ChrisB0210
Assistant Pro
I'm thinking about investing in a new set of irons as mine are getting to the vintage stage now, even though I've only had them 3 years.
I went to a Mizuno fitting/demo session last week at a local driving range and was fitted for the JPX EZ Forged irons 4-pw. I tried the 6i against my current 6h and was pleasantly surprised to find that I hit the iron further than my hybrid with the best shots. The worst strikes were matching my best with my current club and the most surprising aspect was that the lofts on the Mizunos are identical to my current hybrid iron set, so the better outcomes with the Mizuno can't be explained away by stronger lofts etc.
I'm incredibly tempted to pull the trigger, but the last demo day I went to was a Ping one a couple of years ago. In fact I went to a couple, tried G25 and G30 and liked both. Given all I've read about the Ping G series I fancy trying these to see how they compare, although I note the lofts are slightly stronger by a deg or two throughout the set.
I've now come up with a "left field" choice that I really want to try too, the Benross HTX irons. Now before anyone questions my sanity (or lack of) allow me to explain why. I was recently fortunate enough to win a Benross HTX driver in their US Open Twitter comp. I received the club and tried it at the range a couple of times and I have to say that I didn't think it was much different to my current TM Jetspeed in terms of performance.
That all changed last night! I played a friendly match and decided to try the driver at my home course. I'm glad I did. My drives were straighter and longer from the off which pleasantly surprised me.
It also got me thinking about the rest of their range and the possibility that the outcome might be the same for me with the irons, hybrids and fairways.
So, my question to you all is have any of you tried any or all of the above and, if so, what did you think of them. I'm interested in all views and experiences, good, bad and neutral/indifferent.
Cheers!
I went to a Mizuno fitting/demo session last week at a local driving range and was fitted for the JPX EZ Forged irons 4-pw. I tried the 6i against my current 6h and was pleasantly surprised to find that I hit the iron further than my hybrid with the best shots. The worst strikes were matching my best with my current club and the most surprising aspect was that the lofts on the Mizunos are identical to my current hybrid iron set, so the better outcomes with the Mizuno can't be explained away by stronger lofts etc.
I'm incredibly tempted to pull the trigger, but the last demo day I went to was a Ping one a couple of years ago. In fact I went to a couple, tried G25 and G30 and liked both. Given all I've read about the Ping G series I fancy trying these to see how they compare, although I note the lofts are slightly stronger by a deg or two throughout the set.
I've now come up with a "left field" choice that I really want to try too, the Benross HTX irons. Now before anyone questions my sanity (or lack of) allow me to explain why. I was recently fortunate enough to win a Benross HTX driver in their US Open Twitter comp. I received the club and tried it at the range a couple of times and I have to say that I didn't think it was much different to my current TM Jetspeed in terms of performance.
That all changed last night! I played a friendly match and decided to try the driver at my home course. I'm glad I did. My drives were straighter and longer from the off which pleasantly surprised me.
It also got me thinking about the rest of their range and the possibility that the outcome might be the same for me with the irons, hybrids and fairways.
So, my question to you all is have any of you tried any or all of the above and, if so, what did you think of them. I'm interested in all views and experiences, good, bad and neutral/indifferent.
Cheers!
