I know this is pretty tough to find anyone whose tried both but...

Pics look like the grinds are similar. I am looking at 58*.

Anyone have any ideas about the two? Both seem beautiful, with the looks edge going to Takati.

All I can tell you is that the Tataki wedge is the best wedge I have ever played out of the rough and around the greens.

RLL really likes the A-Grind. My point is, I am betting they are both superlative wedges. I am just wishing I had some, any idea about how they might be different. But I am thinking that is not going to be easy. If I can't find any comparative info, I am going to go with looks.

Hey, Chuck, I hesitated to respond here because I tried the new Gekku, not the Tataki, before I went with the A-Grinds. And I tend to disqualify myself when it comes to Yururi because over and over, I am attracted to the look, but disappointed in the feel. This goes way back to when I first tried one of the raw wedges which I experienced as a harsh digger of a wedge. Using it, I felt I was digging to the center of the earth with each swing... <g>

But I always love the look of Yururi's, and keep wanting to try them. This year I went for the wedge when I heard guys talking about the Flatbacks as "soft." Of course everyone has different ideas about what is "soft." I always thought Miuras were soft, but I've heard others describe them opposite. So I don't know what to say, other than my experience with the new Gekku was the same as with the old. For me, very harsh with sharp leading edge -- a digger, and a heavy one at that. Yururi's just seem to end up feeling like rocks to me. In all fairness, the Tataki looks to have a different grind -- actually closer to the A-Grind, in fact, so maybe it's a different animal.

Still love the look of every Yururi I've ever seen. But they just don't play right for my touch.

PS. I even went so far as to try the Nantetsu putter and a set of the Yururi grips to try and find something of theirs that i could use with that beautiful look. But even there, I found both the putter (and even the grips... <g> ) to be very harsh feeling.

Thx RLL. Especially for a 58* the primary thing is how the sole grind works. And face milling for spin. I need to use it in the sand, and for pitches when I short side the approach. Digging is not good. I like to use the bounce a lot and your experience suggests minimal bounce. That's why I am ditching the current Miura - not enough bounce, ball doesn't have a lot of bite on it. When I look at the Tataki, its sole grind looks very similar to the A-Grind, but I don't think the bounce is listed.

Got a few days... in India 10 more days, don't need to decide until about to return. I have dead time in India always, that's when I think 'buy new clubs!' Maybe I can expense it. Now that's a dangerous thought.

Tataki is slightly larger, more forgiving, both wedges are forged by Kyoei.

A-Grind performs very similar to the Crazy Prototype, great spin for a conforming wedge as well.