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Why We Like It
- The oversized profile makes for Mizuno’s most forgiving and highest-launching hybrid.
- A wide channel stretches nearly the width of the sole to give at impact and create additional face flex on off-center hits.
- A polymer filling in the cut-through channel in the sole encases a steel bar to lower the center of gravity for reduced spin and a higher flight.
- Thin, high-strength steel alloy in the face (about as thick as a nickel) with a variable-thickness design provides more potential ball speed.
- The underside of the crown is thinned with a waffle pattern and combines with a thicker, extended weight pad on the sole to lower the center of gravity.
- A shallower face height (compared to the ST-Z) presents an easier-to-launch look at address.
- Top 5 in Look, low-handicaps
- 19, 22, 25, 28 degrees (with an eight-way adjustable hosel)
what our testers said
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Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Clean, very classy design. The deeper face gives you the feeling that you can launch the ball higher. Very consistent and forgiving club. I hit one ball off the heel a little bit, and it still went pretty straight. Very good turf interaction and easy to get out of the rough.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
High, towering ball flight that will hold any green, no matter how firm it is. A good, useful trajectory with continuous climb. Distance is not penalized a ton on mis-hits, minimizing extremes.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
I found the club to be a little on the lighter side, which allowed me to swing fast and produce a low-launching, high-spinning shot that held its apex. There was an enjoyment to hitting it that bred confidence. A little more speed makes everyone feel good.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
Deceptively long, very easy distance with firm feel at impact. The ball kept carrying, penetrating and flying longer than you thought it might. Clubhead just split through the turf. Low-sounding thud at impact, but heavy, substantial feeling, like being hit by T.J. Watt.
Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
The sun glare on the top of the club was a little too shiny for me. I struggled to turn the clubface over, but when I did, it was a hook. I just couldn't find the sweet spot enough.
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Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Clean, very classy design. The deeper face gives you the feeling that you can launch the ball higher. Very consistent and forgiving club. I hit one ball off the heel a little bit, and it still went pretty straight. Very good turf interaction and easy to get out of the rough.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
High, towering ball flight that will hold any green, no matter how firm it is. A good, useful trajectory with continuous climb. Distance is not penalized a ton on mis-hits, minimizing extremes.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
I found the club to be a little on the lighter side, which allowed me to swing fast and produce a low-launching, high-spinning shot that held its apex. There was an enjoyment to hitting it that bred confidence. A little more speed makes everyone feel good.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
Deceptively long, very easy distance with firm feel at impact. The ball kept carrying, penetrating and flying longer than you thought it might. Clubhead just split through the turf. Low-sounding thud at impact, but heavy, substantial feeling, like being hit by T.J. Watt.
Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
The sun glare on the top of the club was a little too shiny for me. I struggled to turn the clubface over, but when I did, it was a hook. I just couldn't find the sweet spot enough.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Feels like there's a lot in the bottom of the club, which made shallowing my swing path very easy. Clubhead glided through the ground well; even a couple fat shots went about the same distance as my well-struck balls.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
I like the sound and feel off the face. It's more like a fairway wood, which gives you a sensation of power. However, the ball speed and distance was lacking. It's not short, but not as long as I expected, either. Fairly easy to keep in fairway and off-center hits won't penalize you much.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
Compact head delivers more of an understated low-key thump at impact, delivering energy to the ball. Isn't so much like an iron that you can't use it off the tee, too. Ball flight consistently hit that medium window I wanted to see when I looked up.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
The smaller compact head was not annoyingly small, nor did it give me pause. Had a nice, classy feeling to it. Somewhat less forgiving. Medium-high ball flight.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
Really good all around when it came to forgiveness and performance—maybe not top tier, but up there. Fairly forgiving club, even on off-center hits. Overall distance wasn't quite as good as others I hit.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
I don't love the reflectiveness of the clubhead, but the size, shape and weight are all good. It gives you confidence standing over it.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
The size, shape and proportions of the club are very pleasing to the eye and confidence-inspiring. There seems to be a very strong draw bias, which can be a great thing if you miss your shots to the right. If you're trying to hit draws, they may get a little squirrely. There's a tradeoff—forgiveness versus control—because this club is incredibly forgiving.
Ryan
49, Handicap 10
7 years testing
Sleek, classic, rounded look frames the ball nicely. Very soft, satisfying sound and feel at impact; you can feel the entire ball on the face. The ball gets in the air quickly, stays on its track and lands softly. It's hard not to envision myself hitting a lot of greens on longer par 3s with this club.
Jamie
52, Handicap 5
2 years testing
A really high ball flight that hung in the air all day before descending to a soft drop. No worries about carrying hazards or bunkers with this one. It did stray off line on big swings, but that was the only negative.
RC
63, Handicap 7
2 years testing
I couldn't get it to go the distance I wanted. It was close, but a step down from the top hybrids I tested. Really compact head was nice to look down at it. Pretty happy overall with this club.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
A very sleek, good looking club. The sound and feel were not overly loud, but you knew exactly where you hit the ball on the face. Lower ball flight than usual for a 3-hybrid, but I was still able to maneuver the ball and land it soft, which tells me it had enough spin.
Ryan
46, Handicap 14
2 years testing
I found the offset and logos on the clubhead to be very distracting. Take those away and its a classic-looking club with a really firm feel and medium-to-high ball flight. The face was forgiving but distance was shorter than others in this category.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
Easy to get up in the air and shape from right to left. Slower swingers will like its reliability, but it's a little too curvy for me. I can see where it would straighten out some crooked golfers the other way.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
It's a very small looking hybrid, and the deep face makes it look even smaller. Probably a better player's hybrid. Ball flight was lower and more penetrating than most other hybrids I tried.
Ricky
46, Handicap +3
10+ years testing
I can use this club. Ball flight was mid-to-high, which I like to see out of a hybrid. If I were attacking a par 5, it's coming in soft. Pretty standard look with no distractions. Even if you try to push it, it's curving back toward the target.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
I like the color scheme, but I think the contrast between the face and the crown is too much. It's too shiny on the top. Good strikes got in the air easily. Mis-hits produced quite the spread and didn't get as high.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
High, towering ball flight that will hold any green, no matter how firm it is. A good, useful trajectory with continuous climb. Distance is not penalized a ton on mis-hits, minimizing extremes.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
Deceptively long, very easy distance with firm feel at impact. The ball kept carrying, penetrating and flying longer than you thought it might. Clubhead just split through the turf. Low-sounding thud at impact, but heavy, substantial feeling, like being hit by T.J. Watt.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
Compact head delivers more of an understated low-key thump at impact, delivering energy to the ball. Isn't so much like an iron that you can't use it off the tee, too. Ball flight consistently hit that medium window I wanted to see when I looked up.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
The size, shape and proportions of the club are very pleasing to the eye and confidence-inspiring. There seems to be a very strong draw bias, which can be a great thing if you miss your shots to the right. If you're trying to hit draws, they may get a little squirrely. There's a tradeoff—forgiveness versus control—because this club is incredibly forgiving.
Ryan
46, Handicap 14
2 years testing
I found the offset and logos on the clubhead to be very distracting. Take those away and its a classic-looking club with a really firm feel and medium-to-high ball flight. The face was forgiving but distance was shorter than others in this category.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Clean, very classy design. The deeper face gives you the feeling that you can launch the ball higher. Very consistent and forgiving club. I hit one ball off the heel a little bit, and it still went pretty straight. Very good turf interaction and easy to get out of the rough.
Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
The sun glare on the top of the club was a little too shiny for me. I struggled to turn the clubface over, but when I did, it was a hook. I just couldn't find the sweet spot enough.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Feels like there's a lot in the bottom of the club, which made shallowing my swing path very easy. Clubhead glided through the ground well; even a couple fat shots went about the same distance as my well-struck balls.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
I like the sound and feel off the face. It's more like a fairway wood, which gives you a sensation of power. However, the ball speed and distance was lacking. It's not short, but not as long as I expected, either. Fairly easy to keep in fairway and off-center hits won't penalize you much.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
The smaller compact head was not annoyingly small, nor did it give me pause. Had a nice, classy feeling to it. Somewhat less forgiving. Medium-high ball flight.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
Really good all around when it came to forgiveness and performance—maybe not top tier, but up there. Fairly forgiving club, even on off-center hits. Overall distance wasn't quite as good as others I hit.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
I don't love the reflectiveness of the clubhead, but the size, shape and weight are all good. It gives you confidence standing over it.
Ryan
49, Handicap 10
7 years testing
Sleek, classic, rounded look frames the ball nicely. Very soft, satisfying sound and feel at impact; you can feel the entire ball on the face. The ball gets in the air quickly, stays on its track and lands softly. It's hard not to envision myself hitting a lot of greens on longer par 3s with this club.
RC
63, Handicap 7
2 years testing
I couldn't get it to go the distance I wanted. It was close, but a step down from the top hybrids I tested. Really compact head was nice to look down at it. Pretty happy overall with this club.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
I found the club to be a little on the lighter side, which allowed me to swing fast and produce a low-launching, high-spinning shot that held its apex. There was an enjoyment to hitting it that bred confidence. A little more speed makes everyone feel good.
Jamie
52, Handicap 5
2 years testing
A really high ball flight that hung in the air all day before descending to a soft drop. No worries about carrying hazards or bunkers with this one. It did stray off line on big swings, but that was the only negative.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
A very sleek, good looking club. The sound and feel were not overly loud, but you knew exactly where you hit the ball on the face. Lower ball flight than usual for a 3-hybrid, but I was still able to maneuver the ball and land it soft, which tells me it had enough spin.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
Easy to get up in the air and shape from right to left. Slower swingers will like its reliability, but it's a little too curvy for me. I can see where it would straighten out some crooked golfers the other way.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
It's a very small looking hybrid, and the deep face makes it look even smaller. Probably a better player's hybrid. Ball flight was lower and more penetrating than most other hybrids I tried.
Ricky
46, Handicap +3
10+ years testing
I can use this club. Ball flight was mid-to-high, which I like to see out of a hybrid. If I were attacking a par 5, it's coming in soft. Pretty standard look with no distractions. Even if you try to push it, it's curving back toward the target.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
I like the color scheme, but I think the contrast between the face and the crown is too much. It's too shiny on the top. Good strikes got in the air easily. Mis-hits produced quite the spread and didn't get as high.
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