Michigan Golf Journal October 2020

By Jeremiah Richie Maple Hill Golf, Grandville – a Golf Digest 100 Best Club Fitter Michigan Golf Journal New Equipment Michigan golf courses were open for play, closed for play, opened for play but without carts, and then (mostly) back to normal. We’ve putted into PVC, pool noodles, and upside-down cups. The PGA Championship was in August, the U.S. Open in September, and the 2020Masters will be held two weeks before Thanksgiving. It has been an odd, disorienting, and irregular year. So perhaps we can take a little solace in the normalcy that fall brings to the golf equipment industry with the release of new product – which can be found at Maple Hill Golf . Callaway has released its new B21 line and we’ve caught glimpses of the new Titleist TSi series driver. But perhaps the most anticipated fall equipment release has come fromMizuno’s new iron line, the JPX921. It’s easy to get frustrated with the way manufacturer’s churn out new equipment, but Mizuno’s iron strategy should keep their die-hard fans from getting too upset. Mizuno runs a two-year life cycle on their iron lines, staggering the release of new models each year between the JPX and MP series. While the JPX919 was one of their best-selling irons ever (following the quality JPX900 and JPX850 models), it was simply time to refresh the JPX. But this is not just a money grab from Mizuno. The two- year cycle allows them time to develop a quality new offering that is more than just a shiny new paint job; it’s something worthy of putting in your bag right now. Mizuno has stuck with their winning formula in the JPX921 series with three distinct model offerings; the JPX921 Tour, JPX921 Forged, and JPX921 Hot Metal. Mizuno bills the JPX921 Tour as “The Chosen One.” Consistently Mizuno’s most chosen model on the Tour among non- contracted professionals (meaning no one paid them to play the clubs), the JPX900 Fall into New Equipment