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The next step up is TW727P and those Vizard shafts are heavier and very firm.

BeZeal for me, if I was going big coming from blades I would go all the way, Bezeals are bigger for sure but they also have more distance and forgiveness.

so not even close.

TW is already a pretty new series, Im not sure whats next.

Full Run Down in the Blog, Pics right here!

I'm gonna bump this post because I miss this putter!

not soft and not hard more a hot "chink" that felt powerful off the face. very long and forgiving.

Just realized this one says SUS303 on the sole, its one of the first 3 protos that means.

This one was made 2 years ago, before deciding on our final milling we had golds factory experiment with different mills in combo with SM490A and this one was the softest. You can tell the difference in SEVEN putters as these early ones had both the name SEVEN and the logo in the back cavity, while the blank sole protos that came next only had name, then the Kyuzo.01 had only the logo in that spot.

It's only a hundred bucks to do so. It's not off the table, we were just told nothing when we paid them a visit a few days ago.

I don't think dad works much anymore. I would assume the kids. I have 2 custom grind/finish sets sitting in front of me I will post later this week.

Thanks Tabuchi-san did those.

What is Honma Be Zeal? First off it's the best selling Honma line in Japan because it fills the companies only gap between the players segment and the game improvement side. The athlete player uses the Tour World TW727 series while the game improvement or senior segment plays the Beres S-05 and E-05 products but what about the golfers in between? This is where Be Zeal comes in and this is the sweet spot in size, forgiveness and performance that most average players fit into. More forgiveness and distance than the TW727 series yet with less offset and size than the Beres line, today we cover the Be Zeal Irons. As you can see from the above image there is an obvious leading edge grind and a sole not as narrow as the TW line or as thick as the Beres series, the satin finish is also very high high end as are all Honma Clubs from the Sakata Factory. Unlike the TW series the Be Zeal irons have titanium constructed faces for big distance and forgiveness this is unique because usually only larger sized heads feature this material. The lofts are also very strong on these irons you can get a good idea of how strong looking at the pitching wedge PW it is 41.5* but that doesn't mean they go low, the CG locations have been optimized so that short irons land soft and launch higher with more spin than other irons helping the average player produce spin and stopping power on the greens. As you can see here moderate offset, not minimal like Tour World irons and not a lot like Beres, just right for most people. Honma has also created an inner cavity within the head with 10 grams of tungsten weight to further lower the center of gravity design to optimize launch angles differently in different clubs. A three sided sole design has been adopted which helps turf interaction and heavy perimeter weighting near the sole has been added to increase MOI. The base set is# 6-11 which when you consider the strong lofts covers a wide range of distances, optional #4/5/AW/SW clubs are available as well. this gaps out nicely in the short irons from #10 at 41.5* to #11/46.5 to AW/51.5 and SW/56.0. A new specially designed Vizard Shaft has been produced specifically for this line up using a material called Zxion of KB Seiren Co., Ltd. which has been used in high end tennis rackets and speaker cones. this helps reduce loss of power thru energy transfer keeping the shot on a stable path and direction Hope you enjoyed the introduction, I was able to hit these on the launch monitor and they are really really good clubs, very long and forgiving and not overly chunky at all, it's one of the smallest irons I've seen that utilities Ti face tech, it's no wonder these are Honma's #1 selling series in Japan.

It's a beautiful CB.

just straight in.

Beautiful!!! I love honma!

So these are not my gaming irons actually nor are these shafts custom made for me, I've only got 1 good shot at this so I'm choosing the right head for these, 7D set me up with single piece open model heads with a shaft that is somewhat similar to what I should play. This is supposed to help me get a feel for what I can expect when I have my set made. So I'm torn between my 7MB's or at the complete opposite end of the spectrum PRGR Super Egg irons, If I can control the Super Eggs I only need 6pcs, MB's I need 8 possibly 10 to round out the entire set. After a practice round and simulator trial of the new 7D shaft they remind me of the driver shaft, my random thoughts are: - Super straight & accurate - Incredible spin in the 9/PW - high launch in #3/4 that starts to go mid/high in #5 and lower to the shorter irons - Feel is awesome similar to driver shaft in smoothness, no apparent kick at all just a smooth sweep sorta thing - makes club head feel softer - very good distance just like the move from steel to carbon I noticed 5-10yd increase I am now noticing a 5-10yds increase over my Fuji MCI 120's. So taking this forward I just need to commit on a head, I just need to identify my problem clubs and make special requests, we can request less fade on the #4 iron with more draw on #6 iron which is pretty amazing! For interested people I suggest giving the heads a good thought, then figuring out what you want generally from an iron set, then narrow it down to characteristics for a particular club. They told me the R&D and fitting costs way more than a driver shaft because of the shorter construction and the amount of metal molds required. If you guys want to get deeper into 7D I can start a thread on how its different materials & manufacturing wise compared to even the best brands like Fujikura or Mitsubishi or the top boutique shaft makers. I have been to 3 different shaft factories in the last 2 weeks and I could go 2 ways on selecting a shaft & materials.

So today every shaft maker and head maker is claiming low spin, It's all relative to the player's preception of what low spin is compared to driver/shaft setup's they have tested. Higher spin drivers generally help slower swingers gain launch & distance, these are players that do not have the power to put enough spin on the ball to get it launching upward. Lower spin drivers ( again a relative term everyone is now using ) is for those that have the speed to put all sorts of spin on it from right to left to ballooning upward etc.. these players need spin reduction to help keep things straighter. My bad swing mechanics have me in the too much spin camp, I also have a bit of a steep decent on the driver which magnifies this a lot, I can swing 103mph at full blast and 92 mph at my slowest and smoothest the key is the balance somewhere in between but going hard at the ball requires a head like the ZY-11 and a shaft like 7D a custom design to completely null my spin bringing me into the high 2000's range which is still too high for me but useable. If I could get it down to 2200 I would be gaining at least 10 yards but I spent a year trying to fix that and it was the worse golf year of my life so I'll stick with what makes me happy for now and use equipment to help me reach my best.

This one was just a prototype, no release scheduled or expected.

Are those sad tissues or happy tissues?

I'm not done with golf club photos but I wanted to mix in some fun.

Summer time is likely, these guys do things differently from the rest of the golf industry in Japan.

The BALDO COMPETIZIONE 568W Wedge is part of their new line up that includes a new driver, fairway, utility, 2 types of irons and these wedges, the new 568W is Compression Forged of soft S20C with CNC milled grooves and face marks designed around spin and feel it's design also lends itself heavily to forgiveness as it's not one I would consider oversized I wouldn't call it compact either.

This will be Numazawa-san's only putter he claims.