I think bad is bad no matter whether its a jpx 800 pro or mp69 its just a case of how bad your bad shots are, i started playing blades when i took the game up so i cant get my head round the thicker top line so id rather use a sleeker looking club, if anything using a less forgiving club concentrates the mind more on making a decent swing. Mizuno jpx825, jpx800 clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. If you like the jpx ez, youd be foolish not to give the st180 driver a long hard look and take it for a spin on the driving range or at your nearest launch monitor. The mizuno jpx ez driver is a large footprint, high launching, low spinning driver that is also adjustable.
According to mizuno, this gives all us the ability to precisely dial in spin. Personally, i would create a driver head that looks appealing at address and allows me to. Mizunos jpxez driver did not earn a medal in our 2016 gear trials. Knowing that distance is king with drivers, we also did not want to sacrifice one ounce of forgiveness. Once the golf industrys standard driver head size became 440cc to 460cc every most driver on the market had a deep face toptobottom height is a way to achieve the 440cc 460cc volume. The jpx ez was hitting the 250 yard average which is what im hoping for. Typically mizuno uses 1025e steel in their forging process but this year they incorporated 1025 boron, which is a. I hit the callaways about 1 club further, but much preferred the feel of the jpx ez. To test the irons, i hit 10 shots with each club 4, 7, pw and threw out any anomalies. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Callaway xr os so you guys may remember me from my post a few days ago concerning which game improvement iron i plan on buying. With the high moi design, the jpx ez gives the confidence for all players to swing away and split every fairway.
The most noticeable change is the silver crown that contrasts with the darker face to help give a little bit of alignment help at address. Talk to your golftec coach to demo, get fit for and order your custom mizuno clubs. After testing with more than 10,000 golfers with the previous jpx eiii sv driver, findings indicated that 62% of the golfers tend to lose distance due to the slice shots. Average ball speeds for the two drivers were effectively the same. Im also demoing this driver and fw, and will be adding my own 2 cents. The mizuno jpx 919 forged irons are absolute rocket launchers.
I was on the average a good 1015 yards longer than my usual drives and that is awesome. An off the shelf product this is not, but neither are any of these premium adjustable drivers, so if you are interested then please go and get custom fitted. Hopefully when i get to 46 i will be a pro and able to become a teacher of the worlds most amazing sport thumbs up oh off topic but how are you getting on with the jpx 825s. Mizuno ups its game with debut of jpx900 woods golf digest. Mizuno say the new jpx ez driver is the most forgiving adjustable driver.
While its not easy to shake the reputation of producing irons exclusively for better players, the ez irons are clear evidence that mizuno is serious about game improvement. Hitting a 3 or 4iron around the middle provided plenty of feedback, but the more pure the strike, the less feeling there was. It is a more forward cg driver than the mizuno jpx ez driver below, which as you can see has a deeper head with the sole weight positioned further back. Superb feel, consistency and stunning aesthetics are offered in its wrenches. Up until now, many drivers featuring movable weights have not proved as playable as nonadjustable. Aug 21, 2014 i actually liked being able to see those lines as it helped with alignment of the club. In four new iron models and a revised hybrid iron model, players now have the ability to select an iron which suits. I have used callaway irons and driver for years and have not been able to control my driver unless i slow my swing way down to almost 34 speed. Of the three jpx 919 iron models, the forged is far and away my favorite. Driver ive tested the mizuno jpx ez driver now for about 5 rounds, and found it to be very accurate. The jpx ez is a large footprint, high launching, low spinning driver that is also adjustable. Whether theyre the same size is anybodys guess at the moment. A solid iron for the category, but not substantially different than the iron of the same name which was released two years ago. Testing was done using stock mizuno jpx 850 and jpx 900 drivers in.
Our aim with the jpx ez was to make a driver with over 5,000 moi which is extremely forgiving. As a reminder, both drivers were hit in the neutral position. Personally, i would create a driver head that looks appealing at address and allows me to produce a more confident golf swing. But somehow, the jpx825 driver manages to inspire confidence and look fantastic. The last jpx ez driver carried a black and orange design but now were. Jan 30, 2014 the first mizuno adjustable driver since 2010 allows both loft and lie to be set to alter the ball flight. With a name like ez, you can bet this one is aimed at joe everyman golfer. I actually was able to hit my 6 iron for once, and my ball flight was straighter than. On the course the mizuno jpx850 hybrid did what i look for in a hybrid. With the help of the club, you will be able to improve your game faster than ever. With a simple 3 weight system, the jpx ez driver now allows you to dial in your launch trajectory, while maintaining its design for. Its all about the control, distance and trajectory.
I actually put my amp forged in basement and am liking the ez more everyday. It should also do well among those who need a slice fix but dont want to play a driver with a huge heel. Fast track design uses a 10 gram weight in one of three ports, draw, neutral, or fade and you can instantly notice the changes to the jpx ez driver to dialin ball flight. Despite being more of your traditional cavity back irons mizuno say the jpx ez will still offer superb feel thanks to a multithickness face. The jpx ez is mizunos first ever adjustableloft driver and brings a new look, new colours and a new headshape. If you are able to get one 2 of the 850 and 1 of the jpx ez, that would be perfect. In the jpx ez weve got a dual pocket cavity which mizuno say allows the whole face to flex and create really fast ball speeds.
The jpxez forged irons are larger than mizunos popular mp series irons, but theyre made with the same grain flow forging process and have a similar buttery soft feel. With a simple 3 weight system, the jpx ez driver now allows you to dial in your launch trajectory, while maintaining its design for maximum forgiveness. Hitting a 3 or 4iron around the middle provided plenty of feedback, but the more. I thought the sound of the hybrid was a bit more dull than the driver and three wood. I was able to hit more fairways with the jpx ez versus my ping g15 and the extra distance was a major plus. Nov 26, 2015 gameimprover drivers can sometimes look bulbous, which obviously inspires confidence,but at the same time doesnt tick the aesthetics box. I just got the new jpx ez 6pw stupid good ebay deal, and although i only have one round with em, i think theyre great.
Nov 30, 2015 the 2016 mizuno jpx ez driver has a relatively shallow face, which is a good thing. Get ready to adjust your expectations with the mizuno jpxez. The jpx ez driver has a bit of a heavier feel than i was used to in a driver. The colour scheme, in both the shaft and head, really makes the jpx ez stand out it will appeal to players that perhaps wouldnt normally be interested in a mizuno driver. We used our sky trak launch monitor to capture the data and i hit a few shots with my current driver and a. Time for new irons jpx ez vs callaway xr os golfwrx. If you had to create your own golf driver, what would be your main focus. Dec 26, 2016 the good news is that means i am hitting the ball in the center of the jpx 900 driver face. Discuss the latest and greatest in golf equipment and technology. Tour, the jpx ez hybrid affords me the ability to attack each situation with long. For those that love to tinker, the mizuno jpx900 driver will be a hit no current driver has more screws to play with. Jun 22, 2016 driver ive tested the mizuno jpx ez driver now for about 5 rounds, and found it to be very accurate.
I have to say, the mizuno jpxez driver is not a club that would have normally sought out, and yet, im glad that i was able to put it through its. Mizuno have taken that challenge quite literally, in naming their latest wood the jpx ez driver. Nov 16, 2015 dennis, ive checked with hursty and it seems from the website that the jpx 850 has 2 x 8 gram weights, whereas the jpx ez 2016 version has 1 x 10 gram. With a simple 3 weight system, the jpx ez driver now allows you to dial in your launch. I dont play competitive golf, but if i did, i wonder if sliding the weight around to remove the tee would violate the rule against adjusting the club in the middle of a round. Whilst the new head size and shape may appear very large, it is actually a little less than 460cc. Aug 07, 20 mizuno almost never misses when it comes to irons, so my guess is the jpxez irons will continue what mizuno started with the jpx800 series. So we wanted to have all that forgiveness plus that adjustability which is really whats lacking in the industry. Review of the mizuno jpx ez driver by award winning pga professional matthew conner, uk golf tuition breaks. I actually was able to hit my 6 iron for once, and my ball flight was straighter than ever. Luke donald felt more secure with the extra forgiveness, and hes a better driver than most of us. Mizuno jpxez 2016 massive moi design optimized internal head for weight distribution low and deep in the head to deliver extreme forgiveness and high easy ball flight quick switch adjustability 8 loft. The jpx ez hyrbid has a very solid feel upon impact.
Nov 17, 2015 the mizuno jpxez irons are the latest super game improvement iron from mizuno. Therefore, the key development of the new jpx eiii sv driver was. Its not just ability dependent there will be tour players and. Its certainly the bestlooking jpx or mx driver mizuno have done. The jpx ez driver was debuted by luke donald in the may 2015 at the bmw. Mizuno 2020 st200 driver, fairway wood, and clk hybrid graphite shaft. Jul 22, 2014 the jpx ez driver has a bit of a heavier feel than i was used to in a driver. You get a sense that the ball is hopping off the face.
I couldnt hit it from thick rough, not too many hybrid that i can but from a moderate rough it picked the ball right out and launched it into the air. But it was distinctly geared to the better player, with too little spin to keep the ball in the air at lower swing speeds. According to mizuno, this gives all us the ability to precisely dial in spin and vertical launch parameters. Quick switch adjustability 8 loft settings to dial in launch angle 8. It looks superb in jpx ez bag and will no doubt glisten on the rack in pro shops this year. Eight settings range from low at one end of the scale dropping the loft by 1. Sep 16, 2015 the quick switch hosel adjustability in the mizuno jpxez driver allows you to dial in the launch angle with 8 different loft settings ranging from 8. Feb 04, 2016 in this video i talk about mizunos jpx driver range, with the new ez driver compared to the 850 driver to show you the benefits of both and what driver will suit different players with faster and. Dec 21, 2016 mizunos jpx850 was a very solid driver. Long, straight iron shots soon become second nature with jpx ez solid feel at impact.
Jpx ez, youd be foolish not to give the st180 driver a long hard look and. May 27, 2016 mizuno reckon previous moveable weight drivers have been difficult to hit because the mass taken up creating the ports, weights and tracks raises the cg and moves it closer to the clubface. We used our sky trak launch monitor to capture the data and i hit a few shots with my current driver and a couple of other drivers we were testing on the day to compare. Apr 22, 2016 mizuno is a company that prides itself on producing precision made and high quality golf clubs, and the mizuno womens jpx 850 range provides a fine example of this. Both slightly mishit and wellstruck shots seem to go the same distance. Their solution is the jpx ez which has a simple 3 track weighting system and single 10g weight to offer the same levels of forgiveness as a nonadjustable.
When set there, i was able to get plenty of height without feeling i was compromising on spin or rollout. In this video i talk about mizunos jpx driver range, with the new ez driver compared to the 850 driver to show you the benefits of both and what driver will suit different players with faster and. Fast track design uses a 10 gram weight in one of three ports, draw, neutral, or fade and you can instantly. Mizuno jpx825, jpx800 clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Typically with drivers that have moveable weights, forgiveness is sacrificed. We tested the jpx ez driver at reunion resort in orlando, both on the range and out on the course. Its not a case of ability we have professionals like luke donald and daan huizing who have put the jpx ez into play on tour. Given the change in cg position from the 850 to 900, we would expect the newer model to launch higher with more spin.
Well, either mizuno have read my mind, or this is a more common request than what i first anticipated. All clubs were tested with kbs ctaper stiff shafts at 0. The bad news is that i sometimes have to loosen the weight to pull it out. I was able to hit more fairways with the jpx ez versus my ping g15. The new jpx ez 2016 driver from mizuno, with its striking blue and black sole design. Aug 28, 2016 the mizuno jpx 900 driver and woods hit stores on sept. The jpzez is a forgiving game improvement driver, but also promises lower spin. The only two clubs i have hit so far are the jpx ez and the callaway xr os. Among the most interesting features, we can enumerate the 3 weight system that will maintain the. I knew i was sold when i pulled my tee shot on a par 4 and had to hit yards from the rough one hole over to make gir.
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