NEW MIZUNO ST-G DRIVER REVIEW // ADJUSTABILITY FROM A LOW SPIN BOMBER TO A FADE OR DRAW BIAS GAMER

[@scottmiles1369]

I own this club and use the stock shaft at 7.5 and both weights forward and absolutely love it. Goes to show shaft is very much a personal preference and depends alot on your swing Great stuff guys 10 out of 10

[@philnorbymusic]

Great stuff. All club reviews should be giving them a fair shake like this.

[@jayfangRSA]

"It's the shaft!"👀 I never thought I'd hear that from Ian ❤

[@noodle3872]

Evidence that the shaft is a timing device.

[@garyknight2994]

I don't think I have even heard him say it's a one shaft fits all that I recall. He's has always advocated for the proper shaft fit for the individual. I believe I have heard him/them call it a timing device many times in the past.

[@wennlo]

He hates the color green... 😂

[@richardsneed1255]

Let’s be honest.. ALL the companies are making quality drivers now days. Brass tax is the QUALITY of the fitting process finding the correct shaft head combination for the delivery the golfer brings to the table. Fact remains that these guys are among the BEST IN THE BUSINESS at this very thing.

[@harristurner1310]

Brass tacks*

[@brianlouis1967]

Absolutely love 440 cc driver heads. The smaller look just appeals to me. I currently game a Mizuno ST G 220. Might have to upgrade.

[@Misnjef]

3 year cycle nobody will even be looking at this in 3 years it’s already way behind on ball speed

[@beaulandexavier5486]

Hear you, I love smaller heads.

[@beaulandexavier5486]

​@@MisnjefAs if 99% of us (me included) would notice. Buying a new driver every year is just plain stupid.

[@JD_Fidler]

I love these videos! They make me better at my job. I’m currently gaming the STG 220, weights forward with a Tensei CK Orange S. It’s by far the best I’ve ever hit a driver. My only wish is that it were a little smaller.

[@mikec.2314]

The transformation of that driver from "struggle bus" to "bomber" was cool to see......nice.

[@whogg0521]

I still have my ST-G from the last version. Love the look, the sound, etc. I did get fitted. It came to it or the TSR3. I loved the sound of the TSR, but had more consistency/forgiveness with the Mizzy. I just need to put in the work. Might be coming to TO this month or next so will try to make time to come see you guys.

[@brkyq]

Snow just hit the mountains and will be on the floor in a few weeks here. My Mizuno 220 stg evolved with me over the season because of the ability to adjust. A little knowledge from this channel kept me hitting long all year and it just got better. If you haven't tried Mizuno you could be missing out bigtime.

[@Robbcarp30]

Shaft snapped on my Sim 2 Max today, ill be using the Mizuno STG tomorrow. Gonna try the weights forward

[@jackiemoon_lms]

Love a 440 head. My 2017 M1 440cc is still my game even after multiple tests with other new and “better” drivers.

[@jasonouellette6179]

I really do think there is something to smaller heads in terms of getting more club head speed. I’m with you in that I haven’t hit a driver yet as far as I used to hit the M1. I had a Wilson D7, M4, G410 and now a PXG 0211 afterwards and all of those were 5-10 yards shorter for me than the M1, with the M4 probably being the closest.

[@FlyboyAF22]

"I just f*&^%$ love that Ventus Blue" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Chewyness]

The Mizuno ST190G is such a low spinning driver it hits monster bombs its like an updated better SLDR with more control

[@tonybytheway7543]

Love this. Gonna have to find a way to get to see you guys

[@knifeparty7705]

Would love to see a 430cc vs 460cc head comparison using tsr4. Manufactures keep advertising aerodynamics but a smaller head should have less drag than a larger all else equal.

[@DuTch_-0-]

I'm definitely interested. I prefer a 440cc and love the adjustable track design Mizuno 👍has done. 👏

[@kellythomas6866]

I miss my jpx 900, looking forward to testing new stg

[@wewontstopcoswecantstop]

These are the videos we all know and love. Fantastic content and information. Keep it up lads. KRO.

[@drewgwins6073]

Are you guys going to review the Krank driver?

[@clubchampionmedia]

Potentially... subscribe and you'll be notified if and when we do!

[@drewgwins6073]

@clubchampionmedia already subscribed. I'm just very curious how it preforms against the best. I mean if Bryson hits it, it's has to be decent.

[@jamielahugh8316]

Nice! Would be nice to see this type of testing on all the driver releases. Factory shaft and maybe one other that you know usually works for Ian

[@rednalcombat3164]

Enjoyed this video

[@garyknight2994]

Good Video! Shows what a proper Head and Shaft fit can product for an individual.

[@speerchucker64]

Last Mizuno driver I had was the MP001. Great driver. Would certainly look at one now if I had access to the extent of fitting components and skill that you guys bring.

[@pgansz]

I still use mine 20yrs later. 8deg, bent .5 open, 85g x flex shaft tipped .5in, 44.5in length. At almost 39 still dropping 335yds + last outing. Also still using my MP33's 2-PW with DG X100's. I will not stop hitting these until they break.

[@joshpalo1325]

Absolutely great vid!

[@nickmillar9651]

Good looking driver. Great review

[@dewayneray2072]

It’s the shaft, shaft, shaft….was told by a fitting pro, driver head face specs are so tight, your buying all drivers by “the appearance”…shafts are the essence of every club👍

[@mizunogolf1906]

New ST Max and ST-G are as far apart as a Reg and XStiff shaft. Both ends of the club are pretty important.

[@williambreyvogel]

Ive had my eye on the stg 440 and haven't had the game for it with the green x shaft, i used to game a talormade sldr 430 with a speeder 57 fugikura and i really started to hit it better than the sldr 460. So having played said taylormade sldr, im wondering it the torque of the kali 60 stiff at 4.2 is going to perform better with my slower swing speed. My 7i was 150yds at a 37° stock loft jpx 825pro forged. Ive been out of golf a few years now and im hoping to get back in within the next 2 years and ive had many thoughts about equipment. Enjoyed your show of the stg 440 and if i can I'd like to be fitted at your center within the time frame i mentioned. Keep it going. Sincerely Jeff Breyvogel

[@chriswolfe5017]

Great test, love Mizuno

[@davidlieux2558]

That was awesome stuff guys!

[@wkndwarrior4733]

Is it just me or is this one of the best looking drivers? I have an issue with high driver spin, really interested to try this. Love the way the wood looks too

[@MrElnuno]

This is a great example of why correctly fitting golf clubs is so key to performance. Most golf clubs made in 2023 are great products, but with the wrong shaft you really can negatively impact the feel and performance.

[@clubchampionmedia]

This man gets it!!

[@gregoryh4601]

Ian. Next Time you have to Try AutoFlex Driver Shaft. This way the Smooth swing Golfer Can see if the Few Hundreds wil give you how Much more Yardage.

[@zacharymilos392]

Ian really loves him a Ventus blue 💙 lol

[@robcoates5253]

F*#%ing loves it 😂😂😂

[@WCfinest206]

Is that a ventus blue velocore shaft or the standard blue 6s

[@byanrhodes]

Interesting video, was the Hazrdus a stock shaft, I’ve read these are shorter in length in the Mizunos. If your ventus is longer that would give you higher clubhead speed and ball speed wouldn’t it. The conclusion is that the Mizuno head is comparable with the stealth 🤔

[@golfdoctorphd]

I'd love to see this exact dual but with the same shaft in each head.

[@wessims3412]

Impressive end result 👍

[@scotthansen4692]

have to agree on shaft, ventus blue is a monster. I have it on both driver and fairway, but tensei orange in hybrids. Blue just didnt work.

[@clubchampionmedia]

Hey, sometimes that happens! What you need from a driver and a fairway wood can often be different from what you need in a hybrid.

[@justinsikorsky4699]

How many more Ventus shafts do you think this video will sell? 😳

[@woosha10]

My ST 220 has the Ventus Blue great shaft

[@paultaylor4614]

Given now your found the shaft would you than want to try and take the 10.5 head same specs maybe drop the loft.down to 8.5 to get that launch and spin up from the 9.5 turned down so the face closure straightens out to hit those high bombs? Curious to hear your thoughts if that crossed your minds when testing

[@MichaelM-to4sg]

I had been told a couple months ago by our Mizuno rep, it was a Mizuno Days event at my club, there would be 2 G Series drivers this Fall. Both would offer same adjustable weight sole but one would be the carbon crown 440cc you’re testing, the other a full Ti 460cc version offering a bit higher spin. Is there really only one G series on offer? The biggest issue Mizuno has, imo, is the poor hosel adapter. I liked the ST220G predecessor, great look, reasonable sound and very workable. The primary reason I replaced it w/TSR3 is the hosel. I struggled just a bit with launch conditions. I was averaging mid 13 LA and 2500 spin. That spin is well within my target window but the LA is too high, especially on primary course which gets quite gusty, especially in Fall. I prefer to be in 12-12.5 launch angle window. I simply lower loft 1*, easy peasy, right? Due to the poorly engineered Mizuno single axis hosel, ANY change in loft results in more upright lie. Now I’m fighting my demon with big stick; the left side of fairway. The Mizuno 9.5, set to 8.5 was the within my preferred launch angle, the dispersion consistency unfortunately worsened. With TSR3, using same shaft and same 44.5” length, I achieve average of 12.2 LA with very small deviation and 2520 spin, again very small deviation. I was able to use the TSR3 at stock 9.0 loft to achieve my target LA. The ST220G required 8.5, with track weights full forward to achieve target LA. I would add the TSR3 nets an average ball speed of nearly 162, the Mizuno high 159’s, again using identical shaft and club length, on same machine albeit a couple days separated. Is the TSR not COR compliant or the Mizuno below COR limit? The half degree stronger loft allowed on 220G theoretically should favor a more efficient energy transfer 🤷‍♂️

[@Tywithay]

I think it makes a lot of sense for players' drivers to be on a longer cycle. Low handicap and tour players stay near the middle of the face, so they won't see as much difference year to year. Brooks playing a Sim2 is a great example.

[@krusher74]

Since the face limit has been place companies have really been having to spend a lot to get a little. if you are TM or callaway you cant send loads on advertising bullshiting people into a new driver each year, but the more "normal" cpmpanies just cant compete with that.

[@jaredvandyke7851]

Did you say the stealth plus is stock ? Or it’s the one you play with a different shaft in it ?

[@hbyrdut]

Curious what numbers you would have gotten with the Stealth if the strike was higher up.

[@jefftaylor9250]

Hey, was the ventus shaft the same length as the stock Mizuno, because Mizuno stock comes at 45, and most oems are 45.5 or more. Is that where some of the extra ball speed comes from?

[@nixongill1063]

Comparison to TSR4 & now the Titleist 2 wood.

[@nixongill1063]

STR4 v ST-G comparison!!

[@charlesbillings5535]

Can ypu guys compare ping g430 lst vs mizuno stg

[@ScottDreyfus]

New drivers every year are stupid. Until the threshold for cor moves up there's no further. With moi there's no more straighter. It's all looks now and finding then right timing with shaft. It's wild how that high balance point in the rdx gave you fits. I can't find the head with that minus 3 sw handle in rdx green.

[@lawbinson]

While I agree every year is too often, there’s clearly been improvements over time despite COR requirements staying the same. There are aero, spin, and forgiveness gains compared to multiple years ago.

[@robcoates5253]

Gotta respect the companies that only turn product over when there's a measurable improvement to sell.

[@ScottDreyfus]

@@robcoates5253 if you looked at the take rate it would drive you insane if you were trying to operate a retail environment where you get four months to sell at full price then three months at less and ten rest at cost. Tmag sells about 40% of their year on launch but by then time they whack 200 off the price all you are getting is credit for the numbers the second half. At 599 wholesale is roughly 380 before bulk discount and programs at 399 by the end of the year you aren’t even covering then big on the 90 day account turn. Three year cycles make the most retail sense from a profit standpoint but then you have exhaustion because there’s no reason to wait for potential discounts.

[@nopachartluang-on1347]

Ventus is very good shaft

[@hungjy]

Good video. I have always believed that club testing should be done only if the club is fitted for the tester. Otherwise it is meaningless. It should not be just what it is off the shelf. If doing a comparison test, then all clubs in the test should be fitted and at the best spec for the tester, not setting them all to the same spec.

[@pachena]

Great ad for Fujikura

[@treyperry9722]

It’s crazy that you got lower spin out of a Venus Blue than an RDZ Green

[@rpk4632]

As Ian says shafts don’t spin. Head delivery causes spin. Different people will react differently to various shaft profiles

[@TheKoreanStarrbuck]

I love the bleep button haha

[@Reapswtf]

Isn't the last set faster, only because you hit them left? More closed face, lower loft, lower spin, faster ball speed. Would potentially be even faster if you closed it more and went more left? But not useful on the course.

[@docomo661]

Hey guys, how does this driver compare to the Ping G430 LST in terms of spin? I still spin the G430 LST too much with my delivery (using a Tour AD VF 5S shaft).

[@clubchampionmedia]

Spin from head to head will obviously be strike and player-dependent, but we've found this head to spin a bit less than the G430 LST on average. If you're still spinning your own head too much maybe it's time to look into a lower-spinning golf ball to compliment your setup!

[@rol1in0n20s]

Maybe just not a great idea to use the green RDX as a stock shaft since it's the burliest shaft in the lineup... I switched from black to green and I love it but it ain't for everyone

[@nickmillar9651]

Is it better in your opinion than the Pxg gen 6

[@jsh_golf]

Wait for the PXG Black Ops to come out

[@Cryptonomics7]

STG lineup is insane.. its almsot not even fair playing with the lineup. Also the STG fairway woods are super Stupid Insane Long.

[@scottdawes3509]

I get handed a Hazardous shaft and I'm happy to walk out of the fitting right there and then. They have missed the point of shaft performance and gone to the mass market in the hope of selling more shafts.

[@fraserh3716]

1.44 efficiency vs 1.46 with the Stealth... Doesn't seem great on the face of it, or am I missing something?

[@christianvoshall3060]

Different size heads will measure head speed slightly differently which sadly means that the divisor of the Efficiency reading will change. Ultimately the only thing that matters is Ball Speed.

[@fraserh3716]

@@christianvoshall3060 that's interesting, didn't know that re measurement of club speed. Can't believe I got a response from the very top!

[@christianvoshall3060]

@@fraserh3716 Happy to chime in! Especially when I see numbers in the comments. ha!

[@imanolarrillaga6923]

St -z or this one?

[@codyreeder1837]

You probably are not getting along with that RDX green counter balanced shaft.

[@brianberg7798]

Let’s go

[@JHoll84]

Is this better than the srixon zx5 LS?

[@ScottDreyfus]

I'm an thouroghly enjoying mine. Zx5 Ls 8.5 evo6 757tx

[@jazzyjay4595]

No, requiring this much tinkering when the Zx5LS is a plug and play package, you can’t compare those 2 at all

[@WILSON-tc4bb]

The correct answer is to go get it for both and find out. One might be better for you while the other may be better for me

[@bmos212]

Ian, it is the shaft hzrds shaft don't give the output others do. In hundreds of fitting I've done it plays out the same. They really are TRASH!!! I won't even fit with HZRDS anymore because of it.

[@AndrewPolidore]

We need more matching outfits.

[@docstruthers]

Just traded for one of these drivers……absolutely hate it

[@josephdrago7777]

Any driver that I like off the rack, I like better when I put a Ventus in it! Fact!

[@JayJay-jx3zg]

A month ago you hit a bunch of drivers (2023 most forgiving drivers) and barely hit 147-150mph ball speeds, now 10 mph quicker 9:12? How'd you do that? 16 min mark - kzbin.info/www/bejne/en3FeWSboJZ4sM0

[@clubchampionmedia]

My normal ball speed is around 160-162mph. If it’s less that that I’m swinging slower to appease a specific sector of our viewership.

[@JayJay-jx3zg]

@clubchampionmedia understood. That just makes it tough to compare numbers when you use the same club with different speeds in different vids. The stealth 2 in this instance.

[@SteveSmith-zz4ih]

i have the 200G, had to put it away, just couldn't get the feel and it was a bit noisy, got a cheap TS3 head and put a old Titliest shaft in it and the Difference was HUGE, heaps better than the Mizuno, TS3 is forgiving for a older driver. i won't buy mizuno again, they are lacking and too Pricey for what they are. Tour Edge would beat a Mizuno driver hands down and heaps cheaper.

[@eagleputter64]

JDM... something out of Asia.. damn doing the Japanese Domestic market dirty...

[@erikkiser6882]

They may want to rethink their 3 year cycle

[@GRIFF22]

To me that's a disappointing driver. The ball speed gains are directly correlated to your increase in swingspeed. In a neutral weight set up it looks massively draw biased...especially since your face angle was open as well. There are better options out there if you want to scrub spin...Cobra LS or ZX5 LS would come to mind.

[@parmanduke]

The last 2 drives were pull draws. Those always go the longest and imo would not have been in the fairway. This is not a forgiving driver for sure.

[@hoveylu7231]

ST-G is the low spin players driver comparable to Paradym TD and TSR4. If you are looking for forgiveness in a driver, the ST-G is clearly not it.

[@MrAhuraMazda]

I HATE Hazardus shafts. They have no feel to me.

[@codyreeder1837]

2700 is not high spin.. that’s playable all day long!

[@aidangriffiths5075]

The hzrdus green is one of the worst shafts i ever tried. Not a fan at all

[@FF04RDF]

I’m not even on the same planet with shaft knowledge / experience but …. Every time I’ve played Hzrdus smoke shafts, feels like I’m swinging an ironing board. Hate them.

[@steinfonell4915]

Love my Mizunos but way too high...

[@bamit1515]

Sounds awful, more like a G425 🤔

[@mvansb23]

If I saw 1.44 vs 1.46 after a larger sample size - I’d throw the st-g out of the fitting bay. What’s the point if the face isn’t competitive? Seems disappointing - particularly this absurd strategy by mizuno of delaying their most player oriented head so long after everyone else’s. I can’t fathom doing the R&D for a 3 year life cycle on a product that almost no one will buy. If you are going to go long life cycle you have to be like titleist and make stuff as good as the TSR line. I’ll be shocked if this isn’t the last ST-G ever made.

[@Mcbeef34]

Yea this isn’t it boys. Ian hit the mizuno dead in the middle and only got 1.44 efficiency. Maybe the GC Quad is misreading the club head speed but I doubt it. Driver is slow

[@AndrewNeilBaird]

Mizuno drivers are pretty rubbish especially on the course , maybe ok in a bay , no good player plays one .

[@ianfrasergolf]

Keith Mitchell finished #1 on the PGA Tour in total driving with a Mizuno Driver. They make a good Driver.

[@AndrewNeilBaird]

@@ianfrasergolf ok that's 1 .