Mizuno MX-700 Fairway Wood Review(part one)

Nov. 19, 2010 - PRLog -- Mizuno offers up one very impressive fairway wood offering with the MX-700 lineup.

Mizuno Golf isn’t the first name that comes to my mind when I think of fairway woods. Not that they haven’t been making them for quite some time,(Mizuno MX-1000 Irons) it’s that they don’t quite have the same or really anywhere close to the following they get with the irons (and if you’ve ever hit a Miznuo iron flush, you know the feeling). For a company that makes outstanding irons, their woods have always left a little something to be desired.

The Mizuno MX-700 line looks to change that history with offering some serious technology and what I can only describe as one of the hottest faces I’ve ever hit on a fairway wood. (Mizuno MP-58 Irons)While the MX line traditionally has been geared to the mid and higher handicap range, the MX-700 certainly won’t scare away anyone who has one goal in mind, hit the ball long and straight. Regardless of your handicap, that is a good thing.

Does the MX-700 fairway wood live up to it’s billing as “the perfect combination of power, accuracy, and ease of use?” Read on to find out.

Design and Technology
The MX-700 fairway woods use the same “Hot Metal” technology offered up in the MX-700 driver by plasma welding an extremely strong, thin, and light weight ES230 steel face to a stainless steel 17-4 body. (Mizuno MX-300 Irons)This setup delivers an larger COR area and increased ball speed for what can only be defined as big-time distance. The combo is quite lethal and lightweight and allows you to generate a great deal of clubhead speed.

With using the light-weight “Hot Metal” face technology, weight is redistributed for a lower and deeper COG which gives you a “high and easy launch and optimal trajectory.” High, easy and straight is fine with me.

The head pretty much falls in line size-wise with most of the oversized fairway wood offerings on the market today. Spread the weight out and make it easier to use is a good design philosophy.

Esthetics
When I first saw pictures of the MX-700 fairway wood, I wasn’t blown away by the looks. Rather a “looks kinda busy” thought went through my mind. Perhaps even distracting. (Mizuno MP-68 Irons)That quickly changed when I held it in my hands. Yes, there are more graphics on the clubhead then what you might be more accustomed to but put the MX-700 behind a golf ball and it frames it beautifully.

The U-shaped decal that rounds around the edge of the crown blends in nicely to the charcoal finish and the “MX” alignment mark is simple enough to be figure out where to place it behind your ball. It’s by far not the worst detailing and after a few rounds, I was pretty well accustomed to it and for the most part, forgot about it.

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