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GEAR

LIKE BUTTER

THE FEEL OF THESE FINE-CRAFTED MIURA

WEDGES IS OFF THE CHARTS By Ryan Noll

EACH MIURA WEDGE BEGINS with a billet of S25C carbon

steel that’s put through the company’s legendary multi-

step forging process and then coupled with a spin-

welded hosel. It’s finished off with a CNC-milled face

and groove pattern for added spin. The net result of such

craftsmanship is a classic wedge with exceptional balance,

performance and a one-of-a-kind feel. The standard

Miura Tour wedges feature moderate sole widths and a

higher CG for a more controlled trajectory. The HB (high

bounce) models feature wider, tapered soles, greater

heel-toe/front-to-back relief, and more bounce angle

for added forgiveness in softer conditions.

LEFT: MIURA TOUR WEDGE HB (TOP) AND STANDARD MODEL ($295/

EACH). AVAILABLE IN EIGHT LOFTS BETWEEN 48 AND 62 DEGREES.

Tim Briand, SVP, True Spec Golf:

Aesthetics and feel are important,

because if you don’t like one or the

other, it can affect your perception

of the club you’re hitting. This may

negatively effect your confidence,

even if that model measures slightly

better on a launch monitor. That said,

if your issues with the look or feel of a

club are minor, you’ll almost always

get over those concerns. If the issues

are significant, however, there’s a

good chance you may not. That’s why

the basis of selecting the proper club

should always be data driven, with

aesthetic and feel concerns playing

a close second.

It’s important to remember that

the scorecard doesn’t know what your

What’s more important

when selecting irons:

looks and feel, or launch-

monitor numbers?
Buster J., Detroit, Mich.

clubs look or feel like—it only knows

performance. This is something that

I stress with every player who’s being

fit or seriously considering a new

club purchase. At True Spec, we’re

fortunate to work with a number of

Tour players. More and more of them

are playing perimeter-weighted,

multi-material irons, which would

have been unheard of in the not-too-

distant past. Why? Their income is

based on their performance. They’re

keenly aware that golf clubs are their

tool set, not fashion pieces.

Ultimately, my advice is to con-

sider your objective when getting

fitted for and buying new irons—do

you prefer something that offers the

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Eight layers

of high-modulus

carbon fiber

7075 aluminum

connector

helps to

reinforce.

BGT STABILITY PUTTERSHAFT

Stainless steel tips

Low-density,

22-gram

aluminum insert

The Goods

ASK THE

GEAR GUYS

ultimate performance enhancement,

or something that looks or feels in line

with your preferences? I’d strongly

suggest the former.

Why are some players using

custom putter shafts?

Are they that innovative?

Tony T., Orando, Fla.

Barney Adams, Founder, Break-

through Golf Technology:

The reason that products like

Odyssey’s Stroke Lab design and

our Stability Shaft (see inset) were

developed is largely due to the fact

that traditional steel shafts provide

inferior performance. You have to

keep in mind that many things have

changed in putting over the years—

green speeds have gotten much faster,

putting strokes have become more

pendulous (to work better with the

new putting surfaces), and putterheads

have gotten larger, in order to take

advantage of increased MOI and

stability. Steel shafts deflect more with

larger heads, preventing the face from

consistently returning to square, which

is a huge problem. Anyone who cares

about scoring would do well to give a

custom puttershaft a try.