This past saturday I hit the Titleist AP2 with DG S300, Mizuno MP-52 with DG S300, TM Tour Preferred with DG S300, Bridgestone J36 Cavity Back (not pocket cavity) with PX flighted 6.0 and the TM TP MB Smoke with Rifle flighted 6.0. I also hit a Mizuno MX-200 just to see if a GI Iron would be better for my game. All of this was off a grass range after I had just gotten a swing lesson. After hitting all of them I ended up spending the most time with the MP-52 and the J36. I even took my lesson with the MP-52.
Mizuno MX-200-
I didn't like these that much. They felt a bit to light and I just couldn't hit the ball that well with them. Even when I hit a good shot with them there wasn't much of a difference in how the good shots felt compared with the bad shots. I hit the 09 Burners last week to and the same thing happened. I just wasn't feeling them much just aside from the size of the club.
Titleist AP2-
First impression was that I didn't like them that much but I didn't have much time to get used to them (5 shots?). I would like to try these out for a bit longer with the PX shaft to see how those feel.
TM Tour Preferred-
These felt nice and solid but the grip was bigger then standard and the shaft was +.5 inch so I was chunking it alot. When I hit it clean these Irons felt nice and solid.
TM TP MB Smoke-
These irons looked beautiful and felt awesome when I hit the ball well but I was just to inconsistent with them. Would love to pick these up if I could be a little bit more consistent. (I rarely miss toward the toe or heel. Most of my misses are topping the ball or hitting it near the middle of the ball.)
Mizuno MP-52-
These irons felt really nice. The feel on pure hits felt great and crisp. My only issue is that I felt like these irons were digging a bit more then I'd like if my swing isn't 100%. These irons felt great but I did feel like I had to work just a bit more to get a clean hit. I also did not like how these set up to the ball as much as the J36. The topline was thicker and had more offset. Not that big of a deal though.
Bridgestone J36 Cavity Back-
These were the biggest surprises for me. Other then the blades, these irons looked the most aggressive to me. They looked like they would be harder to hit then the MP-52 but they were certainly more pleasing to view at address (thinner topline and less offset). I was hitting these irons very well. Better then all of the other irons that I tried. The feel may have been SLIGHTLY better in the Mizuno but a clean feel seemed harder for me to achieve with the Mizunos. I would say that the J36 just felt different. Shot after shot I was hitting the ball really well. My ball striking was very good with these irons. Even misses didn't feel as harsh and weren't as bad as with the Mizunos.
This is the first time that I have hit a PX shaft before. I don't know if my positive feelings/experience toward the Bridgestone are due more to the club or just the shaft. Now I'm even more confused as to what Irons I want to get.
I don't know if I should just get the Bridgestones or just get the MP-52 with a PX shaft. I also don't know if maybe the MP-57/58/62 with PX shaft would better suit my game. Just when I had narrowed the choices down a bit now I am even more confused.
Finally the club fitter told me that a PX flighted 5.5 would suit my game best now, but that I should get the 6.0 because I will probably grow out of the 5.5. So do I go with whats best now or just get the 6.0?
I know this is long but thanks for taking the time to read through it. Any input would be appreciated.
What to do?
Mizuno MX-200-
I didn't like these that much. They felt a bit to light and I just couldn't hit the ball that well with them. Even when I hit a good shot with them there wasn't much of a difference in how the good shots felt compared with the bad shots. I hit the 09 Burners last week to and the same thing happened. I just wasn't feeling them much just aside from the size of the club.
Titleist AP2-
First impression was that I didn't like them that much but I didn't have much time to get used to them (5 shots?). I would like to try these out for a bit longer with the PX shaft to see how those feel.
TM Tour Preferred-
These felt nice and solid but the grip was bigger then standard and the shaft was +.5 inch so I was chunking it alot. When I hit it clean these Irons felt nice and solid.
TM TP MB Smoke-
These irons looked beautiful and felt awesome when I hit the ball well but I was just to inconsistent with them. Would love to pick these up if I could be a little bit more consistent. (I rarely miss toward the toe or heel. Most of my misses are topping the ball or hitting it near the middle of the ball.)
Mizuno MP-52-
These irons felt really nice. The feel on pure hits felt great and crisp. My only issue is that I felt like these irons were digging a bit more then I'd like if my swing isn't 100%. These irons felt great but I did feel like I had to work just a bit more to get a clean hit. I also did not like how these set up to the ball as much as the J36. The topline was thicker and had more offset. Not that big of a deal though.
Bridgestone J36 Cavity Back-
These were the biggest surprises for me. Other then the blades, these irons looked the most aggressive to me. They looked like they would be harder to hit then the MP-52 but they were certainly more pleasing to view at address (thinner topline and less offset). I was hitting these irons very well. Better then all of the other irons that I tried. The feel may have been SLIGHTLY better in the Mizuno but a clean feel seemed harder for me to achieve with the Mizunos. I would say that the J36 just felt different. Shot after shot I was hitting the ball really well. My ball striking was very good with these irons. Even misses didn't feel as harsh and weren't as bad as with the Mizunos.
This is the first time that I have hit a PX shaft before. I don't know if my positive feelings/experience toward the Bridgestone are due more to the club or just the shaft. Now I'm even more confused as to what Irons I want to get.
I don't know if I should just get the Bridgestones or just get the MP-52 with a PX shaft. I also don't know if maybe the MP-57/58/62 with PX shaft would better suit my game. Just when I had narrowed the choices down a bit now I am even more confused.
Finally the club fitter told me that a PX flighted 5.5 would suit my game best now, but that I should get the 6.0 because I will probably grow out of the 5.5. So do I go with whats best now or just get the 6.0?
I know this is long but thanks for taking the time to read through it. Any input would be appreciated.
What to do?
