
Iteration is now on the clock with one year becoming the standard cycle for the once more conservative brand. Potential new Tour signings are advised to be absolutely sure the driver is going to work.Īs Tour player feedback has played a more significant role in designs like the ST-X and ST-Z, Mizuno’s Tour counts have ticked up, though admittedly “up” was the only mathematically viable option.Īlong the way, you may have noticed that Mizuno has accelerated its design process. Like many of its competitors, Mizuno has become increasingly rigid about staffers bagging its drivers. The company has rolled out a fresh approach-a new rulebook of sorts. Over the past couple of seasons, things have changed.
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More often than not, they never did and the company never said much about it.įor more than a decade, the count of Mizuno drivers in play on the Tour held steady at zero. The approach was to give its staffers plenty of time to work their way into Mizuno driver. When its competitors began buying Tour counts, notoriously frugal Mizuno grew comfortable with its Tour ambassadors not playing its drivers. In past Mizuno stories, we’ve discussed how and why the company’s drivers disappeared from the PGA TOUR. With the launch of the Mizuno ST-X and ST-Z drivers, the company hopes to build on the momentum from its previous ST releases while making its case that it belongs in the conversation with the top-selling driver brands in golf. The ST-Z is a low- to mid-spin driver with higher MOI.

The ST-X offers draw bias with some forgiveness.

