drawboy
Tour Winner
I have changed recently to a fitted set of jpx 800's so I feel a review coming on.
I knew at 71 mph that I am not the most aggresive swinger in the world and after hitting the dna club Mizuno recommended a graphite shaft, er "no way" was the answer, I'm not that old yet. So I ended up with 4-pw complete with dynalite gold xp shafts soft-stepped once.Soft stepping involves putting the 5 iron shaft in the 4 iron, 6 in the 5 and so on, trimmed to the correct length, this gives a bit more flex than a standard shaft so they are between reg and senior flex. Complete the set at 2 degree flat and with Mizzie multi-compounds in blue and I have a really good looking set of sticks to wield.
The first thing I will say about these clubs is they hit long! I'm getting a club and a half more length than my old clubs and with them being cast the ball really fires off the face.The lofts are stronger too which contributes to the extra length. This took a bit of getting used to as you can imagine, but I've settled into this now and I'm comfortable with it.
The great thing about the JPX800's is that even though they are a GI club they do not look it, they have all the class one comes to expect of Mizuno so shovels they are not.
One downside to proper fitting is my lovely dependable draw has vanished, I now hit it mostly dead straight which is nice. I do not hit it high,never have and now I have the new bats it seems I never will, this was disappointing as the one thing that led me to get fitted was the lack of towering shots and I thought fitting would help. It hasn't but nothing lost.
Fitting is for me essential, I'm not your average 9.5 stiff kind of player so you really do owe it to your game to stop buying off the shelf and get fitted if you can.
Summing up the JPX's they are a lovely looking,long hitting,compact GI club that looks good in the bag and more importantly gives really good results. If you need a bit of help distance wise give them a bash, I have no doubt theywill impress you just as much as they have me.
I knew at 71 mph that I am not the most aggresive swinger in the world and after hitting the dna club Mizuno recommended a graphite shaft, er "no way" was the answer, I'm not that old yet. So I ended up with 4-pw complete with dynalite gold xp shafts soft-stepped once.Soft stepping involves putting the 5 iron shaft in the 4 iron, 6 in the 5 and so on, trimmed to the correct length, this gives a bit more flex than a standard shaft so they are between reg and senior flex. Complete the set at 2 degree flat and with Mizzie multi-compounds in blue and I have a really good looking set of sticks to wield.
The first thing I will say about these clubs is they hit long! I'm getting a club and a half more length than my old clubs and with them being cast the ball really fires off the face.The lofts are stronger too which contributes to the extra length. This took a bit of getting used to as you can imagine, but I've settled into this now and I'm comfortable with it.
The great thing about the JPX800's is that even though they are a GI club they do not look it, they have all the class one comes to expect of Mizuno so shovels they are not.
One downside to proper fitting is my lovely dependable draw has vanished, I now hit it mostly dead straight which is nice. I do not hit it high,never have and now I have the new bats it seems I never will, this was disappointing as the one thing that led me to get fitted was the lack of towering shots and I thought fitting would help. It hasn't but nothing lost.
Fitting is for me essential, I'm not your average 9.5 stiff kind of player so you really do owe it to your game to stop buying off the shelf and get fitted if you can.
Summing up the JPX's they are a lovely looking,long hitting,compact GI club that looks good in the bag and more importantly gives really good results. If you need a bit of help distance wise give them a bash, I have no doubt theywill impress you just as much as they have me.
