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Introduction-
This in my non-biased review of the Mizuno MP-69’s, first I must say that I have played Mizuno blades on and off for many years, I have played the MS/MP-9’s, MP-11’s. MP-14’s, MP-29’s, MP-33’s, MP-27’s,MP-63’s and my favorite TN-87’s, they all were great feeling and top notch quality irons but I always found something I didn’t like, either they had to much offset or to round or to square looking, so in nutshell I have been well aware and kept up with Mizuno irons for many years, for the past three years I have been playing Bridgestone/Tourstage blades and CB’s. I have playing the MP-69’s for a few weeks (about 15 rounds) now and have practiced with them extensively.
Pros-
On April 23, 2012 I met with Mizuno to get a complete fitting for a set of MP-69’s, it was very impressive, especially the shaft optimizer, after an extensive two (2) hour fitting session I was fitted with the KBS x-stiff, std length and std grip, and 1* upright. It was an awesome experience! After I left the session Coby (with Mizuno) sent me an email and told me I would have the irons on the April 30th, well he was correct, they were on the door step. One thing I found out about Mizuno is they are very detailed about their fitting and they will not tell you what you want to hear, they will tell you the facts. They will fit you with what will work for you.
Now to the irons, the looks of these irons are a thing of beauty, really to beautiful to hit, what I really like about them is there is minimal offset especially in the short irons, the head shape has a soft roundish look which I really like a lot, the heads took me a little to get use to because of the size, they are somewhat small but very confident looking, the first iron I hit was the 8 iron and it was love at first shot, the MP-69’s have the traditional buttery feel like as usual, in fact I believe they have the buttery feel of the TN-87’s. I was a little concerned with the sole width, they are thin, but after a few shots the concerned disappeared quickly.
Cons-
As a +2.1 GHIN these irons are perfect, for the higher handicapper it might not be the best choice because of the small head, thin sole and very little offset. I have thought long and hard and cannot say one negative thing about these irons, maybe the only thing that was not ideal was several of the grips were installed a bit crooked.
Quality-
The quality of the MP-69’s gets an “A”, the swingweights on all irons were D-3, all the lengths were spot on, all the lofts and lies were spot on, I must say I was really shocked about the lofts and lies being spot on, this is the FIRST time ever that the loft and lies were spot on after getting fitted, this was very impressive. The only thing that was a little less desirable was there were a few grips that were crooked.
Review-
MP-69’s are grained forged with 1025E “Pure Select” mild carbon steel, 4D muscle design delivers unmatched ball and trajectory control by maintaining the perfect COG design in each club head.
Looks- The looks of the MP-69’s are stunning, pure beauty, shiny chrome with soft edges, no fancy or gimmicky look, very minimal offset with a smallish type head. The leading edge has been soften some to prevent digging, the soles look thin but surprisingly very workable. I really like the edges, they have a nice round and soft transition rather than an abrupt edge, Mizuno went all out on these irons, they were very detailed when designing these paying a lot the attention to details.
Performance/playability- I practiced extensively and played about 15 rounds with these, to be honest at first I was very intimidated because of the size but after one hit I was in heaven, the performance is absolutely top notch, the sole design cuts through the turf without digging, they are very easy to hit any type of shot, fade, draw, high, low, really easy to manipulate the ballflight. After hitting a lot of balls I figured out the only way to miss the sweetspot is to miss the ball completely, sound strange but that is what it came down to for me, in fact to me the MP-69’s are easier to hit than cavity backs. I really like the sole design, when I think of thin soles I think of digging into the ground, the sole design is thin but will not dig unless you want it to, very easy to hit out of divots and deep rough.
Feel-The feel is what is to be expected from Mizuno, soft and buttery, to me they very comparable to TN-87’s, which to me is the all time best feeling iron. Don’t get me wrong, all Mizuno irons I have had were soft and buttery when struck but to me I feel like the 69’s are the best they have made in years. Mizuno did a great job building the 69’s, all the irons have a consistent swingweight of D-3. All I can say is the MP-69’s are impeccable in feel, I have played many irons over the years and to me these are the best feeling blades since the TN-87’s.
Overall bottom line- Years of playing on and off with Mizuno’s the MP-69’s are the best blades they have put out since TN-87’s, I had planned on playing these for a few weeks and putting the Bridgestone’s back in the bag BUT that did not happen, the MP-69’s are in the gamers and the Bridgestone’s are a memory. My review sounds like I am loyal to Mizuno, I have no loyalty to any company, I use what works for me, it has been many years since any iron just shocked me with the feel, playability and quality,,,,,the MP-69's have done that.
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This in my non-biased review of the Mizuno MP-69’s, first I must say that I have played Mizuno blades on and off for many years, I have played the MS/MP-9’s, MP-11’s. MP-14’s, MP-29’s, MP-33’s, MP-27’s,MP-63’s and my favorite TN-87’s, they all were great feeling and top notch quality irons but I always found something I didn’t like, either they had to much offset or to round or to square looking, so in nutshell I have been well aware and kept up with Mizuno irons for many years, for the past three years I have been playing Bridgestone/Tourstage blades and CB’s. I have playing the MP-69’s for a few weeks (about 15 rounds) now and have practiced with them extensively.
Pros-
On April 23, 2012 I met with Mizuno to get a complete fitting for a set of MP-69’s, it was very impressive, especially the shaft optimizer, after an extensive two (2) hour fitting session I was fitted with the KBS x-stiff, std length and std grip, and 1* upright. It was an awesome experience! After I left the session Coby (with Mizuno) sent me an email and told me I would have the irons on the April 30th, well he was correct, they were on the door step. One thing I found out about Mizuno is they are very detailed about their fitting and they will not tell you what you want to hear, they will tell you the facts. They will fit you with what will work for you.
Now to the irons, the looks of these irons are a thing of beauty, really to beautiful to hit, what I really like about them is there is minimal offset especially in the short irons, the head shape has a soft roundish look which I really like a lot, the heads took me a little to get use to because of the size, they are somewhat small but very confident looking, the first iron I hit was the 8 iron and it was love at first shot, the MP-69’s have the traditional buttery feel like as usual, in fact I believe they have the buttery feel of the TN-87’s. I was a little concerned with the sole width, they are thin, but after a few shots the concerned disappeared quickly.
Cons-
As a +2.1 GHIN these irons are perfect, for the higher handicapper it might not be the best choice because of the small head, thin sole and very little offset. I have thought long and hard and cannot say one negative thing about these irons, maybe the only thing that was not ideal was several of the grips were installed a bit crooked.
Quality-
The quality of the MP-69’s gets an “A”, the swingweights on all irons were D-3, all the lengths were spot on, all the lofts and lies were spot on, I must say I was really shocked about the lofts and lies being spot on, this is the FIRST time ever that the loft and lies were spot on after getting fitted, this was very impressive. The only thing that was a little less desirable was there were a few grips that were crooked.
Review-
MP-69’s are grained forged with 1025E “Pure Select” mild carbon steel, 4D muscle design delivers unmatched ball and trajectory control by maintaining the perfect COG design in each club head.
Looks- The looks of the MP-69’s are stunning, pure beauty, shiny chrome with soft edges, no fancy or gimmicky look, very minimal offset with a smallish type head. The leading edge has been soften some to prevent digging, the soles look thin but surprisingly very workable. I really like the edges, they have a nice round and soft transition rather than an abrupt edge, Mizuno went all out on these irons, they were very detailed when designing these paying a lot the attention to details.
Performance/playability- I practiced extensively and played about 15 rounds with these, to be honest at first I was very intimidated because of the size but after one hit I was in heaven, the performance is absolutely top notch, the sole design cuts through the turf without digging, they are very easy to hit any type of shot, fade, draw, high, low, really easy to manipulate the ballflight. After hitting a lot of balls I figured out the only way to miss the sweetspot is to miss the ball completely, sound strange but that is what it came down to for me, in fact to me the MP-69’s are easier to hit than cavity backs. I really like the sole design, when I think of thin soles I think of digging into the ground, the sole design is thin but will not dig unless you want it to, very easy to hit out of divots and deep rough.
Feel-The feel is what is to be expected from Mizuno, soft and buttery, to me they very comparable to TN-87’s, which to me is the all time best feeling iron. Don’t get me wrong, all Mizuno irons I have had were soft and buttery when struck but to me I feel like the 69’s are the best they have made in years. Mizuno did a great job building the 69’s, all the irons have a consistent swingweight of D-3. All I can say is the MP-69’s are impeccable in feel, I have played many irons over the years and to me these are the best feeling blades since the TN-87’s.
Overall bottom line- Years of playing on and off with Mizuno’s the MP-69’s are the best blades they have put out since TN-87’s, I had planned on playing these for a few weeks and putting the Bridgestone’s back in the bag BUT that did not happen, the MP-69’s are in the gamers and the Bridgestone’s are a memory. My review sounds like I am loyal to Mizuno, I have no loyalty to any company, I use what works for me, it has been many years since any iron just shocked me with the feel, playability and quality,,,,,the MP-69's have done that.
Check out all the pics...
Edited by floyd, 18 May 2012 - 06:46 PM.
