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.335 Japan almost never produces drivers at .350.

Something to consider when you wonder why the Japanese offer the lofts they do, most players don't need a 60* its harder to hit than the 58* and if you can't open a 58* then you have no business playing a 60* anyway. This info is from Titleist: On Tour: - Players use of 54* vs 56* is equal - 58* use is growing vs 60* - There are more 50* in play than 52* - 40% of Titleist players use a 46* Wedge In Shops: - 56* is the best selling loft of all - 60* sales far outpace 58* - 52* sales are twice that of 50* - 46* is only 1% of wedge sales

In the modus range imo the 125's are closest to the C-Tapers and like the C-Tapers I often advise to soft step or go one flex softer. Many of my customers who play X flex I have suggested hard step stiff and they have been really happy.

The man is casual - I just asked Ako-san what the deal was on these he says "easier to hit fairway wood for pro player" - that's his factors..lol Ako-san is a wild genius of club design who is unlike anyone I've ever met in the industry where other brand partners of ours like to have traditional Japan style (black suit) business meetings in a nice office and a secretary keeping the black coffee coming and business cards neatly arranged on the table. Ako-san and I drive around talk story unable to figure out where to eat and end up at Mcdonalds wearing tee shirts and slippers.

Do me a favor d**ky, don't just post a link with with a question mark. We don't consider that content here. ( I inserted the photo ) If your wondering my take on them, Fujikura can do so much better than this and my guess is they would be too embarrassed to launch this in Japan. Similar with the Tour AD driver & irons which like these are not up to snuff and look cheaply made or poorly designed.

Yup this is just an older steel shaft found in some Japanese Callaway irons, It's been a decade since I hit them but yes softer, uniflex as you mentioned nothing more on this I know.

S200s are a Japan shaft they are the most common stock shaft in Japan along side the NS950's. you can get them almost free as pulls. I think your doing it right, just keep trying and learning what you play best with.

The 535 is a great head too!

With SM490A + Verticle PZ Miling this putter was already borderline gushy soft so by adding the slits it lightened the sound up which we all felt was better at impact and to the ear.

she lasted less than an hour in the proshop.

not that I know of.

In regards to copper each dip and process at the factory is different so sometimes they use copper other times they dont it just depends but when we request it they always do. As for the slit, the scotty you tried was sus303 which is a more clicky feel by nature, SM490A is more dense and less clicky so when you combine that with deep milling its really nice then add the slit that doesnt cut all the way through making it unique and still soft yet not clicky at all.

14, 15, 18 sir.

TP-09S Photos Last week I posted photos of the Kamui Pro TP-09D Driver here. Today it's about it's shallow faced brother the TP-09S, obviously D is for Deep and S is for Shallow. What you can expect is a more forgiving shape to promote straighter shots on heel and toe misses while the D is better for the golfer who hits high and low on the face. The S also has more of a draw bias by design and a slightly higher trajectory with a touch more spin.

oh thats a beauty is the band rubber? close ups?

I would say dont put much $$$ into it or overthink it. a set of decent used shafts at your lie/length/swing weight/grip size is enough.

It's not that simple CG, head weight, lofts, CG depth and height, and manufacturing methods of yesterday vs today means blades are not blades. for example you would suspect those should be low CG, higher launching easier to hit due to the shallow face and mass low? well it's very likely that there are easier to hit higher launching recent blades that don't have as much mass low and a taller face. know what I mean? Anyway enjoy, I've seen these before even older models in Japan never hit them though.

Scheduled for a May Release A-Grinds new DST has been showing up in a few tour players bags on the JPA tour. It's Ako-san's next gen fairway wood designed for more forgiveness a mid/high trajectory with minimal spin. This is still a better players wood just an easier one to hit when compared to the Original A-Grind Fairway wood. The head is made of stainless steel 17-4 with a 455SS face that is thinner than his original model for a bit more distance. DST = driving slit tech but to be honest I don't believe and can't find any specific evidence in these types of so called "technologies" no matter what brand is using it. The head comes standard with a 1* open face angle a matte black head and dark chrome finish. We will have a bunch of heads pre-release date TBA. Official release is May.

wow! just wow!

Missed this one, yes ROOs have size to them, Im sporting the apple watch..lol. my small collection is in a lock box as me and the fam live abroad, I do want to add the new daytona to the winder though. was considering a subscription to eleven james as well.

perfect! I dont know which I want to see more of! Your ride has the Takumi badge under the hood right?

while in theory there is some truth to that you should pay no attention to it as the difference would be so minuscule it cant be quantified by any human or even swing robot. It would have more to do with the tip playing more active than workability as well. Its a hair too small to split.