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More pics of D's beaut.

They are lovely :) Have not hit them yet so I guess we are relying on Stew's feedback. Now in the TSG Pro Shop and yes they are available heads only. We can also custom install shafts or have Ako-san hand stamp them for you.

Who's ready for A-GRIND week at TSG?

NUD is basically same quality as Baldo, looks very similar. While I like both brands they somewhat lack in Quality compared to other botique makers, this is mostly evident in their irons, wedges, and drivers. If you guys like we can add it to the TSG store, we have a good relationship with Baldo.

Just the toe grind, they are both Y grind but the F is sharper. It looks like an adjusted 5003 imo.

Yup, So I personally loved the feel of the RomaRo Type R FW it was a little wild for me or some could consider it workable. The 306V Ti is user friendly all around, while it doesn't feel as forgey as the RomaRo due to it's Ti material it's lighter semi hollow sound and feel is still better than most, easier to hit it straight, higher ball flight, more shallow face and easier up off the deck and I also think it's a bit longer so imo win goes to the 306V Ti.

We gotta take pre orders on these, they are almost gone. email [email protected] if interested.

So today I played a full round with the 460 again with the YA55 in Regular flex, I'm usually a stiff flex player and use heavier shafts but surprisingly the ball went very straight. It's a little warmer now the feel off the face is nice, it's semi soft, not loud at all, just a little crunch to it but not much. This driver is not very workable imo. It also seems draw bias to me. Of course you can hit cuts or fades with it but do keep in mind off the 727 series drivers this has the highest moi and furthest back and low CG making it less workable by design. Depending on how workable you want you would sellect the model, been playing a lot of golf, hitting a lot of Honma gear lately, it's all very good.

It should make sense your clubmaker, it's not common but some people do request shafts not fully inserted into the hosel. Ask him to measure then install 3/4 of the way in or so if your going to try this.

Well Kinda Bad... So Seven has done well in it's first month, much better than we anticipated and customers are loving both the wedges and irons which we always knew they would. Originally it was supposed to be exclusive to TSG but since the launch companies worldwide have been aggressive in trying to get an account, we are taking it slow only choosing the best partners and so far we have selected a Thailand & Korea distributor ( won't name yet ) and in order to allow them the margin as well as their shop accounts a competitive margin that is on par with other brands a serious price increase had to be implemented, that's still being sorted out but just letting you guys know it's coming. We are down to our last stocks, after this expect a pretty hefty increase, There is no other way around it, in the beginning TSG wasn't making much even at the current prices because we produce very small amounts and go overboard on all the details i.e Seven products on average cost 2-4 times more to make than other brands made in Japan BUT with this price increase the margin will be very good for us so I'm just being totally transparent about it, and we are investing all of it back into the company to produce a slew of new items and this will allow us to fund woods as at previous prices it was not possible at all to produce a top tier original driver. Another thing we can do is make cover custom paint work and reduce the cost of shaft options a good amount. But the retail prices gotta go up. Next the news that broke my heart, J.I.S Grade S15C is no longer available anywhere in Japan. I won't opt for Chinese stuff you know me. No more billets to forge into our iron mold. We had no idea and when I went to re order irons I was told the bad news. So get them now if you want to experience soft on an entirely different level. Wedge heads will most likely increase in price by $70 per head = $230 Iron sets will go up in price somewhere around $420 = $1470 for 7 heads. At the current prices this is all we have left: Satin S15C 4-PW: 7 sets 1050 + Shipping 160 per head Satin + Logo SS400 Wedge 52* : 1 Satin + Logo SS400 Wedge 54* : 3 Satin + Logo SS400 Wedge 56* : 2 Satin + Logo SS400 Wedge 58* : 1 Satin + Logo SS400 Wedge 52* : 1 Raw SS400 Irons 4-PW : 2 sets ( made for custom finish + bending ) 850 + Finish 120 per head + Finish Raw SS400 Wedge 52* : 1 Raw SS400 Wedge 54* : 2 Raw SS400 Wedge 56* : 1 Raw SS400 Wedge 58* : 1 Raw SS400 Wedge 52* : 2 As you can see stock is thin, more are on the way BUT they all go up in price a pretty big amount for the 2nd run. Factory Satin S15C Cavity Blade SS400 Factory Satin + Logo SS400 Wedge Raw SS400 Wedge w/ Aftermarket Satin Raw SS400 Wedge w/ Smoke Copper

I really like the shapes of these heads when looking down and from face on, hit them both and they feel excellent to , the trajectory is medium even on the S. I personally would choose S if I had to choose between the two but I'm like that I went MA01S with Modart and TRPX S-013 but looks wise the D is just so sexy, what I don't like is how the black on the sole looks, a little thick on the paint imo but all in all very good performance for the better player. Forged cup face, 911S 460cc 911D 440cc

or he's gonna start drinking and doing drugs...

Much more forgiving than ONOFF forged but they don't feel anywhere as soft. TW727 "VN" would be your ticket, have you hit those?

Yes I don't like Jill, it's like a flat rough texture finish. A couple people have ordered it in the past, not the best looking imo.

I posted the 460 driver and now the iron set that would match it: Today we will dive deep into the Tour World TW727P Forged Iron, It's the most forgiving of the TW727 line up designed for more distance and to be easier to hit. It's got a thicker top line than the rest not to mention a larger head size So there are 4 models of irons in the TW727 series and as the most forgiving of the bunch it's still not an iron I would put in the Game Improvement category which is usually reserved for the larger headed multi piece distance focused irons, this TW727P is still a forgiving players iron that I consider full mid sized. If you need sharp looks with lots of carry and forgiveness and generally play to a mid to low handicap with an eye for a bit more heft in your cavity back these are an option you should consider. A little bigger than the 717 version they have also enlarged the sweet spot, the offset has also been increased slightly making it even more easy to hit, it's two piece cavity features a nice deep undercut unlike the rest of it's 727 family. Long irons have a thinner face for more carry and the design is made to send the ball with a higher launch to cover more distance. the mid irons are 2.7mm face thick for better spin performance and as you move into the #11 and SW those don't have any undercut yet still have the forgiveness factor. Honma has revised the sole grind on the 727 series and describes it as clean-cutting, it's more curved with slightly wider form across all models this helps the player in so many ways from sliding through the turf easier to making cleaner contact. the semi gooseneck is evident and it helps square the face for straighter shots, looking at the design and it's materials it's made fantastically It's a 2 piece structure head the body is Soft Forged while the face is high strength maraging stainless steel. They CNC milled the cavity into the Forged Body creating it's pocket and increasing the MOI while lowering the CG I need to get to my impressions as I have hit this iron: It's really nice! about 2 clubs longer than my traditionally lofted players CB's but also it has a different type of feel, the vibration that runs up your hands is dense while the sound at impact has a little click to it due to the stainless face. so dense clicky is how I would sum up feel and distance + 2 clubs over my current irons, the launch is not all that high it's still for the better player actually this one is easy to suggest to a female athlete player or a low handicap senior player as there is a lot of accuracy that comes from this design. Forgivness was almost point and shoot, it's not automatic like game improvement irons but it's getting near so it's a nice blend of both worlds. I found the #3 iron to be a gem off the tee box, I don't think a driving iron is necessary here as if you like to hit long irons off the tee these are so much fun and reliable, I'm not used to hitting clubs this forgiving so these were a pleasant surprise and they don't look gaudy or massive either, right at the edge for me I think this is the biggest I could game. Also TSG can add a pretty intense look to it with Honma Sakata Factory Black Nickel Finish added to it. I could only imagine what that would look like shafted up with the Vizard IB105 Carbon + Metal fiber shafts. TW727P:

That's all you! who else has that kind of great taste and style?

Best way is Golf Classic Magazine. The stuff on that link is pretty outdated.

ARMRQ8 is an eight-axis carbon fabric to resist stress in the direction of torsion. This yields improved torsion stiffness and improved directionality at the point of impact and has made it possible to develop shafts that resist wobbling. So it's 2 more 45* weaves than ARMRQ6 was, the more you go up in star ratings for honma the materials improve also the options on the head become custom. So in theory 3 star has more directional stability than 2 and 4 more than 3.

This makes me want to try a set of OT95 in my iron heads.

Like hand pick specs? Maybe .5 open If you require 1.5* open for sure go JBeam.

So I believe the 435 is longer because so many TSG'ers say it is BUT based on MY results my Modart MA01D at 46.75"w/TRPX...lol without any doubt I have had longer drives. I'm sure the shaft plays a major role but still. I play the same course at least 3 times a week, not always 18 sometimes just 3-4 holes and most often the same 3-4 holes so I know them very very well. MA01D is still the only driver that has allowed me the chance to drive one of the greens on a short par 4 and I'm not a long hitter. That said I'm waiting for 7D shafts on a black out and ZY-11 both distance options and based on what our clients say about the "distance option" 7D shafts it should be longer. MA01DS with a square face is still considered slightly anti left by Suda-san, actually all Modart woods are. In my bag I also can't shake the MA01F or MA01H and in that case I know those aren't the longest but for me with Crazy UT Black and Crazy FW80 it's the best feeling, cleanest contact, most reliable woods I have hit. P.S Crazy has the new FW80 Regensis coming soon, It's better than the original, I hit them side by side on the LM at Crazy Tokyo last month very similar, smoother feel in the new and just a hair higher with the same head, loft, build.

I asked JBeams lead designer why the deep hosel depth? he told me how deep do you install yours? I told him all the way and he said we don't have to and if we use a cork for the gap we can install less for a more active tip. Jbeams have a very deep hosel compared to other drivers and that's why a lot of powerful players like it, helps them keep straight and low. So basically not inserted full length you get a more active tip which leads to a stronger kick but a little less control.

I'll be posting the other Honma drivers this week, I think it's best you look at all of them before comparing against the Glorious. For now, the custom options from Honma make it a pretty close battle as we can order them matte black, with lie/loft/face angle adjustments. The only drawback is Honma takes time 4-6 weeks for custom. We can also do custom shaft colors with Honma. Glorious VS Honma "460" Honma will have a little more spin, the launch a little higher but still not game improvement like the Beres S-03. Sound and feel I give to the Honma, I think overall distance it's too close to call, maybe Jbeam but I've had a dozen or more rounds with it where the Honma just 2-3 shared with others and no shaft changes so it's not really fair for me to say. Next up I will post the Honma TW727 455S Driver

You explained it better than I do, thanks for this :)

Yes that is correct only the 455 model in the 717 line.