There was a set of Tourstage TS202 "TOUR" irons on offer on another forum.

I never heard of a TOUR versions of the 202s!

Can anyonoe confirm this or this this just a sales gimmick?

IMO The only REAL tour Tourstage Irons are made for Japanese players, with adjusted offset, topline, sole and different shapes at the players request. The others are retail models played by a pro. Sometimes the tour van will put serial #s on it to track free equipment so players dont take advantage. What I call the real Tourstage tour sets are made in Japan instead of Endo.

I see on ebay and other forums all kinds of sets said to be tour bridgestone and sometimes tourstage. If the only thing that makes it tour is a stamping or serial # or the fact that a tour player used it, I wouldnt pay much attention to it. If it is different in design, finish, or technology then there is somthing worth looking into.

If a tour player uses a retail set, it magically becomes tour issue. That could be hooters tour, cleveland tour, spanos tour, or any tour for that matter.

We should offer a service where people send their retail sets in, we have a tour player hit it for a round and bingo! you got yourself a tour set of clubs. :whistle:

No, it's much simpler than that. If the proprietor of "another board" says it's tour, it's tour.........and you should pay a 300% premium to have that "tour club"..........

We should offer a service where people send their retail sets in, we have a tour player hit it for a round and bingo! you got yourself a tour set of clubs. :whistle:

lolololol :laugh:

TourSpecGolfer: "What I call the real Tourstage tour sets are made in Japan instead of Endo."

Never heard of that Chris, some examples are?? I have asked this question of BS R&D and they have told me never the case. Are you sure on this one mate?

All the best.

Chris M