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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.

To be vulnerable is to show your strength. welcome back man!

Lots of time with this one because I like it a lot! If you like: - low spin - mid/high trajectory - sublime feel at impact - good forgiveness - workability - nice shape - killer custom options - quality of material and make No brainer... With Jbeam this is as good as it gets. Pics here with review in blog.

Just one mans "opinion" that's all. fairway finder as in tight dispersion, low spin and easy to hit straight, forgiveness is a whole other subject like off center, toe and heel shot distance and dispersion.

Today I had more game time with the 350 using it's second shaft, first shaft tested was Crazy Type B which is a phenomenal shaft but a little too tip stiff and fade inducing when combined with this head. Next was the TRPX Touale which is softer, higher launching and I'm very familiar with it in multiple heads. And while it was higher launching, easier to draw I think my conclusion is that this A-Grind head is not as long as most drivers but easily finds the fairway better. Grades :) Distance = C Forgiveness = D+ Appearance = A+ Trajectory = B+ Dispersion = A- Feel = B- Overall = C

The tip plays more active because there isn't as much of a metal hosel restricting its flexibility. Same goes for Ryoma Maxima in reverse with its shallow hosel that allows less of the tip to be surrounded by hosel which lets the shaft tip flex more.

PRGR did a showing of their up coming releases for mid 2015, we are allowed to show you some of them but not all. The PRGR Nabla Tour 2015 Series is exactly what TSG members would expect retro look pro level clubs packed with technology especially the 3 wood in my opinion. The new Nabla Tour Wedge has a flat silver finish to totally eliminate glare and trailing edge grind that goes to the center of the sole which PRGR says provides enough to open the face a few degrees yet allows the player to hit full shots with the club sitting square if you want it to. PRGR has for decades made amazing driving irons, they are some of the best in the business and I'm excited to try the new iD Nabla Tour. Reviews coming soon to TSG. This new 3 wood is something else, not exactly traditional as PRGR claims they have combined the performance of the original EGG FW with a more player shape, hopefully this time they got it right as few woods beat the original and 2nd gen Egg FW's, in the photo below it shows that while it has an elongated back the weight is big and low while still forward making this indeed forgiving yet designed to produce low spin and penetrating shots.

Yes I can, but what is the question exactly?

They are 63 - 63.5* I really don't think the issue is heel relief, its gotta be something else perhaps just how you were hitting it or the shaft was it both lofts or just one? perhaps the specs are off on one of them...?

kuros are much more forgiving, longer, larger, soft all over the face where the 7CB is just a much better soft in the center.

My personal fav is Satin with Raw black face then soft black.

Kyoei does the forging, grinds by Okamura-san. Ako-san does Tour grinds but only at JPGA Tour Service.

Seven Advanced Design is only several months since its official launch yet it's been years in the making. hundreds of sketches of different cavity backs, dozens of sample irons from other brands combined with over a decade of listening and learning about what our members truly desire from a compact players iron. Learning the Japan golf industry inside and out has helped a lot, knowing where and how other brands get stuck, see'ing the life cycle of companies including their ups and downs and understanding why they rise and why they fall has allowed us to create a unique scenario for SEVEN. Above some of the original CAD work done. It started with sketches and many of them, then the hiring and firing of multiple 3D Cad designers, then visiting the factories to find out who had the ability to produce the product to our standard and then producing sample after sample over the course of 2 years then sending it to get CG tested then changing the material, then having design changed, then going over and over and over a similar process as there are boundaries and limitations to what the factories can do. Above Random shots from the prototype stage. So what did we learn? That there is not one factory that can do it all so the next step was to have particular factories do certain tasks then ship to the next and the next and so fourth. Was it all worth it? We think so but it wasn't cheap to get things done the way we envisioned our costs sky rocketed and all near the end of the process so it was too late to turn back, too much time and money invested and quite honestly I was just too damn excited to see what golfers would say about the feel, the performance, and the style. Above is a photo of the cavity blade done up in soft black with blue paint fill, during early morning or late afternoon the orange in the sky gives it a purple hue. Originally we had opted for just S15C but during our testing found that SS400 which is FORGED not stainless feels really good as well SS400 is also a forged carbon material simply measured by tensile strength instead of carbon content, In terms of feel it comes is in between S15C and S20C. The toe extends ever so slightly pass the groove and the neck is a little shorter these two features bring the CG to center rather than toward the heel, the center of gravity is mid/low positioned not considered very low as we wanted these irons to be workable and produce a piercing trajectory as they are geared toward the better player. We did have actual JPGA Tour Card holders test these irons and also professional ladies and across the board the praise for look and feel were extremely high. Forged and Handmade in Himeji Japan using only Japanese materials the Seven CB was made to produce a soft pure feeling yet maintaining feedback on mis**ts. These “cavity blade” irons have a compact athlete profile designed to visually aid the golfer in focusing with an emphasis on feel and accuracy. The top line is very thin, sole has a slight trailing and leading edge grind and the lofts are traditional with the PW at 47* so this is not an iron geared toward distance. S15C is no more in Japan it was always considered too soft which is why we used it in a design that would normally feel firm (designed for feedback) this balanced out too soft and firm really surprising us at how good it felt, so why go with 2 materials? well during our testing 1 of every 4 testers would say it's a little too soft so we tested S25C and S20C and the feedback was those were both a hair firm and finally we found SS400 which was just right. What we noticed is pro's like firm and this SS400 material which is in between S15C & S20C was perfect. All S15C sets come finished in brushed satin original, SS400 sets we kept raw at our warehouse to apply custom finishes. Handmade, so what I wanted from the very beginning is all Seven clubs to be handmade as it all started with a handmade sketch and ends with hand done paint fill and assembly, even the satin is brushed by hand after it's chrome dip. The "cavity blade" has a small touch that I felt was important, starting at the eight iron the second step in the cavity slightly blends into the top line. originally the CB had a thicker top line but I decided to go even thinner to have this feature, it does nothing for performance it just shows that the clubs are hand ground. What Japan has that other countries don't is the skilled craftsman and grind skills. Mass production can be done anywhere but the art of the grind can't be as it's a fading tradition that will only fade in time unless there is a following of purists to keep it alive. So as this brand is part of TSG I'm going to reserve my review and leave that to our members, These are Edition 1 and will never be produced again. At the time of this post April 14th we have only 1 set of S15C irons left and a few more SS400 sets ready for the customers choice of finish and paint fill. So far Edition 1 wedges are sold out as well and S15C will be no more in all of Japan for iron sets.

Modus3 Tour 125 for your power sir. All in X. To me it's the C-Taper of the Modus series with a higher trajectory yet similar accuracy.

Yes Ako-san's vision of the grind was the R1 he just needed time to create it and released the original blade in the mean time same went with the CB. So the original blade and CB is more of a "standard" shape while the R1's are rounded with a different grind which is what you see in the pics I posted above. As Skyline posted above the original is progressive offset while the R1 is same throughout the set which is what better players would prefer. So in a nutshell offset, shape, sole grind.

All 7Ds are getting closer, there over 15 of them going out this month so next month we should have a lot of feedback in the forum.

We have sold a couple hundred sets of these and yet there are not many in the B/S/T does that mean everyone loves them? I just hit these again and im blown away how they are the total package in looks, feel, forgiveness, and distance.

I built a blackout 10 degree with a AAA 50 gram in regular flex and this thing is insanely long. Im usually a stiff flex in heavier shafts but figured the material may help stabilize while the flex will give me extra kick and a higher trajectory, also the idea was for a club that I could handle easily for all 18 holes without fading as previously I had a Crazy CB50 in this head and while it was laser and long after 7-10 holes I got sloppy on it. The blackout has gotta be the longest driver ive hit when paired with the proper shaft and loft for your swing. longer than my special tune maxima and waay straighter with loads less spin. Next it goes head to head against the new TW727 455S with ARMRQ8 62 Stiff 4 Star Shaft, winner of that goes up against the Blackout & ZY-11 with Seven Dreamers Distance Shafts.

Yup the newer CB is called the R1 like the MB is also named the R1 its just a little smaller