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jamesbei Well Established Member

jamesbei

Mizuno - a major brand in golf, some of the best irons on sale(mp67/32), nice bettinardi putters, good drivers(mp-600,Mx-500/560), good fairway woods.

Why do i only know of one tour player, that plays their clubs...Luke Donald

am i missing loads of people or do they not have many well known/good staff players?

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golf_junkie27 Great Member

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I believe Jonathan Byrd also plays with them as do other players on the European Tour.

I've also read that they don't pay huge equipment endorsement deals so that may factor into how few players use them.

Titleist 905T Accra SC75 M4 Shaft

Nike SQ 4W Accra T70 M4 Shaft
HB001 17* Hybrid with Mitsubishi Diamana Thump X Stiff Flex
Baffler Pro 20* Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Taylor Made 24* Burner Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Mizuno MP-32 5-PW Black Oxide Finish Project X 6.0 Shafts

Vokey 52* Oil Can Finish TTDG S400 Shaft

Cleveland 588 60* TTDG S400 Shaft

Rife Bimini Blade Putter

 

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Dub Great Member

Dub

As stated....it's all about the endorsements, I'll bet.
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
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shortgame85 Great Member

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I think Mizuno makes some of the best looking irons I've seen. Many golfers of a certain age consider Mizuno to be one of the best manufacturers of fine players clubs.

They did seem to have jumped in the game improvement era a bit later than most and, although they offer a full complement of clubs for most skill levels, they are probably more associated with the idea that they make clubs for better players. And, speaking of better player clubs, I think the MP57s look awesome.

As to why they are not played by more Tour Pros, I really don't know, other than what has been suggested earlier, which is that they may not pay as high endorsement fees as other companies.

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In the Bag:
Driver: :TaylorMade: RBZ 9.5 Reg Flex
3 Wood :TaylorMade: RBZ Reg Flex
Hybrid: Ping G25 Hybrids 17*, 20*, 23*

Irons:Ping G25 5-Gap Wedge, Sr Flex, Vokey 56.14 Spin Mill NS Pro Reg, Flex

Putter: Bobby Grace Center Shaft 32"

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hawkeye Great Member

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Billy Andrade has been a Mizuno man for years.

Ignacio Garido plays them on the European Tour.

They're big on the Asian circuits

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AmenCorner

I play them!

On my 3rd set...love em.

In my bag:

Driver: SQ 9.5, Graphite Stiff Shaft
3 Wood: Diablo 13 degree, Stiff Shaft
2 Hybrid: SQ 18 degree, Steel Stiff ShaftIrons: MP-30, 3-PWSW: 56* Vokey Copper spin-milledFW 52* VokeyFlat Stick Zing 2Ball: Pro V1x

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michaeljames92 Great Member

michaeljames92

there was a time when tiger woods played a mizuno 2 iron. well, thats what it said on the golf channel witb from like 2001

Driver: Taylormade R11 set to 8*
3 Wood: R9 15* Motore Stiff
Hybrid: 19° 909 H Voodoo
Irons: 4-PW AP2 Project X 5.5
52*, 60* Vokey SM Chrome

Putter: Odyssey XG #7

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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shsgolfer#1

I know Luke Donald and Gary Orr does. i have a freind that plays mizuno and he hits them good. I think they have good feel

Whats in my bag
Driver: 983K 8.5*
Fairway Wood: 906F2 15.0
Hybrid:585H 19*
Irons 690 CB and MB. CB 3-5 MB 6-PWWedges: Vokey Tour Chrome 54 58 Putter: Bettinardi C-04 Ball: Pro V1X

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jamesbei Well Established Member

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yes but surely it is worth them making big endorsement deals, to boost sales figures, how many sasquatch's do you think have been sold cos of "him". its not like they dont have enough money

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PT906F2 UST V2 STIFF SHAFT RESCUE DUAL MP60 Irons CG12 Wedges Redwood Anser Black SatinITS ALL GOOD!! =]

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golf_junkie27 Great Member

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yes but surely it is worth them making big endorsement deals, to boost sales figures, how many sasquatch's do you think have been sold cos of "him". its not like they dont have enough money

It may also be a cultural issue, too. Mizuno is a Japanese company, with a culture that is conservative, where they place an emphasis on productivity over flash. The product is first, the athlete is second.

Nike works the other way around. It pushes its athletes, first. Look at what they did with Michael Jordan, who was solely, no pun intended, responsible for selling the most shoes, ever. Never mind that a good third of them were hideous looking, especially the first, two. They've done it with Barkley, David Robinson, Arod, Ken Griffey Jr, Lebron James, etc. That's not to say that they don't produce good products but its not where the emphasis is. They found marketing that works and have stuck with it. Can you blame them? One thing I forgot to add. They signed Tiger before producing a single golfing product. See what I mean?

Titleist 905T Accra SC75 M4 Shaft

Nike SQ 4W Accra T70 M4 Shaft
HB001 17* Hybrid with Mitsubishi Diamana Thump X Stiff Flex
Baffler Pro 20* Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Taylor Made 24* Burner Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Mizuno MP-32 5-PW Black Oxide Finish Project X 6.0 Shafts

Vokey 52* Oil Can Finish TTDG S400 Shaft

Cleveland 588 60* TTDG S400 Shaft

Rife Bimini Blade Putter

 

Ball-White and Round

 

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Undr Par Dedicated Member

Undr Par

I also think Mizuno places alot of it's Manufacturing of sporting equipment in Baseball and Softball..as they produce some of the best spikes and gloves and also Softball bats around
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Mizuno is not as big on endorsements as Taylormade, Nike, Cleveland, or Titleists are. Pros are pros and they can hit pretty much any club you put in they're hand, they just want the nice money that the other club brands offer.
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Calloway 460cc Big Birtha driver
Nike NDS irons
Cleveland 54 degree wedgePing lob wedgeRIFE Martinique Island Series putter
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