Posted July 3, 201311 yr As you all have heard, Tabuchi-san who the brand is named after is a master grinder in Himeji and grinds all the clubs for Buchi and now with custom specs for TSG. When we stopped by his office and evaluated the Buchi models, they were all very nice but needed tweaking here and there. This is their current muscle back: It's a beautiful iron but we didn't like the stamping, blast art or the sheep so we worked with Tabuchi-san to do something much cleaner. We also wanted Tabuchi-san to reduce the offset and make the toe a tad boxier. For finish we experimented with a satin nickel plating BUT with the face left raw. This was quite difficult as the edges of the top blade and face and heel which are satin have to meet up with the raw face cleanly. Another option we considered is the nickel satin with copper underlay to soften up the impact. The blade with our requests showed up at my house today so I snapped a few quick pics (again please note it came as a head only so I just threw it on a shaft for photos). I think we could still square off the toe more and thin the top line and reduce even more offset. (this is the first go!) The MT201 is now available for custom order, you can specify offset, shape of toe and topline, grind of the sole, finish of the head ie raw, satin, black, head weights, lofts and lie as well as stampings or lack thereof. They can be ordered as heads only or shafted. If you email me I will work with you on your specs and options.
July 3, 201311 yr Very nice!!! Is there a base price for heads only? And same custom options for their wedges?
July 3, 201311 yr Author Very nice!!! Is there a base price for heads only? And same custom options for their wedges? Koga-san yes, same options for wedges. Pricing is on a per quote basis depending on what you need but much of it is included in the base price already. Drop me an email if you want to discuss!
July 10, 201311 yr Stunning blade. You guys did well. Love the boxier toe as well as the what appears to be a very thin sole. This iron will be a killer.
July 10, 201311 yr Wait till u guys see the two custom CBs and custom wedges. Stunning! Looking forward to it!!
July 11, 201311 yr Any chance that the new CB's will be available in left hand? Need to update my son's irons.
July 19, 201311 yr Tario, Stupid question but what do you mean by squaring the toe more? Can you show an iron with the shape you want vs. the Buchi?
July 20, 201311 yr Author Richard I'll post the CB a little later today. Duc for the toe area, face on it is reasonably square as I had requested but at address it still looks quite round. A little more squared and straight like the X-Blade 909.
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