Equipment

Miura adds options for lefties

Published

11 years ago

Jul 10, 2013

Lefties rejoice! Miura Golf has expanded its lineup of left-handed clubs to include the new Limited Forged Black Blade Irons and Black Wedges.

The flat-black finish is designed to produce no glare while still maintaining the appropriate texture. Over time, the finish “ages” to create a unique look for each golfer. The irons are available in 3 iron through pitching wedge, and can include an optional 2 iron, while three wedge lofts (51, 55, 59 degrees) are available.

The Limited Forged Black irons and wedges add to the current nickel (satin) chrome options available for left-handers, but do not include the cavity back model. Utilizing the same design as these popular models, the flat-black option is sure to draw attention.

Adam Barr, president of Miura Golf and former host of The Golf Channel’s “What’s in The Bag?” understands that limited models have been available for left-handers and stated that his company “wanted to let them know that we have their best interests at heart — and on the drawing board.”

The irons and wedges are designed and formed in Himeji, Japan, by master craftsman Katsuhiro Miura and his sons Yoshitaka and Shinei. Although popular on the Asian Tour, Miura Golf has less of a presence on the North American circuits. Nevertheless, many pros and amateurs recognize that the handcrafting process by which Miura Golf creates clubs one by one results in a top-quality product.

The pure feel when hitting a Miura club comes from its special forging process designed to keep the fine grain of the steel uniform and free of bubbles and voids. In addition, the “spin-welding” process that Miura Golf uses creates a consistent bore depth and hosel height on every iron, which results in a perfectly centered shaft.

Never heard of Miura Golf? According to the company’s website, Miura does not pay tour pros to use its clubs, therefore the use of their clubs by many top pros is on a voluntary basis. With multi-million dollar equipment contracts now common, it is the ultimate compliment to the design and performance of a Miura golf club when a tour pro plays it for free.

Both the irons and wedges are now available through official Miura dealers with a suggested retail price starting at $265 per iron and $235 per wedges with custom options are available.

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Whats in the Bag

Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)

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2 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

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Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130

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Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

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Whats in the Bag

Rory McIlroy WITB 2024 (April)

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3 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

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5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X

Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)

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Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour

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Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

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Equipment

Spotted: Nate Lashley’s Ping PLD “Wolverine” putter

Published

3 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

Brian Knudson

Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.

This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.

Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.