Hybrids always fly under the radar when in all likelihood most of us should be using them more. The new hybrid has me intrigued as well. I need to see this one in person.
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That is a good looking driver
patiently waiting for some @GraniteRoost thoughts
Mighty fine looking stick ya got there
Looking forward to this. I've got the ST-Z in the bag, it's hard to find head-to-head comparisons.Good to know they're in stock and can be hit at the LGS, thanks @GraniteRoost. Would be fun to take my ST-Z down and compare the ST-Z to the Z-220 with my gamer shaft in both. Now I just have to not be so dang busy at work.
I've been wanting to get down and get some swings anyway. And since I have a shaft that I was fitted to that fits both might as well compare them head to head.Looking forward to this. I've got the ST-Z in the bag, it's hard to find head-to-head comparisons.
I stopped by the LGS on my way home from work to see what might be new, and found a smorgasboard . New Mizuno ST-X 200 and ST-X 220, a 3w and 5w, and a CLK series hybrid. I seemed to be the first one that found them. I picked out the ST-Z to try, and there were only four shafts, three of which were light weight & flex, so I picked the stoutest of the four a Tensei Blue AV 60S. I did NOT have my gamer ST-X with me, which is too bad, because I was not necessarily expecting the new Mizuno stuff today and could have plugged my gamer shaft in.
First looks, the head shapes and overall presentation at address seem very similar to last years models. There is a subtle ST-Z branding at the back of the crown on the ST-Z, and closer to the heel on the ST-X, that are both tastefully done. The sole is where you see more changes, and it also looks great. I really like to overall shape and paint/carbon fade on the crown. Mizuno improved on a great package in the aesthetics department.
Hitting some shots, right out of the gate I the sound reminded me a lot of my ST-X, which is a nice thing. It is a little more metallic/titanium-y than Callaway Rogue or TM Stealth, but not in a bad way. My driver swing is not the best right now, and I moved around the face a good bit. Things got better as went along. I thought it was plenty forgiving everywhere, and notably my toe-hook miss held up better than some others (*** COUGH... Taylor Made*** ), with spin only dipping a little below 1800 rpm. Heel side it was fine, I hit a few heel side fades and saw reasonable spin rates given what I was doing.
I was planning to hit the ST-X but I got distracted by Callaway shiny things, and kind of lost track of what I was doing. However, that gives me a reason to go back with my Kinetixx Velocity gamer shaft and do a little more tinkering. The Tensei Blue 60S is NOT a shaft that I was getting along with, and I was having trouble sort of hitting it square. I played a Rogue ST drivers today with Tensei White AV 65X, and the Stealth with a 60X Kai-li, and got along with both of those much better as far as finding center.
I also got distracted from taking more pictures of the ST-X and ST-Z next to each other... I will do that next time. THAT will be a fun comparo, I have been wanting to do that for while now. And I feel like I owe THP a MUCH better set of pictures than I took today.
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A note to hitting order... I was hitting my best toward the end of the session. I hit two sets of 5-6 shots each with ST-Z, then Rogue ST LS, then Rogue TD. By the second set on the Cally's I was figuring my swing out a little better. At the end I decided to mix in Stealth Plus and it may have benefitted from my swing being better at that point. My own gamer ST-X kept up with the Stealth Plus for me last week.
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Thank you
What is your gamer shaft? Can you try the rogue max as well (if you do it again)?
I’m one of many I’m sure who are really looking forward to your review/data.Yes, I have a couple of upcoming things I want to do. ST-X & ST-Z with my gamer (below). And Max - Max LS - TD need a second go for sure.
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