Choices range from slimline musclebacks to hollow heads and cavity backs, and while some are forged, others have springy faces just like a driver.
So with such a huge amount of choice out there, we felt it was far too easy for golfers to get confused about which iron best suits them.
We asked Mizuno to submit their entire irons range for testing. We created a controlled test environment indoors at Keele Golf Centre and used premium golf balls. We collected a ton of data from every iron shot hit, using a Foresight Sports GC Quad launch monitor, all of which can be found further down this piece.
Known to make some of the Best Golf Irons in the world, Mizuno has been an industry leader for years now and hence this list is intensely competitive. Having said that, The Mizuno JPX Forged Iron Set tops our list for the Best Mizuno Iron due to the distance and forgiveness it offers and also largely because of the feel it gives back to the golfer.
The JPX was the last release from Mizuno, and it did a tremendous job of giving a mid handicap golfer the ability to play an excellent feeling golf iron. The entire JPX series offers an option for all types of golfers and allows you to find an iron that gives you distance and forgiveness as well. The reason that better players want to feel what is happening at impact is so that they can make adjustments and changes in their swing to become better players. The JPX forged allows that to happen.
Keep in mind the JPX Forged is still built to have a little extra launch and forgiveness. This is not necessarily the club for a scratch golfer, but it could be if they wanted that added performance and feel. The JPX Forged irons are known for their ball speeds ; the speeds can be attributed to the very thin face. Best for Higher Handicapper. In years past, Mizuno did not even produce a set of irons for this group of higher handicap players, but these JPX have some great feel and forgiveness to offer.
The same harmonic impact technology you will find in the forged and tour version will keep your shots feeling smooth and pure with the JPX hot metal.
This is a thin face but not only in the sweet spot area but around the entire face. This allows maximum ball speed and jumps off of the clubface. The JPX Hot Metal also uses the Cortech technology, which helps make sure that the club is about as forgiving as possible. If you are a higher handicapper but precision matters to you, this is a great set of irons to consider.
Best for Mid Handicapper. This is a set of irons that gives you the feedback that you need to improve but still helps you along your way. Golfers who have the ability to shoot low, but because of inconsistency, it does not always happen. The JPX Hot Metal Pro will be your friend on the days that your game is slightly off, but it will also allow you to hit those draws and fades that you need to hit to score.
The Chromoly M helps to make sure that you can get these irons fitted precisely to your specifications. It is a very strong material that makes for a durable club head but allows for bending should you need to have these irons changed to be a little upright or flat. A second Ti muscle pad improves set flow by allowing for a narrower sole from 8-iron to pitching wedge. The ball feels lively off the club face and the MMC offers extra assistance on off-centre hits while still feeling soft, stable and maintaining a decent level of workability.
It is inspired by the proliferation of long iron replacements on tour but extends the concept right down to the wedges.
From 2- to 7-iron, twin 12g tungsten weights deliver stability and an easy launch, while use of a softer E Pure Select mild carbon steel from 9-iron to PW makes the short irons soft and responsive. The MP HMB is designed to be played as a full set or mixed with any MP set, with recommended break points between the 4- and 5-iron or 7- and 8-iron for blended sets.
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Mizuno Hot Metals are not forged clubs so the feeling is not going to be buttery. This is not really an issue if you're not striking the center of the face as much. The cast Hot Metals will give you that softer feeling on those mishits instead as the perimeter weighting forces more speed into the strike across the face. The feel of a forged iron is quite different to a cast iron.
Cast, deep cavity backed irons are often incredibly forgiving to the point where you may barely notice you mis-hit an iron. With forged irons, you'll feel it in your hands more when you hit it poorly. But if you, like I did, find that you actually hit the sweet spot well enough, these MMC irons will give you that added consistency in distance control.
This is a tough recommendation but I would suggest if you're a mid handicapper more toward the range, this is the club for you. You'll need to have a pretty consistent strike and be comfortable with smaller faces on the clubs. While the cast irons are always going to be marketed as fast and long clubs with hot club faces, the MP20 style of iron is much softer and more consistent with improved feeling off the club face. Your chipping with an MP20 short iron, will be far more consistent than the hot faces of the cavity back, cast clubs.
The Mp20 MMC is labeled as an elite cavity back so it's not like this is a blade iron for only advanced players. It's a step up from the cavity backs and one step behind a muscle back. This is really the best of both worlds and the irons will last you well into the low handicap. These JPX Forged irons are a great value buy that will be in your bag for years.
The reason i put them on this list is because the improvements on the current models, while evident, are not so extreme as to rule out using a prior model iron.
The came before the 's, the 's and the 's. The Forged nature of the clubs mean they are able to be bent to your specs easily. It's the traditional Mizuno shape and feel in a very budget friendly package. I'm a big fan of purchasing clubs that are models old.
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