Mizuno Pro 223 v. 225 demo day

[JWK1969]

Mizuno came to my course and I was lucky enough to get a spot.  Though, given that it was almost 100 degrees that afternoon, probably not much of a surprise that I turned out to be the only one to attend.  I had done a bunch of reading/YouTube watching on the new Mizuno Pro line, and was really targeting the 225 as the likely fit for me.  I never even considered the 221, as my index probably makes obvious.  Everything I've seen about the 225 made it seem right up my alley.

And they were pretty good, too.  Started with the Mizuno telematics device to determine shaft recommendations.  The initial recommendations were a couple of Dynamic Gold X shafts and another (I can't remember which) shaft.  Through initial testing, the club worked pretty well, but descent angle and spin were just a little too low to ensure holding more greens.  We also pivoted to a Nippon Modus X shaft, and that made a big difference in the quality and consistency of the strikes.

To check the box, I then hit the 223s.  And was hooked immediately.  Center strikes with the 223/Modus combo repeatedly, very consistent club speed, and very small dispersion, even on misses.    We played around with some Project X shafts (LZ, IO, LS) but the Modus had just the right feel to it and outperformed the others, at least for me.  Far more consistent distance, too, even more so than my current JPX919 Hot Metals.  So, they're ordered.

Also hit a couple of the new Mizuno drivers.  Got one setup that I liked towards the end, but need to work on my swing first before moving into that one.