Phillip Alexander

Like a ray of sunshine :tsg_smilie_cool: :tsg_smilie_cool:

:tsg_smilie_confused: Could you go into a little more detail how hot melt works?? Obviously this increases the weight of the club, but just interested in the details and the process.

Some Japanese sponsored tour bags would be great. 1) Tourstage girls or boys 2) Gauge girls or boys 3) Japan Tour Mizuno girls or boys. Chris this could be a real beauty. The point being: a) The UX2 not being sold outside of TSG and Japan b) The S30s from a few years back, only ever being played on the Japanese tour c) Some of the wedges only ever being released in Japan I know Mizuno is one of your favourites. The more interesting the player and the more interesting the clubs, the better. Just my 2 cents worth :tsg_smilie_cool:

A wonderful source of information as usual!!

:tsg_smilie_cool: Shake em as hard as you like!!

:tsg_smilie_cool: Thanks for the response Chris!!

1. Favourite shape is the classic pear shape. The nearest I could think of is the VIQ 2. 2. The sole design could be classic or spaceage, as I don't see it when I address the ball, personally it doesn't matter. 3. Scorelines, pretty much the same as the X-Drive scorelines. No paint fill. 4. Long hosel. 5. Clour black. The better the finish the better. 6. Favourite face material would be the one that closly resembled persimmon to hit. The new drivers may go further, but a persimmon hit out of the screws can't be matched for feel. 7. If it can be avoided, no carbon crown. 8. Prefer not to have to use a weight tool, however I like the idea of the "heavy weight" Ashton driver. This way you could totally cutomize the driver in terms of weight, length and feel. Lead tape, adjustable weights or rat glue, change the characteristics of the club. 9. Get it to sound as much as possible like persimmon. I may be being unreasonable here, however you asked the question. 10. No alignment device on the top of the club. I'm sure everybody here is interested in how you go with this. Please post some pictures of the proto type when completed. :tsg_smilie_cool:

Chris, good post. We all like to see the future equipment, even if we can't get our hands on it immediately. :tsg_smilie_cool: Good looking driver!!

:tsg_smilie_cool: Great bag. Man those Zodia wedges look good!!

Chris, besides the scorelines on the face what the difference between the Synergy Deep and the X Drive??

:tsg_smilie_confused: Anyone with any ideas of the head weight of the VIQ 2??

Time marches on. 10 years ago the prolite was the ants pants.

What's the difference between the NS Pro Red or Blue and the NS Pro 1150 :tsg_smilie_confused:

That's the equation as far as I know. 12* does seem like a lot for a 54.

I was on the Tom Wishon site last night, subsequently the post about the length of the driver. One of the other comments I found very interesting was the time it took to Tom to build a set of golf clubs for Payne Stewart. 300 hours Sort of puts into perspective the time and effort a good club maker puts into a set of clubs. Of course a ho wants everything yesterday, however maybe sometimes it would be worth the wait. Almost like a good Australian red :tsg_smilie_wink:

We all need a Sugar Mommy :tsg_smilie_wink:

It would be good for someone who has used them to do a mini review focusing on the benefits of the triple grind sole. My feeling is the concave sole would help to diminish fat and skinny shots. One of the members did have a pair up for sale recently.

All the great artists were misunderstood, particularly Van Gogh. Well 8thehardway you could be TSGs Van Gogh :tsg_smilie_cool: :tsg_smilie_cool:

:tsg_smilie_cool: Thanks for your help. I believe this also increases the weight of the head, which to me would be good.

:tsg_smilie_confused: Just been on the Nippon web site. Does anyone have any information re: the Nippon Super Peening shaft??

:tsg_smilie_cool: Very sick! Although I'm not sure I would play one either.

My Bettinardi wedges produce a lot of spin. These are sold out at the factory, however you might be able to purchase these from Ebay. My Gauge Design GAS1 wedge also produces lots of spin, however from what I understand the bottom 5 grooves are illegal (but good fun)!

Simply beautiful!! :tsg_smilie_cool: The Axiv shafts are a nice touch. Perhaps you could compare these to the GAS1 wedges you used to use??

New toys = new pictures!! (please) :tsg_smilie_cool:

Fact of the matter is it's all about scale and perception. The OEMs sponsor the touring professionals, who golly gosh all use this years model of their sponsors product. This allows the OEMs to move large quantities of this years model. When I purchased my Mizuno irons, it was because a lot of top ameteurs used them, Tiger and Sergio, to name two. My view is TIGERS Titleists were little different to the Mizunos they replaced, however they were different to the retail Titleists. Nick Stites, the guru clubmaker works at Nike, and the better Nike pros get their clubs custom made by him. For $10,000 you can go to the Titleist factory, they will give you a couple of lessons, and then custom make a set for you. In my view the best deal going in world golf is the custom made Mizunos through TSG. An extra $250 over retail and some input from Chris, you will have a set like a touring pro, designed especially for you. If you like great clubs, this deal will make you very happy. There maybe some conditions on where they can be delivered, however work with Chris on this. The really snazzi gear will never be retailed through main stream USA, nor could the manufacturers of it provide it in the volume necessary to do it. Just my 2 cents worth. :tsg_smilie_cool: