The fault, dear Brutus, lies not with the club but with operator or it is not the arrow that is the problem, it is the Indian. Of course if more golfers understood and believed this, most golf club companies would go broke. I'm a 7 in the summer and 9 in the winter. I have been playing golf for the better part of 4 decades and these clubs do not make a signifcant difference, except they seem to be a bit shorter than my MX-23's. I like the smaller head for getting out the rough. Yes, they have a smaller sweet spot which can be occaisionally troublesome when my swing goes South. I was hoping to have more control with fade, draw, high, and especially low shots. So far, this "Ain't necessarily so" to quote Gershwin. I will keep playing them because I bought them but I'm not holding my breath for a life changing experience. I bought them because I read some good reviews and just wanted to try more of blade design AND the price was great. I will leave you with this thought about golf club ads that use the psychology that if so-and-so pro plays it why shouldn't you. Well, if you don't swing a club like a pro don't buy a club that a pro plays, buy one that works just fine for YOUR game and spend some money on lessons from a coach that you like, then pracitice in an intelligent way which is not just beating balls on a range.Read full review
i have used a few different brands of irons over the years, i have played ping, taylormade and callaways. For the last 4 years i have played the Mizuno MP 37 forged irons. Im not a low handicapper about a 12 in fact, (scoring in the mid 70's this month though) but i do hit down on the ball and take divots unlike my weekly playing partners who are qoute "ball sweepers" and dont like tight lies. i had a hard time hitting cavity back clubs and could always hit my clevland wedges really well. What i figured out is because my wedges where alot thinner and allowed me to cut through the turf and take divots verses my club bouncing off the ground like it did when i hit cavity back irons. I have always been told only Pro's or low handicappers should play blades. Long story short, i bought Mizuno MP 37 irons anyway and have been using them for the last 4 years. I loved those irons but wanted a new iron set. I bought the MP 62 irons(S300 shaft) with a little skeptism because they had a muscle back and looked a little thicker than the MP 37. I was totally impressed! First thing i noticed was how much more distance i got with these irons. I had to go down a whole club because i hit the irons longer than the MP 37. I have also found that the 62 was more forgiving for mishits than my old 37. I do hit the ball in the center of the club 90% of the time, I do have a problem with hitting the ball on the bottom of the club every once in a while because i tend to come up on my swing if my tempo is not working well that day. When i would do that with my MP 37 i would lose about 30 yards in distance, with my 62's i seem to only lose about 10 yards which still gives me a chance to make par. Another thing i noticed was the weight of the clubs, they seemed a little heavier than my other mizunos, however once i hit them on the driving range and got used to the weight difference it has helped me with keeping my swing tempo and timing more consitant. The feel of these clubs are awesome, when i hit them in the center it just makes a nice click sound and man does the ball jump off the face. Even my mishits dont sting my hands. Looking down the club and seeing how well it sets up to my ball gives me total confidence. I would have to say like others, this may not be the club for everyone, however i would have to say that mizuno is very underated. i would have to belive if it wasnt for all the marketing and endorsment money Titleist, taylormade, Ping and Callaway pay the pros to play their brand, Mizuno would be one of the top brands on the tour today. The #1 player (Luke Donald) on the tour this year is playing Mizuno irons. Which really means nothing to me, I didn't go out and buy Nike because Tiger plays them So in a nutshell, dont just buy clubs because of the name or your favorite player hits them. Dont spend hundreds of dollors on clubs you haven't demoed, hit them outside if you can. Hitting clubs on a indoor launch monitor doesn't really give you a true visual on how the ball comes off the club or flight pattern your going to get on the golf course. If you get a chance, hit the MP62 at a demo day or on the range, im confident you wont be dissapointedRead full review
Golf clubs are a very personal thing. They have to be perfectly fitted, like shoes or a wedding ring. This set fell right into my spec list which I had been forming for weeks....shaft, brand, type, etc. And here they were...right before me, and at half the price. Bingo! And now my golf buddies hate me...and I love it.
The Irons are long hitting clubs for maximum game improvement. They enhance a slice if you have one. No offset to them. The Graphite shafts minimize vibrations back to the golfer. They have more head weight then their competition (Ping G15 or similar), allowing it a higer MOI and lower center of gravity. This helps with swing speed. I bought these clubs because for the price, they are long hitters. If I was a constand straight hitter I would have kept these clubs. Because I do NOT need to enhance my slice, I sent them back.
The irons hit well, however this is some fraying on the sole area. I know the irons where altered to 1 degree flat, that I exspected and had no issue with that alteration. There where some fairly heavy dent marks left from the bending process but there is also fraying fraying and chipping on the soles. I might have another club maker work on my irons next time. I have a couple of sets of Miura which are softer than these irons and they have been altered with no impressions, dents, nothing they are perfect.