+TourSpecGolfer Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Driver: Titleist 905R 7.5 w/ Fujikura 675 X flex 45" D3 FW: Titleist 906 F2 13* & 18* Fujikura 757 X flex D3 Irons: Titleist 695CB D2.5 DGX100 3-PW Wedges: Titleist BV proto 53 & 58* DGX100 L Grind Putter: Scotty Cameron Futura Phantom Mallet 33" 350g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt411 Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 chris, about what percentage of jpga guys play U.S. oem stuff?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshinboku Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Chris, its actually a fujikura 665, not 675 like you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly_sam Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Again we see that nice looking Titleist Proto the 906 F2. I'm really looking forward to seeing more on this one. Nice bag set up, but yeah, no import. What gives with that? That could just as easily be a PGA Tour bag, rather than a JPGA Tour bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 chris, about what percentage of jpga guys play U.S. oem stuff?? Very Few, The biggest by far are Srixon and Tourstage but they don't control or penalize players that use other clubs i.e RC fairway woods, Bettinardi putters, Grind Studio Wedges, Taylormade Drivers... Actually the majority of players who use domestic equipment are those sponsored by U.S domestic companies. Titleist & Callaway seem to put players under full bag contract. Taylormade has many players but thats a German OEM if it matters, you also don't see TM forcing players into full bag contracts as much as the others. There are sadly even restrictions on shafts in some cases with the U.S domestic OEMs in both Japan and the U.S tours. Its a money game I tell ya. The Sponsorship game is a bit different in Japan, the clubs in players bags are more diverse due to less pressure and $$$ to play what their sponsor tells them to.:tsg_smilie_money3: FYI: rumor is Tigers New 2006 Nike Irons are a different more forgiving grind than his 2005 MP-14 similar grind. A lower CG and wider sole is what i'm hearing. Chris,its actually a fujikura 665, not 675 like you posted Its actually the 675, I think you must be reading golf classic which usually provides slightly outdated info. Checkout the latest Alba, they even say he switched from 665 to 675. This image is from golf classic but the info isn't. Fujikura 675 Click Here I wasn't aware of this but Daisuke Maruyama made it through Q school coming in 7th place yet decided to spend the majority of his season on the JPGA Tour. Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshinboku Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 i was actually getting my info from the latest golf style, where they did the whole bag check around masters time, issue is may 2005 vol. 26 with tiger on the cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 i was actually getting my info from the latest golf style, where they did the whole bag check around masters time, issue is may 2005 vol. 26 with tiger on the cover Golf Style is for sure more up to date than Golf Classic, but it says specifically in both Golf Classic June 2006 with phil on cover and Alba June 2006 he switched to 675 from the 665. I honestly dont care either way but text says so in both mags. check it out for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Alexander Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 (edited) This is what I've been asking for in the Tour Talk forum. Since this is an import specialty site, more "import tour player's bag". I agree on Japan tour player's having more diverse bags and not getting much $$$ and pressure to play clubs. To the Japan OEMS the bag and hat seem more important than the clubs. Edited May 19, 2006 by xxio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flUmaRouS Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I know Daisuke very well. Often have dinner with him in japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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