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Why are the Mizuno MP-33s so good?

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  Lihu said:
[QUOTE name="Valleygolfer" url="/t/65832/why-are-the-mizuno-mp-33s-so-good#post_964749"]   [QUOTE name="Lihu" url="/t/65832/why-are-the-mizuno-mp-33s-so-good#post_964626"] I guess I should also add that I saw someone hitting MP33, and he insisted on making himself miserable hitting a 2 iron. He hit the face pretty cleanly, but was lucky to get 120 yards with it. I don't think he hit down on it enough to compress the ball. Honestly, there is no way I could hit these clubs even left handed. I am concluding that you need to be a pro or +2 handicap to really hit this club, and enjoy it.[/QUOTE] You can't try to hit the 2, it has to be a smooth swing. I am probably 80/20 on it. 80 percent of the time it is solid. 20 percent of the time it rattles you with a 120 yarder. Toe hits are usually the painful ones. [/QUOTE] Yeah, MP33 is really hard to hit well. They might be only good as a collectors item for me. I'll probably stick with my MP-32, until I get something like the i25, S55 or MP-54? The only thing I don't like about Mizuno is their minimal offering to lefties, which is why I like Ping.

I was shopping the MP54s, but like the AP2s a little more. I like ping but not sure if I want to buy another set again.

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AP2 seem really good, too. I tested a 6i, and liked it.

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I've been playing the mp33's for 13 yrs now. The feel of the clubs when you hit it in the middle is the same as any other blade, like a fluffy cloud giving you a nice handshake if a cloud had a hand. I actually was not impressed with the 32's, found they were a clunky feel but that could have just been myself hitting a club that weighed and felt different in my hands. Technology for blades won't progress enough to know the difference.


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The MP-33's were the best irons I've ever owned. I wore out 2 sets and was on my 3rd by the time life caught up with me and I decided to get something less demanding. They're deserving of every Mizuno cliche. 

If I ever come across a new or like new set, I will probably buy them just for nostalgia sake.

Cheers, Allan

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