Mizuno?

[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?

[golf_junkie27]

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.

[Dub]

As stated....it's all about the endorsements, I'll bet.

[shortgame85]

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.

[hawkeye]

Billy Andrade has been a Mizuno man for years.

Ignacio Garido plays them on the European Tour.

They're big on the Asian circuits

[AmenCorner]

I play them!

On my 3rd set...love em.

[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

[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

[jamesbei]

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

[golf_junkie27]

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?

[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

[stuartaustin]

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.