TourSpecGolfer

July 30th

umm... who's Tiger? :whistle:

They are much softer than Miuras due to the carbon 1018 Steel which is used. Make sure you baby them, these are the softest Irons money can buy in the market.

The proto that I had is the non foamed head that was pretty loud with a metallic feel. The foamed demo i hit reminds me of a muted F-ST...so sweet, now I'm happy I didn't decide on buying the proto. The GAF1s are based on the BBD type H except with a maraging face and foamed head. The will be released in late July. Now, all I have to do is wait until july to know if that 3 wood is gonna cost me an arm or an legs!!!! :whistle: :whistle: It will be 400.00 shipped when it comes out. The standard shaft is the same as a YS8. Its a GD by Graphite Design shaft.

You must be a hacker because I banned you houdini :-D Lets try again....

The Tour proto Eldik & M2+ proto sold in several hours this morning :money: :-D Forgot to ask - any progress on the Member's area? I cleaned them out of Tour stuff, they have the Hoshino putter but its very expensive at 1200.00 shipped: Other than that I hear they are working on the Dennis Chand Eldik belly. In regards to the members area. It is advancing pretty well but still tons of work to do. I want it to be REAL if ya know what I mean. So its worth it to the members. Still several months to wait.

The Tour proto Eldik & M2+ proto sold in several hours this morning :money: :-D Will just have to wait for the next one to appear! :smile2: I asked them to make 5 of them. and its a no go. They will never make a blank sole per request. this M2+ proto was made 6 months before the retails were released. There is one M3+ that is the exact same setup if anyone wants me to go get it. These are the only two that were and will be made like this. You can have drills made and tungsten inserted but no blank soles. 400.00 shipped for the M3+ in the same setup as the one in the pic. (blank sole drilled holes & tungsten Ingots) Here is a pic of the M3+ retail to give you an idea.

The Tour proto Eldik & M2+ proto sold in several hours this morning :money: :-D

Not so hot In my opinion, they have great woods & Irons but their putters need lots of work. I have seen a couple JPGA fully milled putters they have made that look pretty nice.

The proto that I had is the non foamed head that was pretty loud with a metallic feel. The foamed demo i hit reminds me of a muted F-ST...so sweet, now I'm happy I didn't decide on buying the proto. The GAF1s are based on the BBD type H except with a maraging face and foamed head. The will be released in late July.

That is your SM490A before it was shrink wrapped. It is a Tour Division tuned golds factory putter before Sasaya quit from gauge Japan. you cant notice the aluinser because its all black. It says " Made in Japan " , "Type 3 pro series", and the aluinser says Tour Division by GF. SM490A is my new dream metal, I like it even more than GSS. I'm gonna try my best to have an Eldik made with that metal..I doubt it will happen.

Mid size GD Titan Ion grips with Paintfill Red Staff Bag Gauge Japan GAF1 3 wood *non foamed head version* Gray Tour Proto Eldik *366g Gray Tour Proto Eldik *366g Gray Tour Proto Eldik vs Retail Eldik SM490A Steel Soft Tour Division Tuned by Golds Factory Shingo's Proto putter Tour Proto M2+ w/ingots and drilled holes Retail M2+ Tour Three Black w/Ingots 1 of 50

Somthing must be done, this kid is rubbing it everyones face that he ran off with thousands and no one can do a single thing. Who has talked to the father? What has been done so far?

I would take the XD325 in a heartbeat :cool:

I-65 72 2.2 W-70 72 3.6 W-60 63 4.8

was it this one?

I'm goo goo for GD, The I-65 is stout but if untipped performs very nice, much like the 757 S or X felt a tad whippy untipped in the R510TP did. My shaft of choice is the W60 on a long course and W70 on a tight course, The I-65 untipped would be perfect on a tight course also. the torque rating and weight is tha main issue when it comes to shaft selection for me. I needed to tip my W60 but not my W70. I do have an R7 TP on order with a GD I-65 with TP graphics. Graphite Design is the #1 tour on the JPGA now and Fuji has been hurt by them when just a year ago it was almost entirely Fuji dominated. If you notice on GD shafts where it says kick point the information listed is " Tip Condition" my best guess is these shafts play stiff soft and are expected to be tipped. W60 = easy to turn over, adds major distance and when tipped works like a charm, untipped the Stiff plays like Stiff/Reg and is great shaft for an anti slice. W70 = very solid weight the torque rating is perfect for someone with a small fade untipped I love it, its perfect for me, tipped it plays a little stout. I-65 = great weight, made for a draw ball flight , torque rating is low but untipped anyone can hit it, depending how deeply inserted. In a TM the I-65 stiff plays soft which i really like.

Happy B-day man!! You have a wonderfull brother :smile2:

Yes it is a mini mini mezza monza chrome color, Japan only made of titanium. Its very distracting and small, it also feels very tin like. It was 500.00 in limited amounts in Japan about 6 months ago. I had them for sale but no one wanted them. I did get the chance to put around with one and didn't like it one bit.

Yup to each is own, I did not like the heel red X but I loved the center shaft version. :smile2:

Nope thats not an option it must stay on.

Chopsticks and string!

I offered to sell his product more aggressively but he is just not interested in getting bigger or making large profits. All he wants to do is make the best most expensive quality product possible, the finishes on some of his putters are hand polished for many hours just to complete one piece. He claims that his putters are the most expensive putter to build in the world. I think he may be correct. I really really loved the SM430A steel putters. so soft and sweet!

I have a meeting with Sasaya tomorrow and will ask him if he will ever be making a Golds Factory mallet. BTW did you know Sasaya is a former Gauge Japan employee? Any update from Sasaya about a mallet or mid-mallet putter? No love for mallets sir, he is a dale ping anser putter freak and is currently backed up with orders. He is a one man army you should see his work he actually does the wedge faces by hand with the same tool sword makers use to sharpen their weapons. No mallets, atleast non for now.

Here some cool Info guys, The retail Eldik can actually be adjusted from 330g - 377g and here is the process: 1) Heat up the SS303 piece and remove the screws with an Allen wrench. You will notice within the rear weight piece there is lead and gel. 2)You now have the option to remove some lead or add some. The amount that is in there puts the putter head at 343g. I have adjusted my Eldik to 365g's by adding 3 pieces of lead tape. Its pretty easy but can be risky if you don't heat up the weight piece before you take the screws out because the glue can be holding the screw down and that can lead to stripping the screws. All in all I am very happy I found this out. This only works with the retail Eldiks due to the rear part having a gap on the inside but I have done it and I suggest if you have a problem with it being to light or heavy try it out. You could also send it to J.K or another experienced club builder to do it for you. Should take 20 min total if ya got the tools.