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Mizuno S5 wedges: What you need to know

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Mizuno’s new S5 wedges ($129.99, steel only) will be in stores September 18. They’re available in White Satin (RH or LH) or Blue Ion (RH only) finishes in lofts of 50-62 degrees.

  • Stock Shaft: True Temper’s Dynamic Gold Wedge
  • Stock Swing: Weight: D4

What you need to know

  • The S5 wedges are forged from the company’s 1025E Grain Flow Forged Carbon Steel.

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  • They’re larger than the company’s MP-T5 wedges, which were known from their compact size, yet smaller than the company’s JPX wedges. They’ll appear quite similar in size to Cleveland’s wedges.

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  • The “T” in Mizuno’s MP-T5 stands for “Teardrop.” The “S” in S5 stands for silhouette, and the wedges have a slightly more rounded shape compared to the MP-T5 design.

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  • The S5 wedges use Quad-Cut, loft-specific grooves. The 49-53 degree wedges have narrower, deeper grooves for more consistency on full shots, while the 54-62 degree wedges have wider, deeper grooves for more spin on open-face shots. The faces are also CNC milled for more surface roughness, which creates more spin or lower-speed wedges shots.

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  • The higher-lofted S5 wedges (54-62 degrees) are available in two sole grinds — one narrower, one wider. The wider-sole wedges have more bounce, which means they will dig into the ground less than the narrow-sole options. Wide-sole wedges tend to be better for golfers with steeper attack angles, or those who play courses with softer turf conditions.

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  • Mizuno will stamp six letters on a custom-ordered wedge for no additional charge, however, increased wait time does apply.

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  1. DB

    Jul 23, 2015 at 12:52 am

    My bad, didn’t see the first chart.

  2. DB

    Jul 22, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    Is this a typo?

    The 58 comes with either 4 bounce or 16? Uhhh… Really? So really low or really high? What’s wrong with like 12 bounce?

    • Tom Bowles

      Jul 23, 2015 at 4:29 pm

      Bounce makes a wedge more forgiving. Bounce is your friend.

  3. KK

    Jul 22, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    I don’t see the big deal with them looking like JAWS wedges. Other than those and Ping, most wedges have virtually the same look anyway.

  4. cmyktaylor

    Jul 22, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    Blue Irons must be a cultural thing. Not sure that’s going to sell in the States. I’ve been very happy with my T4s (56 & 60).

  5. Tom Duckworth

    Jul 22, 2015 at 6:31 am

    If you really look at the two designs the JAWS comparisons are just on the surface. Where the white badges are is not as wide as the area on the JAWS and the weight pad at the top is more compact on the JAWS. An even bigger difference is where the Mizuno logo is. It’s really a deep cavity, on the JAWS that is more of a raised area.

  6. Peter Overlien

    Jul 21, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    Uffdah. Was really looking forward to an upgrade on my mp t11s. I think this is my time to step off the MIZZY train. Boron and blue jaws. I think I will upgrade the driver and putter rather than mp25 and s wedges.

  7. Tom Duckworth

    Jul 21, 2015 at 4:42 pm

    I can see the JAWS look there but that doesn’t mean they play the same JAWS were pretty high bounce wedges.
    I LOVE the blue color I would almost buy them for that reason alone. Mizuno has been turning out some very nice wedges of late. I think they were one of the first ones to use different grooves on different lofts. Now many are doing it I also like the more rounded leading edge these have. Looking forward to a test. Wedges seem to be the hardest clubs to get a feel for in stores. Please make note of how the blue holds up.

  8. Timbleking

    Jul 21, 2015 at 11:50 am

    To me, the S5 looks like this Callaway Jaws of old. Almost carbon copy.

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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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Spotted: Project X Denali hybrid shaft

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Project X’s Denali wood shafts have been seen in more and more golf bags this year as we start off the season. As a refresher, Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin model while Denali Black is for players seeking lower launch and spin.

Denali combines great feel with stability and increased ball speed. Currently, Project X only offers Denali Blue and Black in wood shafts, but we spotted a hybrid shaft in Daniel Berger’s bag at the 2024 Zurich Classic.

The shaft looks to be a Denali Blue 105G – HY in TX flex. No word on details from Project X yet but we can assume that this is a mid-launching shaft that weighs around 105 grams in Tour X-Stiff flex.

Berger has this shaft in his TaylorMade P770 3-iron, likely for some added launch and spin to hold the green from longer distances.

Hopefully, this means we will see some more shafts coming under the Denali name in the future, as I think many of us would like to try one in a hybrid or utility iron!

 

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Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.

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