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OTHING INGOLF
quitematchesthe
euphoriaofhittinga forged ironon
thesweetspot.Thebuttery impact
feelssosatisfyinglypurethatyou
instantlyknowyou justmilkedevery
ounceofdistanceandaccuracyoutof that
shot.Foronesliverofamoment,youare
invincible.
Givinggolfersthatutopiansensa-
tionasoftenaspossible isthegoalof
KatsuhiroMiura, the72-year-oldowner
andnamesakeofclubmanufacturerMiura
Golf.Amidtheseaofmass-producedgolf
clubs,MiuraGolfstillmakes itshighly
regarded ironspredominantlybyhand. It’s
adeliberate, time-consuming,painstaking
process.Buttheendproductsareuniquely
luxurious, top-performing forged irons.
Thecompany’smodest,meticulously
clean factory inAmaji,Japan—alongthe
bankof theIchikawaRiver—doesn’teven
houseaconveyorbelt.Aside fromhaving
machineshammer,flattenandcuttheraw
metal intoshapeatthe factory(aswellas
thenearby forge facility),allMiura irons
arefinishedbyhumanhands,oneatatime.
“Themainhandprocessesarethefinish-
ingof the leadingandtrailingedgesofeach
iron, theoverallgrindingtofinalshapeand
weight,andthepolishingbeforeandafter
chromingandotherfinishing,”saysAdam
Barr, the53-year-oldOrlando,Florida-
basedpresidentof thecompanysince
November2010. “Particularmodelsmight
alsoneedspecial featuresground in.Our
K-Grindwedges, for instance,havetheir
renownedknucklesground inbyhand,
veryoftenbyMr.Miurahimself.”
Thekeytothewholeprocess,according
HANDS
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Offering impeccableattention
todetail and theutmost
inquality,
MIURAGOLF’SHAND-
FORGEDCLUBS
are settinga
newstandard forgolfersaround
theworld.
SHOTMAKER:
Forged from solid-steel billets,Miura’s iron clubheads (above right) are
pounded into shapewithahammer and thenhand-ground—oftenbyMr.Miura (above left)— for smooth
edges, resulting inaccurate shots that feel soft.
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