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“Special Grind” by
Yoshitaka Miura
The special grind on this wedge was
done by Yoshitaka Miura, himself a
master craftsman after more than 20
years of training under his father,
Katsuhiro Miura at the family forging
facility in Himeji, Japan. The ‘Y’ on
the sole not only represents Yoshitaka’s
mark on the club, but also signifies the
special and limited production of this
club.
The Miura family's (Katsuhiro and his
sons Yoshitaka and Shinei) research for
the Series 1957 Y wedge included trips
to North America and Europe to study a
variety of playing conditions and turf
structures. The family's goal was to
create a wedge with the heal and toe
relief that many golfers are now looking
for, but at the same time not compromise
the basic fundamentals of a high
performance golf club. The challenge was
to find the perfect balance between the
heal and toe relief and the rolled
trailing edge on the sole, which
Yoshitaka has done. When this "special
grind" is combined with the unique
characteristics that separate Miura
clubs from all others, such as density
of grain structure, balance and feel,
the result is a wedge that is eminently
playable in a broad range of conditions.
The feel and precision of the Series
1957 Y wedge can't be explained in
words, it must be experienced to be
understood. |
