Titleist V's Mizuno

Are you set on a 1/2 cavity? I'm assuming you're a shot shaper, but what's your preffered trajectory? Also, how much of a rush are you in? If you wait till about late March/early April, you'll be able to look at the new iron selections from Titleist and Nike and if those don't suit your fancy you may be able to pick up an older model for VERY cheap.

I was in a situation similar to yours a while ago, I tried out just about every iron on the market and ended up going with the Titleist 690MB. You've chosen two very similar irons, both are 1/2 cavity forged with progressive weighting to help with forgiveness in the longer irons and increased accuracy and lower ball flight in the shorter ones.

Mizuno's are hand forged in Japan and the quality of their forgings are superior to just about every other company other than Miura (which is the stuff golf dreams are made of). The problem I had with them is that they're almost too good. The irons felt too soft for my taste, I like the feeling that the ball is exploding off the face of the club and a nice sharp "crack" at impact. I didn't get it with the Mizuno's (there was no difference in distance with the Mizuno's). However, there are many many people who rave about Mizuno's and would give their lives before giving up their irons, so I definately think they're worth a demo.

Titleists are forged in China and although they don't have the prestige of the Japanese forgeries, they've held up very well so far. I think the 690.CB's are great irons great feel, shot shaping ability, feedback, slim address, minimal offset, it's all there. The only thing which led me to the MB was the trajectory of the shot, the CB was higher than I like.

Long story short, I think it comes down to the feel your prefer. The only way to determine that is too try them out for yourself and see. They're both great clubs, I don't think you can err with either.

As far as other suggestions, I'd look into Miura for their 1/2 cavity. What about combo sets which morph from muscleback into half cavities, some hot looking new forged offerings from Bridgestone are about to come out in March. Nike has updated and greatly improved their forged pro combo set for '05. Also the Ben Hogan Apex FXT.

As always the disclaimer applies that irons are a very individual choice and different people prefer different qualities in their irons. My opinions are not meant to put down anyone else, their clubs, or any golf companies.

Hope that helps.

Sounds like muscle back blades are right up your alley. I've never seen a muira iron let alone hit one, but I've heard they're just incredible. They're not ridiculously expensive either, especially if you buy direct.

When I was buying, I was inbetween the 670 which is a heel weighted low trajectory MB and the 690 MB. I chose the 690 because I was able to get the ball up in the air much easier with the long irons while still keeping a fairly low trajectory in the scoring irons.

Congrats on the decision. I know you'll be very happy with them. I'm interested to see which model you decide on since they make so many good blades. Keep us updated!