The newest in the ST line of drivers from Mizuno are the ST-X 220 and ST-Z 220 both using a high strength beta titanium face and their Wave Sole we have seen on previous Mizuno drivers.
Fast Facts
Mizuno ST-Z 220 driver
Better-player category
Forged Beta Ti Cortech-design face
Carbon fiber crown
20g back weight
Wave Sole
Adjustable hosel
Stock shafts: Tensei AV Blue, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black, Aldila ASCENT Red 50
Stock grip: Lamkin ST Hybrid 360
At retail $450
Mizuno ST-X 220 driver
Game-improvement category
Draw bias weighting, 20g in sole
Forged Beta Ti Cortech-design face
Carbon fiber crown
Wave sole
Adjustable hosel
Stock shafts: Tensei Av Raw Blue, Aldila AsCENT Red, ALDILA ASCENT Ultralight
Stock grip: Lamkin ST Hybrid 360
At retail $450
WYNTK:
Mizuno’s 2022 drivers have a super alloy beta titanium forged face with 17% more tensile strength and 8% higher flexibility that other titanium alloys often used for driver faces. The company says this means the face is both faster and more durable.
Targeted for use by slow to moderate swing speed players the ST-X 220 favors a draw flight shape and the 20-gram back weight is positioned slightly towards the heel to counteract the typical left to right trajectory of recreational players.
Both models have a 40% larger area of carbon fiber in the sole and complimented by the weighting that in the Z is evenly split between the heel and toe for low spin straight shots and in the X nearer the heel for higher trajectory.
