COST: $999.99
TESTED BY: Jimmy Emanuel, Golf Australia Deputy and Digital Editor.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Anyone who still refers to Mizuno as an “iron company” needs to stop, because the fact is the company is doing great work across its entire range and these drivers are proof of that.
Both look great, with a fairly traditional modern shape at address, with the composite crown look providing some nice contrast, while the sole of the ST-Z and ST-X are quite busy and the “hero” technology – CORTECH Chamber – certainly stands out.
The ST-Z is the more neutral driver of the pair and looks exactly that. Very square behind the ball, this driver looks like it wants to go straight down the fairway with some nice, rounded shaping that helps hide its size.
The ST-X is slightly draw biased, yet at address it is far from sitting significantly…