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Alex1975
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Hi all,
I have wanted to do this review for a while and have been too lazy, that has also given me time to gather more data. I will try to keep this review about the heads of the clubs but will make mention of the shafts later on. Disclaimer: This review is my opinion based on my experiences.
The MP-53 is for me the most beautiful club that I could have ever hoped to own at my standard, there is no plastic inserts or neon graphics, it is simply a piece of metal crafted into the shape of a golf club. There are some things in this world that appear to have been crated without compromise and this feels like one of them.
The heads come as a “combo†style set, PW-8 iron having a very shallow cavity, not quite a blade as such but it’s no G15 or X22. 7-3 Irons have a milled cavity but it has been cleverly hidden with some cutting edge machining. The top line is very thin for a cross over GI/Players Club and is made to look even thinner at address by some cleaver shaping, this gives me good confidence and feel good factor.
The heads are ultra shiny chrome and while this looks stunning I can see some issues on sunny days. The Grain Flow Forged heads are so soft that without head covers I feel like they would smash themselves to bits. My head covers arrived late and even though I had covered the heads with socks (I know, sad git) they marked up as they clattered on the first two rounds.
So let me dispel the myth that MP clubs are for single figure players only, some maybe but this set is aimed at the middle ground. I would think that a good ball striker with some golf experience could use this clubs from 22 handicap down, though I hate to put a number on it. I think anyone could hit them actually, they are not brutal at all but if you crave forgiveness as your number one buying point maybe G15 or X22 may be more for you. If you would like some forgiveness but also like the idea of something pleasing to the eye, well made and with bags of feel this is one to try.
Miss hits do not spear the ball into the closest deepest rough on the course, they may even go straight but they will feel and sound dead and will come up short. Flush shots will feel as though you are a god among golfers. The clubs talk to you; they are butter soft, super accurate and feel very very special.
The MP-53 are not long clubs, they have honest, standard lofts:
3 iron 4 iron 5 iron 6 iron 7 iron 8 iron 9 iron PW
21 24 27 30 34 38 42 46
I would think this is contentious but in recent times I have gone for more edgy clubs, not because I have taken large chunks out of my handicap but because my eye tells me that these clubs look right. I feel that upshot of this is that my striking has improved as there is a premium on hitting the sweet spot.
I was very prepared for my custom fitting and knew what I wanted from it; I did however make one possible error. I was fitted indoors with the aid of a radar, we found the shaft that had the right spin and distance for me and it was actually a bit of a eureka moment as shaft fittings for me usual are. The date was spot on but once I got into real world situations I found a very high ball flight, some of this was an early release on my part but with that somewhat gone on my latest set of videos the shaft still promotes a very high launch. This does have its plusses, winter golf with a floaty ball flight is nice, ok less distance as everything is carry but easy to stop the ball on wet greens. A floaty ball flight with hard greens is maybe not as ideal.
There is no other club on the market today that I would be interested in, I would however love another crack at the shaft selection, maybe I will do so down the line.
I hope you enjoy the review.
Alex
I have wanted to do this review for a while and have been too lazy, that has also given me time to gather more data. I will try to keep this review about the heads of the clubs but will make mention of the shafts later on. Disclaimer: This review is my opinion based on my experiences.
The MP-53 is for me the most beautiful club that I could have ever hoped to own at my standard, there is no plastic inserts or neon graphics, it is simply a piece of metal crafted into the shape of a golf club. There are some things in this world that appear to have been crated without compromise and this feels like one of them.
The heads come as a “combo†style set, PW-8 iron having a very shallow cavity, not quite a blade as such but it’s no G15 or X22. 7-3 Irons have a milled cavity but it has been cleverly hidden with some cutting edge machining. The top line is very thin for a cross over GI/Players Club and is made to look even thinner at address by some cleaver shaping, this gives me good confidence and feel good factor.
The heads are ultra shiny chrome and while this looks stunning I can see some issues on sunny days. The Grain Flow Forged heads are so soft that without head covers I feel like they would smash themselves to bits. My head covers arrived late and even though I had covered the heads with socks (I know, sad git) they marked up as they clattered on the first two rounds.
So let me dispel the myth that MP clubs are for single figure players only, some maybe but this set is aimed at the middle ground. I would think that a good ball striker with some golf experience could use this clubs from 22 handicap down, though I hate to put a number on it. I think anyone could hit them actually, they are not brutal at all but if you crave forgiveness as your number one buying point maybe G15 or X22 may be more for you. If you would like some forgiveness but also like the idea of something pleasing to the eye, well made and with bags of feel this is one to try.
Miss hits do not spear the ball into the closest deepest rough on the course, they may even go straight but they will feel and sound dead and will come up short. Flush shots will feel as though you are a god among golfers. The clubs talk to you; they are butter soft, super accurate and feel very very special.
The MP-53 are not long clubs, they have honest, standard lofts:
3 iron 4 iron 5 iron 6 iron 7 iron 8 iron 9 iron PW
21 24 27 30 34 38 42 46
I would think this is contentious but in recent times I have gone for more edgy clubs, not because I have taken large chunks out of my handicap but because my eye tells me that these clubs look right. I feel that upshot of this is that my striking has improved as there is a premium on hitting the sweet spot.
I was very prepared for my custom fitting and knew what I wanted from it; I did however make one possible error. I was fitted indoors with the aid of a radar, we found the shaft that had the right spin and distance for me and it was actually a bit of a eureka moment as shaft fittings for me usual are. The date was spot on but once I got into real world situations I found a very high ball flight, some of this was an early release on my part but with that somewhat gone on my latest set of videos the shaft still promotes a very high launch. This does have its plusses, winter golf with a floaty ball flight is nice, ok less distance as everything is carry but easy to stop the ball on wet greens. A floaty ball flight with hard greens is maybe not as ideal.
There is no other club on the market today that I would be interested in, I would however love another crack at the shaft selection, maybe I will do so down the line.
I hope you enjoy the review.
Alex
