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This is a Honma Custom Finish.

It looks simply bonkers in person, it's called Sakata Black Nickel Finish and it's a plating that feels soft and sticky when you tap your nail on it and especially when a ball is compressed against it which reminds me of the kuro's soft feel at impact. Hitting it side by side against the standard finish the black nickel feels much softer at and yes it is a plated finish so it won't rust on you. The standard finish is no slouch it's a stunning high gloss brushed satin but this custom finish looks like a dark chrome, sorta evil looking don't you think?

Another sweet Gold's mod job. Smoked Copper Finish + Nex Gen PZ.

I've got eight rounds under my belt with this shaft, and it's legit. Toray is a prepreg supplier who has created a material called TT1100G which you are starting to see being used in more and more shafts like the MUSO AP & NSPro Formula MB as it's a very stable material that is affordable with excellent feel. Brands that are using this I notice like to create shafts that play slightly softer and its working very well for them. This material doesn't have as boardy of a feel as traditional 80T, it's also not as heavy so making a 50 gram range shaft using TT1100G isn't a problem anymore the best part is I had 2 shafts to try a 60 Stiff and a 50 Regular both which I inserted into a Jbeam Black Out 435 10* 200g head, the 60 Stiff felt great I could sense the kick and it was smooth with this head combined with my swing it was mid trajectory a little lower than I wanted but dead straight and loooong. So I was expecting to keep it but still heard a little voice in my head saying "put it in the ryoma special tune" so that's where it went and I think it's the perfect club, not as straight as the Jbeam but it totally stablized the Maxima and with it's high launch it was longer than the Black Out by a few. So with the black out benched for a couple of rounds I figured what they heck let's slap the 50g R flex in it and much to my surprise it held up, normally I would be right and over power a 50G R flex especially Basileus which IMO play softer with more feel but I suspect this material kept it in check because the kick was even more apparent and strong and with the blackout this thing was just perfect! My 7D's are not here yet but based on results and a lot of time I don't see how anything can knock this out of the bag but maybe I will be in another thread a month from now saying how the 7D is longer?? I really don't care at the moment because the Black 435 w/AAA is smooth, hard kicking, still straight, mid/high launch and with this head has very little spin. The distance is longer than the non-conforming 60 Stiff Maxima Combo, which is an insanely great rig. So I've got two drivers with the same shaft in different specs that I won't let go of. I give props to Trias, the owner and maker of Basileus and Torray for creating TT1100G. It intrigues me so much I've got the MUSO and Formula MB on the way to see how those with the same material stack up, not sure as design is very important and especially how well that design pairs with the players swing. I'm a happy camper now with my blackout and my maxima.

Not all Black face finishes are the same, when these first were on the market the complaint was vs the silver versions they felt harder but some faces don't have this issue, that leads me to think its a specific type of finish problem or a material + finish issue.

Glad you can appreciate these as I do, have you tried the RS01 yet? that's another great stick, not Egg1 piercing traj. but it's got a touch more spin and higher launch yet still the 01 is good for harder hitters like yourself. what tracks have you and the Dr. played so far?

It's conforming, and no all other factors are not the same because it's a totally different design. It's similar to the smaller Royal Collection drivers from years back that like this one were not the best for distance, forgiveness, and feel.

OM-3 & OM-4 added to page 1.

how about this one..lol --- I think what some are forgetting is that these are open model heads, the designs are already made with limitations on what can be done, some of these heads have been around for a very long time not being utilized so why not? Still most will prefer a brand name with an original design and are willing to pay for that. Prior to these, there are many affordable club heads on the market, just not forged in japan with this quality of grind and finish.

It's heads only, hand stamping as you would see on most putters or wedges, the engraving is nice but in letters and Japanese characters only, there is a small handful of smiley faces, hearts and skulls to choose from. A custom logo can be done but would require a setup fee and logo provided via high Rez imagery by the client.

None of these are available in stainless because most prefer forged.

We can choose depending on what's available and volume. I'm gonna most likely request JIS S20C, S25C, and SS400.

So from here on out Yoro, Miura, Epon, Modart etc. fans will start buying these instead right? That would be nice but I think pigs will fly before that happens. Geotech has been selling Open model heads for years at affordable prices and this is no different in fact a few of the 10 models you will immediately spot that other brands already use. We are simply taking head designs that are readily available, improving them and offering them at great prices, this is good news!

About half we get from one place and half another but then we have a particular grinder who understands our preferences work on them.

OM-4

OM-3

OM-2 Pics Just to put the offset #'s and top line #'s in perspective, some of these have 5.0-5.5FP all the way through the set with a 4mm top line, that's as small as it gets in the muscle back world yet the forgiveness is off the charts. To put the cost into perspective both the OM-1 & OM-2 cost only $650 heads only 4-PW finished in satin, others would stamp a logo on it and charge double.

So we hear it all the time Japanese clubs are too expensive... We want to make it easier for everyone to experience JDM grinds and forgings, so TSG Club Works is releasing a series of irons dubbed OM#. 10 different models and they are already completed. We are working on the xplainer page now to reveal them all but what we are giving you is: 1. 10 completely different designs all hand ground and forged in Himeji Japan 2. All available with custom finishes, custom stamping & laser engraving, custom builds 3. Unbelievable prices i.e Satin Finished Heads 4-PW = $499 and $650 (7pcs!) These will not be available until the web page is completed, sorry but web/photography isn't quick. We didn't just pick blank heads and decide to sell them, we negotiated for about a year, then we changed all 10 designs grinds ( offset,topline thickness, sole grind, loft, lie, head weight ) so basically this is on par with what some other brands would charge top dollar for. Introducing the OM-1 ( it's super forgiving and very soft )

The black out you can dip it in ice water and that thing won't spin much.

Yes Epon has been in a phase of adjusting molds not only for the zero but just about everything post Kobayashi. Endo molds cost so much it takes almost 3-5000pcs sold just to break-even then after that is when the profit starts. Epon is not a big brand for example after the 460ZR mold broke it didn't make sense to remake it as they don't have the volume.

It's more a Kobayashi recycle as the king has retired. A new dedicated mold was not created to produce this driver.

Great Analogy!

YC65 Stiff was the demo club that we tested Mine is the 455S model in ARMRQ8 62 Stiff 4 Star, w/ matte black head.

I'll just say I love the 435 black out, ZY11 and 455S right now. The 455/455S/460 are all equals with different characteristics none better than the other just made for different needs. I didn't really care for the 430. it's good but not great.

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