"Golf is a mystery, " she said ahead of this week's Mizuno Classic in Japan.

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The Olympic campaigners are therefore targeting second-tier brands such as Puma, Mizuno, Umbro and Asics.

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Mizuno's principal innovation is a set of vortex generators that protrude just below the bustline of its new swimsuits.

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Celtic's goals came from two players who rarely featured under previous manager Gordon Strachan, former Hibernian striker Killen and Japanese midfielder Mizuno.

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Mizuno headed the third from an Andreas Hinkel cross after the break.

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Stacy Lewis of the U.S. has all but wrapped up this year's title after winning the Mizuno Classic tournament in Japan on Nov. 4.

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Lennon has released midfielders Zheng Zhi and Koki Mizuno, but has added defenders Charlie Mulgrew and Cha Du-Ri as he seeks to rebuild the squad.

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And 2011 looks maybe even better: in the first quarter, SI Golf Group ad revenue is expected to jump 20%, thanks to new ad buys by Nike Golf and Mizuno, among others.

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Mizuno reckons that by reducing friction, keeping the flow orderly and delaying separation of the boundary layer, its new suits offer the average female swimmer 9.5% less drag than a conventional costume.

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He has a swing analyzer called Body Fit Golf by Mizuno, which looks like a small golf club and has a component designed by his company that detects how the wearer's muscles or joints are moving.

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