Off Course – John Freeman Mizuno R&D

Yeah, so I first started helping out 923 JPX Forged.

The engineer from Japan, his name is actually Kazu.

And you might have seen him in some of our content on YouTube.

So he had given me the task of coming up with a new face thickness design.

offer our irons and basically handcuffs off.

Don't worry about limitations in terms of manufacturability.

Like you're new, which is good.

Like you don't have the baggage of what we can and cannot do.

So for months I was just sitting in a computer in CAD, simulating different face thicknesses, seeing basically what we'll do is simulate ball speed and durability.

So we got to pass the durability standard, and we're trying to get the highest ball speeds.

So I was just going through multiple, multiple different iterations.

And what became the contour lips face design was my deliverable from that project.

So now that our face thickness design that you see on basically all the JPX, all the Mizuno Pro now, that contour ellipse face, that was kind of my introduction to the iron world.

was designing that that new face design.

Wow.

And so from what it seems to be, is that there's a notable team.

They're all working to create something that comes together to create a new iron that's different.

And I was going to say different and unique, but I suppose that's sort of the same thing.

But, you know, something that has a real impact for golfers, especially coming off like 921, I would say it was a very significant step forward from the JPX perspective that I just continued to build from there.

Right.

Now, I mean, we've got definitely, I wouldn't say substantial team of engineers here, but enough to get the job done.

When you look at other companies, you might be surprised how many engineers we have on our team, but we're very efficient and work together well.

And me joining the team back in 2020, I started and then starting to work on irons in 21 and 22.

Especially being US based, I feel like has really helped our product be a true like global innovation for all consumers across the world.

So you're a former, in your words, club college golfer.

Yeah, so I first started helping out 923 JPX Forged.

The engineer from Japan, his name is actually Kazu.

And you might have seen him in some of our content on YouTube.

So he had given me the task of coming up with a new face thickness design.

offer our irons and basically handcuffs off.

Don't worry about limitations in terms of manufacturability.

Like you're new, which is good.

Like you don't have the baggage of what we can and cannot do.

So for months I was just sitting in a computer in CAD, simulating different face thicknesses, seeing basically what we'll do is simulate ball speed and durability.

So we got to pass the durability standard, and we're trying to get the highest ball speeds.

So I was just going through multiple, multiple different iterations.

And what became the contour lips face design was my deliverable from that project.

So now that our face thickness design that you see on basically all the JPX, all the Mizuno Pro now, that contour ellipse face, that was kind of my introduction to the iron world.

was designing that that new face design.

Wow.

And so from what it seems to be, is that there's a notable team.

They're all working to create something that comes together to create a new iron that's different.

And I was going to say different and unique, but I suppose that's sort of the same thing.

But, you know, something that has a real impact for golfers, especially coming off like 921, I would say it was a very significant step forward from the JPX perspective that I just continued to build from there.

Right.

Now, I mean, we've got definitely, I wouldn't say substantial team of engineers here, but enough to get the job done.

When you look at other companies, you might be surprised how many engineers we have on our team, but we're very efficient and work together well.

And me joining the team back in 2020, I started and then starting to work on irons in 21 and 22.

Especially being US based, I feel like has really helped our product be a true like global innovation for all consumers across the world.

So you're a former, in your words, club college golfer.