Hi, guys, been a while, but after a year and a half of trying everything from physical therapy to surgery to heal herniated discs in my lower back, it's time for me to admit I may not get back to fully appreciate my carefully curated collection of JDM clubs...  So... I'm offering up some of the best of them in hopes that they'll find a better home in someone's hands here on the Forum. As always, you can see I spared nothing in assembling these, and I assure they're in top notch condition -- in fact, barely played. Enjoy!

First up, the great whites: 

YURURI 2010 FLATBACKS 
3-P
NS Pro Modus-3 Tour 105 Stiff shafts
Iomic grips
Literally mint, swung indoors mostly, on course one time only. Won't find a better set of these babies.
$1200 
free ship domestic US; over there adjusted

 

 

Next up:   

***SOLD***       A-GRIND R1 BLADES in Smoked Copper with Monaco shafts     ***SOLD***

These beauties are now sold. Congrats to the lucky, savvy buyer. I will always treasure the way these played -- best blades for me, ever.

5-P
TT Monaco Tour Prototype shafts
Wynn Excel carmel grips
The original 1st gen A-Grind Ako-san blades, finished in the TSGworks shop in beautiful smoked copper.
Also in perfect shape.
$1200
free ship domestic US; over there adjusted

 

 

 

Last up:

MIZUNO YORO MP5 / 55  HYBRID SET
5-P
5-iron is the MP55;  6-P are MP5
Double nickel satin finish
Mitsubishi OTi-85 R-flex shafts
Tour Velvet grips
I had this set custom built by Yoro through TSG, and my initials RLL are on the irons in subtle position as pictured (most won't even notice...).
Again set is in mint condition, exquisite Yoro soft craft.
$600
free ship domestic US; over there adjusted

 

Enjoy -- Happy Holidays to All -- I miss you guys... 

--RL

 

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 20204 yr by RLL33
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Dang sorry to hear about the back. I had C6-7 fused with micro surgery ten years ago then retired five years later and took up golf after laying off in ‘93. So in time I’m hopeful you get back in some form. GLWS I’m smitten over the Agrind

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh buddy.... thats some horrible news. I feel your pain , ive been contemplating   my situation as well ,while not as advanced as yours I have to make some tough decisions  soon as well . alas life marches on

those a-grinds........................that as good as ive seen.

such a tragedy.

12 hours ago, cuistot said:

Dang sorry to hear about the back. I had C6-7 fused with micro surgery ten years ago then retired five years later and took up golf after laying off in ‘93. So in time I’m hopeful you get back in some form. GLWS I’m smitten over the Agrind

Thanks, man. Yeah, it's been rough, which from your experience, I can see you understand. Can't even go into all the stuff I've tried and been through -- a lot of it felt like torture...  But the latest treatment -- stem cells -- seems to be working. I've been hopeful a couple of other times, so I'm slow to let myself be that now... but I'm... well... hopeful.  (And yeah, those A-Grinds... Hard for me to believe I've even put them up here... <g>  )

9 hours ago, supo said:

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh buddy.... thats some horrible news. I feel your pain , ive been contemplating   my situation as well ,while not as advanced as yours I have to make some tough decisions  soon as well . alas life marches on

those a-grinds........................that as good as ive seen.

such a tragedy.

Yeah, big sighhhhhhhhh... that about says it.........  This is the longest I've gone without playing in... 20 years...  and I was doing 150+ rounds a year, plus weekends chipping and putting around my backyard green...   Always felt like I was doing the Gary Player thing with my fitness routines, etc...  But life finds a way to reach us all, doesn't it...?  Anyway, like I said above, I have some hope with the latest thing, the stem cells. Reached a point where these beautiful clubs sitting here in my office were doing a little tormenting more than making me smile though. Still not totally sure I want to part with them... <g>  Reached kind of a c'est la vie with them the other day, so put them up to see if anyone worthy here wanted to adopt them...    ;=] 

Sorry to hear that Bro - praying for a full recovery.  Have Faith and never give up!

1 minute ago, Tommyk3 said:

Sorry to hear that Bro - praying for a full recovery.  Have Faith and never give up!

Thanks, man. F&G. 

R,  Sorry to hear about your back.  my playing buddy also suffered a back problem a couple of years ago.  He too had a fusion surgery and after recovery,  he is fully back in the game. 

Will be praying that your stem cell treatment is going to work!  I've only read bout stem cell treatment but it seems I'm hearing more and more success stories!   

 

Thanks, Nob. My surgery worked for a few weeks, then the pain came back even worse. I know that happens in a lot of cases, but still it was very dispiriting...  Since I had tried virtually everything else I knew of, I was really down until someone put me in touch with a guy doing stem cells here locally. After much thought, I decided to give it a try despite the cost (it's not covered by insurance...), and so far, so good. The pain evaporated very quickly after treatment, and I'm just now beginning to be able to exercise again. Like I said, I have hopes at this point. We'll see where it goes...  But I do think stem cells are the future of all kinds of treatments. I'm only sorry that US research was set back by years during the W administration... but that's another story...  Anyway, thanks for the good wishes. Always great to read your posts and see what you're up to. Best to you for the holidays.   --RL  

these clubs are so nice I really hope the treatments on your back work so you can enjoy them yourself and soon.  I am gonna check the dark web see if I can buy a human back to trade you.    

Thanks, mate. Do let me know if you come up with one... 

On a "positive" note, the stem cells have held up. I was just at a point where I was hitting 120 yds and in on the range when the pandemic hit and shut down my club. Haven't hit since. Presumably some day we'll see again...