Two new models join Mizuno’s ST line of drivers, the ST-X 220 and the ST-Z 220, and both use expanded carbon-composite sections in the sole and crown to create more stable heads designed to produce more consistent launch conditions all over the face.
To suggest that the three new TaylorMade SIM2 drivers – SIM2, SIM2 Max and SIM2 Max•D – are simply a more-of-the-same follow-up to last year’s trio of SIM drivers is to suggest that Terminator 2 is merely The Terminator with a better motorcycle.
TaylorMade put two new drivers on the conforming list of golf clubs published by the R&A this week, both apparently follow-ups to the current SIM line of drivers.
Srixon’s new ZX wood family, which includes the low-spin, tour-styled ZX7 driver and the larger footprint, high-launching ZX5 driver along with fairway woods and hybrids, seeks to improve the way the clubface transfers energy to the ball by recalibrating the crown and sole design.
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