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Id like to contribute some how, I will be in Japan at the time. How about a prizes? When I get back from Japan Id love to set something up. I think we can use our pull to get in at some private courses.

Good news and bad, new wedge.. sold out already ;( 2nd run in production now. In just a few short days SEVEN will be announcing new products one of those is a very limited design made to take the place of our double milled non-conforming wedge that has been sold out for more than a year. Everything from SEVEN doesn't last very long, not because we are some super hot and popular brand but because quality product from Japan takes time. Our factories supply us the most they can each month and we stack it until we have enough to release to the public. The New SEVEN ST Wedge is S20 Forged in Japan with a fully CNC milled face and milled CONFORMING grooves. It replaced a very aggressively milled non conforming wedge that still to this day produced the most spin of any wedge we can find by a country mile. We are using a different manufacture for this wedge specifically for their CNC abilities. The photos used in this post are of an early prototype while gorgeous the retail versions shipping look even better. Retailing at 225 each head only TSG can build to custom specs and assemble for you as well featuring a wide array of custom shafts and grips to choose from.

A-Grind CMB and the Honma TW-U are my favorites.

I hope 150-175 per head. Itobori while pretty is a greed machine. They are taking open model heads and putting a bunch of fancy scratches, stamping, and a finish on it then jacking the price up more than 10 X over what it cost to make. Kyoei is the most iconic in Japan actually. They are a foundry, they also do finishing which is rare as Japan does not issue that license any longer. They are also one of the very the first and thats why Hyogo prefecture considers them a historically valuable company. Endo was #2 but they are made in Thailand now, Mizuno doesnt actually have their own foundry, Miura is not a foundry the pictures and video they post for the initial forging steps are at another factory but they do all the alter presses. Mr Miura worked and learned his skill at Kyoei as an employee. This is just my opinion on the ranking. Im disqualifying brands that don't forge and are not made in Japan. There is another forging factory that has the absolute highest quality in Japan, Beyond Endo for sure as many Endo staff left to go work there. Wanna see their clubs? Wait till March 24th ;)

Expecting : New ONOFF Kuro Forged reveal Titleist 718 T-MB and New Forged Vokey New Irons from SEVEN Kyoei brand & product reveal New prototypes from Mitsubishi and Fujikura plenty of in hand photos of other brands latest releases. Thats what is on my radar but we hope to be surprised.

March 24th if its not too busy I will try a little facebook live from the show.

First look at what appears to be the sole grind on a muscle back. Very cool looking grind!

Does everyone here do Facebook? I can facebook live each booth. lmk.

There is none thats why you saw it first on TSG as an OM series. We will be using this design in the future with improvements for an OM brand. Your thinking about this the wrong way, even if you find another company that uses this open head it will not put your clubs on that list. The brand must register the make and model with R&A and or USGA to be officially included on that list. These irons I paid to have made to the specs of my request as shape samples. There is no brand designated. Even with its conforming grooves it will never be on that list.

There is no such thing as standard. Specs vary brand to brand, model to model its different and the loft is a big consideration in the overall target market a product is gunning for. I usually suggest only changing loft 1* and 2 tops only if there is a noticeable yardage gap and we don"t always have to change the entire set. The school of thought is a consistent gap between lofts t but what I find is people have yardage gaps for more reasons than just loft alone and often with a particular club. So go ahead and change loft in just where you need it with gaps in your yardage. If your figuring out if you like strong vs weaker lofts depends on how you play, how many irons you want in the bag, what you hit best irons, ut or woods. Very personal this game and there is no right or wrong just what works. My common yardage gap is between the PW and the 52* If I go 50* then it creates a gap or I need another wedge in the bag so my solution is to use an AW that has the same cavity design as the PW even if they have the same loft the CB design gives me a touch more distance and consistency.

These are gonna be hot!

Fujikura MC Putter / Diamond Speeder / MCI Black 60 Coming April Lots of new products coming in April from Fujikura Shaft co. Let:s start with the Diamond Speeder, this is a high end softer profile design shaft to be sold through Fujikura authorized work shops only in Japan. Next we have the MC Putter shaft there are two types and your choice will depend on the stroke. Retail will be around $250 and release is 4/14. Finally a new weight of MCI Black Shaft. The MCI black is one of the best carbon shafts for irons that money can buy today. One of the gaps in this offering was the availability of a lighter weight version and it appears Fujikura has resolved this, now we are patiently waiting for a heavier 120g version. The new Diamond Speeder, MC Putter Shaft, and MCI Black 60 will be out mid April 2017 and available for Pre-Order in the TSG ProShop!

Its that time of year again! This time the show starts March 24th. TSG has a lot lined up with our brands along with our brand partners so that we can announce new products never seen anywhere else. That was one of the problems with the U.S PGA show in Florida is all the products were announced prior to the show so no surprises at the even itself. The show was moved from Tokyo Big Site to Yokohama this year so that will be interesting. I will be in Japan for 1-2 months working. Our content in the blog, forum, social media will pick up during this period. If there is anything you guys would like to see equipment or lifestyle please let us know here in this thread.

Im in Kirkland :) In japan till April or May.

They are back in stock!

The other story you might want to share is the one about your swing specs, current clubs, bad shot, good shot, tempo etc..

Not that I know of but keep in mind anything that is not a plating will wear and eventually rust/patina.

Im certain our B/S/T has better deals than golfpartner & golfkids no? It would be a golfers dream to walk into a brick and mortar that had the same products and prices our B/S/T has.

I agree 100% no doubt the Iron STPs feel extremely stiff. But the UT what did you think about it's flex? Now I suggest to all STP Iron customers to request less tipping. I have STP85 which is stiff on one of my iron sets. as you said I can't do anything other than hit it straight with a medium trajectory, feels boardy too. If they could make the STP Iron shafts more similar to the STP UT then that would be choice.

For years shops been saying don't buy online as if the internet is the enemy and for those with that attitude I say good luck Its 2017 more golf clubs are sold online than in stores. Brands fear the internet because they can't control it yet brands rely on the internet to move inventory. Delete online sales and most brands go out of business fast. If 4 million sales comes from gray market and 3 million from authorized dealers the brand makes the same amount from both. So why do shops think the brand swill cut one leg off to save the other? it gets worse, brands are now selling direct to consumer AND to shops. 5 years ago this was the red line shops said they would never allow to be crossed. Still this screws the customer as there is no savings to be had for them. Like Sears, shopping malls and bookstores custom fitting will shrink or dissapear. its too easy to find out your own distance gaps, lofts, lie, lengths, swing weight, and grip size and with launch monitors getting smaller and cheaper and connecting to big data or AI there is no way the shops survive long term.

What do you guys think is the shop the problem or is it the brand? remove the shop and offer the customer the club at the shops original wholesale and the brand makes the exact same amount while the price gets slashed big time for the consumer. Then there is the topic of selection, shops barely make money now days they cant possibly carry everything both big box and boutique. Once a shop has a great margin then that brand gets the top spot, this forces other brands to raise their retail price to offer the shop a competitive margin. Thats a huge problem because now you have all brands increasing their prices to give more margin to the shop to gain that top spot. Brand makes more + shop makes more = Customer pays more.

I personally got along better with the Maruman shuttle until the new Ryoma came along Right now TSG has these Marumans at 50% off retail here - https://www.tourspecgolf.com/sale/closeout-sale.html Then there is the new Shuttle NX-1s that just came out - https://www.tourspecgolf.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=NX-1 The Ryoma is for sure longer but I find the Maruman easier and more stable ball flight.

So far I have only had one user feedback that it played very stiff. Was this you? We sent both assembled clubs back to TSG then Crazy to inspect and everything came out proper from tipping to finished CPMs I value any feedback you can provide. My experience with the STP is a very vibrant kick, very straight and stable medium to medium high trajectory. Also STP Irons or UT shafts can be special ordered with less or more tipping on any flex. We can make a stiff softer by cutting it .5" less or more etc..

Mitsubishi has a new one that looks interesting - https://www.tourspecgolf.com/mitsubishi-rayon-diamana-putter-p135-series-shaft.html