tuanton Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 I am hoping someone can identify these Japanese Irons for me. I have searched but not found any useful information about the manufacturer or the model. The hosel of the irons (4-SW) are stamped with the name S.Wantabe. The shaft has the following information on the label "Super Aero Stick 380. Super Extra Light Graphite. Made in Japan. Any information would be most welcome. Thanks for looking. 20180919_114808.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) heres the putter that goes with it Edited September 19, 2018 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Morita Golf is supposedly one of the most oldest golf brands in Japan. They now do most of their sales on line. Some decent stuff like mild steel putter and forged wedges but others are not so good. I think they even had a limited edition putter hand made by Hiro Matsumoto at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Too bad ... they were in fact the very first Japanese golf equipment company founded in 1928. Looks like they went out of business in the last couple of years. Unfortunate. I had one of their L putters for a bit. It was basic but beautifully crafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanton Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, nobmontana said: Morita Golf is supposedly one of the most oldest golf brands in Japan. They now do most of their sales on line. Some decent stuff like mild steel putter and forged wedges but others are not so good. I think they even had a limited edition putter hand made by Hiro Matsumoto at one point. Tks for response.. I am quite surprised by the ' others not so good' Quality appears better than most . I had opportunity to play a round with them today and was impressed.... shaft excellent and from a performance point of view play much better than a set of Homna LB606 H&F's I had for a while. Could be in my ageing years and rising handicap they just fit me now haha... Edited September 19, 2018 by tuanton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 nothing wrong with them being old ,I m finding a lot of 20-30 yr old irons have fk all differnce to the shiny new models out now. ..... apart for them being non conforming of course !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanton Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Only social golf these days so non-conforming not an issue . Tks for responding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanton Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 13 hours ago, supo said: nothing wrong with them being old ,I m finding a lot of 20-30 yr old irons have fk all differnce to the shiny new models out now. ..... apart for them being non conforming of course !! "apart for them being non conforming of course !! " Any idea of the reason for being non-conforming ? Grooves or Springface or both ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 grooves. pre 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanton Posted September 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 Tks. Thought it might be the Aermet/Springface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanton Posted October 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 12:18 PM, tuanton said: I am hoping someone can identify these Japanese Irons for me. I have searched but not found any useful information about the manufacturer or the model. The hosel of the irons (4-SW) are stamped with the name S.Wantabe. The shaft has the following information on the label "Super Aero Stick 380. Super Extra Light Graphite. Made in Japan. Any information would be most welcome. Thanks for looking. 20180919_114808.mp4 Anyone have information regarding the lofts of these Morita Irons please. Thanks for any info or links to where can locate information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I doubt you can find loft information on that set ... But what you can do is to take the set to a local golf club builder and they should have a loft gauge to measure them for you. I think that would be the easiest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Yup Morita is the oldest. I was about to buy the name on the cheap maybe 5+ years ago and decided not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanton Posted October 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 8 hours ago, nobmontana said: I doubt you can find loft information on that set ... But what you can do is to take the set to a local golf club builder and they should have a loft gauge to measure them for you. I think that would be the easiest. Many thanks wil do. Getting some idea from distances - appear to be a club shorter than my regular irons (R11's) and about the same as my friends Ping Eye2 s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 I imagine R11s would have stronger lofts for sure. If those Moritas are older they are likely less strong lofted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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