Show your best Japanese bargains !!!

[xoxo_tw]

 

Those are ny best bargains from last year from rakuten marketplace and some Yahoo auction listings,
The OnOff head was a little scratchy and the Honma head was almost mint, but had a piece of broken shaft in the hosel, had to drill it....

 

What is your best finds ???

[EaglesGolf99]

Nike Bag is interesting. 

[Kingcat990]

The OnOff head you got was well under market value.

 

Probably the Mizuno MS7's 2-P with a Precision Rifle staff bag. Kinda feel like my wife stole those.  

[xoxo_tw]

someone must buy these Epons

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/w1024696046?conversionType=item_browsing_history

[NerdyGolfer]

Are these all legit?

[xoxo_tw]

On 1/18/2022 at 1:28 AM, NerdyGolfer said:

Are these all legit?

All my stuff was , You can always find good deals there if your lucky to find an auction with a low starting price and no one else than you bid... 

[NerdyGolfer]

18 hours ago, xoxo_tw said:

All my stuff was , You can always find good deals there if your lucky to find an auction with a low starting price and no one else than you bid... 

well there you go, that’s awesome!

[indianagolf2]

Always a risk if they are legit 

[xoxo_tw]

8 hours ago, indianagolf2 said:

Always a risk if they are legit 

sure , no gamble No win !

[burrrr]

Have never seen this, Yahoo auctions?

[xoxo_tw]

yeah, buyee 

help you buy on japanese yahoo auctions

 rakuten

rakuten marketplace

mercari  is a 2nd goods market

 

and many more

 

legit service

[sdandrea]

Honma TW XP-1 Driver.  New old stock. $199.  RBG.  They're going for $219 now.

[oil can oval track]

Too many to mention ..........))))  Use the Yahoo auction site  , takes a bit of  getting used to in terms of item descriptions .... almost all of  my buys are  at least 25%  of retail ....  bought a set of Yamaha irons 2010 circa , spotless  for 69GBP  , recently a Jigen Bishop head for  120 GBP  and a Loop  prototype shaft  for 120GBP too , head is mint and shaft  has minimal wear , think it was a new pull ...  these retail for  in excess of 600GBP for the head and 400GBP for the shaft , but these are only really available in Asia ...  costs just as much to ship .. but if you want unique stuff , you cannot go wrong ( small marks are  just small particles of   dust )  

Edited March 29, 2023 by oil can oval track

[EaglesGolf99]

16 minutes ago, oil can oval track said:

Too many to mention ..........))))  Use the Yahoo auction site  , takes a bit of  getting used to in terms of item descriptions .... almost all of  my buys are  at least 25%  of retail ....  bought a set of Yamaha irons 2010 circa , spotless  for 69GBP  , recently a Jigen Bishop head for  120 GBP  and a Loop  prototype shaft  for 120GBP too , head is mint and shaft  has minimal wear , think it was a new pull ...  these retail for  in excess of 600GBP for the head and 400GBP for the shaft , but these are only really available in Asia ...  costs just as much to ship .. but if you want unique stuff , you cannot go wrong 

Which LOOP Prototype? 

[AlohaPineapple]

whats ballpark shipping like for a set of irons from JP to US?

[EaglesGolf99]

Just now, AlohaPineapple said:

whats ballpark shipping like for a set of irons from JP to US?

UPS or DHL about $80-$90. 

[oil can oval track]

 

1 hour ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

Which LOOP Prototype? 

LT Prototype  ( S)

Edited March 29, 2023 by oil can oval track

[EaglesGolf99]

3 hours ago, oil can oval track said:

 

LT Prototype  ( S)

What do you think of it?

 

Have you put it in play? 

[oil can oval track]

Only arrived yesterday, not had chance to build up  and judging by the weather probably not get a chance to play until next week anyway ... Will keep you posted... Always interested to try something different... 😊

[EaglesGolf99]

17 minutes ago, oil can oval track said:

Only arrived yesterday, not had chance to build up  and judging by the weather probably not get a chance to play until next week anyway ... Will keep you posted... Always interested to try something different... 😊

Very interested to hear your feedback. Looking forward to it. Thank YOU!

[oil can oval track]

What  I can say , before I even do the install , is that I have never seen a shaft with  4 almost  identical spines ..  I have a  basic 2 bearing finder and I thought I was imagining things  when on each quarter turn it 'sprung' to a halt ....This would indicate almost perfect strength through the rotation and as long as it is aligned to target should perform consistently no matter what sleeve setting i decide on with my  Jigen Bishop head ...  .. More to  follow , but just thought you might be interested to know .. I have never had this before even with GD / Roddio /Oban / Matrix Ozik .... Basically all the top end ones that i have  spined always have a dominant spine  ...  I may be too anal on this , but I am excited with what I have bought & cannot wait to get installed .

[EaglesGolf99]

2 hours ago, oil can oval track said:

What  I can say , before I even do the install , is that I have never seen a shaft with  4 almost  identical spines ..  I have a  basic 2 bearing finder and I thought I was imagining things  when on each quarter turn it 'sprung' to a halt ....This would indicate almost perfect strength through the rotation and as long as it is aligned to target should perform consistently no matter what sleeve setting i decide on with my  Jigen Bishop head ...  .. More to  follow , but just thought you might be interested to know .. I have never had this before even with GD / Roddio /Oban / Matrix Ozik .... Basically all the top end ones that i have  spined always have a dominant spine  ...  I may be too anal on this , but I am excited with what I have bought & cannot wait to get installed .

Very cool. 

 

Premium quality and tolerance! 

[LionGolfer]

7 hours ago, oil can oval track said:

What  I can say , before I even do the install , is that I have never seen a shaft with  4 almost  identical spines ..  I have a  basic 2 bearing finder and I thought I was imagining things  when on each quarter turn it 'sprung' to a halt ....This would indicate almost perfect strength through the rotation and as long as it is aligned to target should perform consistently no matter what sleeve setting i decide on with my  Jigen Bishop head ...  .. More to  follow , but just thought you might be interested to know .. I have never had this before even with GD / Roddio /Oban / Matrix Ozik .... Basically all the top end ones that i have  spined always have a dominant spine  ...  I may be too anal on this , but I am excited with what I have bought & cannot wait to get installed .

 So how at which orientation will you be installing this?

[Diamana_Stinger]

Just going to add a quick note for the last couple posts above me with regards to the Syncagraphite Loop Prototype shafts;

 

They are uni-directional, as opposed to being a multi axis like mitsubishi advertised with the tensei line.

 

Now being uni-directional it is exactly what oil can mentioned, there are NO spaces in the weave that need to be filled in with cheaper materials like their multi axis counterparts. Hence you get a truer shaft that is packed full of the high end materials they are made with.

 

I play the IP which is their 70gram version, and it feels heavier than the stated weight, which seems to be true of the whole line;

 

here is a shaft chart for those that are interested

[oil can oval track]

totally .....  I have never seen this before ...I am very impressed ....  the  strong spines are at 90 degrees , which  does mean there are  no  gaps  to  force  an orientation  to the main spine   ..  The  good thing is that i can align it  logo up  ))))  ,  not that it  matters  but  more pleasing on the eye ))  

[mogc60]

Just wanted to add golfpartnerusa is the best I’ve ever dealt with. Authentic products at very good pricing. Shipping usually $20 and delivery in under a week. I’ve purchased from them 10-15 times and every club was way better than described 

[oil can oval track]

On 3/29/2023 at 9:20 PM, EaglesGolf99 said:

What do you think of it?

 

Have you put it in play? 

Had  the chance to play today with it  , nice lowish  ball flight which for me is perfect as most of  my  previous shafts  have  tended to balloon , another aspect is the anti right side ball flight ,  do not  know if this is the head and its weighting , but not one out of 8 holes went right , this for me would be a regular trait of mine ..( i was hitting 2 - 3 drives at each hole ) Even this early on i am liking what i see ...  once conditions warm  up and the  ground dries out I can see decent roll out too .. Just to confirm  Loop LT stiff  with Jigen Bishop adapter set  to neutral ( looking forward  to trying  diff settings as this is my  first  adjustable  hosel driver )always been a traditionalist with fixed hosels...

[EaglesGolf99]

56 minutes ago, oil can oval track said:

Had  the chance to play today with it  , nice lowish  ball flight which for me is perfect as most of  my  previous shafts  have  tended to balloon , another aspect is the anti right side ball flight ,  do not  know if this is the head and its weighting , but not one out of 8 holes went right , this for me would be a regular trait of mine ..( i was hitting 2 - 3 drives at each hole ) Even this early on i am liking what i see ...  once conditions warm  up and the  ground dries out I can see decent roll out too .. Just to confirm  Loop LT stiff  with Jigen Bishop adapter set  to neutral ( looking forward  to trying  diff settings as this is my  first  adjustable  hosel driver )always been a traditionalist with fixed hosels...

LOL. We are polar opposites. I'm searching for height and anti left. Sounds like you are looking for bullets and anti right. LMAO. I'm most interested in the Prototype GK. BUT there is so little feedback on LOOP Shafts here in the States, I'm very interested in ANY review I can read! 

[oil can oval track]

Haha ...  exactly  , I have always struggled to  draw the ball with any comfort and  avoid the  high weak right  shot .. It  is after all early  days & things might be different next time out , such as golf is . 

TBH  i stumbled across the Loop brand by accident  , was  looking initially at the TRPX  afterburner  as I already  have a T1 but it is a  tad on the stiff side and there  happened to be a Loop shaft in the list of shafts I was looking at & so started this new chapter 

Anyway , I am always looking for something that few guys would have in their bags  here in Scotland ...Zen market offers me the opportunity to view the  high end stuff that is  only available in Asia , so after seeing and reading the company profile & trying to make an educated assessment of what would suit me , I decided to go with the LT ..As you  will be aware , it really is trail and error the club fitting process  so at least I am  not spending £100's of my hard earned cash   to find out  what is right or wrong ..( when you pay £31   for a Diamana RF fairway , my latest purchase, you cannot go wrong ) 

I would definitely go with another Loop shaft , but only if this one decides  to not behave ..But you are   correct there is little info out there to  make good judgement calls ...  If the descriptions on the Syncagraphite site of their shaft line up  are anything to go  by  , they are not  far off & that is what I used to make my decision  ...

Good luck on your search for your  holy grail of shafts ....

Steven .

[EaglesGolf99]

38 minutes ago, oil can oval track said:

Haha ...  exactly  , I have always struggled to  draw the ball with any comfort and  avoid the  high weak right  shot .. It  is after all early  days & things might be different next time out , such as golf is . 

TBH  i stumbled across the Loop brand by accident  , was  looking initially at the TRPX  afterburner  as I already  have a T1 but it is a  tad on the stiff side and there  happened to be a Loop shaft in the list of shafts I was looking at & so started this new chapter 

Anyway , I am always looking for something that few guys would have in their bags  here in Scotland ...Zen market offers me the opportunity to view the  high end stuff that is  only available in Asia , so after seeing and reading the company profile & trying to make an educated assessment of what would suit me , I decided to go with the LT ..As you  will be aware , it really is trail and error the club fitting process  so at least I am  not spending £100's of my hard earned cash   to find out  what is right or wrong ..( when you pay £31   for a Diamana RF fairway , my latest purchase, you cannot go wrong ) 

I would definitely go with another Loop shaft , but only if this one decides  to not behave ..But you are   correct there is little info out there to  make good judgement calls ...  If the descriptions on the Syncagraphite site of their shaft line up  are anything to go  by  , they are not  far off & that is what I used to make my decision  ...

Good luck on your search for your  holy grail of shafts ....

Steven .

Great feedback. Thank YOU!!