Did Mizuno Golf Come First?Or was Zanzō to the fore?The Japanese have Honma, Fujikura and Mizuno golf. They have over 15 million golfers and the biggest driving ranges in the world. They know their stuff about the game and can spin yarns about Bobby Joines, Ben Hogan and all sorts of fantasy golf tales. But I assosiate them more to the game of golf with a special word from their language... Zanzō It is one of those great Japanese words that can only be described in English as an 'after image'. It is however hard to translate properly without losing the magic of its meaning, but if you look at the sun quickly and then look away, that image burned into your vision is 'Zanzō'... The description can be simplifed as a visual impression left behind in your retina. The scientific explanation of 'After Image'... Color is light and colored objects absorb and reflect different wavelengths. Light and color are seen by the human eye because of the two types of photoreceptor cells - rods and cones - located in the retina of the eye. Rods are sensitive to light and dark; cones are sensitive to red, green & blue light and responsible for color vision. These photoreceptors convey the color of light to our brain. (Learn more about rods and cones, at BiologyMad.com) When our eyes are exposed to a hue for a prolonged period, the rods & cones become fatigued. You might notice this if you are reading something on colored paper, and then look away—you often see the inverse, or complement, of the image. This occurrence can be advantageous if you are seeking the opposite, or contrast, of a color. This may be dismaying to a viewer if presented with prolonged exposure to colored screens or reading materials. Every color has an opposite, and although individual's perceptions do vary, the range of after images seen is consistent. Fred Shoemaker [www.extraordinarygolf.com] introduced this to me and I use the power of Zanzō to keep golfers in the present when they are playing golf, especially during the art of putting. Return to the homepage from Mizuno golf. Return to the last page from Mizuno golf.
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