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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Winner's Bag: Ben Griffin's golf equipment at 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge
A complete list of the golf equipment Ben Griffin used to win the PGA Tour's 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas: DRIVER: Ping G430 Max 10K (9 degrees), with UST Mamiya LINQ White PC TX shaft FAIRWAY WOOD: TaylorMade Qi35 (15 degrees), with UST Mamiya Lin-Q Proto V1 8 TX shaft IRONS: Mizuno JPX 923 Tour (3)Mizuno Pro S3 (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts WEDGES: Mizuno Pro T1 (50, 56 degrees), TaylorMade MG4 (60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Concept 2 Tour Rat Prototype BALL: Maxfli Tour X GRIPS: Golf Pride MCC (full swing)/ SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT (putter) This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ben Griffin golf equipment 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge WITB
Fashion United
22-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
End turns to vintage Mizuno model for latest anniversary collaboration
Fashion retailer End has selected Mizuno's Wave Rider 10 for its latest collaboration, highlighting how retailers are increasingly mining overlooked athletic archives to create exclusive partnerships that bypass the saturated market for contemporary sneaker releases. Originally launched in 2007, the Wave Rider 10's shock absorption technology and performance credentials offer authenticity that purely fashion-focused designs often lack, addressing market trends toward functional luxury goods. The collaboration marks End's second anniversary partnership, as the Newcastle-based retailer leverages its 20-year milestone to secure higher-profile brand collaborations. Such partnerships have become essential revenue drivers for multi-brand retailers facing margin pressure from direct-to-consumer sales and online competition. The 150 pound price point positions the release strategically below premium collaboration territory while maintaining sufficient margin for both partners. This pricing suggests targeting core sneaker enthusiasts rather than speculative collectors, a demographic that has proven more reliable during economic uncertainty. Mizuno's participation reflects the Japanese brand's broader push into lifestyle markets beyond its traditional running focus. While the company maintains strong technical credibility, it has struggled to achieve the cultural relevance of competitors like New Balance, On and sportswear giants Nike or Adidas in European markets. The collaboration's design elements - including iridescent overlays and gradient colorways - demonstrate how technical running shoes are being repositioned for fashion consumers. End's timing capitalises on renewed interest in 2000s-era design aesthetics, particularly among younger consumers who view the period as vintage rather than dated. The Wave Rider 10's 2007 origins place it squarely within this cultural sweet spot.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ikimonogakari ‘Plays' With Music & Expands Musical Range on New Album ‘Asobi'
Ikimonogakari recently released their 11th full album, Asobi ('Play'). Following the release of their previous album, Maru, their first release since becoming a duo, Kiyoe Yoshioka and Yoshiki Mizuno have had a series of firsts: their first overseas show, their first acoustic show at the Budokan, and their first acoustic concert tour. In addition to previously released singles, the album also contains the new song 'Irodori' and collaborations with artists such as Humbert Humbert, fox capture plan, Nao Matsushita, and 'Yu Asobi.' Bonus tracks include 'Koisuru Otome – From THE FIRST TAKE,' which generated a lot of buzz on social media. The songs on the album are the product of the duo allowing themselves to take on music with a sense of freedom, joy, and playfulness. Billboard JAPAN talked to the two about this new album, a second 'debut' after they began a new chapter as a band. More from Billboard Nessa Barrett Announces 2025 Australian Arena Tour Sombr Announces 2025 Australia and New Zealand Headline Tour Eddie Vedder Covers Springsteen's 'My City of Ruins' After Trump Clash Let's start by talking about what you've been doing overseas. In June of 2024 you performed at the 35th Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan, and then in July you performed at the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards in Macao. How was the response? Mizuno: I was surprised at the cheering, this tremendous 'Whoooooaaaaa!' Yoshioka: The audience's tone of voice and the volume of the cheering was totally different than with a Japanese audience. Sometimes my singing was swallowed up by the cheering. Mizuno: When I'd start a guitar solo, there'd also be that 'Whoooooaaaaa!' cheer. Yoshioka: The audience really put their emotions and reactions into their voices. What song got the biggest reaction? Mizuno: 'Blue Bird.' People overseas listen to it a lot, and it seems the audiences all knew it. Yoshioka: When we performed ballads like 'SAKURA,' the whole audience was swaying side to side, too. Even despite the language barrier, the emotion of the song came across, which made me really happy. After your overseas performances, you finished your new album, . Since the last album, , you've been busy with live shows, such as the shows in China, and also releasing new songs. You've had quite the packed schedule. Looking back, what do you remember about this period? Mizuno: After releasing Maru, we did have a time when we were really focused on live shows. We put on a performance hall tour, played at a few festivals, and put on an acoustic show at the Budokan. We had a lot of opportunities to play in front of audiences, and every day was really stimulating for us. This had a positive influence on our song-writing, and I think we also changed a lot deep down inside. I also met all kinds of people through my HIROBA project and put out an album, which was a great experience. I was able to bring that experience back with me to Ikimonogakari. Sho Hasumi from Daw90000 wrote lyrics for me (on 'Anohi No Koto meets Sho Hasumi') and I got the courage to connect with people outside our circle. Yoshioka enjoyed that, too. Yoshioka: Mizuno, who is Ikimonogakari's leader, would actively propose new things we'd never tried before, like performing with just the two of us on stage. At first, I was really nervous, but gradually I came to enjoy doing new things. There was a lot of trial and error, of course, and it was really challenging, but the creation process also really stimulated my curiosity. The album has songs with lyrics written by other creators ('Jigazou meets Yu Asobi' and 'Anohi No Koto meets Sho Hasumi'). That was an ambitious choice. Mizuno: I think it was about seven or eight years ago, we had a meeting with our staff and I said, 'What about having someone else write some lyrics for us?' Our director at the time said 'Don't you think you should still keep writing the lyrics yourself?' At the time, that made sense, and I was like, 'You're right,' but years have passed since then and we've had all kinds of new experiences. We've come to see change as a positive thing, and we're okay with people from outside the group getting involved. We feel secure now that even with outside involvement, the end result will be proper Ikimonogakari. Yoshioka: I was really nervous at first, though (laughs). But when Mizuno said 'I want to ask someone else to write the lyrics,' it felt really natural, so I took a positive outlook on it, like 'I think it'll work out fine.' Everyone on the team was like 'Let's give it a shot.' If someone else writes the lyrics, the words will also match up with the music in a different way. Yoshioka: Right. I've always sung Mizuno's lyrics to Mizuno's music, so I've developed what I guess you could call habits. After recording, I realized I'd had to get rid of those habits when I sang. It felt very natural putting the words to music, which I liked. Mizuno: You develop habits, or perhaps color, and I hoped that by changing that color we'd produce something new. I've been working with Yoshioka since we were in our teens, and we've grown together. Yoshioka's way of singing has become part of me, and my melodies, and the melodies of (Hotaka) Yamashita, have become a part of Yoshioka. So when you're singing lyrics that aren't part of that, you find that you can't sing them the way you normally would (laughs). I was very curious about how my own melodies would sound. It was fun taking on that challenge with Hasumi's lyrics and Yu Asobi's lyrics. What's behind the title of the album, ? Mizuno: I feel like the process of creating our last album, Maru, was very stoic. On this album, fortunately, we had a lot of tie-in songs and a lot of variety. The context of each song was also totally different, so we were having a hard time coming up with a concept that would tie them all together. We were thinking about different possibilities when the conversation turned to maybe seeing the rich variety of the album in a positive light instead of trying to put everything in one box. The idea of 'play' (in Japanese, 'asobi') came up through that conversation. Yoshioka: Right. Mizuno: Since the idea of that title, Asobi, came up, I suggested working with outside artists on the songs. A lot of different artists took part on IKIMONOGAKARI meets (a collaborative album in which 12 artists interpreted Ikimonogakari songs in new ways), and this time I wanted us to 'meet' them. Yoshioka: When the word 'play' came up, everyone got really excited. The whole room lit up. It felt like if we went in that direction, we'd come up with something good. Like Mizuno said, the creation of Maru was a very stoic process, and it felt like with this album, we could go in a totally different direction. We had this fun concept in mind as we created the new album. This has been called a second 'debut' after you began your new chapter as a band, and it really is packed with songs that go in new artistic directions. Do you feel like the creation of will be influencing your future work? Mizuno: Over the last four or five years, there have been a lot of big events in our lives. We separated from our talent agency, a member left, and Yoshioka had a baby. A lot of our songs were shaped by our story. In 2024, it felt like we really focused on the music itself, and we had a lot of fun both performing live and recording songs. We've walked a lot of roads, and I think now we're really able to focus on 'what I should sing as a singer,' 'what I should write as a songwriter,' and 'what kinds of artists we should work with as a group.' We've come full circle, back to where we started, and we can move forward from here. I hope a lot of people listen to our new album, and, personally, I'm really happy to be able to look forward to the future. Yoshioka: As I mentioned earlier, we've taken on a lot of different challenges, like playing at the Budokan as just a duo or performing street shows. We've worked with a lot of artists on our album. We've kept trying new things, and that's become normal for us now. I think we've created a great album, and I feel like we'll keep diving into new things in the future. In the past, I've been the type that gets nervous about new things (laughs), but I've come to see how fun taking on new challenges can be. I'm glad we've been able to open this door that will lead us in new directions. —This interview by Tomoyuki Mori first appeared on Billboard Japan Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Scotsman
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Golf is so difficult - and I'm not helping myself with an issue I'm surely not alone with
It's a hard enough game but even more so when you are getting in your own way too often Sign up to our Golf newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Even in my 61st year on this planet and swinging a golf club for the vast majority of that time, I still find playing the game so bloody frustrating. I'd set out this year determined to adopt a new attitude, particularly when playing in competitions, something I've made no secret that, unlike many others, I have never really liked. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad My main enjoyment when it comes to playing is being out on the course with my mates and particularly so in a fourball when there's a match taking place but, at the same time, it's just a bit of fun with lots of banter flying around. Getting the ball in the hole in medals is one of the biggest challenges for club golfers |I've grown to accept, though, that to get better you need to be able to get the ball in the hole for a full round and that is my main mission for 2025 in terms of the playing side of the sport. Completely by chance after coming across an old Mizuno driver and 3-wood in the back of my locker, I made a couple of equipment changes at the start of the year and felt pleased about the initial impact. With the driver, I wasn't spraying it around as much as I had been with the weapon that had been in my bag for the past couple of years while I was also really pleased with the 3-wood, especially off the tee. It had been discarded because I got to the stage where I felt I just couldn't hit off the deck, but, though still fearing a top, I've actually started to take that shot on again rather than relying on a 4-iron all the time and even the odd bash at a 3-iron. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It was time to try something different with putting I also made another change for this year, which was deciding it was time to try something different for putting but that wasn't to ditch my Ping Anser, which is older than both of our daughters. Instead, I started to use a left below right grip for putts from ten feet and in and I have to say that seemed to be making a difference. Before the competition season got under way, I played 16 holes one day in two over, which was the best I'd managed for a long time, and so I headed into my first medal of the year at Aberdour, my home club, feeling somewhat optimistic. After ten holes, things were going along okay. I'd reached the turn in 39, six over, and started for home with a par. What happened thereafter probably tells you everything about how poor I appear to be when it comes to trying to overcome a bit of adversity on the golf course. A quadruple-bogey 8 at the 11th was followed by four successive double bogeys before another quadruple-bogey 8 at the 16th then a double to finish added up to a dreadful 52 coming home and net 80, one of the worst scores on the day. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Remember, it's the next shot that is the most important one,' said one of my playing partners in trying to hammer home that you simply can't be heading to the next tee feeling angry about a bad hole when that was clearly the case with me on this occasion and, as a consequence, then had a run of bad holes. Golf Correspondent Martin Dempster plays his golf at Aberdour on the Fife coast | Contributed My next medal outing came the day after arriving home from The Masters and not playing for a fortnight. On a similar occasion in the past, I was absolutely buzzing after being at Augusta National only to be left feeling totally deflated as I sent three balls in the Firth of Forth from the first tee and maybe even shanked one into the bushes as well. Ouch! Again, though, I was doing okay, having reached the turn in 37 this time and once again making a par at the short tenth. Though not necessarily stemming from a disaster at the 11th as a 6 went down on the card on this occasion, it was disappointing nonetheless to cover the final eight holes in 13 over and end up with 31 points, which at least left me in a less embarrassing position. Scotland's best golf courses Read our guide to Scotland's best golf courses Martin Dempster has covered golf in Scotland for 30 years. Sign up to his new newsletter guide to Scotland's best courses for top tips on how to play and how to plan the ultimate Scottish golf trip For some totally unbeknown reason, in a couple of media day outings thereafter I then started faffing around with the height of my tee with the driver and played dreadfully on both occasions, the penny not dropping until the 16th hole in the second of those outings that, for me anyway, it's a case of teeing it high and trying to let it fly. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad So, with my head feeling a bit clearer again, I set out in medal number three last week. Six straight bogeys to start may not sound too positive, but all of them could easily have been pars and the seventh is one of the easiest holes on our course. Not, however, when you find a greenside bunker, take three shots to get out and walk off with a quadruple-bogey 8. Yes, one of those again, prompting that same reminder from the same playing partner as my shoulders dropped and blood boiled inside my body on the walk to the next tee. It's mindset that really makes the difference On this occasion, I actually did a bit better in terms of trying to leave that setback behind me and would probably have walked off the course feeling relatively happy if it hadn't been for what happened on the 17th. My approach found a bunker and guess what instantly came into my mind? Yes, that mishap earlier in the round and, of course, I then ended up doing exactly the same thing again. For the record, it was an 88 on this occasion, which means that I am currently playing the golf of a 20-handicapper when I honestly believe it could be a single figure if I had the right mindset because, let's not kid ourselves, that's what really makes the difference at any level. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Stanford remain top team in WGCA Mizuno Coaches Poll for April 11
Stanford remain top team in WGCA Mizuno Coaches Poll for April 11 The Women's Golf Coaches Association has announced its latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the third poll of the 2025 spring season. Stanford received all first-place votes to remain at the top of the rankings in Division I, with Arkansas and Oregon holding firm at Nos. 2 and No. 3, respectively. In Division II, Anderson University continues to hold the top spot after receiving 12 first-place votes. Check out all of the WGCA coaches polls for April 11 below. WGCA Mizuno Div. I Coaches Poll Rank University (First-place votes) Points 1 Stanford (20) 500 2 Arkansas 469 3 Oregon 452 4 Florida State 436 5 South Carolina 428 6 Texas 398 7 USC 384 8 Arizona State 371 9 Wake Forest 336 10 Northwestern Uniersity 321 11 LSU 298 12 North Carolina 264 13 Virginia 254 14 Auburn 240 15 TCU 210 16 Arizona 173 17 Ohio State 172 18 Texas A&M 154 19 Mississippi 148 20 Vanderbilt 134 21 Mississippi State 110 22 Kansas 84 23 Duke 56 24 Florida 44 25 Michigan State 24 Others receiving votes: Houston (17); North Carolina State (14); UCLA (5); Georgia Southern (2); Virginia Tech (2) WGCA Mizuno Div. II Coaches Poll Rank University (First-place votes) Points 1 Anderson (12) 396 2 Flagler College (1) 376 3 Wingate (3) 375 4 Dallas Baptist 349 5 Findlay 339 6 Lynn 311 7 California State San Marcos 302 8 Nova Southeastern 271 9 St. Mary's (Texas) 250 10 Grand Valley State 245 11 Lee 232 12 Tampa 207 13 West Texas A&M 205 14 Rollins College 189 15 North Georgia 173 16 Texas at Tyler 156 17 Saint Leo 135 18 Missouri-St. Louis 96 T19 Lander 93 T19 Palm Beach Atlantic 93 21 Central Missouri 90 22 West Florida 64 23 Simon Fraser 61 24 Florida Southern College 50 T25 Lincoln Memorial 33 T25 Rogers State 33 Others receiving votes: Henderson State (30); Biola (11); California State East Bay (9); Tiffin (7); Midwestern State (6); Harding (5); Eckerd College (3); Colorado State-Pueblo (2); Ferris State (2); Barry (1) WGCA Mizuno Div. III Coaches Poll Rank University (First-place votes) Points 1 Carnegie Mellon (14) 493 2 Emory (3) 478 3 George Fox (3) 454 4 Washington University in St. Louis 435 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 412 6 Wellesley College 395 7 Pomona-Pitzer 384 8 Williams College 353 9 New York University 324 10 St. Catherine 321 11 Amherst College 284 12 Centre College 244 13 Babson College 227 14 Trinity (Texas) 220 15 University of Redlands 207 16 Washington and Lee 205 17 Hamilton College 191 18 Illinois Wesleyan 163 19 Denison University 161 20 Randolph-Macon College 149 21 Rhodes College 92 22 Christopher Newport 66 23 California Lutheran 45 24 Grinnell College 38 25 Huntingdon College 31 Others receiving votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor (27); Middlebury College (26); Carleton College (22); Bowdoin College (19); Bethel (13); Methodist (12); Piedmont (7); Wisconsin-Stout (1); Wesleyan (1) WGCA Mizuno NAIA Coaches Poll Rank University (First-place votes) Points 1 Keiser (9) 90 2 SCAD Savannah 81 3 Dalton State College 70 4 Texas Wesleyan 61 5 Marian (IN) 50 6 Oklahoma City 46 7 Lindsey Wilson College 43 8 SCAD Atlanta 27 9 Embry Riddle Aeronautical 17 10 Milligan 6 Others receiving votes: Truett McConnell (4)
