Advanced Heat Treating SP-700 Techniques Result in Better Hit Performance

 

Source: Golf Digest

 

David Llewellyn, Mizuno’s director of research and development for golf

In the quest for more opportunities for off-center hit performance, the research and development team at Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company utilized advanced forging and heat treating techniques in the design of the recently debuted Mizuno GT180 lineup of woods, “with an obvious emphasis on precision adjustability . . . [and] a fresh commitment to speed.”

Club designers have been using high-strength titanium alloy SP-700 for a while, but precision processing increases design possibilities, says David Llewellyn, Mizuno’s director of research and development for golf. The new driver boasts multiple weights and three tracks to control flight and spin.

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