Is there any club that's feels better than mizuno forged?

[Sluggo42]

I've hit many others, including the new i200, the new Callaway's, etc, but none "feel" better than either MP 33's, or 64's.

Pretty much anything in the MP series.

 

...just sayin....

[dang3rtown]

I game the Hogan Ft Worth 15s. I picked them up after a day spent demoing Mizuno MP 5s, Titleist MBs and a few other forged clubs. I wasn't even going to hit them but the guy in the shop handed me one. They just felt better. Just the softest feeling club I swung that day by a wide margin and on grass, it just felt so damn good off the turf! Get em you can!

[silver & black]

I don't know. I would think that's one of those personal, different strokes kind of thing. I play Mizuno MP64's and I love them. I've never hit the Hogans, but I bet I would like them!

[MDGolfHacker]

I play Mizuno MP-57's because of the feel. Played MP-32's in the past which had a better feel. Very few clubs have that buttery feel like you hit nothing at all. Having said this, the newer crop of forged irons are coming to close to Mizunos. Although clubs like the AP1 have piqued my interest after hitting them. My exposure though is limited to availability since I'm a Lefty.

 

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[Shankster]

Never hit them Mizuno's but, for a cast club that iBlade is butter, like sitting on the counter butter, not the tub, or the stuff in the fridge. Just smooth. The Cobra KING LTD when hit right is also butter, like movie theatre kind.

 

Both offer a very simplistic design. Get rid of that orange paint fill on the cobras and they look sweet.

 

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[jaskanski]

It all depends on how the end user interprets feel and what they like. The whole "nothing feels better than a Mizuno" thing is just a blatant sales pitch that they never have to prove (although some of their ads attempt to do this). How do they now what I like?

This is just another "we know what you like more than you think you know yourself and if you disagree then you must be a philistine" type of advertising slogan that perceived elitist brands smother us with every day.

Now if you don't mind, the time by my Rolex watch says I must be off in my Rolls Royce to get my shafts Pured..

[dang3rtown]

 The whole "nothing feels better than a Mizuno" thing is just a blatant sales pitch that they never have to prove (although some of their ads attempt to do this). How do they now what I like?

 

Yeah! It's not like they're Charmin'! 

[robertson153]

I play with Nike VR S forged irons. Even on a miss lick they still feel good and sound good. My only problem with them is when you "nut" one (hit it perfect) it flys 10-15 yards farther. But I've heard that's one of them things with forged irons.

 

 

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[Smalls1588]

I don't know. I would think that's one of those personal, different strokes kind of thing. I play Mizuno MP64's and I love them. I've never hit the Hogans, but I bet I would like them!

I play the 64s as well and nothing feels better than a pure 4 iron with em. It's like butter.

[Shankster]

I will say my TM RocketBladez Tour's are not butter. More like a pretzel or a sunflower seed shell. By that I mean very hard feeling and not soft at all, not one bit. Even when pured.

 

 

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[null]

I've hit man irons, forged and cast, that feel absolutely fantastic. Maybe I'm crazy, but Mizunos never felt different than any other other nice iron I've hit.

[MDGolfHacker]

Feel will always be subjective to the user. I loved the feel of the old ping i3s, but to me, Mizunos have a feel that makes me remember a shot I've hit. It's one of those qualities that are hard to quantify.

 

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[Jiro]

Tough question since feel is pretty subjective. I think there is some stuff on the JDM market that could be considered similar in feel to Mizuno. Might just be a little harder to find them and try depending on where you live.

I think a lot of it depends on what alloys the manufacturer decides to use (if they are using a softer alloy some will interpret it as having a good feel). In the end play what seems good to you

 

 

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[Sluggo42]

I think it's the "no click" thing. It's more like hitting a ball made of play-doh, but then you hear the ball hissing as it leaves. Especially the longer irons.

I wonder what it would be like with graphite shafts. I wonder if the kbs tours make it feel softer?

I had a set of the jpx 850 forged for a few months, right after the mp33's.

Even those felt like I was hitting rocks.

 

I would like to hit some of the hogans tho- I always hear they're pretty soft too.

[Shankster]

I think it's the "no click" thing. It's more like hitting a ball made of play-doh, but then you hear the ball hissing as it leaves. Especially the longer irons.

I wonder what it would be like with graphite shafts. I wonder if the kbs tours make it feel softer?

I had a set of the jpx 850 forged for a few months, right after the mp33's.

Even those felt like I was hitting rocks.

 

I would like to hit some of the hogans tho- I always hear they're pretty soft too.

Try the iBlades and those Cobra's. You'll thank me.

 

 

- Alan

[null]

I won't disagree that a lot of mizunos feel (sound) great, but I think there are a ton of great clubs out there that replicate that feel that, in a blind test, one wouldn't be able to "feel" the difference.

[BIG STU]

Feel will always be subjective to the user. I loved the feel of the old ping i3s, but to me, Mizunos have a feel that makes me remember a shot I've hit. It's one of those qualities that are hard to quantify.

 

MDGolfHacker

You hit it dead in the screws with the first sentence. I played 33s for a while and loved them. The only two irons I have hit that were as buttery feeling as the 33s were the Miura Baby blades or tournament blades. Also Homna blades and forged cbs have that soft feel

[stage1350]

The feel gets enhanced when you raw them.  Loved my raw MP-33 and MP-63 irons.

[Rphall003]

I have to say I hit a set of mp 53s and they "felt" so good I went and out and picked up the new 54s when they came out and haven't looked back since. Tried some different clubs since but just keep ending up back with the miz. Not a bette feeling iron imo.

 

Edit: now I'm hitting jpx 825 pro for a little extra touch of forgiveness and still couldn't be happier.

 

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[Rusty1885]

I still have the mp14, and had the 33s for a season or 2 both with truetemper r300 and s300, feels great. I also had the grad mp in graphite(stock stiff) felt great as well. Then I moved on to the callaway razr x forged with the proj x 5.5, took me a while to find the sweet spot on the shaft as it often feels too stiff, once I'm used to it it feels just as great. I don't think one feels softer than another.

 

More important than the club head is the shaft you put on it. I can go from r300 to s300 or even s400 but jumping to another series or brand would effect feel the most.

 

Any well struck shot would feel similar in terms of softness from SGI, gi, to mb. I think I value the mb soft feel more because the bad or less than good striking feels worse than cb. I'd strike 4 perfect shot out of 10 on the course anything less than sweet spot then I'd feel it. Most cb shots feel solid even on the miss.

 

That said, it's not forged vs cast either, I just got my a new Apex CF16 forged last week, it feels soft but sounds disturbingly clicky, even on a dead on hit that I want to send it back and get the pro version.

[mrsmith123]

I had a set of KZG ZO blades with X100s in 2008 that were really solid. That's one of those things I wish I never got rid of.

 

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[Brjpool]

I play ping G20 and I really like them. They forgive well for a higher handicapper like me. However I've heard so many good things about Mizuno irons that I really want to get some. They do forge options on GI as well correct?

 

 

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[Sluggo42]

I play ping G20 and I really like them. They forgive well for a higher handicapper like me. However I've heard so many good things about Mizuno irons that I really want to get some. They do forge options on GI as well correct?

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Yes they do, but even those don't have that "pure" feel. I know as I had some. But they are nice tho.

But they still have a touch of the click.

Like the other guy said, you remember the purely hit shots as the feel stays with you...

 

And may I add, I Do NOT work for mizzy, or any body for that matter...

I just like hitting mizuno sticks

[Jiro]

I play ping G20 and I really like them. They forgive well for a higher handicapper like me. However I've heard so many good things about Mizuno irons that I really want to get some. They do forge options on GI as well correct?

 

 

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Yes they do: see jpx 900 forged and jpx ez forged. The 900 forged are on the more advanced ability end of the GI spectrum with relatively smaller heads.

 

 

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[revkev]

Lots that work better for a putrid player like myself. The lowest handicap I've ever held for a significant period of time was a 1. I have no business gaming a forged players iron and don't.

 

For that rare, center strike nothing feels better though, that's true.

 

 

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[TheWahoo]

I play Mizuno MP-57's because of the feel. Played MP-32's in the past which had a better feel. Very few clubs have that buttery feel like you hit nothing at all. Having said this, the newer crop of forged irons are coming to close to Mizunos. Although clubs like the AP1 have piqued my interest after hitting them. My exposure though is limited to availability since I'm a Lefty.

 

MDGolfHacker

I understand your comment about being a lefty.   Mizuno advertised a set of irons in which I was interested.   I contacted Mizuno asking where I could find them for lefties.   Mizuno responded that they were not offered in a left handed model.   They were honest and explained that there was not sufficient demand for left handed clubs to make offering them economically feasible.   However, what I did like about MIzuno is that they contacted me directly (it was not a boiler plate response) and they did suggest a configuration of another Mizuno product that I may like.  

 

As you later stated, feel is a personal perspective.  I currently play the Callaway X2 Hot, which in the current market may be considered rather old clubs and lacks some current technological advancements.   I have no idea if such is accurate.   However, they were my first purchase of clubs that were fitted for me, I didn't purchase them off the rack.   Whether real or imagined, I continue to like the feel of them.  Perhaps, there is a certain mental component when using clubs for which you were fitted.  

[Golfspy_CG2]

The only Mizuno irons I've had were the MP60's about 12 years or so ago.   I ended up selling them after a very short run, my steep swing did not get along with the sole.  Since then I've always tried to try an iron on grass if at all possible before I buy it.  So I can't really speak to if any iron feels better than them.

 

But I will say, I had the Apex CF16 for a year, and they were very soft feeling, as were the Srixon 765's I demoed last week.   Like most have said, it's a very personal and subjective feel.  But one thing I think we all can agree on, anytime a shot is compressed correctly and struck solidly, it's an addictive feeling, no matter the model of iron!!

[Rusty1885]

Lots that work better for a putrid player like myself. The lowest handicap I've ever held for a significant period of time was a 1. I have no business gaming a forged players iron and don't.

For that rare, center strike nothing feels better though, that's true.

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I agree, I feel,like it's the right of passage thing for golfers, especially the first time around when they drop the handicap. I remember when I broke 85 I rush out and get me the forged cavity combo, grad mp, when I broke 80 got me full forged set, mp33. If I stay with my gi clubs I'd drop to low single a year faster. How can I resist, I'm a golfer after all, we like to do things the hard way:)

 

For a period of 2 years I was able to play 4-6 rounds a week my handicap dropped to scratch and I was on autopilot mode I almost doesn't matter what I hit, my shot percentage were about the same. Now I only get to play twice a week I'm putting gi clubs back into the rotation.

[revkev]

In the end one should play what makes them happy. For some golfers they are happier with the feel off of a well struck forged blade is everything. For me happiness is shooting a good score regardless of how it happens.

 

 

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[golfinnut]

Any forged club feels good. Especially different from cast I've always played forged for as long as I can remember.

 

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