Equipment
Spotted: Mizuno MP-25 irons
On Tuesday, Mizuno released photos of new MP-25 cavity back-style irons on its Open Championship blog, following a Monday release of “MP-5 Channelback” blade-style irons.
The MP-25 irons are stamped “GF Forged 1025 Boron,” which likely means they’re Grain-Flow forged using 1025 Boron, the same material used in Mizuno’s JPX-850 Forged irons.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Mizuno’s new MP-25 irons here.
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- Kevin Doughtery what’s in the bag accurate as of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. More photos from the event in the forums.
Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (8 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 70 6.5
Mini driver: TaylorMade 300 Mini Driver (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 80 6.5
Irons: PXG 0311 X Gen2 (3), PXG 0311 ST Gen4 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X LZ
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (52-12F, 56-14F, 60-04L, 60-12D)
Shafts: Project X LZ 6.5 (52), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
More photos of Kevin Dougherty’s WITB in the forums.
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The year was 2007. The famous/infamous Nike Sasquatch Sumo2 was released the year prior, ditto the Callaway FT-i. It was a (brief) time when, if you were a driver, it was hip to be square.
Fast forward 16 years. Tour Edge revealed on social media this week that it had plans to add right angles to its Exotics line with an epic #TBT post, writing:
“For this #throwbackthursday we’re going to prove that sometimes a product just wasn’t destined to come out…
“That’s the case with this one-of-a-kind Exotics XSi square driver.
“The XSi stood for XTREME SUPER INERTIA, and we were following the design trend of the day back in good ol’ 2007…
“But [in] the end cooler heads prevailed and this one was left on the shelf.
“Literally, we just found it on a shelf in our “museum” and almost every single person who was here at the time had forgotten about it, or just plain never knew it existed.”
Check out photos of the Tour Edge Exotics XSi, below!
Photo credit: Tour Edge
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- Kevin Tway what’s in the bag accurate as of the Fortinet Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
5-wood: Titleist Stealth 2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (2), Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus HB 10 TX (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (48-10F @47, 52-12F @51, 56-14F, 60-08M)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto, Scotty Cameron T7
Grip: Scotty Cameron Black Baby T
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4
More photos of Kevin Tway’s WITB in the forums.
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KK
Jul 17, 2015 at 8:29 am
Wow, these just look powerful. Mizuno has been sending its new irons to the gym. I like the slot insert. Hoping they will be forgiving like Pings but feel like Mizzies.
Ken
Jul 15, 2015 at 9:33 pm
Will they carry it in left hand, or will I be yet again disappointed with the release of another Mizuno line that apparently can’t make enough money selling right-handed sets to justify making the dies and molds for left-handed sets?
Mat
Jul 15, 2015 at 7:30 pm
I could make these look so good with just a tiny amount of nail polish….
Golfraven
Jul 15, 2015 at 5:11 pm
now you are talking. would love to see the face and the top line.
DolphLundgrenade
Jul 15, 2015 at 12:59 pm
For those concerned about the finish of the irons (wow, really prima donna’s) you can search online for keywords “Mizuno, Yoro, custom finish” and you’ll have your choice of finish and paint fill. Almost all manufacturers are doing this now. Black finished MP4 blades in gloss or flat anyone? Yup.
KCCO
Jul 15, 2015 at 10:27 am
Would this be their replacement of 64? Would like to see a side by side. 15 looked like a 64/59, this looks like a 64/15 minus the insert…just like to see the sole and top line in comparison to the others
Mike
Jul 15, 2015 at 8:58 am
Why do mizuno release so many new models per year that quite frankly, all look the same, but no one hates on them like they do other brands with yearly release cycles. I’ve never found a mizuno I liked yet, too chunky, even the blades.
Dr Troy
Jul 15, 2015 at 10:56 am
even MP 4’s too chunky? Damn man. You like the butter knife eh? 🙂
Mike
Jul 16, 2015 at 7:19 am
yep. MP4 have a long blade and thick for a blade top line IMO
random guy
Jul 15, 2015 at 11:34 am
You answered your own question there Mike. The difference is annual release cycle vs. quarterly/monthly release cycle.
MGT
Jul 15, 2015 at 7:41 am
These look really nice. Anyone know the optimal handicap range for these?
Chris C.
Jul 14, 2015 at 8:03 pm
I love Mizunos.I own multiple sets of irons and a decade’s worth of wedges and hybrids. While I greatly appreciate the elimination of garish paint fill, I find it hard to believe that these irons are MPs. The bulbous nature of these irons reminds me of any number of max game improvement irons.
Mump
Jul 14, 2015 at 10:49 pm
Yeah. Until you see its size.
christian
Jul 15, 2015 at 7:07 am
Exactly. Until you see the size.
Gary
Jul 15, 2015 at 1:02 pm
They look very much like my MP-54’s. I went to the JPX-850 forged with Boron because of better distances. If the 54’s would have had boron I might have stayed with them.
DB
Jul 14, 2015 at 6:47 pm
Absolutely beautiful. Mizuno definitely understands how to design good-looking irons.
Tom
Jul 14, 2015 at 12:06 pm
I believe I will give these a try.
Pling
Jul 14, 2015 at 11:55 am
It’s a Ping i25!
Tom
Jul 14, 2015 at 12:08 pm
Not EVEN close.
Pling
Jul 14, 2015 at 6:45 pm
S55?
gwillis7
Jul 14, 2015 at 9:33 pm
G25
Jeff B
Jul 14, 2015 at 11:46 am
lots of unhappy people about this i’m sure, complaints have been made about the feel of the forged Boron.
random guy
Jul 14, 2015 at 12:26 pm
yeah, but PING says there is no difference between forged and cast in terms of “feel.”
Surely nobody can tell the difference between different forged metals?!?!
Tom
Jul 14, 2015 at 3:37 pm
http://www.golfwrx.com/312448/what-really-determines-feel-in-an-iron/
mlecuni
Jul 15, 2015 at 3:18 am
I think the point of jeff was about the boron material rather than the fact that they are forged heads.
The boron material if i recall correctly is harder so it allows to produce a thin face, but the feel is different because of that hardness.
carl
Jul 14, 2015 at 12:28 pm
Your a boron if you can’t get behind these clubs
SO
Jul 15, 2015 at 2:53 am
Spot on haha
Chuck
Jul 14, 2015 at 11:34 am
I gather, after seeing the MP5 pictures and now these, that Mizuno designers are taking a cue from the GolfWRX segment of the golfing world, and are doing away with paintfill in some areas. Kind of nice, I think.
gwillis7
Jul 14, 2015 at 9:35 pm
I think it looks really classy w/o all the paint on them