Equipment
PHOTOS: Mizuno JPX-825 Pros Irons & JPX-825 Irons, Hybrids & Woods
First photos are in on the new JPX-825 line!
Irons show a mix of typical Mizuno good looks and technology and, from what we can see of the woods, they look very solid. Maybe we have a sleeper on our hands?
JPX-825 irons replace the 2-year-old JPX-800 line, designed for the 8-30 handicapper. Staying true to their roots, it looks like there is plenty of forgiveness while keeping the iron size down to a minimum.
JPX-800 woods and hybrids have a bit of a cult following. From what these first pictures show, we seem to be getting modern redesign of the clubheads.
JPX-825 Pro irons are replacing the much heralded JPX-800 Pros, which appealed to the better player, although are listed as playable for the 4-20 handicapper. Forged? You bet.
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Whats in the Bag
Pierceson Coody WITB 2024 (April)
Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P790 (3), TaylorMade P7MC (4-6), and TaylorMade P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 58-08LB)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade TP Reserve Juno
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.
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Equipment
Why Ben Griffin is making the surprising switch to a Maxfli golf ball
Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.
While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.
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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.
“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.
“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.
“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”
Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.
It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.
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WITB Time Machine: Billy Horschel’s winning WITB, 2017 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
The tournament bearing the name of one of golf’s all-time greats is now known as the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Back in 2017, it was still the AT&T Byron Nelson and Billy Horschel was still a full-bag PXG staffer. The Florida Gator leveraged those wares to a playoff victory over Jason Day securing his fourth PGA Tour win in the process.
Check out the clubs Horschel had in play seven years ago in Texas.
Driver: PXG 0811X (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 6 X
3-wood: PXG 0341X (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 75 6.5
5-wood: PXG 0341 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 75 6.5
Irons: PXG 0311T (3, 5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: PXG 0311T Milled (52-10, 56-10, 60-07)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: PXG Bat Attack
Grip: SuperStroke Flatso 1.0
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Billy Horschel’s gear from 2017 here.
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afzal
Jan 24, 2013 at 8:33 am
i have the JPX 800 pro reg , i just got fitted and need to move to a stiff shaft (300S).
I tried the 825 series and its feeling harder and more clunky of the face than the 800 series in the same stiff shaft. is the the new 825 series not as soft of the face as old 800 series.
anyone else has any thoughts please before i take the plung and change the entire set.
my handicap is 13.
KY Fresh
Sep 24, 2012 at 10:41 pm
I know the local Mizuno rep so I got these Irons a week ago. I had just bought some Callaway last Xmas however I have always loved the JPX 800. So I decide to take a leap of faith and just by the 825 without hitting them. I have played 4 rounds in the last week and I have lowered my score by about 5 strokes with these irons. The JPX 825 are so forgiving and long it is ridiculous. I am now shooting high 70’s and very low 80’s. I work at a golf store and I have told everyone who is between a 5 to about 15 handicap that they should try them out.
HughB
Aug 23, 2012 at 11:36 am
Where do you get them?
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Solidstrike
Aug 7, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Absolutely beautiful line of clubs! Mizuno has been the undisputed king of the single digit handicap player segment for decades. Now it looks like they are taking over the mid handicap segment.