A-grind DST is awesome as it their new BX. So many great JDM UT's out now.

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We can strip the finish on any set of irons and polish it to get that raw look. Will rust quick!

My RS-D 10* just arrived! Got it paired with the 18 AAA 50 SR flex at 45.5" D2. Mine had the 8g in the heel and 2g in the toe as well.

Grandista makes very good anything!

very nice setup!

Park Golf is an alternative evolution of the game we dearly love.. “Golf” The problem with Golf is that it is extremely hard to play well, for many of us here on the TSG forum, that is actually the addictive ingredient which keeps us coming back for the more, but not everyone wants to grind it out every weekend. “What if we simplify the game significantly and make it so that literally anyone, regardless of age or physical ability, can enjoy the game? ” That’s how it all started in a small town called Makubetsu in Hokkaido back in 1983. Park Golf is played on a 9 hole grass course where each hole is no more than 100m long. The grass surrounding the pin aren’t really cut down and it’s more like a temporary green at best. The hole is quite a bit larger than a normal golf hole and hole-in-ones are definitely a possibility on a hole that is less than 50m. They say there are approximately 1.2 million players just in Japan. and about 1200 courses throughout Japan. The emphasis of Park Golf is the social aspect of the game where 3 generations (child, parent and grandparents) can engage in the same sport and enjoy their time together. To make the game more accessible by everyone, the typical fee you pay for a round is about 1000 yen. (about 10 USD) Equipment: The only equipment that you need for playing Park Golf are: a club, a ball and a tee. No bulky bag with 14 clubs that you need to carry or push…. just you and a single club. The club looks somewhat like a driver head but shafted with a thick graphite shaft and is center shafted. the body of the head is made of persimmon or other natural woods and the face is made of carbon fiber. Loft is nearly 0 deg and the club weighs about 500g. Think of it as a large wooden mallet style putter with a large wooden head that looks like a 460cc driver. Some of the brands that you might be familiar with also makes Park Golf equipment. Mizuno, Asics, Callaway and Honma just to name a few . The ball is made of urethane like material and has no dimples so it does not airborne much. The size of the ball is larger than your regular golf ball , almost as big as a billiard ball and they come in variety of bright colors. How the game is played: At a high level it’s really a simplified game of golf. The objective for you as a player is to move the ball from tee box to the hole with the least amount of shots. And for the beginners: “A WHIFF DOES NOT COUNT AS A STROKE” How cool is that!!? Another thing that is different from regular golf is that you don’t need to play the holes in a particular order, if you find that the group ahead of you is moving slower than you, and you see no one ahead of them, just let them know you are skipping over to the next hole. Yup! all allowed and part of the game. Technique: Since the club has a flat face, the better players will use different shots for different situations. Typically, you let the ball run on the grass with very little airtime but once you get close to the hole, you might opt to use a lob shot where you open up the face and create an exaggerated cut shot to get the ball in the air and to land softly! The “easy to get into” nature of Park Golf may actually be a more sustainable form of golf? Maybe the single club idea doesn’t entice you as a club junkie? Oh, don’t worry the guys at Honma are producing super premium Park Golf clubs for the equipment maniac like you and I!! :)

light heads, high spin, high launch, big draw bias, closed face and pretty ugly in hand would be my summery.

We have sold many Aura-shafts. Its made for faster tempos or stronger hitters. I felt like it feels a bit stiff to flex compared to other 60g shafts. Feel was decent to me. Not easy to feel the load and unload but that is common with shafts of this design profile. In short I think its a stiffer shaft that helps promote a fade working against the hook.

nope.

Hard to love this one based on looks.

I agree with this but another thing to consider is the number of blades, X, XX, XXX shafts, compact players CBs, one piece forged irons, low bounce wedges, smaller pear headed drivers in Japan vastly outnumbers the US. So while Japan does have a ton for the slower swinger they also have a ton for the most advanced players.

We should also mention they look strange. These are very game improvement from shape to size to colors and alignment. I can post photos up. Geared toward slower or senior player.

Yes they buy from PRGR USA. TSG buys from PRGR Japan. We do custom factory, have the newest products because we deal with Japan. USA side gets the old stuff but in this case they have Tune sold with no fitting. Tune did not sell well in Japan and was already marketed as special for fitting only. The excess stock flows to the global market now.

When we hired him he then moved to Japan. He was working at a bank in Canada before then. He now works at the international department of ONOFF/Globeride.

Tunes are sold by global accounts or specialty fitting shops in Japan. We are not able to carry the tune series. They have been out for a couple of years now.

Super Hyten is only made by Kasco. Its a cast maraging stainless steel face of the past. By today's standard its like a fairway woods face on a driver. So spin is lower but its ball speeds, launch height and repulsion is lower than Titanium.

I think we will be done in about 3-4 months. On a side note and something you guys may be interested in. Tried to keep it on the wraps but word is getting out. KK in its entirety is my project. from design, logo, distribution and all sales is a project of ours. The CB just has a few aesthetic hurdles to sort and then final samples can be made for testing.

Endo was using the good Japanese suppliers for their face materials. They never produced materials on their own. From what I am told they do not fully produce Epon drivers on their own anymore either. Factories can work on a bulk order with a material that is co-developed but that is a serious financial commitment. Endo used KS-120 most of the time in their Epon faces. Great material, a little soft but what that same material supplier is working on next has me excited. I just need our factories to pony up and drop big coin in buying it in bulk. 50/50 chance. We need to be real though. SP700 and DAT55G do not translate into a great performing club. Its the culmination of every detail in its design and who its designed for that matters most.

Thanks guys, We do make slight adjustments to the designs once in a while. for example the Seven CBs coming in the next run ( approx 2 months out ) have slightly revised back cavity lines. Nothing that changes performance more visual than anything else. I am working on new driving irons, new putters, 2 piece game improvement irons and a larger single piece iron that sits above the MCB in size this will complete our top level CNC series. If the brand picks up traction we have a more affordable forged series planned. Which both a new version of the Shinagawa MB & ST Wedge would reside in. Shinagawa MB smooth body is sold out. Only a few Arakenma left. We have more on the way but with Kitada doing the cnc of the back face for this project and Shinagawa grinding them it takes a very long time. ST wedge is such a good product. Its what I consider Toyoshima wedge on steriods. We are working on the next versions of this wedge but so many things need to be figured out I expect this almost a year out. Anyway everything is dynamic but proceeding well.

I think some are good but what bugs me is they create materials and name it similar to some really good ones from Japan. Its really shady and hurts the original metal more than anything.

Yes working on it. Just caught first glimpse of it a few weeks ago.