Mizuno Mp 630 Fast Track Driver Instructions
Mizuno MP630 Fast Track Drivers description Constructed of a titanium body with a Hot Metal Ti-9 titanium face with CNC CORTECH technolgy, the MP-630 Fast Track driver produces maximum ball speeds over a larger sweet spot for increased distance across the entire face. The Fast Track technology provides up to 45 different settings. Jun 02, 2010 - Luke Donald tries out the Mizuno MP 630 Fast Track Driver - Golfonline.
The feel and slightly more lively sound than the standard MP-630 was excellent and we feel Mizuno have made a driver that is a real option for better players. I don’t like the appearance of the FastTrack system so I felt a bit predisposed to dislike the MP-630 FastTrack. In fact I still don’t like the look but if you are after and adjustable driver that is quickly and simply adjustable and where changing the set up can really make a difference to your shots then this could well be the driver for you. It’s very easy to slide the weight into different positions so you can really play about on the range and try all the different settings.
Mizuno’s MX series has been specifically designed to maximize the distance the user can achieve with each club, and the MX-700 driver is certainly a testament to this development theory. The MX-700 driver also does a solid job at reducing the amount of slice that the user must deal with when striking the ball, meaning that not only will your shot have a much more impressive distance, but will also be much more accurate than that of opposing clubs.
Good club, just not for me. Mizuno has a little work to do yet to make me a believer in their woods. Rich, Bought the MP600 after trying my mate’s. He had Prolaunch Red shaft. I hit it much more consistently than my Ping G10 (also Pro launch Red shaft) with which I had developed a very bad hook.
I play a push draw primarily, and shots hit on the toe would simply push more and draw a bit more and shots hit on the heel would start straighter and draw less. Likewise for shots hit high or low on the face – very little would change about the height of the ball.
The clubface is a bit of a throwback look. In the day and age of taller faces, or simply bigger faces, the MP-630 has what appears to be a good bit less clubface area than others. I’d describe the shape as a “cat’s eye” look, with pronounced curve from the heel to the toe both along the top and bottom lines of the club. The club’s smaller looking clubface simply doesn’t make it appear to be very forgiving. You’ll notice that the curve along the lower edge of the face is quite pronounced. The stock Fubuki shaft is silver, black, red, and white and nicely carries on the color scheme. The bottom of the shaft – everything you’ll see at setup – is white and will not distract you from putting a good swing on the ball.
Still a tendency to fade but much more predictable. Don’t like the feel at impact with weights set to draw. Prefer neutral, widely spaced position.
The sound when you catch one just right is also excellent and the ball really travels. It was also a very workable club. This would never replace my MX-700, but its not supposed. This is another stunning Mizuno effort but I’m unfortunately not in the target market. Hopefully I will be one day.
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I'm afraid so! I will be hiding it in my MP600 headcover though!;-) Yeah, I waited with baited breath for the 630 to come out, and when I saw it in the flesh last week, I was really dissapointed! It's so much like the 600 at address (very slight shape difference), the real change is on the sole, with the moveable weights given a much larger area of travel - but for me, I fell in love with the TM Supertri the moment I saw it - Love the shape at address!! I may wait until I see the TM Superdeep which also looks gorgeous (photos on Golf WRX), but it will be one of these two! I like the idea of buying the driver with extra shaft sleeves and having the ability to swap out different shafts for different courses.
Mizuno Mp 630
When I moved the weights out toward the toe, my launch angle improved and I hit rockets with a straight flight or a slight draw. When I held off my finish, I hit a nice gentle fade, as well. Poor righteous teachers black business rar files.
If I try to hit it high, (especially with the weights set to a fade) the club produces long flat gentle draws. And I love the sound! I’m tired of hitting drivers that sound like dinner plates breaking on concrete.
The real difference with the MP-630 though is the Fast Track system that increases the number of weight positions from 6 on the MP-600 to 10 in a channel that is U-shaped on the sole of the club. Moving the weights to the furthest forward points at positions 1 and 10 reduces the spin on drives, whereas moving them to the back and centre at position 5 and 6 increases spin. Where the total of the two positions add up to 11 you get a neutral flight, but moving both weights to the inside will promote a draw and vice versa for a fade.
Another is the feel of the ball at impact, and its sound, both of which are very nice to behold. A nice thwack, not the tinny sound of some large headed drivers.
Retail price is high, but shop around and you can steal this thing! This driver from Mizuno looks to be the one that can puts them on the drivers map. It is fantastic.
And I love the sound! I’m tired of hitting drivers that sound like dinner plates breaking on concrete. This club sounds like a whip crack for me. The only trouble with this club for me is, if I get just a little lazy or quick, I see a lot of low hard line drives that don’t get high enough for optimum distance. I ordered a new shaft – a proforce axivcore black. Will report results soon. Hey Charlie, I have the 9.5, and yes, it was the stock stiff flex Fuji 360 shaft.
Was sent out to try those two, and was also handed a King Cobra and a Mizuno MP600 to try at the same time. I was expecting to buy the Nike because of my slice, or the Ping if I could control it. Wow, the MP600 far outhit the others on the range for me. 19 out of 20 hit straight, with 16 over 250 yards with range balls!
That’s what I fight when it’s not going well. When I don’t pause long enough or load it properly, it probably actually slows my clubhead speed down through impact, or maybe even changes the angle of attack. So that’s my guess as to why the ball launched so low.
Mizuno Mp 630 Fast Track Settings
It’s very easy to slide the weight into different positions so you can really play about on the range and try all the different settings. Mizuno have also introduced an excellent feature on their website allowing you to see the different ball flights provided by different settings. And this is no gimmick – if you change the settings and hit the ball well then you will see a real change in the flight. A word of warning. This is an adjustable driver for the better players and although I found it easier to hit than the MP-630 driver it didn’t inspire confidence or deliver consisteny in the way that a club aimed at my handicap group would and I also struggled with the stiff shaft fitted on the model I had – the shaft, like the rest of the new MP range, is predominantly white which is not a look I like but that you could certainly learn to live with on a driver that delivers that this kind of feel and sound so consistently.
Mizuno Mp 630 Fast Track
Hey Charlie, I have the 9.5, and yes, it was the stock stiff flex Fuji 360 shaft. Per your other question, the “swing-y” swing did, in fact, give me better results. When I said quick and lazy, I meant a very fast transition at the top of my swing. That’s what I fight when it’s not going well. When I don’t pause long enough or load it properly, it probably actually slows my clubhead speed down through impact, or maybe even changes the angle of attack. So that’s my guess as to why the ball launched so low. The spotty performance of the club with the stock shaft could be more of a “it’s the Indian, not the arrow” scenario, I suppose.