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EQUIPMENT FOCUS Mizuno JPX Golf BallISSUE 175 APRIL 201532 33 ASIAN GOLFThe realfunction ofthe “micro dimples” kicksin as a golf ball peaks andslows by stalling the descentphase by a fraction. This is whatresults in the new JPX golf ballbeing able to increase itsoverall airtime.”– Masashi TamakoshiWe’ve all heard about hang-time in basketball and infootball. For the uninitiated, hang-time is the lengthof time a punted football remains in the air or thelength of time a leaping athlete, as a basketball playerjumping for a dunk shot, remains in mid-air.But hang-time in golf? Jiminycricket! You bet your sweetbippy! It’s for real and it’sawesome!Now that we’ve done withthe exclaiming and swearing,what’s the big deal about hang-time ingolf? Well you see, the smart guys at MizunoGolf have just come out after having beencloseted for untold hours, days and months(three years to be precise), with a productthat they believe will knock the socks ofyour feet.All the excitement is centred on a revolutionarygolf ball that takes the conventionalgolf ball dimple to new heights. Introducingthe brand new Mizuno JPX Golf Ball!This revolutionary golf ball comes hoton the heels of the high performance MP-Sand MP-X golf balls from Mizuno.Central to the Mizuno JPX Golf Ball isthe addition of “micro-dimples” to the conventionaldimple pattern on a golf ball. The“micro-dimple” concept came out of cuttingedge research undertaken in collaborationwith the Fukuoka Institute of Technologyinto the ‘descent’ phase of ball flight. This isa phase that Mizuno was quick to recogniseas being the least optimised in terms of currentdimple design.Masashi Tamakoshi, Mizuno’s Head ofGolf Ball Development explains that theaddition of ‘micro-dimples’ located aroundeach larger dimple on the ball effectivelyslows down the ball’s descent to extendairtime and therefore distance. That’s it! Theextra-hang-time really works!According to Tamakoshi the real function ofthe “micro dimples” kicks in as a golf ball peaksand slows by stalling the descent phase by afraction. This is what results in the new JPX golfball being able to increase its overall airtime.Tamakoshi explains that the dimple clusterfeatured on the JPX ball really does its jobtowards the end of the ball’s flight. The microdimples form part of a 512 dimple patternwrapped around a three-piece constructionthat makes the JPX golf ball very soft andresponsive.Does the hang-time technology affecthigher ball speeds at impact? Absolutely notaccording to Tamakoshi. “It’s all about keepingthe ball in the air for s slightly longer timeon its way down!” he emphasised.Well, now that you have been introducedto the brand new Mizuno JPX golf ball, getout there on the course and show yourgolfing buddies how you can eke out a fewmore yards on your golf drive with hang-timetechnology!