I have long been a fan of Nippon’s steel shaft range, both playing their irons and fitting them in many of my customers clubs. Nippon offer a number of different shafts but generally their shafts offer the same bend profile, a stiff tip and butt with a flexible mid section. This allows great stability and consistency whilst ensuring maximum distance and feel.
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NIPPON SHAFT WINS KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP. Top Three Finishers in Season’s First Major All Use Nippon Shaft
SAN DIEGO, California (April 2, 2012) – The first, second, and third place finishers at the LPGA’s Kraft Nabisco Championship were among a large number of players in the field who used Nippon Shaft’s N.S. PRO 950GH steel shafts in their irons to compete in golf’s first major of the year.
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I am sat on the train on my way back from The Scottish Golf Show. At the show there was just about every manufacturer trying to sell their latest equipment to the unsuspecting golfer. Everyone was encouraged to hit balls on the indoor driving range into a net about 40 yards away. And what did we learn from these experiences? That street shoes make rubbish golf shoes as we slid across the astroturf mat!
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B330 Birdie Barrage in Biloxi Has Couples’ Sights Set On Augusta
Bridgestone Tour Team member Fred Couples kicked off his 2012 Masters tune-up in grand fashion, winning his 7th career Champions Tour event in just his 30th Champions start. Couples relied on the new Dual Dimple Technology TOUR B330 golf ball and J40 Dual Pocket Cavity Back irons (3-PW) from Bridgestone to record a field best 21 birdies for the week – including a thrilling 8-footer on the final hole to win the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic by a shot.
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It was to be an interesting evening in Doral, Miami on Sunday. Watson had a three shot lead going into the final round, however many of the world’s best golfers hadn’t given up the title just yet.
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