 Now one of the most overlooked clubs in our bag without doubt is our wedges. I don't know about you but I tend to sort of flip between one and another changing and not really understanding the reasons why I've changed. But on this occasion I just might be changing some wedges and with good reason. And that reason is all about feel and at the end of the day as they say nothing feels like a Mizuno. So today I'm going to be looking at the S23 Forge wedges from Mizuno. I've got a 56 and I've got a 60. I've got them in two different finishes. One is the sort of satin chrome and the other I don't know what they call it to be honest with you. It's a muted copper colour we'll go with but no doubt I'll put the exact information on screen for you now. And of a feeling there might be one other colourway as well to choose from. But either way whether you go for this chrome or the muted copper as I'm calling it they look absolutely superb. They're almost like a little bit of a cavity back wedge which is really interesting and we'll see how that aids performance. From above they both look really really nice. They sit really comfortable at a dress. They're not overly compact but their overall shaping and profile is I really do like the look of these things. But more importantly it's just that way they sit at the ball at the address position just oozes confidence in my eye which is all important and key. But what I want to know is that cavity back exists for a reason. They've shifted the weight out into that toe area and now the CG location is right in the middle of this club face and in theory that helps every golfer but certainly perhaps an average golfer. So we're out on the course here today at Pooler Golf Resort in Mallorca and I'm going to see how these things perform in the hands of the average golfer. And you know what I've got a feeling from a looks perspective I've already fallen in love with these things. Right next up we're going to position at the back of this green pin at the front. This is a slippy one two cameras in the green and for me this is where the Mizuno sort of feel really is prevalent. So what I'm going to look to do personally from this position I'd be preferring the 60 degree. So let's try a few shots with that first of all and there'll be one that's going to be delicate and all about that feel and pace. So let's give that one a go and see how we get on. Oh do you know what I'm happy with all of those and I was happy with the way I was able to execute the shot first and foremost. But it's that ability to make the little bit of a change in terms of what you're feeling in terms of responsiveness. Now it's easy to make that adjustment we don't always get three pops from this kind of position and you've got to get it right first time don't get me wrong. But I really like the control that I've got with this 60 degree and although that didn't pop the ball up what I like to play is that one just a little bit back of the stance hands forward and give a nice positive strike. Today's video is brought to you in partnership with Shervo the premium Italian golf wear and sportswear brand. By using some of the most innovative fabrics Shervo produce clothing that is both stylish and incredibly comfortable to wear both on and off the golf course. For more information visit the Shervo website and I will of course provide a link in the description of this video. Right let's get back to the golf. Right so next up I'm just going to pitch up probably 30 yards short of the flag um just a couple of balls for this one and what I want to try is to show you the difference in the kind of the way the ball flight is from this kind of shot so 56 and 60 degree. Let's start with the 56 so again from where I'm playing it's probably the preferred club out of the two in terms of loft but we're not here to talk about my shot choice we're here to see how these clubs perform in my hands so this one I'm expecting to be a little low ball flight checking in and around the fringe or perhaps just on is the idea. Well pretty much exactly what I expected from the club I played it the way I intended it just hit the bank a little bit sooner and killed it so from a personal perspective it needs to carry a little bit but again I really like what the club did in terms of my intention so again I'm going to switch up straight away into the 60 and we'll go from the same position um difference being obviously you're expecting this ball to pop it up just that little bit higher it won't be greatly different because we're not we're 30 yards away but this one I'm expecting to carry just a little bit further but it's really about seeing the change in the ball flight no change for me in terms of ball position everything's the same and then straight away you see the ball just pops up just what seems to be almost doubling height even though it's just four degrees loft difference leaked out a little to that right hand side but again did everything that I'd expect the club to have done but yet again it's that versatility of these clubs in terms of being able to lay them down behind the ball play the shot that you want the club sits so nice in whatever sort of position you put it in whether you're looking to open the club face whether you're looking to put those hands forward and close it a little bit it always seems to sit really tight to the ground and really flush to the ground really like that but the overriding thing again is just a feel the responsiveness back into the hands which is something I'll probably continue to say on every shot that I play right perfect position really for both wedges in terms of I don't know exactly full shots on either probably is a full with the 60 I reckon we've got sort of 80 yards in but again I said I reckon because really this is all on the eye for me I haven't even took a yardage but it's all about that feel we'll start off with the 56 which is more likely to be the kind of club that again I'd be choosing to play from here I think it's pretty much a full on 60 into what is a little bit of a breeze let's try three shots and see how we get on with the 56 first of all right come on in varying degree of success in terms of my ability I'll bolt more than happy with that with where they've gone but maybe more importantly more than impressed with the the sort of the performance of that wedge I'm going to switch straight into the 60 where like I said I think it's pretty much a full swing yeah 80 yards into a bit of a breeze it wouldn't be the shot I would look to play but let's give it a go and see how we get on with the 60 by comparison right again just exactly what you'd expect that additional loft is popping a ball up higher there's nothing from this review that is going to tell you that yet loft increases launch angle and ball flight so that's nothing new what you are going to hear is just how good these things feel and the just how comfortable I am and address with both of them to be honest with you they sit so nice behind the ball but feel so good and will move a bit close to the green but yeah from a field perspective on a full shot I couldn't praise either high enough this is proper mozzuno forged stuff here at its finest in my opinion do you know what we're going to leave things there wedge reviews in my opinion some of the hardest to do because much like a putter they're very much subjective certainly that feel element is hard to describe and all I can say is these things are buttery soft and if you like that kind of thing within your irons and within your wedges then you're not going to go far wrong with these things but it was the kind of full shot bit which I was really interested in I loved playing them from that sort of 80 yards out that we tried with the three different shots there um this cavity back as I'm calling it all the switching of weight whatever they've done there mozzuno I've always no interest in tech apart from seeing how these things perform out in the fairways and all I've got to say is I played a number of shots off camera as well and they were so so good you know but when I say so so good obviously they don't swing for you and we've got to realize that but what they did was they provided a lot of confidence and that stems from again that address position which I talked about earlier that field position I kind of I didn't take a yardage you didn't get a range finer to to work out that yardage we suggested it was around 80 yards and I love the bill though the way that you can just sort of feel your weight into that shot and really it's a club the the more you play the more it becomes a kind of a go-to something you get really confident with and I'm hoping that will be the case because in all honesty wedges is something that I've never really settled on over the last couple of years they do switch around like I said again in the intro but everything about these wedges I really really like and I'm gonna I'm gonna say they're going to go into my bag they're certainly in the short term going to go in and I'm going to play them for a period of time and just see if I can develop a bit of a relationship with them because like I said for me it's the type of club that will only get better the longer you use it the more confident you get this is a review where I would say there is no criticism whatsoever they'll always try and find a little bit of something that you can find to critique there's nothing in these wedges in my opinion that you could criticize Mizzuno I've done a fantastic job they do it exactly what they do best which is producing an iron which is super good in terms of feel but also performs really well and isn't the type of wedge that is only for better players I think this is very playable for a number of golfers at different levels and ability right as I said that's me done we've got plenty of content coming to you from Pula Resort in Mallorca it's an absolute gorgeous backdrop I hope you can see that from some of the video content that we put up over the next few days as ever thanks for watching this one give me your comments and feedback down below and I'll see you all tomorrow night