after having blades the last 5 years or so felt like it was time for something more forgiving.
after trying Srixons and even a go of some pings, i liked the lokk of the new Mizuno JPX 921.
spent a good hour and half going through all 4 head opetions with diferent shafts, the one that came our streets ahead were the hot metal Pro.
as you can see from the photo;s above a real change.
They do look very chunky esp 4 and 5 irons, but the ball speed in the fitting was 10 to 15 more than the MP4, not to be sneezed at. coupled with a much softer lighter shaft in the ProgectX LZ115g, comp to the ctaper 120 in the blades. lofts are stronger with the PW at 45 i think and the 4 iron 19, which was stronger then the 3 iron in the blades.
Give a lead time of 25 days, but they turned up around a month later. i couldn't wait to try them
had my first game with them last week at Dornoch, with no real idea how far the new clubs would go. i don;t think i've ever been through the back of so many greens at Dornoch usually its short. was taking 2 clubs less and was still at times long, except with the PW whic was about 10 yards longer
What can i say, other than Wow, they go high and straight and at least 2 clubs longer than the MP4, this coupled with a the temp up here has been on the cold side so would imagine the ball would travel less distance, so could be further once we get back to warmer temps next summer.
They do have quite a thick top line, but actually, its doesn't bother me as much as i thought it would. feel of the club isn't too bad though you don't get the same feeling as when you flush it out the middle of a forged club. of course these ar caste clubs, but the sound off them isn't really any diff to the forged irons, I was expecting to have a big gap between the PW and my 52, but the PW was easier to take some off which i struggled with doing with the blade. 4 iron has come out low a couple of times, but really pinged off the face and went long, way longer than i espected with a low flight.
another plus was they 9 and pw are quite nice to chip and pitch with, which wasn't the case with the JPX 825 pro i had before the Mp4, they would just ping off the face and difficult to control any distance with chips.
I have to say so far i'm over the moon with them and the money was well spent
after trying Srixons and even a go of some pings, i liked the lokk of the new Mizuno JPX 921.
spent a good hour and half going through all 4 head opetions with diferent shafts, the one that came our streets ahead were the hot metal Pro.
as you can see from the photo;s above a real change.
They do look very chunky esp 4 and 5 irons, but the ball speed in the fitting was 10 to 15 more than the MP4, not to be sneezed at. coupled with a much softer lighter shaft in the ProgectX LZ115g, comp to the ctaper 120 in the blades. lofts are stronger with the PW at 45 i think and the 4 iron 19, which was stronger then the 3 iron in the blades.
Give a lead time of 25 days, but they turned up around a month later. i couldn't wait to try them
had my first game with them last week at Dornoch, with no real idea how far the new clubs would go. i don;t think i've ever been through the back of so many greens at Dornoch usually its short. was taking 2 clubs less and was still at times long, except with the PW whic was about 10 yards longer
What can i say, other than Wow, they go high and straight and at least 2 clubs longer than the MP4, this coupled with a the temp up here has been on the cold side so would imagine the ball would travel less distance, so could be further once we get back to warmer temps next summer.
They do have quite a thick top line, but actually, its doesn't bother me as much as i thought it would. feel of the club isn't too bad though you don't get the same feeling as when you flush it out the middle of a forged club. of course these ar caste clubs, but the sound off them isn't really any diff to the forged irons, I was expecting to have a big gap between the PW and my 52, but the PW was easier to take some off which i struggled with doing with the blade. 4 iron has come out low a couple of times, but really pinged off the face and went long, way longer than i espected with a low flight.
another plus was they 9 and pw are quite nice to chip and pitch with, which wasn't the case with the JPX 825 pro i had before the Mp4, they would just ping off the face and difficult to control any distance with chips.
I have to say so far i'm over the moon with them and the money was well spent
