Gậy Driver Mizuno GT180 Kurokage Silver 50R – RH

Mizuno has poured every bit of adjustability into the GT180.  The Quick Switch hosel adaptor allows you to change the loft, lie, and face angle.  You can fine tune the face angle with the Visual Face Angle Slider.  Finally, you have Fast Track Technology with two 6 gram weights that can be set into any of seven positions.

The hosel adapter and Visual Face Angle Slider (VFAS) combine to give you a wide array of looks at address.  You can get the GT180 to sit noticeably open or closed.  The VFAS alone doesn’t have a huge impact on the look, but it can make the highest and lowest loft settings look less extreme.

More impressive is the impact of the weights.  I loaded all the weight into the heel (maximum draw), bashed a shot completely off the heel, and watched it fly dead straight.  With the same setting, a centered or toe shot produced a strong draw.  When I switched the weight to the toe, the ball wouldn’t draw no matter how far I onto the toe I struck it.  I saw some impact on launch and spin when I moved the weights forward and back, but no weight setting can override the impact of hitting the ball high or low on the face.

When it comes to forgiveness, the GT180 is very accurate but not the best at preserving distance.  Particularly with the weights in the heel and the toe, this driver is a fairway finder.  However, if you hit the ball all over the face – particularly low – you’ll see the spin numbers jump up and cost you some distance.