drpino

nice collection gocchin. i think i have to pick up a Premium Zone to add to my The One and Balde.

sorry if my inclusion of a common acronym (FYI) offended you....but WOW with the attitude, i didn't lace my post with any. you stated "American brands when they do make a forged club use 1035 or 1045 non J.I.S standard steel" which in no way indicated you meant the country of manufacturing...but rather "American brands" regardless of where they produce their products....which all of the brands i listed are (as opposed to epon, miura, mizuno, etc.). and i'm not referring to the oft-coveted "tour issue" stuff. i'm talking about mass-market stuff which i assumed your broad sweeping generalization did as well. i concede you know lightyears more than i regarding manufacturing materials and processes (i can gather that from reading your posts) so please don't take my posts as attempts at defending US products against JDM stuff...i never once stated that i thought they were on par with each other. in fact, i believe JDM stuff is better quality, more advanced technology and better quality control. i was merely trying to point out that many US market forged clubs use softer graded materials than you had alluded to. nothing to get defensive about really.

FYI, that's not entirely true: Callaway X-Forged = 1020 carbon Titleist = 1025 carbon or 410 stainless Ben Hogan Apex Plus = 1020 carbon Nike Forged Blades = 1030 carbon TM RAC MB = 1025 carbon