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Mizuno ST190, ST190G Drivers put woods front and center for “iron” company

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5 years ago

Jan 7, 2019

Mizuno Golf is about more than just irons; that’s the message the company is keen to drive home with its launch of the Mizuno ST190 driver and the Mizuno ST 190G driver.

In announcing its lowest spinning, most technology-packed driver in company history, with the 2019 Mizuno driver, the company seeks to position itself as one that has quietly innovated in the driver space for years, highlighting milestone technologies in the Ti100, T-Zoid, MP-001, and MP-600 in discussions around the launch of its latest drivers.

With respect to the specifics of the Japanese company’s most recent weaponry, the ST190 and 190G feature a forged Sp700Ti face (10 percent stronger than 6-4 titanium) with the company’s ultra-light Cortech structure, as well as a carbon composite crown. As with the ST180 series, Mizuno applies its Amplified Wave soleplate, which deforms on impact for better energy transfer between club and ball.

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The weight of the carbon composite crown, 12 grams, allowed engineers to redistribute some seven grams of weight throughout the body of the club.

The Amplified Wave Sole effectively expands the ST190’s COR area for improved balls speeds across the clubface, according to the company, and better ball speed on off-center strikes in particular.

Mizuno fine-tuned the driver’s sound via Harmonic Impact Technology, adding internal rids for a more solid sound at impact.

Getting into the differences between the two models.

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Mizuno ST190

designed for mid to low spin with maximum stability
features a single, factory-fixed 6g backweight that adds 300gcm2 MOI

Mizuno ST190G

Designed for low spin
Features Fast Track adjustability: twin seven gram weights on external tracks
Weights can reduce spin by an additional 200rpm and allow for draw/fade biases

“The ST190 marks a total change in how Mizuno approaches wood design,” says lead Mizuno golf designer Kei Tsjui. “We now start the development process with our tour players. The tour-tested molds then become our production molds. In the case of the ST190, this produced a high-speed driver with extreme low spin for the tour, but with the capability of increasing spin for lower swing speed players.”

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The first PGA Tour player to game the ST190 was big hitter Keith Mitchell.

Says Mitchell: “Driving was my best category last year – I walked into testing to do ‘Cookie’ (Mizuno, PGA Tour Manager Jeff Cook) a favor, give him some numbers and leave. It turned out to be the easiest change I’ve ever made – on the one club I never thought I would switch.”

Specs and availability

The Mizuno ST190: driver will be available in 9.5 and 10.5 degree models, both adjustable by two degrees either way. 9.5 degree option only for left-handers.

The Mizuno ST190G: driver will be available in a 9-degree model only, adjustable by two degrees either way. Right hand only.

Shafts: Mizuno offers 26 shafts without upcharge. New options for 2019 include Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S, Atmos Red 5R, Atmos Red 5R2, Atmos Red 6R and Atmos Black TS 6S.

MSRP: ST190: $400. ST190G: $500

ST190 drivers will be available nationwide and in Canada in February.

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19 Comments

howie

Jan 8, 2019 at 5:53 pm

If you play these black mizunos you won’t go back… and your golfing buddies won’t turn their backs to you.

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simms

Jan 7, 2019 at 7:07 pm

Another driver for future EBAY sellers….unless your a single digit or better 3 or 4 yards for $500 is a big step…almost any driver from the last 6 years or so is going to work for you.

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- gunmetal
  
  Jan 8, 2019 at 12:13 am
  
  Yup.
  
  Looks nice, though.
  
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joe

Jan 7, 2019 at 4:49 pm

More RH only from Mizuno. Darn righties….

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One Day At A Time

Jan 7, 2019 at 4:26 pm

Trying like Hell to be honest and transparent in 2019… so take this fwiw…

I handle a lot of donated clubs. Always trying to get clubs to kids, and often get 10 Adult clubs for every USKG/TourEdge/XYZ junior club. In 2016, one of the younger outside staff guys swung my 905r w/o asking and w/o knowing you don’t do that, it hit the pavement, so now I’m needing a new stick and a week later a Callaway fti 6 w/ a real fuji speeder walked in. Yeah, square headed, TINGY, and if my ST180 launched at 11 spun at 24, the cally launched at 14 spun at 31. But, in early 2017 I needed to knock out my pat, and from January 1 to April 4 I hit 90% (+/-2%) of my fwys over a 120 shot sample size. On April 4 2017 I’m plotting along and the wind kicks up to 20, gusts 27. On side by side holes I hit it 205 v 330. I was educated enough to be dangerous regarding spin OTT and about a month after the only time guys say “Now you never have to play golf again!” , the ST180 was showing up ahead of time for reasons unknown. I volunteer to be the guinea pig for a driver fitting in our Teach The Teacher program and in short time the youngest assistant pro I’ve worked with had made the most INCREDIBLE W.O.O.D. adjustment to my lead hand @ address and I see 160 ball 11.5 launch and 2224 spin. Deuces to the launch monitor , I want to watch it fly outside. It’s 253 to the net, and generally speaking your apex has to be high and if you carry the net you carry it 280. I’m swinging it at 107, so I don’t need to tell you how unlikely I was to do that, and how immediately I scribbled ST-180 tensei blue gp tv full cord on the DOG’s Christmas list. And in the entire year of 2018, I struggled off the tee so much that I would give it away to the first person that wanted it. I’m absolutely the guilty party, the Mizuno ST-180 is and was a truly best kept secret for for guys that can’t hit it left to save their lives, and admittedly I did hit the best drive of my post-arthrodesis life to date with it on the nastiest par 5 I know of in DFW, but I will NEVER ever EVER ditch a fairway finding four cylinder for a driving range heat seeking missile ever again.

Until someone asks me to hit the stick that Ping is dropping in March.

And unless the Titleist TS starts curving off the face of the Earth, I am looking forward to seeing it in my bag in 2028, just like the 905r was a welcome sight for an entire decade of golf.

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- Mower
  
  Jan 7, 2019 at 8:38 pm
  
  Can’t believe he didn’t even do the courtesy of a TLDR summation!? No internet etiquette.
  
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  - BAR
    
    Jan 7, 2019 at 9:41 pm
    
    Honestly. I had to skip read and have no idea what he’s on about.
    
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- HeyJude
  
  Jan 8, 2019 at 12:36 am
  
  Didn’t know hieroglyphics was a thing again.
  
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joro

Jan 7, 2019 at 3:03 pm

Looks a lot like the 180 kept it is Black. Love the 180, and even like the Blue.

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jonas

Jan 7, 2019 at 2:25 pm

I hear they are working on an even better driver called the S&X69oo prototype model… it’s a beast !!!

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smz

Jan 7, 2019 at 2:22 pm

I’m still shopping for 2018 drives at vastly reduced prices. If I can’t make last years models give me fantastic performance, then there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. 2017 models are okay too.

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dat

Jan 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm

Look really good, finally ditched the blue! Excellent array of shaft options and adjustments for a reasonable price! Unheard of so far this year!

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JP

Jan 7, 2019 at 11:37 am

Mizuno going with a cortech face is too similar to Wilson’s new Cortex driver.

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- Forged MB
  
  Jan 7, 2019 at 12:08 pm
  
  Except for the fact that Mizuno had the Cortech face well before the Wilson Cortex was even a thought and the Mizuno is actually getting your play. Don’t see any CORrelation at all.
  
  See what I did there? 😉
  
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  - JP
    
    Jan 7, 2019 at 1:30 pm
    
    Wilson the guilty party then. Copy that.
    
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    - Scheiss
      
      Jan 7, 2019 at 8:26 pm
      
      It is a stupid name for a driver. Wilson really didn’t think it thru (see what I did there, about Cortex?)
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortex
      
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Benjamin Kaiser

Jan 7, 2019 at 11:22 am

They look really nice!

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Max

Jan 7, 2019 at 11:20 am

So, at first I thought Mizuno waiting to release this driver at the same time as Taylormade, Callaway and PING was a mistake and that it would be overshadowed by the big boy offerings. But, after seeing the lackluster new releases from Taylormade and Callawy, I think it might work out for Mizuno. These drivers look soooo good and the stock shaft offerings are far far superior to the other’s.

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Project X Denali Blue, Black shaft Review – Club Junkie Review

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Brian Knudson

Originally, Project X was known for low-spin steel iron shafts. However, the company might now be known for wood shafts. Denali is the newest line of graphite shafts from Project X. With the Denali line, the company focuses on feel as well as performance.

There are two profiles in the Denali line, Blue and Black, to fit different launch windows. Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin profile for players who are looking for a little added launch and Denali Black is designed for low-launch and low-spin. Both models are going to offer you a smooth feel and accuracy.

For a full in-depth review check out the Club Junkie podcast on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube.

Project X Denali Blue

I typically fit better into mid-launch shafts, as I don’t hit a very high ball so the Denali Blue was the model I was more excited to try. Out of the box, the shaft looks great and from a distance, it is almost hard to tell the dark blue from the Denali Black. With a logo down install of the shaft, you don’t have anything to distract your eyes, just a clean look with the transition from the white and silver handle section to the dark navy mid and tip.

Out on the course, the Blue offers a very smooth feel that gives you a good kick at impact. The shaft loads easily and you can feel the slightly softer handle section compared to the HZRDUS lineup. This gives the shaft a really good feel of it loading on the transition to the downswing, and as your hands get to impact, the Denali Blue keeps going for a nice, strong kick.

Denali Blue is easy to square up at impact and even turn over to hit it straight or just little draws and most of the flex of the shaft feels like it happens right around where the paint changes from silver to blue. The Blue launches easily and produces what I consider a true mid-flight with the driver. While it is listed as mid-spin, I never noticed any type of rise in my drives. Drives that I didn’t hit perfectly were met with good stability and a ball that stayed online well.

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Denali Black definitely takes a little more power to load it but the shaft is still smooth and doesn’t give you any harsh vibrations. Where the Blue kicks hard at impact, the Black holds on a little and feels like keeps you in control even on swings that you try and put a little extra effort into. The stiff tip section also makes it a little harder to square up at impact and for some players could take away a little of the draw from their shot.

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Overall the Project X Denali Blue and Black are great additions to the line of popular wood shafts. If you are looking for good feel and solid performance the Denali line is worth trying out with your swing. Choose Blue for mid-launch and mid-spin or Black for lower launch and low spin.

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