bogeylondon Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Just bought these irons. Absolute beauty. Feel is great. Edited June 7, 2016 by bogeylondon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 How about that guys? Itobori has been putting out some cool stuff lately shall we bring them aboard? Mayuki Takai has some major skills, his nickname is wedgeman in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bngolfer Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 They look sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzoggie Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) damnnnnn! yes bring em in! Edited June 7, 2016 by zzoggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 14 minutes ago, zzoggie said: damnnnnn! yes bring em in! Just wait n see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmieboi Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Take-san does some of the grinding for tour pros in Asian Tour. His grinding skills is amongst the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFL07670 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 That's some interesting design. How does that sole impact performance and feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigo88 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Love the finish. Hate the grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 TSG has successfully negotiated the option to leave the sole free of the Itobori grind so the customer can choose as much or little of that as they want. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyfowler Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 These are indeed very interesting and should prove a welcome addition to the TSG shop. Like to read more reviews from anyone who has tried them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyfowler Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 and I echo previous post asking how does that unique sole grind affect the performance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 These irons won't require head covers to protect from bag chatter. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaman Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I've seen these a couple of times, very artsy/handcrafted look. I always thought the knobbly look was a bit gimmicky..If the grinder is top notch though, well yes, sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 2 hours ago, dickyfowler said: and I echo previous post asking how does that unique sole grind affect the performance ? I think it's obvious that the Itobori style grind adds many inconsistencies for turf impact, how much this will impact your game we cant say but many brands do advertise a smooth non friction sole contrary to this. But Itobori also has Tsuchime and Arakenma series which dont have that grind. Also I will post pics of Itobori's with a smooth bottom sole yet still have the "jagged" style on the trail, heel, and toe grind. 2 months ago I spent a couple of days and nights with Mayuki Takai at his super cool workshop in Nagoya figuring out how we can address this concern and the conclusion was to give the customer the option of what they want on the sole. I will go over these options shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyfowler Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 The ones in the photos on this thread would definitely sell to The Thing (Fantastic Four). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mob Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Funny, I posted a picture of these a few months ago, and the general conclusion was that the grind wouldn't really help turf interaction. I am curious how we know that the irons are a quality forged irons. Chris, can you share your knowledge of their forging process when you post pictures of their smooth sole irons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 34 minutes ago, d**kyfowler said: The ones in the photos on this thread would definitely sell to The Thing (Fantastic Four). Its clobbering time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyfowler Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 just found this on youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaman Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 8 minutes ago, Mob said: Funny, I posted a picture of these a few months ago, and the general conclusion was that the grind wouldn't really help turf interaction. I am curious how we know that the irons are a quality forged irons. Chris, can you share your knowledge of their forging process when you post pictures of their smooth sole irons? I remember that. I'm also pretty sure Itobori uses generic blanks/open models for their club heads, so they don't have a specific forging process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 These are Kyoei Open Model forgings which are the best you can get in Himeji. Kyoei, Miura and Endo are the only factories that have the precision forging press in Japan, That is the final press where they re-heat the head and do one last stamp. Miura and Endo both learned this from Kyoei and actually Kyoei's heats it hotter than Endo's. FYI Miura is not a foundry and purchase their base forgings from elsewhere, not a knock against them at all, I love MG. Which leads me to a whopper... No one has noticed that Miura now uses different base forgings than they did just a few years ago. I don't even think Miura Global was aware of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 5 hours ago, d**kyfowler said: just found this on youtube awesome video. he just shaved close to 20grams based on feel. and was off by only 1 gram. i would have stopped at least 10 times to check weight lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I did...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLL33 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I LOVE this look! And the option to control where and how much of it is employed. Have to say, I enjoyed that video immensely. Free-form artistry in a grinder's hands! I look forward to seeing these and hearing how the grind performs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLL33 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Also, Chris, thanks for the note about Miura: "... Miura now uses different base forgings than they did just a few years ago..." I believe this confirms what my hands have told me about recent offerings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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