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Bridgestone J15 Cast Irons

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Bridgestone has carved its niche among better golfers with its forged irons, but its latest model expands the company’s reach to golfers who need more forgiveness and distance from an iron. The company’s new J15 Cast irons are the longest, most-forgiving option in Bridgestone’s J15 iron family.

Remember F.A.S.T. (Flex Action Speed Technology) that was used in Bridgestone’s recently released J15 460 driver? The J15 Cast irons use the same technology.

[quote_box_center]”Through extensive testing, we’ve found that the same Flex Action Speed Technology that is used in our new driver and fairway woods also lends itself quite well to a game-enhancement iron,” says Josh Kinchen, Bridgestone’s golf clubs and accessories marketing manager. [/quote_box_center]

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The J15 Cast iron uses an undercut, full-face channel construction to boost ball speed across the face. The channel also increases moment of inertia (MOI), a measure of forgiveness, to produce more consistent ball speeds.

To minimize digging and turf resistance, the J15 Cast irons are designed with wide, round soles and a low center of gravity (CG) to help golfers launch their iron shots higher.

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In order from left-to-right: J15 MB, CB, DF, DPF and Cast. The Cast model has the widest, roundest sole.

The J15 Cast irons have a thicker top line and increased offset compared to Bridgestone’s four forged iron models, which helps golfers release the face and reduce their slice.

They’re offered in 4-PW and come stock with Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH shafts and custom yellow Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips.

The J15 Cast irons will sell for $699 (5-AW, RH only) and will be available on April 1, 2015.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. FTWPhil

    Jan 16, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    J36 pc for life, or lottery!

  2. Leon

    Jan 16, 2015 at 11:26 am

    I still prefer the J40 CB and DPC which offered the Project X flighted shaft as stock ones. They feel and performance really nice to me.

  3. Jeff B

    Jan 15, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Look a lot like the speedblades, not a bad thing necessarily.

    Who do i have to kill to get a satin version?

  4. gwillis7

    Jan 15, 2015 at 11:39 am

    I like the look of these…never thought about trying Bridgestone clubs out. I am ~16hcp and their irons were never in my radar for that reason. I would like to try my g20’s out against them.

    • marcel

      Jan 19, 2015 at 5:27 pm

      i came across Bridgestone by my budget restrictions. Forged clubs without premium price. Here in Australia they are not popular – mainly because no one knows the clubs. I tried my 1st J36 – then J38 DPC… you kinda feel like whats so special about them… and you try to experiment… so i tried Mizuno… only to get rid of them after few months to go back to J38 CB… next one will be again DPF as it best helps my game. I hit 4i 196yrds

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Spotted: All-Fit Universal adapter in Ben Willman’s driver

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Almost every driver on the PGA Tour has an adjustable hosel, and every manufacturer has its own design for how it works. This makes swapping shafts and heads impossible as one company’s adapter won’t fit in another’s driver head. There are a few universal hosel systems out there that fitters use to allow any shaft on their wall to be used in any driver head they carry.

One of the emerging universal systems out there is All-Fit, and not only are their adapters universal, but they also allow you to adjust the loft of your driver. Ben Willman seems to be one of the first to use All-Fit in a PGA Tour event as he has it in his Ping G430 LST driver.

All-Fit consists of three easy-to-use parts to install and use. First is the shaft adapter that is installed like any other OEM tip and offers three degrees of loft adjustment (1.5 degrees up or down) and flat or upright settings.

The second part is a new screw for your driver that works with the All-Fit tip and replaces the hosel screw that it came with. If you are using a TaylorMade head then you can skip this step as All-Fit uses the same size and thread.

Finally, there is a small sleeve that slides onto the All-Fit shaft tip and fits the hosel of the driver you are playing. Each sleeve is designed to not only fit the internal hosel geometry but they are also different heights in order to keep the overall driver length that same from head to head.

It is pretty interesting to see Ben using this system in his gamer driver out on tour. Willman has his Ping G430 LST 9-degree head set to -1.5 degrees on the All-Fit sleeve with a Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Blue 60 TX shaft installed. The build is finished off with a Golf Pride Tour Velvet grip.

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Breakthrough Golf Technology launches new RedZNE wedge shafts

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When you think of high-end, multi-material golf equipment, wedge shafts might not be the first idea that your brain conjures up. Breakthrough Golf Technology (BGT) is the company that has been pushing the limits of multi-material shafts, starting with the Stability line of putter shafts that are used at all levels in golf.

BGT then released the original ZNE wedge shafts two years ago that consisted of a carbon upper section and a steel tip section. This construction was utilized to add stability, consistency, and add spin to your wedge shots.

BGT didn’t sit still, went back to work on the ZNE shafts, and is now ready to release the newest version, RedZNE. The biggest difference to me in the new shaft is the tip section is now carbon fiber, whereas the original ZNE was crafted from steel.

RedZNE’s new carbon tip section will provide lower launch and and a flatter trajectory for improved distance control and offering players the ability to more easily hit different shots. The carbon fiber upper tube has also been redesigned with a new material to make that section 54 percent more stiff than the previous ZNE shaft.

BGT claims that the new RedZNE shafts offer 50-percent better accuracy due to additional spin that the shaft produces. Finally, the connector that brings both the tip and upper section has been engineered to ensure better weight distribution that should increase the feel of the shafts.

Breakthrough Golf Technology will offer the new RedZNE shafts in the same 90, 115, and 130-gram options to work well with the most popular iron shafts.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/3/24): Extremely Rare Cameron Circle T Newport 2 Beach

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for an Extremely Rare Cameron Circle T Newport 2 Beach.

From the seller: (@Ned Ryerson): “Titleist Scotty Cameron. Newport 2 Beach. Carbon Steel. 3x Black. 337g Head. Tri-Sole. KBS CT Tour Matte Black Shaft. 35”. Original Shaft/Grip also included. $5250

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Extremely Rare Cameron Circle T Newport 2 Beach

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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