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Those are very very hot!

I second that... you have been building up one amazing bag!!!

Looks like more wedges to get.... ^^

Haha I'm the one who did the translations for the Pro Shop Gold's Factory wedges.... I guess I wasn't very clear! The higher the stage the more focused custom work that is done by Sasaya-san... both 4 and 5 are finished with a copper foundation and finished in a special Gold's Factory Black Chrome. Stage 4's raw head is from Himeji then totally handmade right to the finish. According to Gold's the Stage 5 is 100% in house INCLUDING the forging. They do not reveal much about this but I'm guessing stage 5 would have a different feel from all the other stages with Gold's own forging (hence the high cost). I don't know if it's me but from the pics, the texture of the steel on 5 looks different from 4 even though they are the same foundation and finish. idrive if you don't hit the 5, I guess we'll never know for sure!! (^_^)

Very nice idrive, very nice! Will you bag them or are they for collection?

Golf Gear is one of the ultimate Japanese Golf PORN mags.... just unbelievable amounts of gear and tests... always launch monitor stats... I will post the numbers when I get a chance... ^^

That is just sooooo clean. Yururi stuff is looking awesome C!!!

Oh boy these wedges are hot....

That is one amazing looking putter... Chris you have to tell us how it feels. Did I mention, I want one?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh crap. I WANT ONE!!!

Very very... raw and sweet!!

PX-1 6001 Axiv 6068L Roddio W-6BA Machline Proto 7080 NS Pro SD600 Quattro Tech 65S Ten Nines Bb-01 FSP FNEW3 Diamana S63 Quadra Red Tour Rombax 6X07 Mizuno Quad 6 Butt Standard

Those are the new Roddio shafts that TSG has!! Woo hoo!

Poor Maru... no wonder these putters are dirt cheap in Japan... now I have to get one just to try for myself... ^_^

Don't have one personally but here are some pics ^^

My copy should be here any day now ^^. I've noticed in the issues leading up to the May one that the Rombax and GD are getting lots of rave reviews and showing great results.... can't wait to see this issue!

The finish is okay.... Subpar compared to other JDM brands. Not very popular even in Japan where most Zomo models go pretty cheap... The only one I would consider is Zero or Maru's proto...

Great article... Can you believe I've been to Japan 14 times and never played golf there!!??? I want to check out Mission Hills. One of my brothers best friend's dad is the Chairman of the Mission Hills Group. My brother had the pleasure of being a VIP there and enjoyed himself very very much. It's a pity he can't really golf!! ^^

Have always loved Nippon and thinking of giving these NSPro Premium Putter Shafts a try...: http://www.nipponshaft.com/steel_nspro_putter.html

got no idea.... o(^^o)(o^^)o わくわく

You're right guys I didn't even notice the ball speed. I only targeted his SS and desire for torque. 165mph ball speed usually results from a swing closer to 110mph... SR would indeed be too soft... but heck he got that 165mph with an R flex shaft!!

X-Drive 405 was a 405cc head made with 6AL-4V titanium alloy body+super active titanium face+turbo-rubber X+tungsten weight. Was available in 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 lofts. The HR model is NON-conforming. At the time the 405 conforming model was used by many Tourstage pros including Maru if I'm not mistaken. Face is sits square and at the time was one of the longest drivers around. Was geared towards the skilled/better player.

Too many nice wedges to buy!!! ^^

Oh okay 3.0-4.5 torque... in Japan the high end of the torque scale is 4.5-6.0! There are definitely a lot of shafts in the 3.5-4.5 range but the two you picked out would fit your speed and swing type except you might consider the 6BA instead of WA. The BA is for the smooth swinger while the WA is for the hard hitter. Both shafts should give you a good kick. The Oziks are nice but I didn't find there to be as much kick and distance as the Axiv... it was smooth and controlled and tight but if it's distance you're looking for, the Axiv V and Roddio and even the GD PT-6 or Quattro Tech 65s are good choices. I think it's good thinking to go SR at 100mph too.

Because I say this in every new wedge posting: "OH NO, not new wedges to buy again!!!" Seriously though... top quality as one would expect from Tourstage, already on tour with Maru in the PGA and Miyamoto in the JPGA...