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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.

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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

Mizuno is changing how it sells these in Japan. There may be limitations on the adjustments for this new line. The existing products will still have all the yoro options its just this new series we do not know yet.

Welcome to the forum. The MCB has a totally different shape than the CB and it's shape of its face and dimensions that support it's forgiveness. The CB is geared toward that "look" a better player usually wants. MCB has a slightly wider sole, both soles seem flat but do not perform that way. The MCB has a beautiful and effective leading edge grind. The MCB top line is thicker by 0.5mm ( not much at all ) The offset is the same in both, a customer informed us that our FP #'s are nearly identical to Miuraism blades. I double checked with the factory and that was correct. I do not suggest a combo as one we won't break sets up. The face shape is different. It's really not necessary as the #4 and #5 of the standard CB are some of my favorite clubs to hit. easiest long irons from a true players CB i have experienced. MCB #5 iron is also super forgiving.

Are yours standard or custom grind?

I would say MCB w/ 1.5* stronger lofts.

51/57/61 will be the lofts we sell. will post an address pic soon!

So many great ones. Crazy Tour SDJ 115 CGS Orion I would look at those if you like compact.

It's all up here - https://www.prgr-golf.com/product/brand/egg/ I have had these for a week now. will shoot photos. have not been able to hit.

We are making more. Seven ST Wedge.. yup that’s the one! Sold out before everyone knew of their existence!! Here is a quick review for those who missed out on these fabulous wedges the first time around. These wedges are too good to be considered “Previous generation.” :) Putting it down on the hitting mat, the head has a teardrop silhouette which will appeal to the traditionalist players alike. The head is very compact and looks highly versatile which should please the most demanding of wedge connoisseurs out there. These wedges are targeted for mid to low handicap players. The design concept behind for these wedges are “Crazy Tour wedge performance meets SDJ 115 grooves.” In other words, these ST wedges were designed to combine the most highly praised shape with one of the best performing groove designs!! If that kind of design concept doesn’t get your socks up and down, well.. you just need to try these for yourselves to understand why these are so good!! Seven ST Wedges can be had in two different finishes. A Smooth Satin finish as well as an Arakenma finish. Though I have not seen one yet, I think the Arakenma one might be interesting to own. After hitting a few shots, I realize this wedge is probably one of the softest feeling wedges I have ever tried. BTW, I had a Dynamic Gold S200 shaft in this tester. Such a good shaft. Why have I walked away from these shafts? Need to seriously re-consider these shafts. As with many JDM enthusiasts, the thought of using a TTDG shaft is a bit plain and boring …. :) The feel wasn’t mushy soft. Just the right amount of softness. These wedges were made by the same folks producing SDJ and Crazy wedges. I did previously own the SDJ 115 wedges which I recall had a similar feel to these Seven ST Wedge. SDJ 115 wedges had a very straight leading edge and so they weren’t as versatile compare to this Seven ST wedge. With the Seven ST Wedge I can open the face significantly before worrying about the heel starting to lift. Pretty useful for those bunker shots with a 10ft high lip or the once in awhile flop shots over those trees close to the green. After about 10 or so consecutive shots, I was almost amused by looking at the amount of ball cover that have been scraped off of the range balls and accumulated on the face. Wow! Never hit such an extreme ball shredding wedge! The grooves on these wedges are made using the same process used on the SDJ 115 wedges and they are conforming grooves. I was having so much fun hitting 60 yard partial shots with complete control of distance and trajectory. With an easy 3/4 swing, ball lands right next to the 60 yard flag and though the landing spot is bare dirt with no turf, one hop and I can see the ball wanting to spin back. This wedge produces some serious spin! While I enjoy hitting this ball shredder, I also question myself, ” Do I want my balls to shred up like that on the course? ” Might need to test it with real balls to see how they withstand these wedges. Maybe the range balls are just not that durable. In any case, I am very impressed with the Seven ST Wedge!

All I can say is I can't say anything.

Introducing the A-GRIND A-CB Forged Irons new for 2017. A-Grind is a relatively new company we have been promoting at TSG since 2015. (Click Here) Their designs have quite the following as they perform well thanks to their skilled designer Yusuke Ako who was also the lead designer for Royal Collection from 2004 to 2013 creating all their clubs including woods, irons, wedges, and utilities. The heads themselves are not made in Japan unfortunately but they are forged of S20C or 1020. Portions of the back cavity are cnc milled and in hand I can tell you this cavity is deep yet the top line and sole of these irons is not. Ako-san did a fantastic job hiding size. A-Grind has many irons from muscle black to players CB and even under cut cavities. Some of their line up overlaps with their other offerings. The new A-CB seems to be in that semi mid-sized category as it has a slightly thicker top line and more offset than other A-Grind irons. Still I do consider these on the smaller end of mid sized. I have one demo iron that I was able to play with. I tested it with two shafts NS950 Stiff and S200. These irons are indeed forgiving for the size and feel was soft yet a touch numb. They are very easy to hit high and straight the iron I would most compare them to are the Miura CB-1008’s both are very similar. I can say that the Miura’s feel better in the center of the club face but the A-Grinds are more forgiving and feel better on miss hits. The A-Grinds are also longer as the PW is 2* stronger. The shape would go to the Miura’s by a small margin as would fit and finish. The photo above shows a good look at how deep the cavity is while the photo below contrasts how narrow they were able to keep the sole.

Yup they will be very similar to the Yururi Raw Gekku. Kyoei sends me the prototypes for our advice they provide many grinds and much to our surprise the one that closely resembles the Raw Gekku came out on top. Such a basic and well done sole grind that I often forget about. For those who don't know Kyoei produces this wedge for Yururi. So yes the two will be very similar but the Kyoei visually looks outstanding. btw Kyoei black raw grain blades are back in stock!

Miura does not manufacture this head. It's made in Taiwan and finished in Japan so no I'm sorry.

There is the same custom bending TSG offers on it's irons I believe. 2* either way loft and lie.

I'm putting together a short review on the TF-UT one of the best forgiving utilities I have ever tried. I wanted to know if anyone else here has tried it and kept, or moved on.. positive and negative is appreciated!