Mizuno Golf has long been a leader in the club fitting space, with the most obvious example being when they introduced Mizuno Shaft Optimizer many years ago. While fitting technology has exploded in recent years, the industry hadn’t really seen anything like the Optimizer when it came out. The company is continuing to press forward in the fitting and customization space in 2025, using the mission statement “Reach Beyond”. The all-new Mizuno M Craft X Putters are a great example of reaching beyond the norm, as they combine advanced adjustability with the precision craftsmanship and feel that the company is known for.
Imagine for a moment that you could pick from a pile of parts and design your own putter. What would you come up with? Believe it or not, at some level Mizuno is delivering that exact option with the M. Craft X line of putters. While there are essentially three core mallet shapes available, the options to customize are impressive. Let’s first see what this impressive new line offers consumers.
Unparalleled Adjustability Meets Forged Precision
Mizuno’s describes the M. Craft X line as the point where customization meets precision. It all starts with a forged, 1025 Carbon steel face and neck. This is how the company introduces forged precision into the line, and they further ensure premium feel with a CNC-Milled face. The company’s lineage is steeped in feel and responsiveness, and they are taking no shortcuts in manufacturing this piece of the M. Craft X package. From a technology perspective, this component also provides benefits. It places the bulk of the putter head’s weight forward towards the face, giving these mallets the feel and control golfers would normally expect from a blade.
Three different forged face and neck options are available in the M. Craft X line – Plumber, Slant, and Bend. While the face itself is the constant in this equation, the three different neck choices give users the ability to match the head with their stroke type.
Back Shapes and Interchangeable Weights
Here’s where it gets even cooler. The next part of the putter consumers can choose is the back shape. Each is a mallet of some sort, milled from aerospace-grade aluminum. As of today, Mizuno is offering the Four (Squared Mallet), Five (Round Mallet), and Six (Wing Mallet) shapes, each of which can be combined with the three neck choice to create a total of nine different head and neck options. Cool, right?
The benefit of the milled aerospace-grade aluminum backs is that they provide the stability, alignment, and MOI benefits of a mallet without interfering with the benefits the weight-forward design of the carbon steel face deliver. All the things golfers love about blades like feel, tactile feedback, and face control are still there, but along with the technological advantages mallets have.
To tie the whole package together, Mizuno is using interchange weights at 7g, 14g, and 21g. These weights actually secure the aluminum back shapes to forged face/neck the golfer chooses, fastening the entire package into one piece. Of course, these different weight options greatly increase the fitting and customization options for the individual. We all have weight preferences with putters, whether we know it or not. The right weight encourages the smoothest stroke possible and the most consistent speed control, making this last piece vital.
Finishing Touches and Details
With all the advanced technological concepts Mizuno put into the M. Craft X putter line, they wanted to give a nod to the past as well. They’ve gripped the line with a Lamkin Sink Fit grip in a 1906 mosaic pattern to acknowledge the year of their inception. In addition to the grip, the headcover features this same design. In all, the total package illustrates the company’s commitment to “reaching beyond” while honoring its past.
The Details – Mizuno M Craft X Putters
Mizuno M. Craft X putters will be available at retailers February 3, 2025. In addition, they can be custom ordered at Mizuno’s website, mizunogolf.com.
- Adjustability options: 3 neck shapes (P , S & B), 3 back shapes (Four, Five & Six), and interchangeable weights (Available in pairs of 7g, 14g, and 21g).
- Materials: Forged 1025 Steel, CNC-milled aluminum back.
- Shaft: KBS CT120
- Price
- Full putter (35”): $399.99
- Full putter (38”): $449.99
