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Get the PRGR Egg UT instead. Last years model makes a great driving iron.

Pear shape is a thing of the past. Honma, Bridgestone, A-Grind have pear shaped clubs but none I consider really good. So focus on the low spin and hands down lowest spin is Jbeam ZY-11 or 435 Black Out IMO.

SP700 is the face material. This club is also limited edition for shop sales I am told. TSG will be able to get some. The premise around this thing is feel. It feels and sounds much better. There is a natural draw bias to the head and that can be tuned down with a lighter weight in the heel

Lets try not to thread jack but to be laser. 1. You can order most Yoro mizzy drivers flat still 2. Epon is doing poorly. Endo is not interested in growing their golf business aggressively. PXG & The New Miura have taken a lot of their juice. Epon's soul has been missing for a decade now. Fu Shen & OTA the worlds two biggest factories in China are very competitive and aggressive. 3. TSG vs GolfCraft was the issue and it was purely about ego and feelings not sound business decisions. When I realized I was out I gave Epon a last bit of advice and It went a little something like this: " you guys are manufacturing and shipping it and have english speaking staff with time on their hands" cut out unnecessary regionals and sell directly to the shop. Judging by the way things are now they followed it... kinda. 4. I do not believe Epon has made an original mold for their products. A mold for the heavy press cost $1.2 million. Factories do not produce their own they let their customers pay for it then use / adjust / or duplicate after the product is phased out or the co goes belly up. Sometimes the mold will break so they repair it. I know factories that own many molds but none producing their own like big golf OEMs often do. It's simple math. how many sets you gotta sell to cover $1.2 million mold let alone the cost to produce thousands of sets of heads? Also if you really know shapes you can look at say the P3 or AF-Tour and tell these shapes look dated. Compare it to the shape of a SEVEN, Titleist, Taylormade or Srixon players CB. Two different eras in shape. So even if they are in the business of losing money and buying new molds (they are not) would they really spend that money on dated shapes? Ok lets stop there on this...lol

Lie angle is 59* open is 1.25* Reem or sleeve it and you can go another 3* either way.

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Kamui Works builds the heads to order with those specs. Jbeam hand picks or adjusts by reeming the hosel or using a special sleeve. They are totally different materials, heads etc..

JBeam can make super fade bias by changing the weights on the head and hand picking or adjusting the face and lie angle. There are Jbeam players with 3.5* open with 3* flat. (reem hosel) Getting a bias is no problem at all.

I talked to Sakata-san owner and designer of JBeam. This is what I got out of him: One of the reasons the lie's are more upright in Japan is because asian players tend to have shorter arms Also the flatter the lie the more it promotes the right side. Jbeam heads are not designed for shorter length shafts. The flat lie angles do not perform well with longer shafts Jbeams are usually shafted above 45" often even 46 & 47" 60* is the norm for Japanese drivers. Dispite the head promoting a draw, better for shorter arm lengths and longer lengths Jbeam has many tour and long drive professionals using their product. JBeam considers the upright lie promotes a draw and designs the head so that it can be neutral or even create a fade bias. So there are multiple ways he can achieve his goal as a designer. hope that helps. true or not this is his opinion.

The Honma TW-PT Blade Putter – Made of SUS303 in the body with dual 14 gram tungsten weights in the sole to increase the putters MOI as much as possible. By the advice of the Japan tour professional Komei Oda Honma decided to listen and drill holes in the hosel to lighten up the toe side and lighten the heel. This helps lower the center of gravity promoting a more stable stroke. This plumbers neck putters weights are not adjustable.

Will do. awaiting more info. You know you can reem your hosel to give you both flatter and more open. There are also club making parts that can do similar.

Spoke with the owner/designer of JBeam. The JBEAM BULLET driver is used by several Dragon Driving golfers right now. More than 20 wins so far with the Bullet prototype on the Long Drive Tour of Japan. The head has a natural draw bias and regarding the swollen toe, the bullets head has a longer center of gravity distance which prevents the duck hook I will ask about lie angle.

Zero that I know of. If there was a difference it would be likely the green labels are watered down but I have not heard anything of the sort.

The company called PGE who owns and sells a bunch of brands like Musahi, Vega, United and others basically asked Shimada to sell them shafts with a different finish and sticker. Anyone can do this with a minimum order through Shimada. TSG sells both but I always suggest the JDM version because they have the all models even then new 8001 and it's more transparent about what they are, the specs, bend profile etc..

Introducing the new 2017 Bridgestone Tour-B JGR Series Woods & Irons – Bridgestone is flying under the radar with many new Japan releases like the CBP & X-HI series irons along with their latest JGR line. The general theme I get from looking over the tech and specs of this new series is that it caters to the decent amateur player almost a more forgiving version of their original Tour B models. The line up consists of a new driver, fairway wood, hybrid and two new forged irons. I am also thankful these have fixed hosel’s. Bridgestone offers optional wrench and weights for those who want to tinker with bias and balance. Let’s start with the woods. The driver has an 811 Ti body with 6AL-4V Ti face, power boost tech / boost wave crown / power & wave power slit / power rib. That’s a lot in one driver but does it do anything? The truth is not really anything most people would notice. Today most drivers are maxed out and it becomes about trying new things, buying new stuff, and most importantly finding the head, shaft, spec characteristics that best match your swings attributes and flaws but that’s not to say these are not going to be fabulous clubs. The fairway wood and utility have a faces made of HT1770M (same as pxg) in the #3 and #5 while the #7/8/9 woods have stainless faces. The body of both the FW and UT are made of SUS630 Bridgestone Japan is offering all the newest and hot custom shaft upgrades. The new Fujikura EVO IV! the Tour AD IZ series, Diamana RF, ATTAS COOL, Speeder G and more! If your considering a new era top notch shaft with a new head this is a great way to get the shaft at a lower cost then purchasing aftermarket and I would go with the EVO IV myself. The Irons: Many people are still not aware of the X-CBP that was quietly released by Bridgestone 05/17. Its a good iron that is forged with a medium high trajectory. Today I will go over the new JGR irons, 2 types both forged they are called the HF1 and HF2. The HF2 is the smaller model yet has some new tech to make them easier to hit starting with in irons #5 thru #9 they use a hotter face material for extra distance, they call it ultimate strong metal 2.0! it’s applied with an L-Face structure which makes a stable face that is only 2.2mm thick. Also very telling are the standard suggested shafts. The smaller HF2 is offered with the NS950 and Modus 106 or 60g range carbon while the HF1 (larger head) is sold with Zelos8 and Air Speeder G Iron shafts, this is a general indication of who should be playing which iron. There is also a new JGR line up for women that will be released along side these. For stronger and taller women the JGR HF1 for men with the air speeder G shaft is a worthy consideration as well. So there you have it. TSG is now selling these with a shipping date near and around September 22nd.

This will help showing stiffness in different areas.

On social media the same opinion is often shared. People are getting hung up on 2 things. #1. Its non-conforming and #2. the # vs loft thing. What I say is try hitting a #7 iron 200 yards then hit a 7 wood 200 yards and see which is more accurate with the better result. Also people are not taking into account the design of the club. It's not only about loft, it's about the length, the head design and shape that makes that loft easier to hit. You want a strong lofted club that is easy to hit. That is why it looks ugly by design because they can't do all that in a small package.

There are 2 reasons why this works. 1. If you want mega distance of course you will make super strong lofts. 2. If you want super mega distance you will use multi piece, super thin high cor steel faced, almost wood like designs. 1 + 2 = distance unlike anything else. If your missing one of those things it's not nearly as long. Only 3 irons I know of are in this category: PRGR Super Egg & Egg irons Yamaha UD+2 Maruman Shuttle NX Also understand that for a stronger player who can handle the look lead tape + stout steel shafts frankenstiened into these literally gives you super powers.

Best thing would be to use their set matching wedges and maybe add a lob of your choice.

Introducing the new PRGR EGG Series! New Driver, fairway woods, utilities, irons, and even golf balls are scheduled to release mid September. I have had demos for weeks now and have hit them we will be posting individual club reviews this and next week. Needless to say I was very impressed and know these will fit a wide segment of amateur players who prioritize distance, forgiveness and technology over all else. PRGR has been doing the EGG series for many years known as super long, higher launching and forgiving golf clubs. PRGR as a brand really pushes the envelope when it comes to design beating to a different drum compared to other golf companies, they measure information differently and use unexpected solutions to solve problems for the player. From measuring grip speed over club head speed to using open faces on most of their clubs (measured differently) PRGR also seems to patent a lot of their technology and sometimes feature multiple patents in a single product. The parent co. of PRGR also known as Pro Gear in Japan is the Yokohama Rubber Co. They make tires, hoses, industrial materials for all types of craft. Let’s start with the woods first thing to note is that anything “SUPER” in PRGR is Non-Conforming. The SUPER’s theme is black and gold. That means a little more distance I would say at 100mph center of the face you can gain 5-10 yards. The actual COR is 0.86 where as conforming clubs have a maximum COR of 0.83. TourSpecGolf has the most experience in selling non-conforming clubs and we also receive the most post purchase feedback from our customers and people do report the occasional freak +15-20 yd pops but face breakage at 100mph is an actual risk. The Fairway wood and utility are both non-conforming as well. You see that’s PRGR pushing the envelope again, making non conforming fairway woods are even today rare and only found in Japan now making a non-conforming utility wood, that’s pretty much unheard of. PRGR also has a 2 conforming Egg drivers both have a black and red theme. The first is the EGG IMPACT SPEC made with a heavy 202g head and short 44.5″ length. The next conforming model is simply known as EGG Driver (no super) and it comes at 45.5″ with a 195g head. There are other differences between the SUPER vs the CONFORMING versions. The super has that sole channel and no exterior weight visible. Next we have 2 new iron designs one geared to big distance and forgiveness the other for a touch more player yet still really long and easy to hit. This is the new Egg iron folks. We will sell a lot of these to those who want to hit the ball a lot farther. The models are the PC & PF. PC is the larger head and the pitching wedge is 37*! Thats 10 degrees stronger than my blades! The last PRGR Super Egg Iron released I could hit the #7 iron almost 200 yards straight, high and easy thats the type of loft we are talking about here. The FORGED version isn’t much different. It’s PW comes in at 38* It’s still a multi piece head with a stainless face and forged body that utilizes both S20C and S45C. People who get these really should invest in the optional clubs because few other products will align well with these. We have pictures and reviews coming later this week. I hope you enjoyed the introduction.

I love this putter. If you are interested in trades I have many. email [email protected] if you are.

Yes this one too and Suda Custom Wedges add to the list.

The question everyone should be asking is what is it, who makes it, what tech, materials etc..

Thanks you for starting this! My lowest scores consistently came from this setup but I attribute that more to playing frequently injury free over the actual clubs themselves. From about 3 years ago i think (My bag looks nothing like this now) Driver - Control - JBeam 435 10* Driver - Distance - Ryoma Special Tune Shaft - 7D & AAA Fairway - Modart FW 16* Shaft - FW80 LaBomba Hybrid - Modart UT 21* Shaft - Crazy Black UT Irons - Seven MB Proto Runner up - ONOFF Kuro Forged Shaft - Modus 120 Stiff Wedges - Crazy Toyoshimas Runner up - Modart Suda Custom Shaft - Modus 120 Stiff Putter - Seven Proto Shaft - Shimada or NS Grip - Elite RS Ball - Bridgestone B330 Grips - Perfect Pro, Tour-G, Elite, Iomic