YONEX EZONE WEDGES
Forged by the popular foundry, grind house, and finishing factory Kyoei Golf located in Himeji Japan and designed by Miyagi Yuuji of MTI formerly the wedge designer for PRGR. We present to you the the hand ground by Chiba-san of Zodia Golf Yonex EZONE Wedge. I’ll be honest prior to Ezone I was never a Yonex fan. Their previous run of products catered to the mid to higher handicap and just didn’t float my boat out side of the Nano V Forged cavity back irons. The latest releases by Yonex Golf like their new 380/420/450cc drivers, Zodia Grind Muscle Backs, and especially this new Japan Forged Wedge has me singing to a different tune. It’s all designed with the better professional to mid handicap player.
When I switch wedges they usually stay in my bag for much of the season unlike the rest of the clubs in my bag. Since gaming my Crazy Prototype Wedges I really haven’t considered or gave a second look to anything else. That is until these Yonex Ezone Wedges landed in my hands last week. The shape is distinct as it features ONSET, which is the opposite of OFFSET. That’s when the leading edge of the face start’s in front of the hosel instead of slightly behind. It’s been several years since I used a wedge with ONSET, the last wedge I gamed with it was the GAS1 by Gauge Design Japan.
I have not hit these yet but will be putting them into play most likely this coming Saturday. The Yonex Ezone wedge is available in 50/10, 52/10, 56/12, 58/12, and 60/12 loft and bounce configurations. They are Forged of S25C with a Nickel Blasted Chrome finish that gives it a dull silver look that I personally find very appealing. Stock shaft’s are pretty limited with only DGS200 and NS950 the good ol standard in Japan. I would probably shaft them with the Crazy Wedge Shaft if I do end up loving them.
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Very, very nice! They have such a clean, classic look to them. Im not all that crazy about the finish though. I like something with a bit more pop to it than that. Id still put it in my bag though. Yonex makes first-rate stuff.
I’m sure I read in Japan’s Golf Digest that the wedge was designed by Miyagi Yuuji of MTI fame. Yonex is desperate to get those Vokeys out of Ryo-kun’s bag…
Yes I totally left that out, Thanks for reminding me post updated!
Those MTIs were seriously popular on the Japan Tour even though they were cast. Designed by Miyagi and forged – should be a pretty hot combo!