TourSpecGolfer

Epon is pretty new in the USA. Just got up and running in Jan. I think. If you know of a good shop or club maker simply have them contact www.eponforged.com so they can apply for the account directly.

Yes Sir, We have samples we are now testing, here is a sneak peak of the Proto.

We don't support Chikara at all here at TSG, we used to and it is a decent yet extremely overpriced Kyoei forged wedge but the info from many in Japan about the owner have proven him dishonest among other things. TSG has had a very bad experience with him as well.

1. Yes in terms of distance the AF101 is longer than the EMB, this is my opinion as well as the opinion of the Epon staff I have spoken with. 2. I would agree with that statement in the order you have it written. For my swing the stock 7080 mach line works best but as you can see Epon can attach just about any of your favorite shafts to this club.

The 460 Technity and ZR460 Epon is the same. Both are no longer available. The New AF101 is totally different, They worked on this driver for 3 years and its at least 10+ yards longer than the Epon ZR460. The AF101 was released only a couple of days ago to TSG and it isn't even available in Japan yet. The AF101 is also considered longer than the EMB by Epon designers, staff, and myself. The EMB is still very long but its asset is its forgiveness. Yes your old technity has the same cup face as the old 460 but not the same cup face as the AF101 But to answer your question the old 460 doesnt share a thing with the new AF101.

Its Epon 208 or KGX sir not KZG. There are 3 bounce angles on the sole of the KGX 6/10/8, Heel is 6, middle is 10, toe is 8 all on one single wedge, I suggest you try it.

They are actually quite different. The GeoTech would be considered a catalog head. The Yururi's are an original design. I really don't know how similar they are in size but they are indeed totally different irons.

We are just playing around with a very bad name that's all. To be totally serious the manufacturing, amount of skill it takes to hand make a Gold's putter, the brand image and marketing puts the kramski to shame, as far as performance goes I simply don't know because I have never and will never hit a Kramski. A putter must look good before I would even consider it. Which Gold's putter have you tried? what options did you have it assembled with? I dont see a single product by Kramski that shows anything special as far as material, design or manufacturing.

I will only suggest Japan forged wedges to you, most of the suggestions are. Tour Seida Raw Gekku Wedge Fourteen Limited Edition Royal Collection Golds Factory My#1 wedge suggestion and my personal gamer is the Epon 208KGX new model from Epon.

Yup, Like Fourteen's castings feel very soft although they recently switched to ENDO 6 press 1020 forgings.

I don't mind sounding arrogant in this regard so please allow me, We have a good eye here. Kramski not only has a very poor visual appearance but the design puts more weight in the front than the back, pretty tacky overall as far as the look. Gold's Factory putters are high precision CNC'd, so are Bettinardi, Bobby Grace, and also many average tier putter companies so you touting CNC milled really holds no ground. It is more expensive to create a flat CNC milled surface with many rounded or sharp turns than one with ridges and basic angles like most of the Kramski models. Ridges mean less needles wasted which = less money spent. The Kramski putters are produced in parts and assembled, each model the same way. Golds Factory putters are CNC milled then have the majority of work done by hand for every little thing from military grade tungsten, to brass pin's used for sight dots, custom made blinkers engraving and the list is too long to mention. CNC milling is the basics and at least kramski starts with that, but poor design, asthetics, and marketing they have no excuse for. Even the price is unjustified and the fact that they sell a " precious box " for two hundred dollars for your 1 dozen weights shows in itself the putter needs to be adjusted for performance. Mazda's are affordable with great design so I wouldn't even compare Kramski to that, In fact I can't think of an auto company that looks that bad so perhaps we can say its a Vespa vs the Nissan GT-R. Kramski vs Gold's Factory Oh and by the way just saw your IP addy was from the same ISP Kramski contact info comes from! We know our stuff here buddy, lets not contaminate the drinking water. I think its time Kramski Skramski's...

Kramski? I don't think anyone has heard of it let alone purchased one. I wouldn't compare these to a Gold's Factory man, totally different league.

Thats a good question and I too would like to find USDM balls as good as most of the TourStage Balls. I find Bridgestone's most high end balls are at about the same level as the Super Newig models. If I am playing USDM balls I usually use Srixon's.

I am currently not playing any Ozik shafts but have in the past. Our Ozik sales are still very strong and our customers mostly very happy with the performance of the product.

Simply by looking at the finish, design, and quality you can tell Endo is the best manufacture by a mile. #1 = Endo #2 = Miura #3 = Kyoei tied with Chuo The Yururi Proto Blades were done by Kyoei and dont forget the Miura Giken MB5003 as its a very solid option as well.

What we and others have found is: - Tip hole is smaller than the size of graphite tip weights - Some shafts play far softer than stated. I.E X flex at 253 cpm's when built to Daiwa's directions - Spine isn't logo up/down as they specify - some shafts have an extremely low ball flight while others don't, when installed into the same head the same way

IMO the 208KGX wedges are the best made and designed wedges ever. Set up to them softly with one hand and see where the first score line points to compared to other wedges. Its such a perfectly balanced and designed wedge that bending it anything more than 1* up or down effects the heel performance for the negative with out a grind adjustment. Besides the style of the grind there are many things that the normal golfer doesn't realize about wedges. How they should sit, where the leading score line should face and in what position and not to mention what to look for in the neck area that determines the quality of how the wedge went through the cooling process.

We have been finding many defects in Roddio shafts of recently. This has been brought to the attention of Daiwa, As of now I do not suggest them to anyone unless they acknowledge these problems and fix them. At this moment they deny they exist.

Tiger's clubs are made in Japan except for his putter, They are nothing like the retail versions in the states. And no his irons and wedges are not Miura forged like his old Titleist Irons were.

We do have Sky Dream Jump wedges, and have had access from about 2 years ago. You are the first to inquire actually. Just PM me if you would like them.

Hi Randy, 12* is also an option but being as you play a 9.5 XD the 10.5 seems to be the safer bet. For this club the standard shaft is a big hit, I suggest that route first and if that doesn't work out for you the MD5 or MD6 by Tour AD is a shaft that is highly suggested for this head. If its no good, you may notice it induces a fade, If its a match you will get a nice mid/high trajectory straight shot. Also custom face angle & length is a big plus. You will get a long distance, very forgiving straight shooting club with the EMB.

Rumor has it that there is one in the works but thats all the info i hear. You may want to consider the the Yamaha Forged CB's and also the Epon AF701.

That is pretty interesting as Daiwa say's its logo up and down. I have been finding a somel manufacturing variations between their shafts which is not a good thing. Main thing is it performs for you, If it doesn't please PM me so we can work this out.

You got that right some people claim almost 20-40 yards vs the last model Epon driver. Choice magazine gives Epon's drivers top ranking over every OEM U.S or JDM in their testings as does rating gate. They both rate them #1 and Epon didnt ask, pay or submit a demo for their review. I actually suggest the Tour AD MD shaft and the Stock Shaft. The stock shaft is the perfect match for this EMB head and its also less expensive.

Yes you can but I don't suggest this as the finish is not the most durable. Black Teflon is a better idea.