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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

Profit Margins are an interesting topic. Why do golf clubs cost so much when most of them cost so little to make. How it applies to big box OEMs is a bit different than boutique brands. Large OEMs have the volume to bring costs way down thru mass production but how do we explain a small brand that charges insane prices. Would you buy a Chinese putter head that cost 50 to make yet retails for a 1k? Then pay hundreds for custom options on it? Would you buy an open model iron for 10X more than what it cost to produce because of some fancy scratches, torched finish, and paint fill? It's all based on hype, prototype, tour issue, a master's hands, limited edition blah blah and its getting worse. Today you are not only buying the product but also paying for the companies expenses i.e., marketing, tour sponsorship, the web, sales team, your even paying for their shit designs that don't sell and they have to take a loss on. You are paying for the shop's margins on top of that. In today's market shops are biased toward brands that offer them the best margin. They are just slangin the clubs they make the most money on. In the past 25-30% margin was the norm and now some Japanese brands are entering the U.S with jacked up prices to give the shops a 50% margin. Of course, the store is happy with that but who gets screwed? If the club performs does it make you feel better about paying these marked up prices? When the price of a club jumps we should be able to understand exactly why right? We should know where, how and who made that club. Is it unreasonable paying 300 bucks for a single iron head that cost 30 bucks to make? I say this because I've been watching brands skimp more and more while at the same time increasing prices while their costs go down. I've built brands that started off proud with strong ethics only to watch them outsource and cut corners with their new found fame. There is so much garbage and misinformation being spread nowadays people like me get to choose to play the game or disrupt the system. To offer the best you must cut shops out of the equation. Brand direct to consumer is the future but only if the brand removes the margin the regional distributor and shops take from the retail price. In essence, this would be the customer paying near the shop's cost at retail. This all sounds very evil to anyone who owns a shop btw. If you're going to charge 1k for anything, your manufacturing cost needs to be near half of that. What that boils down to is the customer getting better quality, materials, design, technology at a lower price. what say you?

Honma 737V in Black Nickel with Vizard IB85 Stiff Shafts It can be pretty confusing especially when 4 of these irons have very similar aesthetics. To simplify things I have a quick summary below to help: TW-BM - Muscle Back TW-737VN - Compact CB TW-737V - Semi Compact CB (todays blog post) TW-737VS - Mid Size Players CB TW-737P - Mid Size Cavity Back w/Undercut

Its smaller than most players wedges. I would not consider these a forgiving wedge.

Something special for everyone today, the Mizuno Japan only MP-15 forged irons. In the states Mizuno went with the MP-25 and I have no idea why as these MP-15's pack more tech and have a better shape. The head size is roughly the same as the MP-59 irons but they made the cavity deeper lowering the cg depth and added weight that expands across a large portion of the head heel to toe. Comparing the MP-59 to the MP-15 both have the exact same offset. head length is the same, sole width less than a mm thicker on the 15, top line thickness identical cg depth is just a tad lower in the 15 yet the biggest difference is the moment of inertia has increased in favor of the MP-15 making for straighter more forgiving shots. The sweet spot is wider, the shape improved and the sole grind is what they call "luke sole" supervised by Luke Donald to be a more rounded shape for the descending blue. The feedback in Japan and by TSG's customers across the board is that the MP-15 is better feeling. Thats it in a nutshell, TSG has only 1 set of these and you will not be able to find these anywhere else. Keep your eyes peeled and on the TSG proshop as we will be adding them within a day or two.

All drivers are distance drivers, the Type-2 is the lower and further back CG , higher launching than the Type-1 and made for straighter shots and yes it's less workable than the Type-1.

06 is indeed Kyoei made. Just my opinion but I dont think KZG is being straight up about the S20C. Not that it matters, S25C is the same thing.

The only thing I dont like about it is the adjustable hosel. everything else looks perfect to me.

2 years under development Mizuno has finally taken the wraps off of the new MP series driver and it looks solid. Ok so this is a brief post on what makes Mizuno's new MP driver special then I will be shooting some in hand photos and doing a review after. Follow the jump to see a breakdown and learn more... 63% increase in initial ball velocity compared to it's competitors by expanding the sweet spot, this area is allows shots that are not perfectly struck center to still have a cor of 0.800 or more. New coretech face design which gives strength to the center of the face and adds mass, the thin areas of the face create extra deflection. - Wave sole that increases face deflection by nearly 10% than without it. - New aerospace strong forged elite titanium 10% stronger than 6Al-4V making it possible to design thinner walls yet maintaining strength. - New waffle cut crown to redistribute weight to other parts of the head. - The Type-1 is 435cc's and it's the lower spin, more workable forward and more shallow CG design of the two. ( suggested for blade player ) - The Type-2 is 460cc's with a mid trajectory still and low spin designed for straight shots. ( suggested for the CB player ) The JPX 900 is designed to create a high draw, The MP Type-2 will produce a mid trajectory straight shot, The MP Type-1 will produce a low trajectory straight shot. It is also adjustable you can adjust the adapter to change the loft from 7.5 to 11.5 in the Type 2 and 8.5 to 10.5 in the Type-1. It contains Mizunos Harmonic Impact Tech - this is why all MP's feel soft and spongy at impact. Mizuno cultivated a soft forged iron and adopted it for the MP drivers face so it sounds and feels awesome. Every MP driver in the past has always felt and sound amazing. Comes with an awesome cover, dedicated wrench and the standard shaft is the Tour AD J-D1 with many other great options shafts to be had as well through the Yoro dept.

KZG has not been made at Kyoei for years. Kyoei doesn't even offer S20C they do S25C.

This is the set headed your way.

sure i got blades to do that with. will post soon.

These are S20C. Kitada takes the head and CNC's most of it then Shinagawa's son hand grinds it, then sends to Kyoshin for the plating ( same factory Miura uses ) - that is for the standard copper/satin finish. We also stock raw heads for custom finishes like black boron, white satin, black mirror etc.. those are done at a different factory which Miura also uses.

After many months of not having any stock we finally received more of the Seven X Shinagawa MB. Unfortunately, it's only 25 sets, but we are doing our best to get more. This is a custom finish called white satin completely matte no glare with good durability and excellent feel. The standard no up-charge finish is copper under chrome satin! Let me repeat these come stock with copper underlay + nicr chrome satin. Another thing we are doing now is offering #5-PW with optional #4 this was a common request, and we listened, the last time it was 3-PW only. So those are the two differences this year for the SEVEN MB, Copper Underlay, 5-PW option, and a new finish offered called white satin. It doesn't matter what handicap you play to, the above photo is the definition of sexy. It's the perfect setup with remarkably little offset the most beautiful neck transition and a sharp toe that extends just past the face blast. Shinagawa-san's son ground these irons, and they are perfect. The leading edge is blunted with a curve to help blade players who come in steep and the sole is narrow with flawlessly curved corners. The less friction against the turf the better. These will run you $950 in the TSG ProShop. Custom finishes will cost $300, but I'm sure most will opt for the Copper Under Satin.