johng
Head Pro
tried my driver against the new Mizuno MP600 and MX580 yesterday at a mizuno day. The stats are....(woefully disapointing).
swing speed 90mph.
ball speed 126mph.
smash factor 1.42 (no idea what this means but it sounds good!!!)
spin rate 3182.
height 21yds.
flight time 5.40 secs.
impopratnt bits.
carry 193.4yds
overall length 216.1 yds.
Very little change using mizuno's. the MX580 was 5 yds longer, but the shaft was 1/2" longer - more speed = more yds. Also a REALLY LOUD impact noise.
The MP600 was less forgiving and felt a little lifeless even though the shaft was the same as the MX.
The one stat they didn't show until i asked was the dispersion...
My X460 had a 6-8yard dispersion factor (really accurate) the others were no where near as good. so 5 yards more length but more likely to find trouble. just not worth it in my opinion.
Shows how easy it is for golfers to overestimate their distances. Basically for a 300 yard driver you need to swing the club around 120 mph+. It's just not possible otherwise, something to do with physics (velocity+mass=distance etc etc. Just blame Newton and his laws of physics)
No great shocks in knowing that I'll be sticking where I am. Short but accurate. Like the wife says, length isn't everything
John.
swing speed 90mph.
ball speed 126mph.
smash factor 1.42 (no idea what this means but it sounds good!!!)
spin rate 3182.
height 21yds.
flight time 5.40 secs.
impopratnt bits.
carry 193.4yds
overall length 216.1 yds.
Very little change using mizuno's. the MX580 was 5 yds longer, but the shaft was 1/2" longer - more speed = more yds. Also a REALLY LOUD impact noise.
The MP600 was less forgiving and felt a little lifeless even though the shaft was the same as the MX.
The one stat they didn't show until i asked was the dispersion...
My X460 had a 6-8yard dispersion factor (really accurate) the others were no where near as good. so 5 yards more length but more likely to find trouble
. just not worth it in my opinion.Shows how easy it is for golfers to overestimate their distances. Basically for a 300 yard driver you need to swing the club around 120 mph+. It's just not possible otherwise, something to do with physics (velocity+mass=distance etc etc. Just blame Newton and his laws of physics)
No great shocks in knowing that I'll be sticking where I am. Short but accurate. Like the wife says, length isn't everything
John.
