Comments on: Japan Market Gets Exclusive Products http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: eagle http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products#comment-15494 eagle Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:31:41 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products/#comment-15494 I just played the Callaway ERC Hot last week in Bangkok. The driver was owned by my friend (rich friend who is able to pay that price) and purchased in Singapore. I hit the longest distance in my life -- about 270m and which made me feel like Tiger Woods. It's fun experience and nothing to worry about USPGA rulling. We have no chance to play under that rule in whole life, right? I just played the Callaway ERC Hot last week in Bangkok. The driver was owned by my friend (rich friend who is able to pay that price) and purchased in Singapore. I hit the longest distance in my life -- about 270m and which made me feel like Tiger Woods. It's fun experience and nothing to worry about USPGA rulling. We have no chance to play under that rule in whole life, right?

]]> By: gene http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products#comment-8602 gene Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:12:23 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products/#comment-8602 i have bought only japanese products for the past year. i play with the prgr T3 red driver, epon fairway woods, epon irons and prgr wedges. i also play only japanese golf balls. we all know that the game of golf is 90% between your ears. However, anything i can do to make me hit the ball longer and spin back is an added plus. the japanese market will also allow you to customize your clubs. each club in my bag has been designed by me. the fujikura shafts were added by me after speaking with fujikura USA. i find the PRGR shafts to be just fine so i have left them as is. My wedges create more spin than i have ever seen from any club ever bought here. the designs are beutiful. the japanese are into forged. they are beutiful clubs designed for the non tour players. the golf balls are fabulous and all do mostly what they say they will. i play the prgr red and the tourstage r4 red. the tourstage ball is played by many japanese lpga women. i can stop them, spin them. they actually perform off the club face. Pricing is very high. You pay for what you get, and you do get distance,performance and beutiful clubs all conforming to USGA rules. However, i found that by going to ebay and visiting the ebay store of some of these retailers you can get to know them and form a personal relationship with them. they will discount the prices you see by up to 10%. i personally buy from tourspec golf who is by far the leader in japanese export and the most expensive. Their service and knowledge of products is worth something to me so i dont mind paying a little bit extra to know i am getting the right ball ,wedge, wood or iron for my game. i have bought only japanese products for the past year. i play with the prgr T3 red driver, epon fairway woods, epon irons and prgr wedges.

i also play only japanese golf balls. we all know that the game of golf is 90% between your ears. However, anything i can do to make me hit the ball longer and spin back is an added plus.

the japanese market will also allow you to customize your clubs. each club in my bag has been designed by me. the fujikura shafts were added by me after speaking with fujikura USA. i find the PRGR shafts to be just fine so i have left them as is.

My wedges create more spin than i have ever seen from any club ever bought here. the designs are beutiful. the japanese are into forged. they are beutiful clubs designed for the non tour players.

the golf balls are fabulous and all do mostly what they say they will. i play the prgr red and the tourstage r4 red. the tourstage ball is played by many japanese lpga women. i can stop them, spin them. they actually perform off the club face.

Pricing is very high. You pay for what you get, and you do get distance,performance and beutiful clubs all conforming to USGA rules.

However, i found that by going to ebay and visiting the ebay store of some of these retailers you can get to know them and form a personal relationship with them. they will discount the prices you see by up to 10%.

i personally buy from tourspec golf who is by far the leader in japanese export and the most expensive. Their service and knowledge of products is worth something to me so i dont mind paying a little bit extra to know i am getting the right ball ,wedge, wood or iron for my game.

]]> By: Donald MacKenzie http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products#comment-1236 Donald MacKenzie Thu, 07 Jul 2005 02:18:51 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products/#comment-1236 Insider: Good point about the Asian markets preferring matching woods and irons. As for the thicker-faced woods, that is something I've not seen. Which company is it? All the U.S. manufacturers I know of have gone the thinner-faced route (TaylorMade's original R500 series, Callaway had a special "JV" extra-thin version of the ERC II, as two examples, on through current product). The rationale I was told was that the Asian golfers would tolerate the possibility of breakage as a tradeoff for more distance. Good points, and thanks for reading. Insider: Good point about the Asian markets preferring matching woods and irons. As for the thicker-faced woods, that is something I've not seen. Which company is it? All the U.S. manufacturers I know of have gone the thinner-faced route (TaylorMade's original R500 series, Callaway had a special "JV" extra-thin version of the ERC II, as two examples, on through current product). The rationale I was told was that the Asian golfers would tolerate the possibility of breakage as a tradeoff for more distance. Good points, and thanks for reading.

]]> By: insider http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products#comment-1235 insider Thu, 07 Jul 2005 01:21:06 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products/#comment-1235 Another reason products are different in the asian markets is style. Asian golfers tend to want matching sets of woods and irons, something american golfers wouldn't go for. The end result is some of the asian iron offerings are rebranded to match the metalwood offerings. Another reason products are different in the asian markets is style. Asian golfers tend to want matching sets of woods and irons, something american golfers wouldn't go for. The end result is some of the asian iron offerings are rebranded to match the metalwood offerings.

]]> By: inside http://thesandtrap.com/columns/bag_drop/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products#comment-1234 inside Thu, 07 Jul 2005 01:18:06 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/japan_market_gets_exclusive_products/#comment-1234 You're a bit off in your article here. One company in particular makes thicker faced drivers for the korean and japanese market. Its true they tend to play less, but they visit the range much more. So as a group they end up putting more of a beating on club faces than we do. You're a bit off in your article here. One company in particular makes thicker faced drivers for the korean and japanese market. Its true they tend to play less, but they visit the range much more. So as a group they end up putting more of a beating on club faces than we do.

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