OVERALL RATING ★★★★
MIZUNO ST 230
PERFORMANCE ★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★ ½ LOOK / SOUND / FEEL ★★★★
SILVER
ST-MAX 230 TBA
• The oversized profile yields Mizuno’s most forgiving and highest-launching hybrid. • A wide channel stretches the width of the sole to create additional face flex on off-centre hits. • A polymer filling in the cut- through channel in the sole encases a steel bar to lower the centre of gravity for reduced spin and a higher ball flight. • A waffle pattern thins the crown area while a thicker weight pad positioned on the sole lowers the centre of gravity. • Top 5 in Look, low-handicaps • 19, 22, 25, 28 degrees (eight-way adjustable hosel)
AESTHETICS
Plain
Elaborate
‘A really high flight that hung in the air before descending to a soft drop. No worries about carrying hazards or bunkers with this.’ – 5-HANDICAP
ACOUSTICS
Quieter
Louder
SENSORY
Softer
Firmer
LAUNCH
Lower
Higher
FORGIVENESS
Least
Most
ST-Z 230
TBA
• Although larger and more playable than last year’s CLK, the conventional ST-Z provides a flatter, lower-launching trajectory compared to the ST-Max.
as the loft on the clubface increases (the 5-hybrid measures just 103).
AESTHETICS
Plain
Elaborate
ACOUSTICS
• A wide channel
stretches nearly the width of the sole to create additional face flex on off- centre hits. • Top 5 in Performance, low-handicaps • 16, 19, 22, 25 degrees (adjustable hosel)
Quieter
Louder
SENSORY
‘Performed like a high- lofted fairway wood. Good height and a soft landing.’ – 11-HANDICAP
Softer
Firmer
• This more
LAUNCH
traditionally-sized hybrid (the 2-hybrid volume is 121 cubic centimetres) decreases in size
Lower
Higher
FORGIVENESS
Least
Most
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 67
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