Equipment

Miura X Nicklaus irons: A blade years in the making

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4 years ago

Jul 20, 2020

To the untrained eye, blade irons all appear to be quite similar, small flat-backed golf clubs absent of a cavity—but to a trained eye and hand, a quick glance or simple pass of a finger over a surface or edge will reveal more information than a small book could ever hold.

Now when it comes to two men that could write books about how a blade iron should look and feel, Jack Nicklaus and Katsuhiro Miura are names on a very short list and their years of experience that have been brought together to create a single set of irons years in the making—these are the Nicklaus X Miura collaboration blades.

We were teased this collaboration in early June (Miura Golf teases Nicklaus collaboration) and now the details have arrived.

The Specs

Although they look similar to another blade in the Miura line, the MB•101, this is an entirely new iron that has been meticulously crafted to match the specs of Mr. Nicklaus with a reconfigured flatter sole profile with additional bounce and adjusted offset through the set. Jack was never known for taking divots and his preference has also been to see the leading edge sit closer to the ground with a straight leading edge—these irons deliver on the preference.

The specs are very similar to the MacGregor sets Jack used throughout his career crafted by legendary club maker Don White while he was with MacGregor, the difference now is that instead of being forged in the United States, these new irons will be forged and ground by the skills craftsman at Miura golf in Himeji, Japan.

The last detail beyond the sole comes down to looks, and these new irons have been subtly ground where the hosel meets the leading edge of the iron to create Nicklaus’ preferred look from address—creating an almost underslung leading-edge, something that was popular with both original MacGregor Nicklaus irons and before that original Hogan blades.

As mentioned in the original teaser, a collaboration between Nicklaus and Miura would almost seem inevitable since both brands are held under the 8AM Golf umbrella, which also has Golf Magazine and True Spec golf, among others, but the origin of this project dates back many years before Miura was held by 8am and was actually set in motion in 2014 when Jack himself made a visit to meet the legendary club maker Mr. Miura in Japan and to tour the Miura factory.

“The day Jack visited the factory was the best day of my life,” Miura-san.

It was around that same time Jack started getting spotted playing in events like the PNC Father-Son with Miura irons in the bag. These types of collaborations don’t just happen overnight and it shows the amount of time it took to build this relationship and collectively bring these clubs to market.

Availability

These will be extremely limited and to get your name on the pre-order list check out Miuragolf.com/Nicklaus. The price will be $2,750 USD, and if drawn from the pre-order list, a deposit will be required with the irons being delivered in early 2021.

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Ryan Barath

Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

10 Comments

Constantine Jr

Jul 20, 2020 at 9:18 pm

Stock shaft is Nippon per customer service. Blah.

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the dude

Jul 20, 2020 at 9:17 pm

For that much…I want my signature on em’

– The Dude……

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Mick

Jul 20, 2020 at 1:56 pm

I want these !

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Kit B.

Jul 20, 2020 at 1:16 pm

i think they just posted that they’re making 300

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Malibu

Jul 20, 2020 at 9:45 am

how many sets are they making?

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- Ryan Barath
  
  Jul 20, 2020 at 10:34 am
  
  We were not given a specific number on how many sets will be produced but based on the limited nature I would the number between 500 – 1000
  
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  - Malibu
    
    Jul 20, 2020 at 11:03 am
    
    in the forum it seems like everyone who applied got accepted ha
    
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    - Eh
      
      Jul 21, 2020 at 4:15 pm
      
      It’s true
      
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Greg V

Jul 20, 2020 at 9:43 am

so what do they look like at address?

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- Whatsmyusernameagain
  
  Jul 21, 2020 at 3:01 am
  
  Basically there’s no look address. They have an aura that glows. When you take it back there’s a unicorn tracer.
  
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Whats in the Bag

Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)

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17 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.

Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130

Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

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Rory McIlroy WITB 2024 (April)

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18 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

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Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X

Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)

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Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour

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Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

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Equipment

Spotted: Nate Lashley’s Ping PLD “Wolverine” putter

Published

18 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

Brian Knudson

Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.

This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.

Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.