Mizuno claim that the 2015 version of the MP-S golf ball loves to spin and I would have to agree with them.
![Mizuno MP-S 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpsbox.jpg)
This is a premium tour level golf ball that category one players will like for the control and feel it gives around the green and also on full shots.
![Mizuno MP-S 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpsaddress.jpg)
With a short iron in hand I had it dancing and juddering to a halt on even the firmest greens and the cover held up to the usual groove attack as well as any other in this category.
The 3 piece ball has a larger inner core than before and also a thinner urethane cover that is now down to just 0.5mm thick.
![Mizuno MP-S 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/mpscutaway.jpg)
The outside features a variable size 330 dimple pattern that is supposed to enable a high and strong trajectory and certainly for me it was in the right window for a better player's ball.
![Mizuno MP-S 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpsside.jpg)
On and around the greens the MP-S performs very well with great feel and touch that is maybe a little softer than a Titleist Pro V1.
It sounds a little softer than the MP-X, which I will come onto later, but the feel is about the same so it is not so much of a difference compared to other premium balls that have an X version.
Like the previous version the MP-S is a very good ball and one that I could see a lot of better players using, it is just whether or not golfers will walk past the similarly priced and more widely available Pro V1 to pick them up.
Mizuno MP-X 2015 Golf Ball Review
As mentioned above, the MP-X is similar to the MP-S in terms of feel and price.
![Mizuno MP-X 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpxbox.jpg)
It features a 4 piece structure with 2 cores and 2 covers, or 3 layers and 1 cover depending on your point of view.
![Mizuno MP-X 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/mpxcutaway.jpg)
This is really the MP ball for players who have higher swing speeds because it spins less as you can see from my ball test on Skytrak.
![Mizuno MP-X 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpdrivercompare.jpg)
It also sounds a little firmer and did not grab as much on full shots with wedge in hand as the MP-S, but on the green there was not much between the two for feel. Compared to the market leader, it again felt a little softer than a Pro V1x, but not by much.
![Mizuno MP-X 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpxaddress.jpg)
Mizuno say that the MP-X is the ball their tour players are using and I can see why, as to get the most from it, you need that higher driver swing speed of over 105 mph that most amateurs don't have.
![Mizuno MP-X 2015 Golf Ball](/Portals/0/imagesblogs/mizuno/2015balls/reviewmpballs.jpg)
Therefore for most of us, if you want a premium ball that is a little softer than the market leader, then the MP-S is worth checking out.