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Here are pics of my new gamers, Type J's w/ Black Golds Stiff 1/4" short due to long arms .5* flat due to my depth and dimensions during contact Black Gold Stiff because I notice they feel softer than most shafts and are extra accurate due to the weight and consistency. Type J's because they are ultra soft 1020 double pressed Endo forgings My current WITB is: Driver: Epon 460 w/ " blank " prototype 68g 2.8 tq 6-ply weave FW: 13.5 Epon Technity w/ Tour AD PT-7 Stiff FW: 18 Epon Technity w/ Mach Line FW65 Stiff FW: 20 Epon Technity w/ Mach Line FW65 Stiff FW: 22 Epon Technity w/ Mach Line FW65 Stiff Irons: Epon Type J " Tour Spec " w/ Black Gold Stiff Wedges: YuRuRi Seida Tour's w/ S400 Putter: G-Field Premium Zone Tuned by Sasaya Will take pics soon but Im waiting for my putter to come back and also my bag and head covers to arrive.

I already have mine, this ones for sale.

Quite the Piece isnt it, One of a Kind w/ the SS303 Premium Zone Insert!

My favorite was the original NC-1 non handmade and the MB-1. Those are made by Kyoei but honestly the V-Cavity is better a better iron than the NC-1. So if your looking for name go with the gauge, but for a better IMO sole design and setup while still having that same gauge/kyoei shape, you will be happier with the V-Cavity, very underrated for their setup/performance.

Yup every putter in there we have had, sold and promoted.

Most of us already know its all about vibration but the info you received from the machine shop is just scratching the surface. As I have always said feel in design comes from several things: Material, Loft, and Sole Design and thats stuff a metallurgy expert can't account for. For the most part coin forging is usually reserved for blends. Blended steel is almost on the lower end because in order to make the blend the steel is further liquified. The less pressing that is done to a forged club the better, currently only Endo does a true double press and Chuo ( Mizuno ) does double yet with the cookie cutter after. Graphics are not pressed in most cases but rather engraved, basic sole design is pressed though. You can take 1018 but if its forged 4 times it wont be as soft as 1025 pressed twice. Many forum members are in awe of the MR-23's, TSG was almost started on that product alone, but truth is there are dozens of clubs that Endo has produced including the MR-23 that have that feel or a tad better. But why does that set feel so good? Well besides the design, material and loft it was the copper underlayer, There are two reasons people use an underlay of copper, one and the most common is to hide pitted steel, the second is to increase the soft feel, If someone is willing to strip the finish and copper from an MR23 and let us know that would be great. The diamond back isn't Tour only but rather ALL MR-23 model irons were produced for 1 year only. Maru stopped using it due to offset ( rumor ) Here is the thing, while people were paying 1250 for a set in America these were collecting dust in Japan in used golf shops, still to this day they are and even 5 years ago this was the case. Much of your info is spot on, but let me add that undercuts reduce that good feel we desire and a solid and compact head like you mentioned seems to do best. There are several other aspects like hardness rating between carbon steel batches before and after it is made into a billet. Its like fine fish, you can buy tuna or you can buy O-toro, similar fish Atlantic deep vs pacific but I would take the O-toro any day because it has a higher fat content making it softer. Replace Fat with Carbon content and it gives us a good idea. Also let me add the shaft, flex, and setup plays a big part in feel, you can have the same iron at the same spec and usually the softer shaft will make a club feel less harsh at impact. If that shaft has properties that dampen vibration or a finish or a material that does something similar it will also feel softer. Im no metallurgy or forging expert but I have watched and participated in the process a couple of times and asked a variety of questions really picking it apart. Some of my data may be wrong but for the most part im repeating what factory and actual production managers, and golf specific auto cad designers have told me.

Yes it has but very little in my opinion, its still not as easy to hit as many USDM offerings and mid/high handicap JDM drivers. If i were to compare it to the epon 460 it would lose out in forgivness, feel, and distance. what they did was create a more closed face, lower CG, and have jacked up the loft to play higher than stated.

Here you go guys, more info to come.

Same tech as the new ZR-700 driver but in a smaller package. The main points are its ability to go much straighter than the average FW l due to the new buldge and roll technology dunlop has created.

This is Srixon Japans newest driver the ZR-600 its a high MOI driver but it keeps the max rebounding effect where others lose a bit when going for higher inertia. They are saying this driver has a straighter flight with longer distance and better ball speeds than conventional MOI drivers on the market today. They have a new technique called the 4 division buldge and roll that reduces side spin based on where you hit it on the face or where and also a new material called SP700HM which has a higher rebound that normal SP700 yet its still conforming to USGA rules.

I wouldn't wait to long, the Adidas Power Band bag is limited Edition and almost sold out. This thing is HOT!

My 4 iron used to carry in the 185 range, It now flies 205 with a simple change from the 1150 stiff to the RODDIO I-10 Stiff.

Is there a difference between J Spec and what they sell in the USA? I was not aware of any. For Tour Issue info you may want to try BSG.

Yururi does their own forging in Japan, very small factory that only produces their own clubs. Kyoei does original gauge design Japan, MB, MB2, NC-1, FCB pre G-Field, also some of Royal Collections Irons. A bunch more but i don't remember.

49/53/57/61 are available in DG or NS Pro, It has a different grind than the right handed version.

His are not forged by Miura, They are done in Taiwan.

Now Available at TSG!

These are available at TSG at a lower price than other Bettinardi Dealers guys so if your a fan take advantage of it:

It does fly a bit lower than most, even X-Drives, it just doesn't have the pop and feel I expected, they do have the new version that I have not tried but their past 2 models were dud's unlike their great FW's.

That blue one is the old bag, the newer one a black yellow and red technity version is much nicer but still made of enamel which im not a big fan of.

ONOFF is forged by Nelson in China, The R7 Forged is done somewhere in Taiwan.

They are Endo as well, just as the MR-23 and MR-23 MB's, J's weapon etc..