Bridgestone Tourstage VIQ Iron Set

Tourstage was Bridgestone's Japanese golf brand, which is why these don't look like anything in a New Zealand pro shop. Bridgestone retired the name in 2014 and pulled everything under one global brand, so there's no Tourstage site left to look them up on. The V-iQ was the line that mattered — for years it went head to head with XXIO at the top of the Japanese sales charts, built for the average golfer rather than the low handicapper.

Key specs:

• Cavity back built for forgiveness and distance, not shot-shaping
• Low centre of gravity with strong lofts — the 2010 model ran a 24° 5-iron and 44° pitching wedge
• Sold in Japan with both lightweight graphite and steel shafts
• Bridgestone's Japan-market brand, discontinued in 2014
• Player type: Mid to high handicap
• A V-iQ Premium Forged also exists and is a different head — check the model name on the listing

All units are inspected, photographed and graded before listing. Full sets and single irons both turn up here, so check what each listing includes.