Miura Golf of Japan has developed a reputation for making some of the world’s finest forged golf clubs, designed and manufactured by patriarch and club expert Katsuhiro Miura with the help of his sons Yoshitaka and Shinei, whom he trained.
Miura makes its forged clubs–irons, wedges and putters–in the company’s one factory and one forge, both in the city of Himeji, which was for centuries the seat of the ancient Japanese art of samurai sword making.
Katsuhiro Miura, who began making golf clubs in 1957, hand-grinds clubs in his factory alongside Yoshitaka Miura, while Shinei Miura supervises the forging. Miura clubs are made individually, using many handcrafting processes, and will never be mass-produced, says the company’s founder. Special forging techniques assure that the grain of the steel in each club will be fine and uniform, with no voids or tiny bubbles that could interfere with the famous Miura purity of the strike. This grain, more comparable to a jar of sand than a jar of marbles, is the result of careful and patient forging and finishing, and it sets Miura apart from other clubs.
Let’s look at what’s new in 2017 from this acclaimed club maker.
The Passing Point Neo Genesis (PP 9005 G) is crafted for golfers at all skill levels. This is the first Miura iron to combine the trademark feel of soft-forged steel with the distance generated by a 455 Carpenter steel face plate. The precision craftsmanship, cutting-edge technology and beauty of the design combine to make this iron a true game changer.
The iron features “3-Speed Pocket construction” and has a large sweet spot without sacrificing feel. To wit, the Genesis incorporates a center of gravity that creates the optimal combination of launch angle and spin. Crafted with the proprietary Miura forged manufacturing technique, golfers can expect feel and distance. The use of composite materials and 3-Speed Pocket cavity structure enables a new level of performance for all golfers.
Made of 455 Carpenter special steel, the club offers maximum distance with an advanced clubface design. The Miura proprietary forging process has historically generated high initial ball speeds, but the advancement of technology has enabled the addition of a 455 Carpenter special steel club face to achieve even greater performance. The result yields truly impressive speed off the club face, making Genesis the longest Miura iron ever.
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