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Black oxide is meant to wear, nothing ground at all on this head just a simple refinish and well done paint fill.

For me Glorious is easier to hit than TF.

Yes I hit it good but off the start the original weight was too light so I suggest custom order with heaviest head and this thing is perfect. The 13.5 launched like a 15* for me and it was also very straight and forgiving. It's shallow face really helps. It has that RC back cut away for a more forward lower spin and lower trajectory shot. 1* open heaviest head setting is what I would suggest! Its very long and has a higher pitch sound that feels great in the hands.

Titleist Japan is releasing a PVD finish Cold Forged Vokey. Here is TSG ClubWorks Black Oxide Finish with Yellow Paint Fill.

Titleist AP1 Forged Irons Korea Spec Model - Titleist Japan had the VG3 series along with the Cold Forged Vokey and full release T-MB 716 irons on top of the full selection of retail models that Titleist offers, Korea has always had only 1 exclusive model and this year again its the AP1 Forged iron but in the latest 716 series. The AP1 Forged is a cavity back with distance and forgiveness in mind It features a deeper undercut cavity creating a low CG, the lofts are strong and both heel and toe have tungsten weights to keep MOI up. All around these are very similar to the standard release AP1's but where it differs greatly is in feel, the Korea Only AP1 "Forged" Irons feel closely related to the VG3 and T-MB irons and we are thankful for that. Designed as Titleist's most forgiving forged CB these are mid sized irons they are not small nor are they big I would say that they cover a wide range of skill levels from pro to high handicap and what I mean by pro is senior tour level or ladies tour not so much PGA tour as those guys prefer compact sized iron heads. With the undercut it's thin face has more rebound for faster ball speeds, with the tungsten not only is the MOI higher but weight distribution is more balanced and combine strong lofts with better ball speed and you have a recipie similar to the T-MB in that for an MB it was much longer and easier to hit than the other blades, well same here for it's size these are more forgiving than one would expect. The 716 AP1 Forged will not be easy to get, they are only sold in Korea and not even Japan has them, TSG has only a few sets left 4-PW NS950 Regular Flex that will be added to the pro shop shortly. Can you see the resemblance to the T-MB? It's rounded toe and thick curved angles and even face on show's they share similar DNA. Below the address pic shows fairly minimal offset and not such a thick top line, Titleist always gets this right with a good balance between game improvement qualities yet without compromising aesthetics while you stand over the ball. The sole is not so wide it's rounded in all corners and even features a pronounced and more rounded leading edge this is something we see more brands doing off the rack killing the edge which helps both steep and shallow swings. Undercut on the heel side of the club head with tungsten on the toe. The PW has no undercut design at all. PW has a nice setup to it doesn't look like a shovel.

Ive currently got 4 sets on the way to us where we will yank the shaft, do our best to polish dings away, then refinish and sell. 1 x Copper + Satin Finish 1 x Soft Black Hand Polished 1 x Smoked Copper 1 x Black Boron

The new Japan Only MP R5-L wedge by Mizuno customized by the Yoro Department | 58* with a custom stamping option reminding the player to bring their "A-GAME", upgraded in a Nickel Chrome Plated Satin Finish with paint fill in Dark Blue. Modus Wedge 115.

I love this club, still game mine with FW80.

I'm trying to bring in some sets of these to refinish and offer up.

This R9 correct? Yes indeed spectacular, shape is not Endo. No idea who made these.

I thought these would be a big deal. Worth considering for sure they may even rival the Kuros. This pics of 55-Yoros should do the trick :)

Anyone ever hit this? I used to love the Vaquish XR. Maruman is on another level, similar to Honma in how they produce really high quality golf clubs. XR series has been discontinued :( I've got one 9.5 | Stiff new left. it seems Maruman who are near the top of the food chain in the luxury segment has a difficult time cracking the better players market. The Vanquish XR was a driver I didn't consistently hit well but there was a nice stretch of weeks I was in love with it and yes with a stock shaft. It's a 460cc head with a deep dark look to it made of grade 5 Titanium and a proritary face called 438FG-X even the hosel was fullerene Titanium. Stock shaft is 50T carbon + fullerene carbon in silver IP and black gradient. Everything about this club was right, it just didn't get the traction it deserved, lets hope they use a similar model in what we hope to be a future XR series.

forged of S25C in Japan and feature a three layer cavity back created to be balanced and centered on the club head, It's finish is Nickel Chrome Satin with a sand blasted top line to help reduce glare. The sole is multi-cut with a slight leading edge relief yet with a noticeable trailing edge grind to help if in tough lies, the new Geotech T-215 is considered a straight neck iron with minimal offset available in 4-PW, the lofts are what I consider normal with the PW coming in at 45*. Geotech recommends the new T-215 with the Modus3 130 and we would suggest this for players in the 0-20hcp range. Custom builds include nearly any shaft and grip combo from Japan and the lofts and lie angles are adjustable by 2* either way at the factory. You can also purchase head only. Best part is these are only 600 bucks shipped for heads only 5-PW.

My wife is a decent player and has been playing exclusively PRGR for her last 2 sets. Egg irons and woods with a mens maxima 11.5 ST R2 flex before that was Lepon. She has hit many clubs including blades and all sorts of stuff just for fun and only at the range, women are like men in golf I ask them first to consider the look by showing them a large and smaller headed club and asking what looks better to them, then find out priority for most ladies its forgivness and distance in my wifes case she considers golf too stressful already and selected something that launches high and is as automatic as possible. She does not have the new ladies super egg yet but that will be her next club. Considering that your ladies situation and that she has been a 5hcp before a mid sized sole with a 2 piece head is a good idea. custom build if she is seriously getting back into it. RomaRo Alpha PRGR Titan loft/lie/length/swing weight/grip size is key. With ladies or light mens shafts these have good distance and forgiveness with Ti faces.

All of those suggested are long its going to come down to what size and look you want to stand over. All are long for similar reasons a combination of loft/low CG/face materials Some of the irons are large almost utility looking, others look fairly normal. Also identify if max distance is what you really want and is what your game needs.

I'm not sure if you know but behind your putters face there are many shallow holes that sasaya made to improve feel and sound. Those holes were not there before and are supposed to cause an improvement.

If your priority is max distance consider irons that have a low center of gravity with very strong lofts with 2+ piece design heads. Now days irons are high COR with similar titanium faces as drivers. PRGR Super Egg irons ( non conforming Ti face ) PRGR Titan Face ( Ti face ) RomaRo Alpha ( Ti face ) Yamaha UD+2 ( stainless face ) Yamaha 216 ( stainless face ) Baldo 8C Craft ( S20C + very strong lofts ) There are a handful more as well but I think these are the top options I would consider. Things to keep in mind are lighter heads, but for me a little tip weighting, lead tape, crazy stp 85 stiff shafts playing extra long length would balance the issue out, at the moment Super Egg and they are mind blowingly long distance but also stupid insane forgiving. It's so forgiving as long as your swing path is down the line of your target your deep or thin anywhere on the face is a good deal.

One of my friends in Japan who is a club tester emailed me this morning touting this thing as a game changer. I then spoke with Ako-san about these to get the scoop. In feb this year at the japan golf fair Shingo came up with the overall idea and asked Ako-san to consider making something like it and this is what Ako-san came up with. The concept is simple golf is too hard so make it easy, Ako-san even goes as far to say "this ugly driver is awesome. it's so easy that everyone can get rid of classic slice!" It is 500cc's with a center neck shaft, it's very high cor with a thin SP700 face. It is only available in 13* loft. It's called the Never Slice Illegal Wood and thats in A-Grinds words. Body is 6-4Ti and it comes shafted with an Iomic grip and head cover. Two shafts one is R flex the other is L flex both are 47-49g. Here is my take on A-Grind drivers Classic 350 - dud A-Grind 440cc - very good, nice feel, low spin, mid trajectory IYA-DO-MO - we will see

Mizuno MP-55 Yoro Craft Irons - In Japan Mizuno offers the MP-55 instead of the MP-25 why? I don't know but I do know after hitting the MP-55's that they are indeed special irons that with the help of Mizuno's hand crafters at their Yoro deptartment can configure these irons to fit a wide range of players from professional to mid/high handicappers by making adjustments to the top line thickness, sole and grinds along with face progression also known as offset. Forged of S25C /1025E it is the evolution of the MP-54... Please take note that these irons are not standard, they are heavily modified this one here is in their beautiful twilight finish and in the photo above you see a custom Hokkaido sole grind which is an aggressive leading edge relief that comes to a point near the center of the clubs sole this does especially well for steep swingers as its not sharp and helps reduce digging. The below photo shows it from address, we kept the top line the same thickness as standard but went ahead and added a half millimeter of face progression which is 0.5mm less offset basically, this gives the iron a better visual at setup catering to the preference of the traditionalist or elite player. The new MP-55 features a new V-SLOT undercut cavity making it more forgiving on mis**ts and more distance when struck center. The MP-55 features a deeper center of gravity and a lower sweet spot position along with stronger lofts, this combo provides more distance and an easier time getting the ball airborne especially in the longer irons. Below shows a photo of it's unique and deep cavity structure. While this set is totally tricked out for the standard model Mizuno's craftsmen improved the shape by giving the iron a sharper more square look to provide the look a tour player desires with the performance the average golfer can handle. MP-55 5-PW - Hokkaido Sole Grind - Grind sharper toe and straight top line +0.5mm Face Progression (less offset) - Remove "Grain flow Forged" - Dark blue (Mizuno blue) paintfill for logos - Twilight Finish - Nothing on Hosel - Modus 105 Stiff - #5 based on 38" - D3 3-9 / D4 PW I actually prefer the shape of this head to the MP-5's it inspires confidence with this shape, less boxy than the MP-5 Yoro but still a tall peak point on the toe which not only looks good from face on but it looks killer delicious at the back face a more edgy and aggressive look in my opinion. The short irons starting at #8 have no undercut thru PW, even with the undercut these irons feel pretty dense and not clicky at all, my review is with the standard model not the Yoro version but I was very impressed with this clubs performance, first it feels excellent even with an undercut, next it was a little longer all day than the already strong lofted ONOFF Kuro forged irons which I absolutely adore, the shape I give the nod and while the lofts were stronger for more distance the trajectory was not as low as expected, I am very familiar with Modus3 125 and it is one of my go to accuracy shafts which I have played in Stiff soft step or Regular hard stepped after hitting the MP-55 extensively over the past couple of weeks I hope more people consider these as they are truly good all around performing irons much like the onoff kuro forged is. Above is the #8 iron of the MP-55. Interested in owning a set? please inquire with [email protected] stating what model you want and what options you had in mind, another good way to see more good examples is to type Yoro in the TSG blog search bar.

Im still going to disagree here based on personal experience, perhaps I was wrong about Miura Forged but I remember these very well, In 2002 while living in Japan I was buying bulk used sets of MR-23 CB's many 591's were on the used list as well at approx 22k - 40k yen per set ( in 2002 ) When the yen was 136 per dollar! On top of that the entire Achushnet Japan used to be handled by a husband and wife team and that is where I heard about these not being good and something about it being due where or how (i forget) they were being made. Anyway I care not but just letting you guys know what I ran into in the era when these are available.

No just the current version in PVD just released a couple days ago.

Nostalgic and rare for sure, not Miura nor highly coveted though Robbie. They are recognized by titleist but I also remember titleist not endorsing them which is weird.

We have stock of the new PVD finish cold forged by Titleist as of today. After first batch is out the next ship date is early 2016.

Taylormade Royal Gloire Driver - A Graphite Composite Face... that isn't something we see very often in golf especially a face that looks as out of the ordinary as this driver, and whats with no adjustability whatsoever? this is common in Japan yet in the states adjustability is very popular. Don't ask why ;) This face is a lightweight carbon material that features a new widened inverted cone technology that supposedly creates a hotter ball velocity that is stable and straight. Designed for the slower swinger, female or senior golfer it's touted as the most premium club Taylormade has produced and with a price nearing $1500 usd it's geared to a very specific segment. So I'm not going to be able to hit this club, its not for my swing type so I'd rather offer it to someone who it matches then ask their feedback on performance. With the composite face made of graphite composite + a thermo urethane the head sheds 30g in weight and redistributes that along the bottom of the club head, Its entire body is made of Alpha Beta Titanium which is some very good stuff, only 13* loft is available with 2 different shaft options. Green Shaft is a low kicking 42 gram shaft playing at 46.25 inches long, obviously for the smoother slower swinger its still balanced at D3 mostly due to it's longer length. The Silver shaft is slightly heavier at 48g with a mid kick, no flexes offered. Green is best for swing speeds of 71mph to 82mph while the Silver for 80mph to 91mph. Taylormade does not disclose the face angle but it looks about 1.5* closed to my eye, head volume is a full sized 460cc's. Beautiful quality and details all around. Above a picture of the Silver version shaft.