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Yes I noticed that but it's not that uncommon. When you buy clubs that say 460, they are usually never 460 but they are close. In this case I have all the Honma drivers here in hand and can tell you the 445 is the most pear and smallest looking which is due to it's shape. Volume is one thing but your eyes will see the shape more and if the club's shape is larger it will look larger even if the volume is less than a head that doesn't look as big. It also helps them make a series with names that help guide the consumer.

There are 4 drivers in the new 737 driver line up the 445, 450 455 and 460 from smallest to largest. The most obvious differences are that each head has different cg locations, individual head designs and face structures. Today we are talking about their low handicap pro level driver the 445. The new TW737 445 is designed to for reduced spin, workability and to avoid the left side allowing the hard hitter to go after it. The cg is high and the face not as deep as most tour clubs which allowed them to add extra forgiveness but expanding it's outer diameter. The materials and technology Honma has utilized is important. Starting with a cast 811-Ti body, this in my opinion is one of the best materials to make a thin and durable light weight body. The face is made of 6-4 Ti (forged). The 737 445's cg suits the inside out swing often used by pro's, the clubs entire design is to serve the tour pro with the optimum launch angle and spin rates. Notice the weight is further toward the face in the 445 that's an 8 gram weight inserted that was redistributed from it's thin walled crown with a thickness of 0.6mm - 0.55mm, the weight is removed from the heel side to further help the player who has a problem with the left side. Honma created what they call a Grain-Glow Forged Cup Face, yes Mizuno also uses this term. Conventional grain flow forged manufacturing is horizontal, by using a new shape original billet Honma has created a vertical + horizontal flow which improves fast ball release which they consider to be this drivers top feature it minimizes the golfers tendency to hook. By aligning the grain flow vertical it makes the face more dense and rigid so they can also make it hotter and thinner. Honma makes great shafts, they have had 6-Axis, 8-Axis before others and metal fibers in the tips of their carbon iron shafts, they use both Torayca's T1100G and nanoalloy tech. Do not consider these on the same level as most standard shafts. There are 3 moels EX-A, EX-C, and EX-Z. The Z is the tip stiff butt soft model, the A is the softer tip stiffer butt model, and the C sits in the middle. Thanks for reading oh and one more thing, this head has the custom matte finish option added which looks a bit more stealth.

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Yes sir.

I have hit both a lot. I think new one has same trajectory and maybe a hair less spin. It's your swing causing the height and spin as most buyers of the last gen actually say they could use a little higher.

Do not compare these to your normal fairway woods; the usual FW is generally in stainless steel with a maraging face. Not even close the new Ryoma F has an ultra thin body that contracts then expands during impact for more rebound, the entire body is lighter and thinner allowing Ryoma to add a 125g weight internally. 65g in the rear they call power booster and 60g up front for power spring. Combined with Ryoma's exclusive face material across the board players are gaining a 4.47mph average increase in initial ball velocity which equals about 15 yards when compared to other traditionally designed fairway woods. The new version looks much better from all angles, a smaller footprint with a better shape. Going back to talking about why this is so different from most FW's. Stainless steel heads with a maraging face are cast and an affordable way to make fairway woods. The body can't be thinned it's just a hollow clump of metal with loft on its face. It has little unique function. Ryoma uses a forged titanium allow with an internal structure. Another reason why the Ryoma F is a big deal is most three woods from other brands come in at about 210g heavy. Ryoma used a super thin Ti body that weighed only 85g which is what allows them to place the excess weight in areas that will change performance. Btw Ryoma has a patent on this new spin reducing technology. A fairway wood made using stainless and traditional methods have a higher CG simply due to the weight and way manufactured. Usually, the CG is 5-8mm above the CG of the ball. In other words, it's near impossible to hit the ball from the ground using the sweet spot of the FW unless you tee it up. This means when hitting from the ground impact is below the ideal point which leads to a significant amount of energy loss and increased back spin. Brands that do this are using back spin to improve the trajectory resulting in a loss of distance and weakness against the wind. However the Ryoma F has its CG very low, it's face height designed to transfer all energy to the ball's CG from direct impact with the club faces CG. The face is on the shallow side, and the internal weights help get the ball into the air faster. This is a titanium fairway wood with a forged Ti face. Ryoma offers these in two finishes silver mirror and black IP. You can decide between the Ryoma Tour AD RF2 designed to fit a broad range of player or upgrade to their all new Beyond Power fairway wood shaft which is a multi-kick shaft with infinity flex to fit an even wider range of player. We have sold many Beyond Power equipped drivers, and by far they are the easiest to fit the shaft. Each kick point fires off when loaded then released giving way to the next kick point. This ensures the player is getting a good kick for their tempo and swing speed. The standard RF2 shaft is 63g in stiff flex with 3.5tq. The new Ryoma F series fairway wood is available in 13/15/18/21* lofts . The head volumes are 210/205/185/170. Usually, a stainless steel FW has a COR of 0.7, but the Ryoma F has a COR of 0.82 which is same as the driver. You get + 2ms increased ball speed and 850rpm less than traditionally designed fairway woods. So your getting three wood distance from a five wood basically and best yet it's much easier to make good contact for straighter and longer shots. Most FW's produce about 3300 - 4500rpm - The Ryoma F is 2500 - 3000rpm! So what about those more advanced FW's that Ryoma's competitors have created? What they do is attach a weight toward the front to reduce the spin rate. As the cg become shallow the sweet spot gets narrow. The spin reduction is expected when you center it on the face, but with mishits, you lose more distance, the ball does not lift, and ball speed goes down, and because FW's are not used frequently for most players, there is a lower probability of hitting center. One of the most important things about choosing a FW is how tolerant it is of your swing flaws and mistakes. So here's the deal, other brands use stainless with cast maraging faces to keep costs down. Ryoma approaches it like making a driver. The difference is substantial. Figure your average FW places 20-30g up front and has a high and shallow CG. This is why brands are trapped in the cost game where Ryoma has spent years and invested in new patents and technology to create a FW that not only has a low cg but also a deep one. Compared to other brands saying they have a low and deep CG in a fairway wood it's so far from true. The Ryoma F has a 60g and 65g weight internally with the cg in between the two.

sorry no lefty :(

thats just a coating to prevent rust not an actual finish.

2/25 release

Yururi is arakenma + black dye. The ones you like are arakenma + black mirror plating.

Here's a photo of the VS-R's face in black

It's called sandvik stainless steel and it's supposed to be the best. RomaRo made a few expensive putters with it years ago but did a poor job educating people about the material itself. i bought enough material to produce 10 putters. shipping the metal was the expensive from Sweden to Japan. I'm going with no face milling, perfectly flat so the owners can get full metal vibration. no finish as well.

Giken was not purchased. Majority share of global distribution was sold.

Your looking at Miura golf's new CB-2008 iron! For the first time in 4 years Miura will update the 2000 series! The Long irons are 2 piece while the short irons 1 piece. It features the widest sole in any of their line up! What miura is doing is actually genius, they are using the capabilities of their partner in taiwan together with Miura's polishing, grinding capabilities to create some seriously sexy looking irons that have tech like undercuts or 2 piece heads. We smell only success in their future if new releases continue to look like this.

White Satin Epon P3's w/ custom leading edge grind + cavity paint + gold paint fill. and just for fun last weeks set.

Also don't forget the MP-15's those are compact and forgiving as well.

Im not sure, every grinders eye and hands are different. The original blanks used also have a different shape to start with. We can request and they can try. They do a really good job.

Thanks Henry, This should help - http://blog.tourspecgolf.com/2017-titleist-forged-vokey-wedges-japan-only/

damn! congrats on the new one! I am still yet to own a Rolex. It's a beaut!

In full nicr satin with trans blue ink.

There is low, mid, high CG versions in satin or black. will post all the info this week.

The shaft will play a big role in how high it goes. For ryoma's don't give up if the standard shaft doesn't do what you want, the heads are so good I suggest trying again with a different shaft.

Yes the new Japan Only Forged Wedge

A GRIND biggest jump　460cc corresponding to long at 195g achieve a low center of gravity by that thinned skirt-less & shallow shape to limit the thickness of the crown in the precision casting. Adopt forged special wall thickness processing face that ball initial speed does not fall even in off center hits. The newly developed driving slit function with thin concave wall thickness increases the initial velocity of the ball and creates the maximum flight distance. Material: Face 6-4 ti forging special wall thickness Body 6-4 ti casting Head cover included A new 460 A-Grind driver is coming out in a week, it's a Forged 6-4Ti Face with a special wall thickness.