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The process begins
with cylindrical sticks of mild
iron. The cylindrical stick is
heated to 1200 degrees Celsius to
maintain the characteristics of mild
iron. |
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The cylindrical
stick is heated and then struck with
the forging hammer at a pre-set
precise force to create the rough
shape of the club head. |
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After trimming the
edge, the forging is then struck a
second time with the forging hammer,
again at a pre-set precise force to
further refine the club head and
remove excess metal. This stroke
begins to define the unique
molecular structure of the Miura
forged iron. |
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The forging is then
struck a third and final time, again
at a pre-set precise force, to
further refine the club head and to
finally define the stable and
uniform molecular structure of the
club head. At this stage the iron
head has a smooth and unblemished
finish. |
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The number, name
and score lines are then pressed in
to the club head. |
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The hosel is a
separate piece of high quality steel
which is welded onto the club head
using Miura's proprietary spin
welding process. The welding method
can be adjusted by angle of
attachment to provide for precision
of both loft and lie characteristics
in a manner that is unsurpassed in
the industry. |
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Expert grinders
then make the final adjustments of
weight, finish and design to the
club through precision grinding and
polishing techniques. It is said
that a professional or low handicap
golfer can sense the slightest
weight difference in a club, as
small as 1g. The ability of Miura to
have the fundamental weight
adjustment occur during the forging
process, rather than the grinding
process, creates a uniformity of
club head weight which cannot be
matched by other manufacturers. |
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Perfect polishing
cannot be done by hand. Miura puts
the final polish on his irons by
rotating them through a polishing
barrel. Three different looks are
achieved by the three different
techniques; vibration, centrifugal
and dry barrel polishing. |
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To give the perfect
feel for a golf shot, Miura uses
nickel chrome or W nickel (satin)
plating on the face of the club and
for the finish of the rest of the
club, copper is added to the nickel
plating. Miura has a proprietary
plating technique whereby the face
of the club can be raw and
unpolished while the rest of the
clubs is plated. |
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Masking tape is
used during the sand blasting
process. Grit is blasted onto the
face of the club to give additional
spin control. |
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Paint fill is then
added to the stampings to achieve
the final look. Each club head is
carefully inspected before it is
sent to the customer. |
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