February 16, 20177 yr comment_262916 06 is indeed Kyoei made. Just my opinion but I dont think KZG is being straight up about the S20C. Not that it matters, S25C is the same thing.
February 17, 20177 yr comment_262918 1 hour ago, TourSpecGolfer said: 06 is indeed Kyoei made. Just my opinion but I dont think KZG is being straight up about the S20C. Not that it matters, S25C is the same thing. i actually thought the same thing when i first got into KZG.. about a year ago i wound up with a bunch of single irons of different old forged models of theirs from when they were still made at Kyoei. i spent a lot of time demoing them cuz i was surprised right away how much i liked just about all of them, and i already knew i could acquire a brand new full-set of some of the old Kyoei forged heads for a really good price if i wanted to. the ones i liked the most were the ZO Blades, Tour Evolution's, and Forged Blades, and i wound up buying a set of the Forged Blades cuz i loved them and thought they felt so unique from other mb's i had hit before. KZG only ever portrayed two of their iron models as being made of forged s20c on their website, and they were the Forged Blades and CB-II's. these two models are also the only ones that have the most traditional and weakest lofts (both 48* PW). all of their other forged irons were listed as being made of s25c which is obviously consistent with Kyoei practice, and once they stopped using Kyoei they've since been listing their models as 1025 carbon steel. all other models also have stronger lofts. so it's absolutely possible that those two models were either mislabeled on the KZG website or they were straight up lying about the materials, but since they've been so consistent with correctly labeling every other model i can't say for sure. i'm further reinforced to think that they actually may be s20c since i've tried other KZG irons that i know are s25c and i can say with certainty that the Forged Blades and CB-II's have a feeling that is very unique and different from the other models; the Forged Blades are noticeably softer and more forgiving for their size than KZG's other mb's which are much larger, and same with the CB's. i clearly can't say for certain one way or the other, but my gut feeling is that they actually are s20c just cuz of how different they feel from every other Kyoei forged s25c iron or wedge i've ever hit. i also used to have VEGA mb's which had a drastically different feeling from these. of course my gut feeling could very easily be mistaken, so who knows
April 2, 20177 yr Author comment_263604 Buchi vs200 oh brother , these are blades .finally got around to grabing a set from a wonderfull fellow member and finally got around to shafting one up and finally got to the range for just the3rd time since november. Changed back to interlocking irons with a semi decent amount of success. only 5shanks today. Result!! lets just say the power is way way down , the theatrics of trying to zing balls willy nilly both ways is a long way off but the accuracy wasnt so bad really. Took a heap of 6 irons to test out with the buchi and im over the moon to report that this is absolutely right at the top of my preferences. took a big chance on a set of syb 120s protos, absolutely made for each other . Perfect match. had my masda mbs miuraism sb01 honma mbs tourstage maru mb so it was in esteemed company. wasnt a matter of held its own so much as is this in fact nicer? suffice to say the set will be done and a new alternative to NS has been found. oh and as categorising them as cbs is utter folly , they about cb esque as a set or srixon 945 s , in fact i had one there as well and it looked more cb than the buchi. to go with my buchi putter , i think ill have to grab the v200 wedges Buchi, yup im now a big doctor suess fan!
December 13, 20177 yr Author comment_266707 pack em up pack em in let me begin THESE.... are the nicest set of mizzies ive seen ,the PW is delightfull almost no offset at all mid/small size , semi thick.......PURE blade cant resist goin in HARD. Edited December 13, 20177 yr by supo
December 13, 20177 yr comment_266709 Found my MP4 and Taylormade P730 to look and feel better then the usdm version of those Mizunos.
December 13, 20177 yr Author comment_266710 never seen these before i have no idea wjat they are.but tjey look like they belong!
December 13, 20177 yr comment_266711 These Mizuno Pro 118 have copper under lay and these are only sold thru Mizuno Pro fitters shops in Japan. It's their "in shop only" sales method that they started this year. Thus, they do not produce them for off the rack retail. Global retail model is MP -18 and I do not believe those have copper under lay.
December 13, 20177 yr Author comment_266718 cheers nobs. as I said , never seen them previous. absolutely delicious set of bats, s400s in them and double thick golf pride multi compound grips so the owner is obviously a beast master.
June 3, 20195 yr Author comment_271194 Ran into a cpl of sets of newer newish MB model recently that need some simple honest dialogue.......... from a blade lover, I cannoned all cbs and am playing mb only so...... I have skin in the game muziik...........honma............epon.....mizuno mp05 hmmmmmmmmm...... the designers of mbs have gone in very different tacks recently it seems none of these are remotely alike! HONMA : are a Mb verision of the latest cb model line , same score lines on the back, same squareish head shape. but with a thinner top line this time and as always with honma MB , a nice compact body , this time they are a bit more blocky" looking to my eye with the typical not-a-lot-of offset ,which I LOVE , thats pretty much standard with honma. , they also went with a pretty ginormous deviation from their previous models shape wise , which were rounded smooth and clean lined with a bit thicker top line , I guess they wanted a new look for Justin rose or that's the shape he likes , maybe ????..., anyway I guess im just a little bit disappointed by these but I totally GET WHY THEY DIDNT DO ANOTHER similar style to their last models , im just not excited by these new ones..... sorry but I just cant see why youd buy these over the older model, unless of course folks want the latest and (pretty much never) the greatest ........... IMO still if u want a mini blocky set of MB get a set of miuraisms and forget any other club ever again !!!! but then again thse are 1/4 the price so well there is that.......................... caveat, i not hit them and will prob only do at a range. im about shape more than anything else bec here pretty much no such thing as a BAD jdm forged iron ! ofr my mind the older 2 models are a nicer look . EPON af tour new (ish) model good lord .....................what the FK happened here????????? picked these up ( for 1 second_) and said who the fk designed these and for what purpose?? they rounded and shrunk the original model and seems like quadrupeld the offset in them. they simply don't work!!!!!!!!!!! these are nasty horrible looking things AS FAR AS AN EPON CAN LOOK.... and I love epon, but whoever did these totally stacked an opportunity to make a competitive, stylish, expensive MB for the US mkt oh I presume these were aimed there ??????.............................. I don't wanna go into any more on these im still I shock by the butcher job they did on THE best easy to play Mb iron set of alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll time the original af-tour. im gutted........absolutely gutted by what CUDA/SHUDDA/WUDDA been a kille set of new mbs ,, honeslty they totally stacked it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUZIIK mb now THESE are interesting........... they are BIG chunky and falcoursome, they are NOT blades, no way they are MBS and a big punchy set at that. they look great.. nice score lines with satin muscle. a topline semi thick,and offset that doesn't disturb them too much. yea id game these I wudnt buy them over a few others but yes I cud and wud game them for sure they are in the origina af tour line of MBs bit easier, bit larger, and id imagine a delightfull impact. mizuno mp5................. GETTING A SET end of chat , blew the rest away , PW is a thing of beauty not seen a better one. rounded sole, no offset, HIGH thicker topline frames the ball beautifully. IF theres a detractor its they are too soft and distance might not be quite as long as ud expect, bwahahahhahahahahahahaha. im in , alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll in. Edited June 3, 20195 yr by supo
June 3, 20195 yr comment_271198 Good to see someone is still continuing with their MB mission in life!!! I've not touched a new set of MBs since I got the Shinagawa MBs. Even those are occasional play only. After my County Am tournament experience, I decided to go pursue something much more forgiving than the Miura CB-1008. It'll still be forged Carbon steel. Just not anything that is compact or has too thin of a sole. 🙂.
June 5, 20195 yr comment_271216 These are stunning, but a bit light for me on the shaft side so might move these on to someone more deserving.
June 6, 20195 yr comment_271221 Those MBs are made of 99.3% Pure Steel. They got to be super soft feeling?
June 6, 20195 yr comment_271232 13 hours ago, nobmontana said: Those MBs are made of 99.3% Pure Steel. They got to be super soft feeling? I think so. I've only got around to hitting the 7i a few times and they are very miura esque. To me Miura is pretty soft, but I don't have experience with Epon etc which I understand are crazy soft.
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