Mizuno MP63 and MP53

[Jay-Bird]

I'm not liking either of those at all.

[Deryck Griffith]

I like the 63s, but don't think I'd trade my 57s for them from a looks point of view.

As a fellow MP57 pwner myself, I agree with you 100%...

[MrGator]

I saw them in Edwin Watts today...The 53's look sweet
their new wedges will all have DG spinner shafts

[will54]

How come the only info on the web is from golfwrx. besides the fakes for sale of course. I heard the releases date was today but some claimed to have them last week already and there is nothing on there site.

[Clambake]

I got to hit both the 53 and 63 today at a local store. They didn't have the full sets in yet, but had just received the heads for the Mizuno fitting system. I also hit the 52 and 62, alternating back and forth between the old and new to better learn any differences.

In person, the new triangle shapes don't look objectionable. I prefer the look of the older clubs slightly, but not by much, and I wouldn't let that keep me from buying the new ones if I liked the performance.

With the 53, it looks just like the 52 at address - no difference looking down at the club. I'm not too wild about the 52 normally, finding it to feel just a little "dead" compared to other Mizunos. The 53 felt very similar, but just slightly better than the 52. On-center hits seemed pretty equal to both, with a slightly smoother feeling on the 53. Toe hits seemed about the same on each, and I couldn't discern any difference in distance between the two clubs.

Like the setup difference (or lack of) with the 52 and 53, the 63 looks just like the 62 at address - you can't see any difference. Hitting the 63 versus 62 was a similar experience, but without that slight dead feeling I get on the 52/53. On-center hits both felt very smooth and silky, but in a slight (very very slight) way I liked the feel of the 62 better - it felt a little softer. The difference was very subtle, but I kept switching back and forth as a blind test; since you can't tell the difference at addrss I was able to randomly switch back and forth eliminate any preconceived differences. I also hit a bunch towards the heel and toe, and I really couldn't tell any difference between the 62 and 63. There is a noticeable loss of distance compared to on-center hits on both old and new versions, but I couldn't detect any difference between the two.

Overall, I personally like the 62/3 models better than the 52/3 models, but I didn't experience any noticeable difference between the 62 and 63 to make me hold off for the new clubs. Which is good, because presumably the stores will be dealing a bit on the older stock once the 63s start rolling in.