Reshafting Mizuno MP32s - advice

[deanchamp]

Hi all, i am getting back into golf in 2013 after 20 years and recently purchased some used Mizuno MP32s with S300 shafts that are in great condition, to update some irons (blades) i was given to use this year, which i was hitting the ball well with.

I used them for the first time on the weekend and boy did i struggle to hit them. my initial thoughts are that the shafts are too stiff for my swing.

i was using the Adam's Speedline 9064LS with the Aldila R.I.P gamma yellow eyes shaft off the tee (that i picked up 2nd hand in March), and was hitting around the 250m mark (275 yards) consistenetly, but had no luck with the irons.

as i am fairly inexperienced with the mixing and matching of shafts and heads, and shaft flex etc. i am wondering if it is worth persisting with the MP32s with more flex in the shaft?

or if the MP32 irons are only ever going to be useful for a more aggresive shot maker than i am ever probably going to be.

i had read so many good reviews about the MP32s that i couldn't resist getting them for a great price, but i think i was probably getting ahead of myself and probably should have just got some GI irons instead!

[bukifvr]

The MP32s are definitely more of a Players club.  If you really like the clubhead, then certainly reshafting is an option.  I would find a Pro Shop or Golf store that has the Mizuno Club fitting system.  Ask them if they have Mizuno's Shaft Optimizer, this is Mizuno's proprietary shaft fitting system.  Its basically a 6 iron with the Shaft Optimizer attached.  You hit this club and the optimizer records some specific swing data.  This data is inputted into the Mizuno software which then recommend 3 different shafts and flexes for you.  You can then hit a 6 iron with those shafts.  If you are lucky they will be able to attach an MP32 head on those recommended shafts.  That would be ideal.  I think its a great fitting system.