When you think of Mizuno you might think more premium golf irons than premium golf balls, but that may have just changed. The Mizuno Pro X golf ball got very positive industry reviews but how does the softer feeling Mizuno Pro S golf ball compare? Find out in our full Mizuno Pro S golf ball ball review…
NCG SUMMARY
The Pro S is one of two premium golf balls produced by Mizuno. It’s designed to be much softer than it’s Pro X counterpart but don’t let this fool you as the Pro S is still a firmer feeling mid compression ball.
It’s data from wedge through to driver was incredibly consistent.
PROS
- Constant performance
- Very durable
- Strong penetrating ball flight
CONS
- Firmer feeling for a softer golf ball
First Impressions
Mizuno’s design team chose to incorporate the classic Mizuno font, which I think is a really good touch. I believe this gives the golf ball a stylish appearance, and the alignment aid on the side is straightforward yet works well.
To touch you can really feel the emphasised dimples on the surface. This is Mizuno’s 332 axial flow dimples, made from a urethane coating.
NCG Verdict
This is one of two Mizuno tour golf balls, along with the Mizuno Pro X. The Pro X is a firmer and higher compression golf ball which has a much more solid feel at impact similar to that of a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x. The Mizuno Pro S id designed to feel much softer off the club face with a mid compression rate.
With my first few shots I could tell this was no where near the softest ball that I’ve tested. I would say it on was on par with a Titleist ProV1. I tested the Mizuno Pro S using a SkyTrak at an indoor facility to see what numbers it produced.
Starting with a pitching wedge, I found that the data was very consistent. As a player who doesn’t produce loads of spin this was around my average. Yet for a ball that is supposed to be softer and higher spinning with shorter shots it would have been nice to see this pushing towards 7000 RPM.
But, 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 game iron.
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Moving onto 7 iron, spin was again lower than expected by a couple of hundred RPM. Launch, ball speed and height were all very consistent which was nice to see.
In terms of off the tee and driver performance it was all fairly consistent and promising. As you can see from the data above and below the ball speed, spin rate, carry and total distance were all very strong.
The Mizuno Pro S isn’t the longest carrying ball I’ve tested this year but it was nice to see such consistency. Mizuno claims the Pro S offers lower long game spin but these spin rates are similar to what I’d expect to see but I didn’t mind that as it flew well.
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