Mizuno don’t have a great reputation for wedges, but with the help of Luke Donald, the Mizuno S5 Wedge has delivered a step change in the all-round forged wedge that we believe many golfers will enjoy.
On this page you’ll find our detailed assessment of the Mizuno S5 Wedge. The pros and cons, and a side-by-side comparison with other wedges we have recently reviewed.
We reviewed the Mizuno S5 Wedge as part of our Best Golf Wedges Review.
Mizuno S5 Wedge
Our Assessment
For some time Mizuno haven’t quite been there with it’s wedges in offering something soft, but the S5 is majestically soft on impact. Even if using a firm golf ball the feel and sound you get at impact is superb.
Whilst the spin is not a whole lot more in the S5 wedges from the 90 yard mark the trajectory is beautiful and that has been greatly improved over the years with regard to Mizuno. Grain flow forged from 1025E Pure Select Mild Carbon Steel and a beautiful aesthetic appeal makes it a solid choice for the better player.
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Pros
Cons
Key Facts
Features | Details |
|---|---|
Launch RRP | $119.00 |
Gender | Mens |
Handicap Range | Low to Mid |
Hand Availability | Right & Left Hand |
Lie | 63° |
Right Handed Lofts | 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 (custom lofts available) |
Left Handed Lofts | 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 (custom lofts available) |
Material Finish | Blue IP or White Satin |
Length | 35.25″ only |
Shaft Type and Name | Dynamic Gold (Wedge Flex), XP115 (Wedge Flex) |
Grip | M-31 58 round |
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Mizuno S5 Wedge Detailed Review
Design & Appearance
Two options available – either white satin or a blue IP version – the latter is certainly striking and would stand out in any players bag.
The club-head is larger and rounder than the MP-T5 wedge and that increases playability and forgiveness…this in turn widens the applicable handicap bracket suited to this club.
At address the S5 wedge certainly gives the confidence boost to most seeing the club-face frame the ball so well.
As is a general trait of Mizuno irons, these are grain flow forged from 1025E Pure Select Mild Carbon Steel and have a beautiful aesthetic appeal, particularly the back of the club-head.
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Build Quality
Similar to the Ping Glide Wedge Review the Mizuno S5 offers loft specific grooves, which basically means the higher the loft the more spin will be imparted on the golf ball.
What’s also a great feature in build quality suggested by Luke Donald is that different lofts have varying sole grinds with the higher lofted clubs allowing you to manipulate the club-face a lot more.
There is also a sharply cut crevice in the back of the clubhead directly behind the sweet spot and this improves the feel and feedback on purely struck wedge shots.
Control / Feel
For some time Mizuno haven’t quite been there with it’s wedges in offering something soft, but the S5 is majestically soft on impact… even if using a firm golf ball the feel and sound you get at impact is superb.
In our past reviews with Mizuno wedges in particular the control wasn’t top drawer whereby a well struck supposedly high spinning shot left the club-face at a fairly high trajectory and unfortunately didn’t really spin a whole lot either.
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Performance
Whilst the spin is not a whole lot more in the S5 wedges from the 90 yard mark the trajectory is beautiful and that has been greatly improved over the years with regard to Mizuno.
Even though the lower lofted wedges don’t spin that much, the higher lofted wedges produce enough spin to be satisfied and sometimes that’s even a good thing so that it is easier to control distance.
The grain flow forging throughout the club-head and hosel has provided a platform which delivers consistent distance control and that is a very strong point.
Value for Money
It falls into the same price bracket as the Ping Glide, a reasonable cost, but to be brutally honest unless you are a Mizuno fan then it may be worth leaning towards one of it’s competitors such as the Cleveland 588 RTX or the Ping Glide Wedge as the Mizuno product is still not quite there.
That being said, you will get a lot out of the S5 wedges with versatility and distance control being up there with the best of them.
