Equipment
Mizuno teases new JPX-900 woods, irons in video
Coming in September, Mizuno’s new JPX-900 line. While we’re still waiting to hear official details about the company’s new driver, fairway wood, hybrid and irons, much can be learned about the clubs from Mizuno’s teaser video, which was released on Facebook today.
According to the video, the JPX-900 driver (which was added to the USGA Conforming Club List earlier this month) uses two 8-gram slidable weights to alter trajectory. The JPX-900 fairway wood uses a single sliding weight, as well as the company’s new Shockwave sole. The JPX-900 hybrid also uses the new Shockwave sole, which we can safely say from the name will have ball speed benefits.
Screenshot from Mizuno video.
The JPX-900 irons appear to come in three different models:
- JPX-900: A distance iron made from a material called Chromoly 4140M.
- JPX-900 Forged: A players iron forged from 1025E boron steel.
- JPX-900 Tour: A blade-like iron forged from 1025E carbon steel.
Screenshot from Mizuno video.
In the past, Mizuno’s JPX iron line has showcased the company’s latest technologies, and has usually appealed to higher-handicap golfers than the company’s MP line. With the latest JPX iron release, however, it appears that the line could be blurring — at least in terms of size and shape. As for the technologies in the new clubs, we’ll just have to wait a little longer to hear exactly what Mizuno has done.
See what GolfWRX Members are saying about the new irons in our forum.
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- Wesley Bryan what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 X
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Rescue (19.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Takomo 101U (4), Takomo 101T (5), Takomo 301 CB (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (58-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3
Grips: SuperStroke, Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
More photos of Wesley Bryan’s WITB in the forums.
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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cmyktaylor
Aug 2, 2016 at 3:45 pm
Unless I’m missing something, it looks like Mizuno is no longer stocking the right handed 850 forged. Lefts are still available.
DaveyD
Jul 27, 2016 at 11:25 pm
I have the 850 forged and I love ’em. Nissan shafts at no upcharge. The 900’s have something to live up to, let alone surpass.
Mat
Jul 27, 2016 at 6:58 pm
At least at one point, you were kind of funny. You’ve reached “searching for relevancy” very quickly.
James Bond
Jul 28, 2016 at 8:45 am
Someone really ought to BAN you.
ffs
Jul 29, 2016 at 3:06 am
of nothing
bobah
Jul 27, 2016 at 2:02 pm
I don’t quite understand these comments about a manufacturer coming out with regularly updated club lines. To follow this logic to its natural conclusion, it seems some want club manufacturers to come out less often with new lines. To what end? To box them in and to doom them as a “niche” market brand? Companies are in business to make money. Today’s markets dictate certain marketing strategies and, obviously, Mizuno, TM, Callaway, Nike and most every other major club maker have decided they need to keep buyers interested by introducing new stuff every couple of years. No one is forcing you to buy the new clubs; thanks to GolfWRX, there’s lots of old, used clubs for sale on the private market.
tzed
Jul 27, 2016 at 11:53 am
Yeah, amazing that a company that produces a product would want to release products.
Mat
Jul 26, 2016 at 11:42 pm
Keyboard Warrior…
Tom
Jul 26, 2016 at 11:30 pm
chromoly sounds intriguing like a girl I used to date in college
Heels1
Jul 26, 2016 at 7:58 pm
Look awesome!!!!!
Fran
Jul 26, 2016 at 7:45 pm
I like the 900 irons look, can’t wait for their release! September I imagine.
M Shank
Jul 26, 2016 at 6:18 pm
What are you on about? This isn’t Callaway or TMAG. The JPX, JPX EZ and MP lines are all on 2 year cycles. JPX due for refresh now, MP due for refresh in fall 2017, EZ due for refresh in spring 2018. Better get your clock checked.
M Shank
Jul 26, 2016 at 8:52 pm
get help.
Mmmmm
Jul 27, 2016 at 12:06 pm
Too late for that
Mmmmm
Jul 27, 2016 at 11:39 pm
Have to draw a line there, idiot. Look around you, the walls are closing in. Time to go away, you bunghole
DJ
Jul 26, 2016 at 5:48 pm
Those forged are silky smooth like a burrito
Tim
Jul 27, 2016 at 7:21 pm
Have the forged Mizuno jpx 850 boron..Have yet to find anyone that hits one not say “Love how that feels, when your done with them can I have them”. Flush an 8 iron and it feels like you just sliced through butter and ball is gone….
RAT
Jul 26, 2016 at 5:12 pm
I use to have Mizuno clubs ,the MP600 driver ahead of the times.MX 400 great game improvement
Stuff . I like these so much I would give them a test run.
Meaks
Jul 26, 2016 at 4:02 pm
The Tour’s look clean and the Forged look good but not great. Remove the JPX 900 logo up by the toe and make it smaller replacing the Mizuno text logo and they would be really fresh.
mr b
Jul 26, 2016 at 3:43 pm
stick to being an anonymous internet tough guy b/c you have no idea what you’re talking about here pal.
Jones
Jul 26, 2016 at 5:19 pm
Psst were onto you smizzle
ILoveHateGolf
Jul 27, 2016 at 4:06 pm
Smizzle acting like Mizuno’s releases are as frequent as his posts. Don’t matter. He makes the board more lively. Keep ’em coming, friend.
FWIW I wouldn’t mind seeing releases every 5 years. For every TM Bubble Shaft breakthrough there are 100+ no-improvement rev generators. If I had a dollar for every ‘gain 5-10 yds!’ claim from clubmakers (and celeb teaching pros – I’m talking to you, Hank), well, I’d have a lot of dollars. Very few yardage gains, though.
Brian
Jul 27, 2016 at 8:27 pm
How can an opinion be “right”?
oofa
Jul 26, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Don’t mess with my homie Smizz ditty
Mmmmm
Jul 27, 2016 at 12:06 pm
Schizo? We know it’s the same you
tom
Jul 26, 2016 at 3:42 pm
My favorite parts of Mizuno have always been: #1 feel, and #2 simple and refined looks. Unfortunately only the feel looks like it will be remaining, which undoubtedly still be pretty dang good.
Nolanski
Jul 26, 2016 at 2:48 pm
Wish they made forged cavity backs in the same metal as the tours. Didn’t care for the boron and Mizuno has never been into “distance” until recently. But I’m gonna hit em ASAP regardless.
Mizman
Jul 26, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Well, THAT is a forged CB in that very metal you want. So it IS the club you want. Duh