Akira Vintage Gold

With regards to teaching tips from magazines, there's no need to knock swing tips with a few pics. They may be band aids for the amateur swing, but to knock them would be to question the credentials of the likes of Sean Foley, Dave Pelz, and the numerous pros like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson who share their winning moves with us mere mortals.

Where such tips fall short is when the reader doesn't understand or executes the tips inefficiently. And of course there is the lack of a teaching pro's watchful eye.

But in essence, the tips would be the same time tested advice taught any teaching pro.

Instruction articles are the most read and requested for in a golf magazine, so there must be some value in them.

2008 wrote:

Akira 7 iron loft 28 deg
Mizuno mp64 5 iron loft 27deg
Shaft Length 0.75inch different

A typical weekend hacker most likely cannot hit a typical brand 5 iron loft 27deg consistently, in this case how to play the Akira 7 iron and so on...

Just thinking out loud

So what does it show?? Length of the clubs does not matter when it come to distance?

Birdman wrote:

It's not inconceivable that Jason hits his irons that long.

Consider the following factors:

1) Being a pro, his core strength is probably way above that of us who spends several hours with our asses in an office chair. We'd be fooling ourselves to think we can even come close to their regular distances.

2) The chart distances used as examples previously are the tour averages, of which are calibrated for accuracy more than ultimate distance. Lest we forget, they swing at 80% for control.

In a recent Golf Digest article, Ernie Els PW average distance is 121.5m. If he swings at 100%, that would translate to 145.8m. Not so unbelievable a distance now is it?

3) Throw in the equipment factor of stronger lofts and longer shafts as mentioned before, it really isn't surprising that Jason can claim those distances.

Two questions though...

How many pros, let alone amateurs, have you heard of playing the Akira Vintage Golds?

With all due respect to Jason, if he's hitting those amazing distances consistently and accurately, wouldn't he be better served cleaning up on tour rather than teaching?  

true , which is why I'm not teaching full-time as im participating in other tournaments overseas. Its not all teaching for me. Networking is important as well.

Jason, if you don't mind me asking, how does the Akira Vintage Gold irons compare to the irons of the more common brands in the market these days?

I'll be honest to say that I know little about Akira other than it caters to a niche market. That does not make it bad or elite but rather that it does not have a market presence which is as wide as the other US-type brands.

Birdman wrote:

... With all due respect to Jason, if he's hitting those amazing distances consistently and accurately, wouldn't he be better served cleaning up on tour rather than teaching?  

Competing in Tours is more than just hitting ball long and accurately ... Well, the latter is of course a lot more difficult to achieve than the former ... Even tour Pros have difficulty hitting balls consistently accurate all the time ... Golfers of tour calibre requires strong mental strength, sound game plan for that particular course, physically fit to play consistently for 4 rounds and solid short game in addition to be able to hit long and accurately ... In other words, they must be all-rounder.   

That suggests why many teaching Pros are not of Tour Calibre playing Pros ...  

Birdman wrote:

With regards to teaching tips from magazines, there's no need to knock swing tips with a few pics. They may be band aids for the amateur swing, but to knock them would be to question the credentials of the likes of Sean Foley, Dave Pelz, and the numerous pros like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson who share their winning moves with us mere mortals.

Where such tips fall short is when the reader doesn't understand or executes the tips inefficiently. And of course there is the lack of a teaching pro's watchful eye.

But in essence, the tips would be the same time tested advice taught any teaching pro.

Instruction articles are the most read and requested for in a golf magazine, so there must be some value in them.

"Sometime"  the tips in the mags can be gimmicky ....They are there to help to generate readership ...  

enwee wrote:

2008 wrote:

Akira 7 iron loft 28 deg
Mizuno mp64 5 iron loft 27deg
Shaft Length 0.75inch different

A typical weekend hacker most likely cannot hit a typical brand 5 iron loft 27deg consistently, in this case how to play the Akira 7 iron and so on...

Just thinking out loud

So what does it show?? Length of the clubs does not matter when it come to distance?

my post does not tell anything on distance, it is to show akira 7i and typical brand 5i has very similar loft.

JasonLoong wrote:

well , I'm no author of some megazine. Perhaps you could show us a few examples.

not all reviews in magazines are review... some are just technical information.

Of course if you just want to touch on distance alone, that's fine. Then how much increase you are getting.

if you want to do more perhaps more details like any increase in dispersion, looks of the club, feel.

Some of the guys here write good reviews. maybe you should have a look at them.

not against what you wrote but just some suggestion.

It's never how u drive. Its how the person chip and putt. I wanna learn how pros create a spot on centre of their 56" instead!

At this pace, I don't bother if one can hit his 7i 190M! 
But I admire those who game with a std club and yet managed a reasonable & achievable distance. 
But I knw bays at Champions fr almost all coaches re teeing off from an elevated ground. 

Technospaz wrote:

Jason, if you don't mind me asking, how does the Akira Vintage Gold irons compare to the irons of the more common brands in the market these days?

I'll be honest to say that I know little about Akira other than it caters to a niche market. That does not make it bad or elite but rather that it does not have a market presence which is as wide as the other US-type brands.

I believe clubs are very personal. Nevertheless , if I were to compare other club heads like titleist , Taylormade or even ping , Akira club heads are more forgiving and softer. With the combination of shaft and club head akiras' made , its got more punch ( Spring-effect ) on impact.

JasonLoong wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

Jason, if you don't mind me asking, how does the Akira Vintage Gold irons compare to the irons of the more common brands in the market these days?

I'll be honest to say that I know little about Akira other than it caters to a niche market. That does not make it bad or elite but rather that it does not have a market presence which is as wide as the other US-type brands.

I believe clubs are very personal. Nevertheless , if I were to compare other club heads like titleist , Taylormade or even ping , Akira club heads are more forgiving and softer. With the combination of shaft and club head akiras' made , its got more punch ( Spring-effect ) on impact.

So Jason, I assumed u can get the distance u playing now even with the common clubs like titleist, callaway, taylormade etc? It's the loft that give u the distance or the spring effect from akira??? Sound so much like tv....lol.

enwee wrote:

JasonLoong wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

Jason, if you don't mind me asking, how does the Akira Vintage Gold irons compare to the irons of the more common brands in the market these days?

I'll be honest to say that I know little about Akira other than it caters to a niche market. That does not make it bad or elite but rather that it does not have a market presence which is as wide as the other US-type brands.

I believe clubs are very personal. Nevertheless , if I were to compare other club heads like titleist , Taylormade or even ping , Akira club heads are more forgiving and softer. With the combination of shaft and club head akiras' made , its got more punch ( Spring-effect ) on impact.

So Jason, I assumed u can get the distance u playing now even with the common clubs like titleist, callaway, taylormade etc? It's the loft that give u the distance or the spring effect from akira??? Sound so much like tv....lol.

nope.... Not with titleist , Callaway etc.. Its because akiras' got stronger loft .... Basically a Combination of stronger loft + swing + shaft combination with club head =)

Thanks Jason. That's useful! Your candour is appreciated.

Your Welcome =)

interesting review! it will be great for people who are seeking distance like me, but will probably have to get different wedges to close up the gaps at the shorter range

I read that Akira, Golden Slam and Superman makes non conforming drivers with thinner face to achieve more distance, din't know their irons are good in achieving distance too, probably too expensive to buy and not so wellknown, that's why not many people has it.

Yes , Unfortunately. Tried them Akira drivers though , and it goes a mile =)

JasonLoong wrote:

Yes , Unfortunately. Tried them Akira drivers though , and it goes a mile =)

Miles? Because it's non conforming?????  

ahahha yes because its non conforming

ho eh