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I love this one too...

I took one of three big logo proto seven irons and put it in a Japanese DLC finish as a test.

of course, you still gotta putt well with your flat stick but when it comes to manufacturing abilities, quality of material and the precision of all aspects of putter making nothing comes close. The new CC putter - all specs can be changed with careful consideration. 12* balance angle 70* lie angle 3* loft 9mm CG height 15mm CG depth

If we remove loft from the equation it goes to Titanium faces if the shaft and heads characteristics match the player. Ryoma hit off a tee is my personal longest

Yup easy to hit, higher launching, closed face and soft standard shafts for the shuttle. many average cappers love these! This never really works out. Japanese brands give all the closeout stuff to the USA side and give them no custom options. At the same time in Japan, brands are closing out the same products for cheaper. We have accounts with both sides for most brands and end up ordering from Japan anyway.

For sure modus 125 is lower spin, lower trajectory, very accurate and straigth for me. Where they failed was in feel because I likely can't unload the shaft and also it has a bit much roll. I should try a 1 or 2 x soft stepping to see if that works in another set.

shaft construction and design support with the owner. graphics are done elsewhere.

I wrote this when I first met them and went to their factory - http://blog.tourspecgolf.com/loop-shafts-by-syncagraphite/

Modart MA01F is still one of my all time favorites. So straight and easy to clip off most conditions. It was always lower traj and spin for me. This thing saved me strokes by keeping me in play. I am also a big fan of the G-FW and Crazy Full Titan.

It's not as simple as taking a larger forging and milling and grinding what we need to make a combo. for example, sometimes you need a lighter forging for less offset or to get the CG in a certain spot. They must also consider how long it takes them to grind the weight off. I used to think as you do too. I pushed factories to do this sort of thing and they told me the result is not good. They were right.

I don't think Combo's sell well enough to invest a mill into molds. To small groups of people, yes but to be honest game improvement irons sell the best. Srixon's specs are decent for combo's. A-Grind has a few combo sets. pretty much every combo set is cutting corners. I could do one full CNC the proper way but I do not think its necessary. A designer can just increase the thickness of sole, maintain progressive offset to make longer irons easier and move mass lower or adjust the shape to be more shallow. Perimeter weighting in a 1 piece players cavity is overrated anyway IMO.

Yup Maru's were a black dye. heads were super light. I had every set of Maru's. best feeling ones were after I changed it to satin finish.

If you look at the materials and construction of RomaRo driving irons they are tops. They use Driver and high-end UT tech in driving irons. Fourteen Hi877 and M version are also very good.

Now that you bring that up, I do not see them buying fresh molds to produce a combo set. It is possible but even big brands re-use molds and adjust them. Nothing wrong with that except it's a little deceptive. I wish brands would just keep updating older designs and only release new models when they use a new mold. It makes no sense to trick us by using the same mold 3-5 models running and adjust the aesthetics or tiny things that barely make a difference.

I notice the Miyazaki aftermarket shafts have better feedback for stronger players. average or slow swingers tell us they feel boardy or too stiff. This is just me generalizing what customers say.

Thanks Nobs! We need more like this!

Easy choice. Yamaha UD+2 and PRGR Super Egg The 2 longest and most forgiving irons on the market JDM or USDM. Only consideration is it's look and size.

I love Chapter 2 iBrid and Ballista. Chapter 2 is lower imo. I played one of those for years. Nice soft feeling driving iron.

These are Kyoei or Oichi heads. They are not ground by golds factory only stamped and finished.

Thx for this write up. My issue with Srixon is those Miyazaki shafts. I have not hit them but the reviews from the many we have sold are not well. Kind of like Honma vizard reviews.

From an insider perspective, the cost difference is minimal and anyone can grind these. SUS cost more than FE in setup and per head. FE99 vs SUS vs S25C by design you can make any of them feel softer or harder by changing the sole width/design/loft/finish/shaft/grip While material matters it is not as much as we think. Consider what Mizuno does to feel and also what the older cast Honma's and Fourteen TB Proto blades felt like. Consider the raw grain yururi's or kk's and how they feel at impact as well and how no plating and a raw grain influences feel. Also, I found that heat treatment does almost nothing to S25C or FE99 but has a noticeable impact on SUS.

Yes, FP is identical but that doesn't sort the CG locations to be the same, heel to toe length, sole width, bounce, camber, topline thickness, and shape. Let's use Yoro as an example. They can match it all except for CG and shape and I still do not recommend that if given the choice. I really do not mind #3 and #4 irons, maybe even #5 is ok to slap 2 sets together but when we get into mid and short irons consistency is king. I know I don't want a high launching and straight flying #7 iron with a lower flight workable #8 iron when I can easily have consistency throughout my set, progressive offset, and a lower CG by design where it is needed. The player does not see it but as someone who designs and owns brands, I get to see the limitations and differences each mold has.

The wrong way to do combo sets is slap 2 different designs together that have 2 different molds, sizes, cg locations, topline thickness, FP, bounce etc.. etc.. We want consistency right? The proper way to do "combo's" would be to design clubs for that purpose. The reason why people want combos is that they think they need more forgiveness in the long/mid irons or smaller short irons or simply to be trendy. Bridgestone has combo's done right with the XBL's.

FYI fellas: http://kyoeigolfclubs.com/

Yup Morita is the oldest. I was about to buy the name on the cheap maybe 5+ years ago and decided not to.