Is RTX deep forged wedge from Cleveland not coming to the US?

[sociojeje]

https://sports.dunlop.co.jp/golf/clevelandgolf/rtx_deepforged/

 

It came out a few months ago in Japan and I'm wondering if golfers in the US get to have it some day.... 

Edited September 26, 2021 by sociojeje

[Mg3snc]

Had no idea this was a thing. I love my zipcore wedges I have, but would certainly be intrigued by a forged variation. 

[sociojeje]

26 minutes ago, Mg3snc said:

Had no idea this was a thing. I love my zipcore wedges I have, but would certainly be intrigued by a forged variation. 

I also found out today. Anything forged always intrigues wrxers and most US major brand wedges are non-forged. Not perfect at Japanese but the website says it is suited for the Japanese lie (never played golf in Japan so I have no idea). 

 

*. I read the site through and "the Japanese course condition" looks like some kinds of irregular ball sitting conditions (up or down). I get those all the time in my muni course 🙂 

Edited September 27, 2021 by sociojeje

[Lemonde]

This will never be released in North America.  You can however probably order through TourSpec Golf.

Edited September 27, 2021 by Lemonde

[Whatnogarnish]

They are on Zen Market. 

[sociojeje]

10 minutes ago, Whatnogarnish said:

They are on Zen Market. 

Wow I didn't know about it. Thanks! 

[Thayneil]

3 hours ago, sociojeje said:

I also found out today. Anything forged always intrigues wrxers and most US major brand wedges are non-forged. Not perfect at Japanese but the website says it is suited for the Japanese lie (never played golf in Japan so I have no idea). 

 

*. I read the site through and "the Japanese course condition" looks like some kinds of irregular ball sitting conditions (up or down). I get those all the time in my muni course 🙂 

Japan courses just as pristine as usa.Favourable weather mostly except heavy monsoo season

[elwhippy]

They look great. A couple of UK sites sell the RTX forged wedges for £129. 

[Whatnogarnish]

9 hours ago, sociojeje said:

Wow I didn't know about it. Thanks! 

no problem. I bought some Bridgestone wedges on there about a month ago, took only 1.5 weeks to get to my house. DHL is what I use for the carrier out of there shipping center. 

[sociojeje]

2 hours ago, Whatnogarnish said:

no problem. I bought some Bridgestone wedges on there about a month ago, took only 1.5 weeks to get to my house. DHL is what I use for the carrier out of there shipping center. 

So you only need to sign up for Zen Market, not rakuten or yahoo japan? I bought some JDMs from ebay in the past but ebay was much easier 🙂 Quite tempted hahaha . 

[FredCouplesFan]

Looked at some of these in person here in Tokyo a couple days ago and they look great. Might have to bring a set back home.

[vandyfan]

For those that don't click through...

 

 

[Whatnogarnish]

1 hour ago, sociojeje said:

So you only need to sign up for Zen Market, not rakuten or yahoo japan? I bought some JDMs from ebay in the past but ebay was much easier 🙂 Quite tempted hahaha . 

It’s really easy. Upload cash to your account, pay the seller, it ships to Zen’s consolidation center, and you pay zen to ship it. It’s a great way to snag JDM stuff. 
 

These forged wedges look great 

[sociojeje]

28 minutes ago, Whatnogarnish said:

It’s really easy. Upload cash to your account, pay the seller, it ships to Zen’s consolidation center, and you pay zen to ship it. It’s a great way to snag JDM stuff. 
 

These forged wedges look great 

I gotta try haha. Now i'm only looking for a gap wedge but I think I should talk to my buddies too haha. Shipping one wedge only is wasteful right? I should buy more lol... 

I once thought about cbx2 and then somehow searching led to the deep forged... too much tinkering has wasted my time and time is money. I guess i'm saving my money for spending money then!!! 

[dropkicked]

Jeez.. I shouldn't have clicked on this thread... 😂

[Whatnogarnish]

8 hours ago, sociojeje said:

I gotta try haha. Now i'm only looking for a gap wedge but I think I should talk to my buddies too haha. Shipping one wedge only is wasteful right? I should buy more lol... 

I once thought about cbx2 and then somehow searching led to the deep forged... too much tinkering has wasted my time and time is money. I guess i'm saving my money for spending money then!!! 

The container that they shipped my 2 wedges could easily fit 4. Packaging materials were no joke, it was well done. 

[KWG86]

Just bought zipcore fullface. Now I want to try these as well they look really good. 

[Tree Levino]

Thing is hideous 

[blink3665]

On 9/28/2021 at 5:22 AM, TigerInTheWoods said:

Thing is hideous 

 

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[ian-500]

Very interested.

[sociojeje]

I found similar design in prgr 0 wedge. Perhaps, we will see similar design soon in the US? I am even more intrigued 🙂

[QuigleyDU]

On 9/27/2021 at 10:32 AM, blackbdmillsaps said:

For those that don't click through...

 

 

Those are cool looking

[jc2]

Still can't not see BEEF on that wedge since another user pointed it out when they were first released 🙂

[ProjectX]

The link says they have maximum forgiveness on Japanese courses. Sounds like they must not be that great in America...

 

[phizzy30]

On 9/26/2021 at 5:31 PM, sociojeje said:

I also found out today. Anything forged always intrigues wrxers and most US major brand wedges are non-forged. Not perfect at Japanese but the website says it is suited for the Japanese lie (never played golf in Japan so I have no idea). 

 

*. I read the site through and "the Japanese course condition" looks like some kinds of irregular ball sitting conditions (up or down). I get those all the time in my muni course 🙂 

I've played on a few courses in Japan years ago.  The grass there is mainly Bermuda and Zoysia.  I don't see how the forged RTX would be suitable for the "Japanese" lie.  Also, there are more forged variations of wedges for the Japanese/Asian market than here.  Asian golfers that live in asian countries are generally willing to pay premium prices for golf clubs which is part of the reason why you see more forged offerings over there. 

[sociojeje]

22 minutes ago, phizzy30 said:

I've played on a few courses in Japan years ago.  The grass there is mainly Bermuda and Zoysia.  I don't see how the forged RTX would be suitable for the "Japanese" lie.  Also, there are more forged variations of wedges for the Japanese/Asian market than here.  Asian golfers that live in asian countries are generally willing to pay premium prices for golf clubs which is part of the reason why you see more forged offerings over there. 

Well... but those are cheaper in Japan than the cast wedges in the US. New deep forged wedges in Japan are sold around $140 retail....New MG3 wedges are $180 here in the US...  Of course they have more premiums line like kyoei but cleveland clubs are not one of them at all. Deep forged are priced just the same as RTX zipcore wedges in Japan.... Many would gladly pull the trigger deep forged are sold here retail at $150. 

[phizzy30]

1 hour ago, sociojeje said:

Well... but those are cheaper in Japan than the cast wedges in the US. New deep forged wedges in Japan are sold around $140 retail....New MG3 wedges are $180 here in the US...  Of course they have more premiums line like kyoei but cleveland clubs are not one of them at all. Deep forged are priced just the same as RTX zipcore wedges in Japan.... Many would gladly pull the trigger deep forged are sold here retail at $150. 

Yes, the norm is that forged wedges in Japan are usually more expensive than the cast wedges here.  I'm floored that the forged RTX is that cheap over there.