USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Went to the range today, as I may be playing in a comp on Sunday, and need to find out if I can still hit a ball.
Got off to a bad start, as I clonked my finger on the boot lid getting my sticks out of the car. In retrospect, pulling all the stitches out this morning while bored at work may not have been the best idea.
Any way, went into the pro shop, and they have a bin of ex demo 6i, £4 each. As luck would have it, there was an MP52 6i, R300 shaft, 1/2" longer than standard, 2 degrees upright, similar to the spec on my Titleists. I could do with a club to keep in the boot for the odd practice session, and this seemed as good a deal as I am likely to get in the right spec.
So, to the range. Put my shoes on, jacket off, fleece on, mop blood off my coat, fleece, shoes, etc. Put my glove on, to limit the mess, and ready to go.
Grab the mizzy, a couple of practice swings, and rapidly work out that I can't hold the club with my normal grip. No chance. Have to change to some weird version of over lapping (normally base ball). More practice swings to get used to the new grip. Then line up a ball.
Well, all things considered, not bad. When middled, it goes ok, feels fine, and I can shank it nearly as well as the Titleist ZB(which has set a vcery high standard, as I can get distance and height, the holy grail of shanking).
Not sure what all the hype is about Mizuno, as to me, when middled, there is no discernable difference between the MP52, and my ZBs. I like it alot, but it isn't really any great improvement, which is handy, because I guess I'm not going to be able to complete the set at £4 a club.
Might be different off grass. And with a proper grip.
And we won't talk about my driving. No. Not at all.
Got off to a bad start, as I clonked my finger on the boot lid getting my sticks out of the car. In retrospect, pulling all the stitches out this morning while bored at work may not have been the best idea.
Any way, went into the pro shop, and they have a bin of ex demo 6i, £4 each. As luck would have it, there was an MP52 6i, R300 shaft, 1/2" longer than standard, 2 degrees upright, similar to the spec on my Titleists. I could do with a club to keep in the boot for the odd practice session, and this seemed as good a deal as I am likely to get in the right spec.
So, to the range. Put my shoes on, jacket off, fleece on, mop blood off my coat, fleece, shoes, etc. Put my glove on, to limit the mess, and ready to go.
Grab the mizzy, a couple of practice swings, and rapidly work out that I can't hold the club with my normal grip. No chance. Have to change to some weird version of over lapping (normally base ball). More practice swings to get used to the new grip. Then line up a ball.
Well, all things considered, not bad. When middled, it goes ok, feels fine, and I can shank it nearly as well as the Titleist ZB(which has set a vcery high standard, as I can get distance and height, the holy grail of shanking).
Not sure what all the hype is about Mizuno, as to me, when middled, there is no discernable difference between the MP52, and my ZBs. I like it alot, but it isn't really any great improvement, which is handy, because I guess I'm not going to be able to complete the set at £4 a club.
Might be different off grass. And with a proper grip.
And we won't talk about my driving. No. Not at all.
