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What’s new? How much does it cost? And how does it perform? Jack Backhouse brings you the low down on the Mizuno Pro X golf balls.
Mizuno has perhaps taken a backseat at times over the years when it comes to premium golf balls, but that may have just changed. The Mizuno Pro X golf ball is something I can see being used a lot on the professional tours and this is why…
I think it is fair to say Mizuno has made improvements in the golf ball market over recent years. This is one of their latest tour offerings and is a great option for golfers looking for a premium golf ball.
There is plenty of performance available throughout the bag with consistent off the tee performance. Around the greens there is plenty of control and spin available to top off an all-round top performing golf ball.
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Mizuno’s design team have opted to include the old school Mizuno font, which I absolutely loved. I think this makes the golf ball look pretty cool and the alignment aid on the side of the ball is simple but effective.
This is one of two Mizuno tour golf balls, along with the Mizuno Pro S. The Pro X is a firmer compression, higher compression golf ball which has a much more solid feel at impact similar to that of a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x.
On the greens and off the putter face is where I felt this firm feel the most prominent. I don’t think this is necessarily a good or bad thing it totally comes down to user preference and how you like the golf ball to feel on the greens. It also had that crips sound that a urethane covered golf ball produces, just sounds more premium.
Mizuno has also designed this ball to fly higher. In the construction of the ball, Mizuno has included a three-piece construction and a urethane cover, which is fairly standard in premium golf balls.
The performance off the wedge was encouraging and right in the ball park off the data I would expect to produce. The spin rate was where I wanted it to be with plenty of back spin on offer, whilst an average launch angle of sub 30° was perfect. A low launching and high spinning golf ball is exactly what you want for attacking the greens and exuding plenty of control.
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A consistent peak height and launch is everything for top wedge performance. I find that, equally important, is the feel of the ball off the wedge face or face of a short iron. Again it is on the firmer side but I thought it was incredibly useable.
The ball speed with the longer irons was reasonable without being particularly high, sitting at 163mph, and the spin was a bit low. With the speed being on the lower side the ball didn’t carry as far as I would ideally like.
However, the ball was launching high for some control into the greens. The ball is designed for a fast club head swinging player. Therefore, I’m possibly not the target golfer to get the best performance out of the ball, to feel the benefit.
In terms of off the tee and driver performance it was all fairly consistent and promising. As you can see from the data above the ball speed, spin rate, carry and total distance were all very strong.
Overall, I think for the price, £39.99, this is possibly the best value tour pro golf ball on the market. You will get that tour standard benefit around the greens, when chipping and putting. There is plenty of spin, you may just need to watch out for that mid-iron spin.
The feel is something different that I need to get use to but the performance was very solid.
Available: Now
RRP: £39.99 / $47.99
Colour: White and yellow
More information: Clubhouse Golf UK / Mizuno US
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