By Leonard Finkel
Miura Golf of Japan makes golf clubs designed and manufactured by patriarch and club expert Katsuhiro Miura with the help of his sons Yoshitaka and Shinei, whom he trained.
Miura makes its forged clubs — irons, wedges and putters — in the company’s only factory and its own forge, both in the city of Himeji. The city was for centuries the seat of the ancient Japanese art of samurai sword making. While demand for those weapons has diminished, the untold generations of steelmaking skill and passion have not — and these are the attributes that the Miura family brings to the creation of the world’s best golf weapons.
Katsuhiro Muira’s Passing Point 9005 Genesis iron features a 2-piece construction that incorporates a forged steel body and face. Mr. Katsuhiro designed these to be unlike any other Miura irons. They feature a wider sole than most Miura irons and a deep cavity undercut cavity designed to produce greater forgiveness and added distance.
The PP-9005 Genesis irons feature minimal offset and a thin top line and are only available in 5-PW.
Leonard Finkel is the author of The Secrets to the Game of Golf & Life and former editor in chief of Golf Journeys Magazine. His work has been featured in almost 200 publications including Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Golf Illustrated, Golf Tips and Player Magazine. He has written more than a dozen cover stories for Golf Today Magazine. He has written extensively about golf and travel and has added poker to his writing repertoire. Finkel also works as a marketing and public relations consultant. His specialty niche is writing advertorial copy. Prior to his career in golf, Finkel owned a chain of retail stores and a consulting and import company based in Asia. He attended the University of Utah.