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By Heineken
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Heineken Member

Heineken

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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 Great Member

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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.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.


eltigre-21 Established Member

eltigre-21

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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

Omega V cart bag

Driver- i15 9.5 degree UST AXIVCORE 69 S

Woods- big berthaIrons- MP-32 s300 shaftsWedges54* Vokey56* Spin Milled Vokey60* Mp SeriesPutter-Pro PlatinumBalls- ProV1


sean_miller Incredible Member

sean_miller

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  Heineken said:
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.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


chilly Dedicated Member

chilly

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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.

Driver: i15 8* UST Axivcore Red 69S
3w: CB1 15* Grafalloy Prolaunch Platinum 75s
5w: G10 18.5* UST V2 HL
3h: HiFli CLK 20* UST V2 Hybrid
4h: 3DX 23* UST V2 Hybrid5i-pw: MX-23 TT Dynalite Gold S300GW/SW: RAC 52*and 56*Putter: SabertoothBag: KingPin


GaijinGolfer Super Member

GaijinGolfer

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

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S


ks8829 Great Member

ks8829

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

Titleist 910 D2 9.5 Driver
Titleist 910 F15 & 21 degree fairway wood
Titleist 910 hybrid 24 degree
Mizuno Mp33 5 - PW
52/1056/1160/5

"Yonex ADX Blade putter, odyssey two ball blade putter, both  33"

ProV-1


pherg Established Member

pherg

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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.

What's in my Eagles & Birdies Bag:
taylormade.gif R9 SuperTri Stiff 10.5˚
mizuno.gif MX-700 15˚ 3W Stiff
mizuno.gif MX-700 20˚ & 23˚ Hybrid Stiff
mizuno.gif MP 52 4-PW Nippon 950 Stiffmizuno.gif MP - T 10 52˚/07˚ & 58˚/10˚ping.gif Redwood Anser 34"titleist.gif Pro V1x FJD   


Bosock Member

Bosock

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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 Great Member

clubchamp

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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.
Driver: i15, 3 wood: G10, Hybrid: Nickent 4dx, Irons: Ping s57, Wedges: Mizuno MPT 52, 56, 60, Putter: XG #9 

Jay-Bird Great Member

Jay-Bird

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  TinCupTampa said:
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.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5


Leftygolfer Great Member

Leftygolfer

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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.

Brian


sean_miller Incredible Member

sean_miller

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  Leftygolfer said:
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.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


sean_miller Incredible Member

sean_miller

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  Robert Rodermann said:
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.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


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loll hahhaaha vnice

What's In My Bag?
Driver : Diablo
3wood : Diablo
Hybrid : 3DX RC Ironwood #3 20*
Irons : j36 cb's Putter : Tour Platinum 7081Ball : TP Black LDPHome Course :Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University 74.7/134Eagle Ridge Golf Club 73.0/131


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