New Mizuno Drivers: ST-X, ST-Z

[cz13X4]

anyone else smack these around a bit?

[joshella]

About as deep as product info gets here.  

 

 

[larciel]

I saw one but the driver head shape is too elongated for me. looks like a cornhead laying on side.

[dmeeksDC]

On 1/25/2021 at 12:26 PM, FreshDK said:

First review from Michael Newton on YouTube and he is not a fan of the performance as much as the looks and sound. He tested the 10.5 heads though so I do not know how much to make of it.

I watch his reviews but I often do not

agree with him. His testing seems to match up with his preconceived notions. In his head to heads, I think he regularly goes with the opposite of what I would do!

[VCGolfer79]

Way too late of a release. Most people have their shiny new Callaway, Tmade, Ping or Titleist driver. Huge marketing fail IMO. It won’t sell just like their other drivers and will be half off by the end of the year. I was pumped about them but waiting months while all other brands are releasing theirs is a head scratcher for me. 

[cz13X4]

Website is showing a lot of options out of stock. Hope mine isn’t delayed too badly

[hardcaliber]

Anyone able to compare launch and spin to last years release, st-z vs st200? 

[JZhhh]

Order from my local dealer and got my ST-Z driver and hybrid 4 last week. Beautiful clubs and hits nicely...

However I could not find info regarding the st-z hybrid anywhere except from the dealer's website I bought from.

Is it still a pre-release item around most part of the world? Anyone know more about this?

[tlally01]

Custom order? When did you place it? I'm waiting on my custom ST-Z.

 

[cz13X4]

Maiden voyage tomorrow 😍

[third-times-a-charm]

20 hours ago, cz13X4 said:

Maiden voyage tomorrow 😍

ATMOS shaft?

[cz13X4]

1 hour ago, third-times-a-charm said:

ATMOS shaft?

VA Raijin 

[blake_griffin]

CZ - how was the maiden voyage?! Anybody else get these on the links yet?

[cz13X4]

6 hours ago, blake_griffin said:

CZ - how was the maiden voyage?! Anybody else get these on the links yet?

It’s been awesome. Love everything about it. It’s a bit more fade biased than what I’m used to with ping. Could be the lie angle but zero complaints so far. Hit every fairway with it today. 

[blake_griffin]

1 hour ago, cz13X4 said:

It’s been awesome. Love everything about it. It’s a bit more fade biased than what I’m used to with ping. Could be the lie angle but zero complaints so far. Hit every fairway with it today. 

FANTASTIC!! Got one coming in the near future and can't wait to get it on the course

[hardcaliber]

I'm hoping someone will be able to compare to last years line at some point.  The ST200 is working pretty well for me but the STZ looks cooler.

[Hammer22]

On 3/5/2021 at 3:41 PM, cz13X4 said:

It’s a bit more fade biased than what I’m used to with ping. Could be the lie angle but zero complaints so far. 

 

That and the face angle: it's 1° open in STD compared to the square face with the X. Also the lie angle is definitely flatter: 56.5° at STD (the X is 59°). 

[Mainehacker21]

Regarding the face angle of the ST-Z..with the ST200 I got a 9.5 knowing I'd have to loft up and close the face some, but I even had to go up to 11.5 to get it where I wanted..that thing was way open imo.....Does anyone know if the STZ is similar? Not necessarily a bad thing just looking for a starting loft

[blam89]

just picked up an STZ and really liking it so far. Had one round with it, hit every fairway, everything went straight, and even managed to break 300 yards twice with the help of some downslopes. Glad to have finally replaced my dinosaur TM R7 425!

[PlayInTheRain]

Duplicate Posting. This is embarrassing. Sorry to the thread and the readers.

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[PlayInTheRain]

Hi all, and thanks for a great thread!

I'm wondering if anyone can compare the 2021 ST-X (or ST-Z, though I imagine I'm favouring the X in my deliberations) with the 2020 ST-G. Are they different beasts entirely? Is it worth getting last year's club for the adjustability (I haven't played in a while and like to tinker with things), or is it better to go with a more time-refined version (2021 non-adjustable) thinking that Mizuno must have dropped the adjustable weights for a reason. I've seen that both are still available if one looks around.

Many thanks

[PlayInTheRain]

 Apologies for a duplicate posting.

Edited April 7, 2021 by PlayInTheRain
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[toddmanley]

Any more updates on these?  Anyone out there gaming a ST-Z with a Ventus Black 6x?

 

-Thanks, Todd

[bryanwmilburn]

1 hour ago, toddmanley said:

Any more updates on these?  Anyone out there gaming a ST-Z with a Ventus Black 6x?

 

-Thanks, Todd

This is the exact combo I’m considering! 

[MMB1500]

Surprised no-one has mentioned that this was the surprise TXG bracket winner for 2021. Of course that doesn't mean it's for everyone, but it does mean it's a very, very good driver. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOrJ_Okku6k 

Edited June 3, 2021 by MMB1500

[launcher]

I will be posting a review of the X later today. Going out for my second round with it shortly. Would have posted something after my first round, but I was really not playing well, so held off. I will say that my first drive with it, very early morning, no range time, was an absolute bomb. Haven't been that excited playing golf in years. Unfortunately, didn't hit another good drive the entire round, but I truly believe that I was just destroyed after that first swing, if that makes any sense at all. 

[Landy]

On 4/7/2021 at 11:50 AM, PlayInTheRain said:

Hi all, and thanks for a great thread!

I'm wondering if anyone can compare the 2021 ST-X (or ST-Z, though I imagine I'm favouring the X in my deliberations) with the 2020 ST-G. Are they different beasts entirely? Is it worth getting last year's club for the adjustability (I haven't played in a while and like to tinker with things), or is it better to go with a more time-refined version (2021 non-adjustable) thinking that Mizuno must have dropped the adjustable weights for a reason. I've seen that both are still available if one looks around.

Many thanks

Hello any updates?

[launcher]

I can give an update, but haven't done a comparison on the X and Z. I have the X. I recently changed the shaft, and now this driver is just perfect for me. I've sold my TS3 and now selling my 917d3 which I never thought I'd do, but the X is just so good. Only knock I can give it is the lack of adjustability, particularly compared to Titleist. I've managed to get it set up good enough for me though. 

 

The ST-220G will soon be released, and it looks like it's going to be well received as well. 

 

 

[SwingMan]

1 hour ago, launcher said:

I can give an update, but haven't done a comparison on the X and Z. I have the X. I recently changed the shaft, and now this driver is just perfect for me. I've sold my TS3 and now selling my 917d3 which I never thought I'd do, but the X is just so good. Only knock I can give it is the lack of adjustability, particularly compared to Titleist. I've managed to get it set up good enough for me though. 

 

The ST-220G will soon be released, and it looks like it's going to be well received as well. 

 

 

The 220G gives you that adjustability. I just need the right shaft in mine. Have a TPT Golf 17 series that needs an adapter change-out to fit into the 220G from the Mizuno-THP Experience 10 days ago.