June 23, 200718 yr Was at King Par in Flushing, MI yesterday and hit balls for several hours. My hands began to get tender and I was getting fatigued... when I picked up a Rapture 6 iron with a regular graphite shaft (couldn't find a stiff graphite). No more twisting club on toe hits! No more nasty vibrations on thin hits! Very comfortable and easy to swing. I felt like I could go on and on. My concern is that the ball went very high. Perhaps too high. And I'm hoping that a stiff shaft would bring that down some. But, just looking at the club, it is obviously designed to get it up in a hurry. I think that the J-spec Raptures, with their slightly stronger lofts, will keep the ball down. Maybe the reduced offset will help with that, too. Now I'm leaning to the J-Spec Raptures... or the Mizuno JPX E500... I really liked that tungsten weight WAY out on the toe of the Rapture. It clearly keep the club stable on toe hits. It was impressive. Does anyone know if the heads are the same weight as the US version? Neither the Japan nor the US site list the weights of the heads. I presume Chris can order my preferred swing weight, so it probably doesn't matter...
June 24, 200718 yr Was at King Par in Flushing, MI yesterday and hit balls for several hours. My hands began to get tender and I was getting fatigued... when I picked up a Rapture 6 iron with a regular graphite shaft (couldn't find a stiff graphite).No more twisting club on toe hits! No more nasty vibrations on thin hits! Very comfortable and easy to swing. I felt like I could go on and on. My concern is that the ball went very high. Perhaps too high. And I'm hoping that a stiff shaft would bring that down some. But, just looking at the club, it is obviously designed to get it up in a hurry. I think that the J-spec Raptures, with their slightly stronger lofts, will keep the ball down. Maybe the reduced offset will help with that, too. Now I'm leaning to the J-Spec Raptures... or the Mizuno JPX E500... I really liked that tungsten weight WAY out on the toe of the Rapture. It clearly keep the club stable on toe hits. It was impressive. Does anyone know if the heads are the same weight as the US version? Neither the Japan nor the US site list the weights of the heads. I presume Chris can order my preferred swing weight, so it probably doesn't matter... Based on the fact that you have not tried many quality forged offerings I would say go with the JPX, I can get both no problem for you but I don't even consider the Pings a Japanese club even if its sold only in Japan.
June 24, 200718 yr Author Based on the fact that you have not tried many quality forged offerings I would say go with the JPX, I can get both no problem for you but I don't even consider the Pings a Japanese club even if its sold only in Japan. I agree with you Chris, as someone else noted, they make the head in the US (albiet for ONLY the Asian market ). That so bums me out! But, thank goodness we have you to bring us the best forged golf clubs in the world! Woo Hoo! I'll PM you about what to order. I do want to do something sooner rather than later. What a wonderful resource you have created!
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