Mizuno Distance

[Heineken]

Anyone experience reduced iron distance when switching to Mizuno irons from another brand? I recently made the move to MP-58s from 20-yr-old 845s. Granted, it's a move from a cast club to a forged, so that may account for some of the distance. Thanks for your responses!

[goblue107501]

I don't know what the lofts are on both sets, but that would be the first thing to look at. If the Mizunos have weaker lofts then they would obviously be shorter. Second would be the shafts. Different shafts (weight, flex, length) could cause a different distance. Third would be the weight. Maybe the Mizunos are heavier and you just can't swing them quite as hard. My last thing would be the grooves on your old set. My guess would be that they are worn down and you don't get as much spin with them. More spin with the newer, sharper, grooves of the Mizunos would mean a little less distance.

[eltigre-21]

i swiched to the mizuno mp 32's from some old ping eye 2's and i did gain about 5 to 10 yards on most of my irons but ya it is the same as yours going from a old club to a totally new club i hit the ball way better now and have improved a few strokes just from swiching

[sean_miller]

Anyone experience reduced iron distance when switching to Mizuno irons from another brand? I recently made the move to MP-58s from 20-yr-old 845s. Granted, it's a move from a cast club to a forged, so that may account for some of the distance. Thanks for your responses!

My Mizunos are longer than any of my other blades. That's why I play them at the start of the season then move to the Hogans by July.

[chilly]

I picked up around half a club moving from some ancient Powerbilts to my MX-23s. I also hit a bunch of new clubs before going with the 23s, and I would say they're as long as anything out there except perhaps the R7s.

That said, I did notice a little less distance when demo'ing MP-52s, but the ball was ballooning and had a very high flight, so very well could have been shaft related.

[GaijinGolfer]

You cant really compare the 2 sets of clubs unless the lofts and shafts are the same. Its like comparing apples to oranges.

[ks8829]

I did not notice a reduction is distance in my Mizuno iron sets, if anything a slight gain.

[pherg]

I've had a big drop in distance since going from TM Tour Burners to my MP 52s. The lofts are 1 or 2 degrees different, the TM's were stronger lofted, but the difference appears to be bigger than that, almost a club.

[TinCupTampa]

I am longer with my 32's than my 57's but I would say the reason for that is the shaft difference.

[jharrell]

Significant yardage increase actually.

[Bosock]

I demo'd a couple different brands, and though the feel of the mizuno's was great, i did not notice that they hit the ball farther than any other club. Taylormades had the best distances, more than likely loft, but titleist, cleveland and callaways seemed to fly as far if not farther than Mizunos.

[clubchamp]

I've only ever had one cast set of irons and when I switched to the mx 23s I lost a little distance but not a club. It ended up being the lofts but I eventually got it back. When I went to the 57s I pretty much stayed the same maybe hit them a little further. I do think that going from cast to forged takes sometime to get used to it. Cast irons just don't have the feel of forged irons although forged and cast irons have both come a long way.

[Jay-Bird]

I am longer with my 32's than my 57's but I would say the reason for that is the shaft difference.

Exactly. It's the shafts.

I'm MUCH longer with my MP-57s vs anything I've ever hit.

[Leftygolfer]

I lost a club when I switched to the MP 60s. Maybe it was the shaft but needless to say those have been taken out of play. I just couldn't hit them high enough to carry the ball.

[sean_miller]

I lost a club when I switched to the MP 60s. Maybe it was the shaft but needless to say those have been taken out of play. I just couldn't hit them high enough to carry the ball.

Now this one makes sense - whether different irons are a club long or short, who cares - as long as you can still make the shot you want. It sounds like you couldn't pull a club to make your shot.

[Robert Rodermann]

How is the sound of the Mizuno? I use tailormade but tested a Nike it was ok but sounded horrible

[sean_miller]

How is the sound of the Mizuno? I use tailormade but tested a Nike it was ok but sounded horrible

A purely struck Mizuno 5-iron sounds like the laughter of children on Christmas morning.

[lobsterzilla]

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