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You can use a product that I've been using for ages on my Cameron putters along with my raw/oc clubs. I'm one of those guys that can't stand rust so I always spray a product called Corrosion Block on my equipment after a round or as a preventative on clubs I'm storing. Some people may not care for it because it is a penetrant but I've found no ill effects with it after over three years using it on everything from my Maru Spec wedges to Tour Napa's. Other then slight wear on the finish on the sole of my Chikara's from play, the rest of it looks like new. Corrosion Block is sold here in Hawaii mainly at Marine/Boating shops as it's usually sold as a rust preventative on marine engines, boating parts but I have seen it on the internet. I gave a bottle to Carlton ages ago and practically anything leaving his shop gets a squirt. Definitely every Proto Chikara that he built and sent out got a squirt. For bruddahs in Hawaii, McCully Bike has it. My favorite place to get it though is POP/Pacific Ocean Producers where it's a bit cheaper but harder to find.

58 and 60 sized.

bogey....now that I've had a few rounds under my belt with the ONOFF's, I can probably answer your question a whole lot better then when I had only a few sessions in the net. A little background.....most of you know I go though a lot of equipment during a year. Pretty crazy amounts considering I'm not in the business of "golf" but just a crazy nut golfer. I'm not afraid to buy something just on looks alone. There have been many additions to my bag by just seeing a picture somewhere, TSG, tourspecgolf, Japan Golf Magazines and I "need" to get that club. The ONOFF irons were just one of those sets. As soon as I saw the ONOFF irons last year, I was attempting to get it. As soon as I came across a set and was able to actually try it out first for once, I found that they were even better then I expected. I've known about ONOFF clubs for ages because a few friends are on Staff with them. So I've always "coveted" their sets because the looks were always nice and the quality seemed first rate. Now here was a set that I had liked initially at first site from a magazine but have now learned to love after taking them on a few "dates". I've always felt that Tourstage and Mizuno were some of the softest grinds available. Hence my many sets of Miz and TS. Although I had tried a few G Fields, PRGR, Royal Collection, Fourteen, XXIO, Srixon, S Yard, J's, Maruman, Miura, Honma, and Beres, Miz and TS were always my favorite. The ONOFF's have easily replaced my TS/Miz love. They are very soft irons. I know everyone claims an iron is soft but hitting a pure shot with the ONOFF really is different for me. Just a really great clean, crisp feel. The Labo Spec shafts I have in them have a super feel better then the NSPRO's that I had learned to love. The forgiveness on these CB's are spectacular. I've been actually going through a swing "funk" and I've found that heel/toe shots are travelling great with hardly any loss of yards and my dispersion has been super. These irons are much more forgiving then my TS XBCB2's which is understandable because their a little fatter in the sole, but I'd have to put them right there with the TSXBCB2's in workability. I'm able to hit them high/low and left/right with ease. But the real kicker is when I miss them, the misses are forgiving. I'm not way out in left field as I found myself with the XBCB. If I had to, I'd put them right between a TS Viq and the XBCB2 lineup. Forgiving yet with player characteristics. I can easily see myself playing with this set for quite a long time. I hope that anwers your questions.

Bag pics updated again.....the big addition....ONOFF Plus Forged CB"s and ONOFF bag. With all the changed I've made in irons in the last two months, with TS Xblade CB2's and the Srixon I506's...this is easily the best change I've made and will probably stick in there for a long time.

Just make sure they have the stock ONOFF ferrule on them. Usually if they don't have the stock ferrule, then the club maker who did the reshaft didnt' know what he was doing because they are resuable. It's not unusual to have people buy the ONOFFs and take them to uncertified clubmakers. These heads are reshafted without the stock ferrule and more importantly without the ONOFF internal shaft sleeve which allows the clubmaker to set the face/lie angle. When they don't use or have the sleeve the unceritifed club maker ends up filling the whole hosel recess with epoxy, ending up with one very heavy head. Even worse, they'll put string on the end of the shaft to fill the gap. I haven't seen those heads at Roots that Dwight's talking about...but I have seen some screwed up heads there in the past. Oh..and Dwight..that's not a great deal. I'd have offered you better.

Thanks for the compliments guys. Regarding the SB-3, I'll give you a some detail if anyone's looking for it. There are actually two SB-3 models put out by Studio B in Japan. The SB-3 which I have and the SB-3. Note the underlined 3. Per TKS and also Studio B, these are two different models of the same head with the SB-3 weighing in at 340-345grams and the SB-3 weighing in at 350-355grams. As you can see from my pics, I have a few blade putters. Probably a whole lot more since I last posted that old picture. If I had to compare the BB-2/DASS w/ copper face and this SB-3, I'd say the SB-3 is much firmer feeling. Probably due to the lack of the copper insert along with it feeling much more heavier. As it is now, the SB-3 extended from 34-35" is swingweighting at D8. I really feel the feeling of the SB-3 is much better then what I had in my BB2. I've never owned the Napa Valley so I can't compare it. I passed on it because I like a cleaner looking head on a blade with no sight lines or sight dots. I do have several Napa's from the 96-97 years and also the ACVII to compare it to though. I've always felt that the old Napa's had incredible feel as well as being one of the softest heads out there unless you were comparing it to an original 8802 which is the "king" of blades. The only thing I didn't like is the headweights on them are rather light. I'm pretty used to loading a blade putter with lead or counterbalancing them to give them the "heft" that I like. The ACVII is a good putter just that recently I've really come to like the older Napa's better. Although the ease of use and lack of upkeep are great, it's just become clicky and compared to the rest of the Napa's. I think any of my Cleveland "designed bys" can compete easily in feel with the ACVII which for blade lovers is a great thing because of the very economical prices on the used market. At this time though, the SB-3 is my favorite blade putter in my collection. The feel is super. I love the headweight and the finish which is actually darker looking in person then what shows in the pictures is just super looking. Mjr...if you're asking about my TeI3 that I had redone in nickel satin, it's still very much the same feeling as it was when it was in the original finish. I chose to have it done in Thailand instead of the Cameron shop because at Cameron, they'll refinish the face which I feel is the key ingredient in the TeI3's. If you're asking about strictly Pro Plat's versus Studio Styles and Studio Stainless, I like the Pro Plats the best. I do think they feel much better then any of the other lines which is why those along with my Mil Specs are the only Camerons I've kept in my Cammy collection. As for which putter is my favorite, I have none. Probably why my collection is so big even though I've been tryign to sell some and thin it out. As I tell some of my friends no matter what, I can find myself catching fire with the flat stick on a front 9 with 12 putts and then find myself with 19 putts on the back. It really doesn't matter what I'm using they all work about the same for me. If anything I'll go with what's appealing to my eye that day then what's the most expensive or coolest. The Cobra Speed LD has been a great addition to my bag. I really suck with fairway woods and I'm tired of trying to get the "bling"heads like TS X-ST's and other high line Japan heads. The 3 wood is already a club I rarely use in my bag but when I do, I want it to be super easy to hit and damn near bulletproof on the course. The Cobra hits high soft landing shots for me. Not the longest at all compared to other heads I've hit but really super easy to get up and straight. I usually use my 3 wood off the tee or when I do find a long and wide Par 5 here in Hawaii. Other then that I'll probably go to my TS Fut for control. The Cobra's been able to meet all my on course demands with ease and also give me a little confidence to go for it on holes I used to hit my hybrid on. It's got a deeper face then many people like in a 3 wood but I've had no problem with it. Of course it being a Cobra also comes with a louder sound at impact then many prefer but as long as it continues to go straiight, I can't see changing it in the near future. The No1 or Ion grips are really a great addition. I had grown to be a great fan of the Iomics but when I tried the No1's, it was an easy decision to change to them. They are firm yet still soft and have the most incredible tackiness to them not found on the Iomics. I think they would be wonderful if it every rained here and they are so comfortable, their probably the only grip I'd consider to use without a glove. As for Carlton's wedge grinds, they are easily the best grinds I've ever had on any wedge I've owned. This might seem as a bold statement considering I've had Tour Clevelands, Tour Callaway, Tour/Proto Vokey's and Tour Taylor Mades, but none has been able to work so well from any turf condition or lie. Carls grind gives a whole new meaning to solid. They allow you to really get excellent contact from fluffy lies and tight lies. I've never owned a wedge that does so much for me and allows me to make so many types of shots. It's really weird how well they work. I've told Carl that his wedges have allowed me to forget about "tour grooves" because they allow me to get "at" the ball so much better that spin is inevitable with the shot his wedges allow me to make. There is simply no better wedge grind or wedge grinder. Again..thanks for the compliments guys.

Whole bag updated....and should last about a week. Changes coming around real soon.

I had the new Yonex for about three weeks in the bag. Very good and solid club. Much more solid feeling then I expected with the carbon crown. It had a very solid sound at impact versus the usual duller sound I get with composite designed heads. I didn't notice much pluses in the distance or workability area. One of the things that appealed to me was that it had hardly any offset on it. BUT...it still wasn't better then my Tourstage FuT so I passed on keeping it. Definitely the best hybrid I've found next to my Tourstage.

TOURSTAGE CBTS64 Stand Bag added. to go when I walk instead of the Paradiso!

Thanks....I've finally been able to get in some serious golf time with the ViQ's since the rain has finally stopped here in Hawaii. They really are everything I was looking for in an iron. I wanted something that had a thin topline, and blade look from the top, limited offset and most of all forgiving enough to not worry where the ball was going yet still keeping the ability to work the ball in that occasion that I needed to. The ViQ is that iron for me. I initially was worried that they might hit the ball too high like some other forgiving iron's that I've tried, but I've had no ballooning problem in that area. I've been also able to hit successful knockdowns with the ViQ's. They've really surprised me in all aspects of my game. I can honestly say that they have surpassed everything that I was hoping for when I purchased them. The feel is outstanding. I thought my past Mizuno sets were great, but again, the ViQ surprised me in that area. I'm sure if you get a chance to hit these, you'll be very pleased. Thanks Sgt.....the Paradiso really is a great bag and the putter tube was something I was looking for in a bag yet the bag looks cool enough that I'm not carrying "my fathers" bag. No more fumbling with getting the putter out and best of all..no worries about it getting hit by any other club while I'm playing. I've just updated the bag again. Like I said earlier....loved the Tour Edge Exotic because of the great distance I was getting with it but I just couldn't get past the sound it gave off. In it's place is the Tourstage X-ST 3 Wood 15* w/ Graphite Design Tour AD M-75. I haven't had enough time to hit it on the range but so far on the course I'm very pleased with it. It might not be an explosive cannon like the Tour Edge, but it just feels good and right for me at this time. Also new is a John Byron Dale Head putter. It's an older model that probably came out about six years ago. Bryon Morgan who designed it and made this milled putter has now split up from his earlier partnership with John Ortega and gone on to make putters with only his name on it. If anyone is interested in a quality custom milled putter.....Byron Morgan may be the answer you're looking for. I believe his website is www.byronputters.com

The Touredge Exotic replaced my Sonartec 2.5, Tour Taylor Made V Steel. The only reason I made the switch is I found it longer and much easier to hit off of any lie then either of those two other 3 woods. My only dislike about the Exotic is the awful sound at impact. For a "high end" club at least according to price, I find it a little too "tingy". It's probably the only reason I'm contemplating picking up a ViQ 3 wood or the X Drive 3 wood from Tourstage.

You pretty much said it. At the time about a year and a half ago after trying pretty much everything available from TM, Hogan and Mizuno, the Tourstage was the only club that I was getting good results from. I found that the TM's were total hook machines for me, the Hogan's not as bad but not very consistent and the length lacking in the Fly Hi. The Tourstage sets up very square and has hardly any offset. It's also very solid compared to other hybrids. With the 904HB, I get a quick rise but penetrating flight with a soft landing. I've tried other hybrid shafts, but the 904HB really fits me well. I can take a hard swing with it and not feel that I'm overpowering or over torqueing it. I usually rotate the Tourstage with a Fourteen HI 858 but after a recent round at a particularly tight course, I decided to bag the Tourstage again for awhile. The length is is easily superior to what I was getting with a regular 2 iron and definitely a lot more easier for me to hit consistently. It also has never been a problem to move the ball either left or right with the FuT where other Hybrids I've used, I was more concerned with trying to keep them straight. I've considered trying the new ViQ hybrids but the FuT has built enough confidence in me that it's never been a serious temptation to me.

Not this one...I had to do a lot of searching and phone calls before actually getting everything in the bag including the bag. :tsg_smilie_whistle:

Thanks Jacque! I really do love this bag. It's sturdy and at the same time not huge. There are a ton of pockets and the quality is just excellent. The putter tube came with the bag. There are two models of CBA520 , one with the tube and one with out. I always thought they were kind of dorky till I had one on this bag. It really works great and for Cameron collectors who are worried about keeping their grips and putter shaft bands nice, this is just perfect. By the way.......bag pics in the first post updated again. Checked out the girls at the Fields Open this past week, particularly Ai Miyazato. Loved the looks of her irons and decided to pick up a set of Tourstage ViQ Forged cavity backs for myself. I also took out my Fourteen and returned my Tourstage FuT U3 19* to the bag. I played Luana Hills the other month and since it worked so great, I figured I'd put it back into play. I also added two more putters to the rotation. I just got the JAT Prototype and Napa back from Scotty's restoration shop. They look better then they did originally and now have their authentication papers. Enjoy!

They really are sweet wedges and definitely drop and stop ones. Not overspinning like some tour wedges I've had but just right. The set up on them initially though are pretty lousy. With D1 and C6 swingweights from the factory and being so short, I don't know how Shigeki could have used them....but then again he's a little guy compared to me! I reshafted them and have the weight up now to a playable D5 on both of them. They're now simply spectacular!