Firstly I must admit, the reason I was initially drawn to this club was the fact that it would fit in with my Mizuno irons, driver and 4 wood. Not to be frivilous with money however, I knew I had to try it out first. So I went to American Golf and grabbed the 19 degree and 23 degree version. To really put the club to the test though, I also grabbed the equivalent lofts in the Cobra DWS. After reading loads of hybrid reviews, I was very impressed with the feedback on the Cobra so I was going to get one or the other.

On appearance the Mizuno is the winner hands down. Compact, nicely balanced with a good stock shaft. After hitting a few balls on the launch monitor they both seemed pretty similar which pleased me as this was good enough to convince me that I was making the right choice with the Mizuno. However, I decided to hit them off the deck to further convince myself that this club was good enough to be chosen instead of the Cobra. I don't know whether it was the fact that I was used to using the Exsar shaft (which is also fitted on my driver and 4 wood), but the Mizuno seemed to be a much cleaner strike from the mat. Particularly the 19 degree loft. Every strike seemed perfect and I even had the confidence to give a full strong backswing which is something I will rarely commit to out on the course. I was convinced and opted for the 19 degree simply because of the consistency of the striking.

Having used it for 4 months or so I am becoming more reliant on it's distance, accuracy and versatility and can't imagine how I ever played without it. Only problem now is that my 16.5 degree F50 4 wood and the 3 Iron from my MX-900's are virtually obselete as any shot over 180 yards brings the CLK out of the bag.

I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a top performing hybrid and who is daring to look further than the usual Callaway, Taylormade and Ping monopoly.