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New Mizuno ST190 woods are ‘Speed-Engineered’

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The 2019 Mizuno fairway woods are the Mizuno ST190 and ST190 TS (Tour Spoon), which Mizuno is calling their lowest spinning and most forgiving fairway woods yet.

The new Mizuno ST190 is a fairway wood with a bonded hosel, while the ST190 TS comes equipped with a Quick Switch adjustable hosel to allow for different launch conditions.

Both fairway woods from Mizuno contain a deeper, high-energy HT1770 Maraging steel face, which flexes more like a driver than a conventional fairway wood, which aims to maximize ball speed.

The ST190 and ST190 TS also feature a composite crown which allows for redistribution of 4g weight lower in the head combining with the deeper clubface to provide golfers with a low spin ball flight. The composite crown also provides for a deeper, COR optimized face with a low Sweet Spot design.

Mizuno’s Amplified Wave Soleplate’s larger first wave creates a balance between stability and sweet spot height which aims to provide effective off-center forgiveness without excess backspin.

As well as lowering the sweet spot, Mizuno has increased the overall height of the head to improve both the overall COR and the low COR on the head, the combination of which aims to increase ball speed.

Speaking on the new fairway woods, Senior Engineer of Mizuno Golf, Kei Tsui stated

“The ST190’s deeper face is not just useful from the tee – it also gives the clubface a larger frame that functions more like a driver for higher ball speed. Normally that is compromised by a higher sweet spot and additional backspin, but by using our carbon composite crown and Wave Soleplate, we were able to combine high ball speeds with an efficient ball flight.”

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Both clubs offer a fade trajectory, and are finished in black as opposed to Mizuno’s customary blue. The ST190 FW with bonded hosel costs $250, while the ST190 TS costs $300.

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  1. BB

    Jan 8, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    Disappointed that the TS isn’t available for lefty. After having the JPX-850 & 900 and Epic SZ, I was looking forward to the combination of looks and adjustability in a high performance package. Not a total shank, just not a win for those “left” out…again.

  2. DB

    Jan 7, 2019 at 3:40 pm

    Bonded hosel fairway woods, I love it. They look great. So much nicer looking than the new releases from TM and Callaway.

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Alejandro Tosti WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Alejandro Tosti what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX

Hybrid: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour Rescue (22 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 6.5 100

Irons: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (50-10 MID, 54-10 MID, 58-10 MID, 60-06 LOW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid Tour Issue X100, S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron

Grips: Golf Pride MCC Plus4

Check out more in-hand photos of Alejandro Tosti’s WITB in the forums.

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Drew Brees WITB 2024 (April)

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Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (10.5 degrees)

Mini driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper (13.5 degrees)

5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (19 degrees)

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (4-8, PW), TaylorMade P760 (9)

Wedges: TaylorMade MG Hi-Toe (52-09, 56-10, 60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2 Prototype

Check out more in-hand photos of Drew Brees’ clubs here.

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Putter Roundup: 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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We always get some great photos of some phenomenal putters at tour events and love to share them. Here are a few from the 2024 Zurich Classic that caught our eye and seemed interesting. (And as a reminder, you can check out all our photos from New Orleans here)

MJ Daffue’s Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype

MJ is going with the new Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype this week. The putter is a multi-piece mallet that puts an emphasis on stability with the wings on the back. Daffue’s putter does have a design that differs from retail with a monotone finish, which eliminates the black paint on the aluminum parts that we see at retail. He also has a half siteline milled into the top and an L-neck welded on for some additional toe hang. The face features a deeper milling that should offer a softer feel and slightly quieter sound.

Scotty Cameron T-7.5 Prototype

We spotted a few different Scotty Cameron Phantom models with modified rear flanges. It looks like the straight black flange was cut into a half circle for a little softer look at address. On this T-7.5, you can still see the raw aluminum from the back view, so this might have been a last-minute job to get them out on tour. The semi-circle also has a white line on it, maybe to frame the ball differently.

Alex Fitzpatrick’s Bettinardi SS16 DASS

Alex’s SS16 is made from Bettinardi’s famous D.A.S.S., or double-aged stainless steel, for a softer and more responsive feel. The face has a unique diamond pattern milling and features a logo that I feel like I have seen before, but can’t put a name to. The putter is a classic mid-mallet style with a simple, single white siteline on the top. The sole is clean with just the SS16, DASS, and a green triangle logo on it.

Steve Stricker’s Odyssey White Hot No. 2

This putter has made some amazing putts in its long career! Stricker’s White Hot No. 2 might be in the top 10 of most famous putters in golf. When you see all the dents and lead tape, you know the heel will be up and it will be sinking putts! The soft White Hot insert looks to be in good shape and has less wear on it than the rest of the putter. We don’t know how much lead tape is on the sole, but it has to be multiple layers compacted down over the years.

Doug Ghim’s Scotty Cameron T-7 Prototype

This T-7 should win the award for “best color finish” in this list with its deep chromatic bronze. It looks like Scotty added a cherry bomb dot to the heel of the deep-milled face and filled it with a very dark blue paint. The rest of the putter looks pretty stock with its single site line on the topline and twin site lines down the “fangs” of the putter. Twin 5-gram weights are installed in the sole and the putter is finished off with a gloss black double bend shaft with a fill shaft offset.

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