Mizuno’s 2023 drivers—the ST-Z 230 and ST-X 230—have landed on the USGA conforming golf equipment listing. Whereas that clears each fashions for play on the PGA TOUR, Mizuno is mum on the technical particulars and what enhancements golfers can anticipate over the soon-to-be earlier fashions.
Mizuno ST-Z 230 and ST-X 230
Probably the most intriguing teaser is the addition of a “CORTECH CHAMBER” within the entrance sole space the place we’d usually look forward to finding Mizuno’s Wave Sole. The very best (and, I suppose, apparent) guess is that it’s a little bit of speed-enhancing tech significantly useful on low-face impression.
As a result of it’s the motive force class, we should always anticipate claims of modest ball pace features.
Past that, it’s affordable to imagine the ST-Z 230 will keep it up because the higher-MOI providing, although we don’t anticipate Mizuno will problem the USGA limits. Traditionally, Mizuno has trended in the direction of comparatively excessive, although not excessive, MOI and I don’t anticipate that can change.
The ST-X 230 will seemingly keep it up as the corporate’s draw-bias providing and, with that, it wouldn’t be uncommon to see a bit extra draw bias than final time round. That mentioned, one of many previous design goals with the ST-X line has been to keep up a standard take a look at deal with.
Name it draw bias that doesn’t tip its hand.
Mizuno ST-X 230 PLTMN
A ST-X 230 PLTMN can also be on the USGA’s conforming golf equipment listing. As greatest as we will inform from the USGA pictures, apart from the “PLTMN” brand, the drivers seem an identical. Over the previous couple of iterations of Mizuno drivers, the corporate has supplied a lighter-weight J-Spec (Japanese specification) model of the ST-X. Our greatest guess it that the PLTMN is the J-Spec mannequin, although that’s admittedly only a guess.
Availability and Pricing
So far as the discharge date is anxious, final 12 months, Mizuno introduced its new drivers in mid-January with retail availability starting in early February. I anticipate comparable cadence this time round. The earlier fashions retailed for $449 so my expectation is Mizuno will elevate that to $500 although it may make a robust argument within the worth class by holding costs within the mid-400s.
That mentioned, the present fashions—Mizuno ST-Z 220 and Mizuno ST-X 220 drivers—have been discounted to $299.99. As long as availability lasts, some will discover it onerous to justify the price of the soon-to-be newest and best.
Extra info because it turns into obtainable.
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