Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Mizuno Golf Club Fitting Experience




If you are serious about your golf game and want to make sure you are getting the most out of your equipment, it is a must to get custom fit for your next set of clubs. Whether you are a scratch golfer or a higher handicap, everyone can benefit from this experience. I have been using the new Mizuno Performance Fitting System for over 6 months to fit golfers and the system is the easiest, most complete fitting sytem on the market. Mizuno has come out with the complete package for fitting. The Performance Fitting System (PFS) has each model available in different headweights to help ensure the proper balance of the golf club during the testing process. What you hit during the club fitting is what will be built by Mizuno for your game. There are many systems out on the market that do not take into account headweight and this presents a problem. The swingweight and balance point of the golf club will be off because most companies only have one head weight available.


If you use the Mizuno PFS, make sure you hit the SHAFT OPTIMIZER first to see what are the best shafts for your swing. Then, the clubfitter can take the most recommended shafts for you and put them on to the various models and you can compare each model. It's a system that was built to provide options and make the process fool-proof. If you are standard length then you will fit into a certain headweight. If you are overlength, then Mizuno has club heads that are slightly lighter to compensate for the extra length in the shaft. If you are looking at graphite shafts, well Mizuno has a head specifically weighted for graphite shafts.


After the shaft and length are decided your lie angle will be tested using the patented Mizuno Lie Fit clubs. These clubs help identify what is best suited for your game by utilizing a special sole to provide accurate readings in determining the lie angle of the clubs.


Your grip will decided and there are many different styles to choose from. The type and size of grip is important for your game. If you are playing a grip that is either too big or small, this will impact your release during the swing. Since your hands are the only contact you have with the club, make sure your grip is sized properly and the feel of the grip is what you like.


The entire fitting process takes a while and it should. It's like getting fit for a suit. Everyone is different. If you had a chance to use the Mizuno PFS and Shaft Optimizer, we would love to hear your feedback. If you haven't and would like to, go http://www.%20mizunomatch.com/ to find your nearest Mizuno Fitting Location and be ready to take your game to the next level. I'm sure you will not be disappointed with the process

Friday, May 28, 2010

New Mizuno Shaft Optimizer and Fitting System



Anyone who is serious about buying new clubs or anyone who is serious about making sure they have the correct shaft in their irons must go through this fitting process. The new shaft optimizer tool is the easiest way to ensure that your shafts are fit precisely for your swing. Described as "Find Your Swing DNA", this tool will dissect your swing and record 5 key data points to help choose the right shaft. The shaft optimizer will find the following:

1) Clubhead speed

2) Tempo

3) Toe Down

4) Kick Angle

5) Release Factor

The best part is that it takes only 3 swings. You will swing the shaft optimizer which is a 6 iron with a micro-processor attached to it and strain gauges running down through the graphite and into the clubhead. It's really an amazing tool to help the fitting process. After these 5 data points are collected, they are entered into a computer program and the top 3 shafts are selected. There are constant weight shaft options, graphite shaft options, and variable weight shaft options. Mizuno has more shaft options than most other manufacturers out there. You can choose:


  • Dynamic Gold

  • Dynamic Gold S/L

  • Dynalite Gold XP

  • GS95

  • KBS Tour

  • Project X

  • Rifle

  • Nippon 950

  • Grafalloy Axis

  • Exsar IS4

  • Exsar TourSpec

Should you be playing a stiff flex shaft? Regular flex? Heavy shaft? High kick point? Steel? Graphite? The easiest and most precise tool to help you find these answers is the Mizuno Shaft Optimizer. Find your local golf shop that has the Mizuno Shaft Optimizer at Mizunomatch.com. What's really great about the Shaft Optimizer is that two individuals could have the exact same clubhead speed and have a different tempo and they will be fit into different shafts. For example, if there are two golfers with a clubhead speed of 80 mph with a 6 iron and one golfer has a tempo tested at 6 (on a scale of 1-9 with the shaft optimizer with 1 being slower tempo and 9 being fast tempo) and the other is tested withe a tempo of 2, the golfer with a tempo of 6 will most likely be fit into a shaft that is stiffer and maybe heavier.



Once the shafts have been selected, you can then confirm which shaft is best suited for your game by using the Mizuno Performance Fitting System. There are 27 heads and 44 shafts to test in order to make your decision the right decision.

You may also find more information at http://www.mizunousa.com/









All About Mizuno Golf

Hello Everyone
I wanted to start this blog in order to create a place where people can go to find out all types of information, reviews, videos, etc. about Mizuno Golf equipment. There are unlimited topics about this and as golfers we are constantly trying to get as much information as possible about equipment and what is happening in the golf world. This will be your one stop place to get all this information. So to start things off, I wanted to create a "What's in Your Bag" spotlight to see what you are currently playing in your bag. I'll give you guys an idea of what I have:
Irons: Mizuno MX300 4-PW
Wedges: MPT 10 Black 52-07, 56-10, 60-08
Driver: Mizuno MP630 10.5 degrees
FW Wood: MP Titanium 3 wood
Hybrid: CLK 20 degree
Putter: Bettinardi BC1 34 inch